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Tech stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 2.1%.

Consumer stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.1%.

Financial stocks were advancing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.6% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) ahead 1.1%.

On 2/1/24, Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc's 6.00% Series A, Perpetual Preferred Stock (Symbol: RIV.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 2/15/24. As a percentage of RIV.PRA's recent share price of $24.09, this dividend works out to ap

Energy stocks were edging higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 0.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.3%.

U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Tuesday on a round of bargain buying after both commodities fell to multi-year lows, although supportive news about supply and demand was lacking, analysts noted.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Schlumberger Ltd (Symbol: SLB), where a total volume of 71,082 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximate

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Visa Inc (Symbol: V), where a total volume of 65,373 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.5 mil

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which m

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which m

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which m

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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.31%. Stock indexes this morning are mildly lower after bond...

Brazil ended 2023 with a net creation of 1.484 million jobs, said the Labor Ministry on Tuesday, a result that followed disappointing figures from December.

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Accenture plc (Symbol: ACN) was held by 13 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good id

Agriculture-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can provide investors with portfolio diversification and a low-cost way to create a passive income stream.

Copper prices rose on Tuesday, lifted by hopes that top metals consumer China would roll out more measures to stabilise its economy and stock markets, but weak demand curbed gains.

(RTTNews) - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that a "soft-landing" for the world economy is likely as it lifted the growth forecast for this year citing the strong resilience in the United States and several large emerging market and developing economies, as well a

The benchmark S&P 500 was subdued on Tuesday as investors assessed earnings reports from legacy companies United Parcel Service and General Motors, as well as data that signaled a mixed labor market.

Agritech startup Inari Agriculture said on Tuesday it raised $103 million in its latest funding round, notching up a valuation of $1.65 billion.