The tech-driven Nasdaq 100 may be undergoing a historic shift as it turns 40 this week. According to Strategas Securities' Todd Sohn, cryptocurrency companies could fuel the next wave of gains. "Bitcoin is to crypto as the QQQ

The NASDAQ-100 is widely followed as a measure mainly of the big tech and social media stocks that make up the index.

Stock futures edged higher Thursday night as investors analyzed earnings reports from Apple and other well-known companies ahead of the release of a closely followed inflation report. Futures tied to the S&P 500 ticked higher by 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 31 points, or 0.1%.

While results were better than expected, Intel’s outlook for the first quarter fell short of analyst forecasts. Management guided revenue to a range between $11.7 billion and $12.7 billion, below the consensus estimate of $12.

U.S. stock futures moved marginally higher on Thursday following the latest flurry of U.S. economic reports. Investors received the first reading on Q4 GDP. The data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a pace of 2.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.

Nasdaq president Nelson Griggs and Strategas head of ETFs Todd Sohn sit down with CNBC's Bob Pisani on "ETF Edge" to discuss how big tech reacted to China's DeepSeek AI as the Nasdaq 100 index celebrates its 40th anniversary.

It's often the case that U.S. traders treat an overnight sell-off in stock-index futures as an opportunity rather than a warning. So the next few hours, as the East coast wakes, up will be instructive.

Microsoft and Meta report earnings today, with AI investments and cloud growth in focus. Can these tech giants sustain their stock market momentum?

The new high in the S&P 500 last week generated some warning signs for the stock market as discussed by the Viper Report’s Tom Aspray.

Futures tied to the Nasdaq-100 index sank more than 4% early Monday, on concerns about disruptive Chinese AI technology. If the tech-heavy index drops by a similar amount in regular trading hours, that would mark the worst day in more than two years.

Nvidia drops 6% as the Trump administration considers new restrictions on AI chip sales to China, raising concerns over U.S.-China tech tensions.