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The Nasdaq Composite Index closed above the 16,000 mark for the first time on Friday, in its second-straight record finish, while the Dow succumbed to its fourth losing session in the last five.

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The Nasdaq Composite Index hit a record high on Friday as the U.S. benchmark drew strength from technology stocks, but the Dow headed for its fourth losing session of the week.

The stock market was sharply mixed on Friday, with investors getting two very different pictures of what's happening in the market. If you look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), you'd think that Wall Street was sharply lower, with the Dow trading down 175 poi

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 3.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 369,000. Shares of IUSG were up about 0.7% on the day.

The Dow Jones fell and the S&P 500 was flat on Friday as fears of new lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Europe hammered banking, energy and airline stocks, while strength in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq to a record high.

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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 8,150,000 units were destroyed, or a 0.9% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying componen

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Crypto-enthusiast Chris MacDonald discusses with The Motley Fool's Eric Bleeker why he believes Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs and rising adoption of crypto by corporations could be key drivers to watch for over the longer-term, on this episode of "The Crypto Show" from Backstage Pas

"Franchises are good, but what you want are hits," Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Ted Sarandos told the audience at Recode's Code Conference in September.

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 59.45 to 16,542.42. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 74,184,685 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session: Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (TUSK) is +0.47 at $2.68, with 4,913,698 shares trad

Shares of Farfetch Ltd plunged 22% on Friday and were set to post their biggest percentage drop in more than two years after the online luxury retailer cut a key growth forecast, blaming cooling demand for high-end fashion.

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) stock gained about 9.4% over the last week (five trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which remained roughly flat over the same period. The rally comes as the company indicated that it was raising around $1.07 billion via a stock sale. Although the

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) had a lot of good news to share with investors when it reported its third-quarter results. Investors were pleased that its listener count and revenue growth exceeded expectations. But what caught my attention most is an announcement from CEO Daniel

Talk regarding the coming metaverse has reached a fever pitch in recent months. In the latest development, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) -- the company formerly known as Facebook -- changed its name to highlight its focus. But what exactly is the metaverse and how can investors pro

Taiwan's export orders likely rose in October for the 20th straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, buoyed by strong chip demand as the world emerges from the pandemic, while the year-end holiday shopping season also aided sentiment.

The stock market lumbered through another tame session at the broader-index level Thursday, but a few exciting individual moves in Big Tech were just enough to get the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite back into record territory.