Procter & Gamble stock rose on Wednesday after the consumer-staples company reported fiscal second-quarter sales and earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations. Shares of Procter & Gamble were up 3% to $166.

In August 2024, P&G shares were attracting a larger group of buyers as investors were preparing for an increase in volatility. The company’s stock has long been known as a “safe harbor” stock based on their stability in changing economies.

Procter & Gamble topped expectations in fiscal 2025's Q2 with strong revenue figures, but it continues to face challenges with supply chain costs.

U.S. consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble will again look to hike prices on its household basics such as Tide detergent if President Donald Trump imposes new tariffs that increase the cost of imports,

Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman maintained a Hold rating on Procter & Gamble (PG – Research Report) today and set a price target of

Tech stocks dominated the list of biggest gainers after President Trump unveiled The Stargate Project, a new company formed by Oracle ( ORCL ), OpenAI, SoftBank and MGX, which will invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure over the next four years.

Project Stargate will see companies like Oracle, SoftBank, MGX, and OpenAI commit an initial $100 billion to build data centers in the U.S.

Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street as investors responded positively to Netflix's strong performance and President Trump's AI infrastructure plan. Procter & Gamble also posted gains, while tariff threats loom.

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks are lifting U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.

Procter & Gamble is seeing encouraging signs in China, but a full recovery is still a ways off, executives said Wednesday as the consumer products giant reported solid earnings.

U.S. stock-market futures pointed to opening gains on Wednesday after Netflix posted better-than-expected results and President Donald Trump unveiled an artificial-intelligence infrastructure package.