One of the best praises you can bestow on a business is to call it a cash cow. Like the dairy animal that provides milk on a regular basis, a business that's a cash cow generates steady cash flow over time. Cash cows can often be excellent investment choices. Companies that cons
U.S. stock index futures retreated on Tuesday as lawmakers geared up to debate a coronavirus relief deal to limit the economic damage from the pandemic, with investors also keeping an eye on quarterly earnings reports from Pfizer and McDonald's.
The stock market has been a bit of a roller coaster of late. During the first quarter, the market crashed hard, but it has been recovering nicely since late March. However, some stocks have performed consistently well throughout, including Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) and Spoti
Shares of Samsung Electronics rallied on Tuesday, joining its bigger rival TSMC, driven by growing expectations that the chipmakers may benefit from Intel Corp's plan to outsource more chip manufacturing.
Asian equities were set for a modest rise on Tuesday as investors weighed progress in U.S. government stimulus efforts against rising tensions with China and the growing coronavirus pandemic, while gold hit a record high.
The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) managed a solid gain on Monday, up 0.74% at market close. Daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 are still elevated in the United States, but a new stimulus package is in the works. Senate Republicans are soon expected to unveil a bill that inc
Itchy Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) investors will have to wait slightly longer than previously anticipated to find out how their company did last quarter. The social media giant said Monday that the second quarter of fiscal 2020 earnings release will be published this Thursday, July 30
The major indexes gained on Monday amid optimism for another COVID-19 stimulus package following yesterday's comments by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that lawmakers are approaching a deal for a $1 trillion bill. The proposal is expected to include another round of $1,200 ch
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Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) rose 6.6% Monday as investors bid up growth stocks; the Southeast Asian tech company also seemed to benefit from a strong second-quarter performance from one of its digital games.
Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Monday as investors bet on some of the market's most high-profile stocks ahead of earnings reports while they weighed progress in U.S. government stimulus efforts against rising U.S. COVID-19 cases.
Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Monday as investors monitored progress in U.S. government stimulus efforts along with rising U.S. COVID-19 cases and bet on some of the market's most high-profile stocks ahead of earnings reports.
Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series on Apple TV+, whose first episodes will focus on racism in the United States, Apple Inc and Winfrey announced on Monday.
Wall Street's main indexes were higher on Monday as investors monitored progress in government stimulus efforts along with rising U.S. COVID-19 cases and restrictions around the world.
Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series on Apple TV+ in which she will discuss the topics of the day with prominent newsmakers, Apple Inc and Winfrey announced on Monday.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD), where a total volume of 73,288 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx
Technology stocks were helping lift the broader equity markets to positive ground, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF Monday ahead 1.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was rising 2.9%.
Wall Street's main indexes gained on Monday as investors looked past surging U.S. COVID-19 cases, betting instead on more stimulus to revive a battered domestic economy ahead of a week packed with quarterly earnings reports.
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google agreed to buy wearables maker Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) for $2.1 billion last November. Google expected to close the purchase in 2020, but several recent probes could postpone the deal.
U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as investors shrugged off surging COVID-19 cases and U.S.-China tensions, betting instead on more stimulus to revive a battered domestic economy ahead of a week packed with quarterly earnings reports.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 12,750,000 units, or a 1.4% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in