To become a "Dividend Aristocrat," a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention — an
In recent trading, shares of DexCom Inc (Symbol: DXCM) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $286.75, changing hands for $291.69/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valua
U.S. retail sales declined 8.7% sequentially in March, after a downwardly revised 0.4% drop in February. Sales also fell shy of market forecasts of an 8% slump. It marked the steepest decline on record. The slump points to the harder-than-anticipated economic impact of coronavir
For investors looking for momentum, iShares Gold Trust IAU is probably a suitable pick. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 37.7% from its 52-week low price of $12.12/share.
The coronavirus pandemic has dragged down demand for chocolates. This, in turn, is leading to a slump in cocoa demand as processing of the commodity probably declined in the first quarter.
The use of sophisticated technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, and analytics and interconnectivity of devices has created an ecosystem with immense opportunities. However, cybersecurity risks are real.
The coronavirus pandemic is sparking fears of a global economic recession among investors as the outbreak is disrupting global supply chains followed by the shutdown of economic activities. The market participants also seem to be worried about the pandemic’s impact on corpo
Share repurchases, one of the popular tools that kept Wall Street charged-up in all these years, are now under pressure in a coronavirus-rattled economy. Buybacks is a mean for companies to maximize shareholder value as well as boost their own shares.
Gold had a decent first quarter, thanks to an equity market crash and the resultant safe-haven rally. Middle-East tensions and the coronavirus outbreak have kept global markets edgy since the start of the year. Gold bullion ETF SPDR Gold Shares GLD has also added about 14% in th
After the persistent slide in March, the Dow Jones has shown strength this month on signs of a slowdown in the number of hospitalizations and intensive-care admissions in New York and Europe. Additionally, the large fiscal and monetary stimulus by the Federal Reserve and the gov
The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Financials ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 341,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 69,000. Shares of RYF were off about 4.2% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, the Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF is outperforming other ETFs, off about 0.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of JD.COM, up about 4.1% and shares of Netflix, up about 3.6% on the day.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF) where we have detected an approximate $350.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.7% increase week ove
Halfway through the spring season, the global stock markets have regained momentum buoyed by easing coronavirus pandemic as well as unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus.This is especially true as COVID-19, which resulted in a bloodbath in the stock market last month, has s
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (Symbol: HDV) where we have detected an approximate $111.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.8% decrease week ove
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Select Dividend ETF (Symbol: DVY) where we have detected an approximate $109.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.8% decrease week over w
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MBS ETF (Symbol: MBB) where we have detected an approximate $219.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0% decrease week over week (from 19
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (Symbol: IWM) where we have detected an approximate $399.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.2% decrease week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (Symbol: IWB) where we have detected an approximate $171.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.9% increase week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (Symbol: IGV) where we have detected an approximate $126.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.8% increas