Technology stocks are having a forgettable 2022, as the 28% decline in the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector index shows, with investors choosing to dump high-growth, richly valued companies amid surging inflation, geopolitical instability in Europe, and rate hikes by the Federal Rese
In this market where fear rules, nearly all stocks are punished. With inflation sky high and the Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy in response, 2022 is sure to be one of the more volatile years for the stock market in at least the last decade. Investors should focus on c
In the wake of rival Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) preannouncing a deterioration in its results on Monday night, Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) sold off hard in sympathy, down more than 5% the next day. And remember, this is on top of an already-bad year for tech sto
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Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as signs of peaking inflation and consumer resiliency sent investors into the long holiday weekend with growing optimism that the Federal Reserve will be able to tighten monetary policy without tipping the economy into recession.
Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as signs of peaking inflation and consumer resiliency sent investors into the long holiday weekend with growing optimism that the Federal Reserve will be able to tighten monetary policy without tipping the economy into recession.
Wall Street extended its rally on Friday as signs of peaking inflation and consumer resiliency sent investors into the long holiday weekend with growing optimism that the Federal Reserve's policy tightening can avoid tipping the economy into recession.
The last full week of May saw some optimism injected into Wall Street, starting with the Dow Jones Industrial Average's (DJI) big triple-digit win on Monday, which was boosted by news that U.S. President Joe Biden may ease tariffs on Chinese imports. By Tuesday afternoon, the ma
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Investors were pushing up Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price this morning as they processed a new report that showed inflation slowed between March and April. Some investors may also be reacting to positive financial results from companies in the tech sector.
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Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had opened administrative cases against Alphabet Inc's Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation.
In early trading on Friday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.1%. Year to date, Apple has lost about 17.4% of its value.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) stock is facing several challenges. The Federal Reserve has started raising interest rates to counter rising inflation, a move that hurts growth stocks more than average. Additionally, Meta faces headwinds from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) privacy changes an
Investor sentiment has cratered of late, and you don't have to look far to see why. The Fed has decided to raise interest rates in order to tamp down inflation, and economic impacts linked to the war between Russia and Ukraine continue to adversely affect businesses globally. Tec
There's little question that the past several months have tested the mettle of even the most seasoned investors. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have both fallen headlong into correction territory. Even worse, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is trading in bear market territory, do