A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by three former Whole Foods employees who said they were illegally fired for opposing the upscale grocery chain's alleged discriminatory discipline of workers who wore "Black Lives Matter" masks.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Intuitive Surgical Inc (Symbol: ISRG), where a total volume of 11,417 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
After economic headwinds triggered a stock market sell-off in 2022, countless companies started 2023 with their shares at lower-than-optimal valuations. Many of the biggest names in tech and entertainment have suffered double-digit percentage declines over the last 12 months.
Global equity markets edged higher on Monday as hopes of a less aggressive Federal Reserve buoyed investor sentiment, while the euro hit a nine-month peak against the dollar on the rising likelihood of more jumbo interest rate hikes in Europe.
FAANG stocks remain popular among investors because these tech giants have historically outperformed the market. Over the past decade, the stocks of (Facebook) Meta Platforms, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon, Netflix, and (Google) Alphabet have all beaten the S&P 500.
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It's 2023, and the days of meme stock investing and "mooning" asset valuations should be behind us. It's safe to say that the last 12 months were not kind to technology stocks, and many on Wall Street believe that this year may be no different. While inflation is beginning to coo
Last year was brutal for many investors. The major averages had their worst year since 2008. Many stocks have been cut in half or more. That means they need to at least double to get back to where they were. Of all the stocks that are down at least 50%, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Trex
When it comes to the stock market, sometimes the largest gains can be had by buying shares of quality companies after they've suffered steep price declines. The recent bear market has been particularly vicious, but it has brought about some fantastic profit opportunities.
Slower cloud spending by inflation-hit businesses is expected to stall the sales momentum at Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp and add to the troubles of the sector that laid off thousands this month.
Last year, the S&P 500 declined 19% -- not a drop that investors want to see when it comes to their hard-earned savings. Besides potentially turning investors off to the stock market in 2023, a negative performance from the most widely followed index could dissuade new invest
U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher at the start of another big week for corporate earnings, with Salesforce leading gains on Monday following news that Elliott Management had acquired a stake.
Consumer stocks were steady pre-bell Monday. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) were recently inactive.
On Sunday, a select few of us in the ETF industry will be toasting the 30th anniversary of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the first U.S.-listed and still-largest ETF. However, millions of Americans will unknowingly be among the beneficiaries of the major milestone. The first ETF began trading in Canada in 1990, but [...]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a wide and diverse topic that bleeds into numerous technologies and segments. In the previous video of the series, I covered a background on Artificial Intelligence and 5 AI stock picks. You can watch that video here.
U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction at the start of another big week for corporate earnings amid concerns about a recession, while Salesforce rose on Monday as Elliott Management acquired a stake in the firm.
When you start investing, there are certain things to look for as you start to construct a stock portfolio. For one thing, you should focus on businesses that are well-established and have excellent track records of growth (and room to keep growing). It's also a good idea to look
The John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF (JHML) made its debut on 09/28/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.
Launched on 06/12/2000, the iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF (IYC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Broad segment of the equity market.
Millions of investors have watched their savings dwindle over the past year as stock prices tumble. With concerns that we could be headed toward a recession in 2023, it's normal to feel nervous about investing right now.While it can be tempting to stop investing or even pull your