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Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year, as pricier valuations, regulatory risks and a revival of the market’s beaten-down names threaten to dim their allure.

Outsized bets on large U.S. technology companies and emerging cryptocurrencies fueled the year's top-performing U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded funds as the coronavirus pandemic upended global markets, while funds that bet on oil and gas companies fell nearly 100%, according to data from fund-tracker Morningstar.

Following five months of back-and-forth debate between the Democrat-led House of Representatives and the Republican-majority Senate, an $892 billion fiscal stimulus deal was reached last week.Pending the president's signature, this much-anticipated and long overdue stimulus packa

Pinterest's (NYSE: PINS) stock price nearly quadrupled this year as the pinboard-based social network dazzled investors with its robust growth in revenue and users. But after that massive rally, investors might be wondering if the stock is still worth buying at nearly 20 times ne

It's easy to get lured by the stock market's day-to-day movements and cash out when your stock pops, but real money is made only when you can hold on to your stocks for years. That's when you let compounding interest work its magic, earning you mind-boggling returns, especially w

In recent weeks, we've learned that tech heavyweights including Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) have decided to move their headquarters away from Silicon Valley. This would have seemed crazy just a few years ago, but it seems as if the tech world mi

2020 was nothing short of a disaster, but there were some positives. If you were invested in technology, a pandemic-fueled run higher by many stocks that benefited from employees working from home was one consolation prize.The surge higher for some of these tech names could cont

There are few better gifts you can give to your kids, or other children you care about, than an introduction to investing. Most of us get our wake-up calls about the importance and value of investing much later than we wish we had -- let's not let that happen to the next generati

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— S&P 500— ETF Trust (Symbol: SPY) where we have detected an approximate $165.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.1% decrease

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, the tech giant's latest move to police false content about the pandemic.

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Back in August, we outlined how the stock of social media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could realistically double over the next 3 years. Turns out, the stock has significantly surpassed our expectations rising by over 2x over the last 5 months alone. So what’s driving t

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Altria Group Inc (Symbol: MO), where a total volume of 291,061 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximat

Antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with almost every state attorney general, filed lawsuits against Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) this month alleging it is a monopoly and seeking to break up the social network.Yet Facebook tried to head off the legal showdo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Breakingviews) - What kind of potential punishment would keep noses clean in Silicon Valley? As companies like Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple and Facebook get bigger and attract more attention from watchdogs, it’

It takes more than a global pandemic to slow Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) down. In its fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, the iPhone maker posted record revenue of nearly $65 billion -- despite the delay of the iPhone 12 launch until November. The company also set new records for revenue and