The major U.S. stock market indices trended modestly higher over the past week, with the S&P 500 Index rising by 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite Index advancing by 0.8% as of Thursday, August 23 compared to their closes on Friday, August 17. Meanwhile, stock market indices for other major regions of the world were somewhat […]
An investment budget separates spending money from money you set aside for investing. Using an investment budget can help you get started toward long-term wealth building. Saving more is the key, but also using powerful tools such as 401(k) plans and low-cost funds. People who follow an investment budget tend to save more because they’re […]
As most of you know, stock prices in general, as measured by the major stock market indices, rose sharply over the past eight-and-a-half years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing by 18,497 points (283%), the S&P 500 Total Return Index advancing by 405% and the Nasdaq Composite Index gaining a whopping 518% from March […]
Stocks around the globe appear to be in the process of consolidating. Stocks of U.S., Japanese and Indian companies traded in a volatile sideways pattern while stocks of Chinese and Brazilian companies fell sharply over the past three months in response to financial market participants’ fears regarding the potential negative affect of recently imposed tariffs, […]
Amazon, already a giant in online retail, may be secretly brainstorming how to offer home insurance to its millions of regular customers. The unconfirmed report caused a momentary dip in the stocks of several insurance companies. The news, yet to be confirmed by the company, was reported by technology business news website The Information by […]
Apple Inc. is one of five popular technology stocks popular with investors primed to hit $1 trillion in market capitalization value. Morgan Stanley analysts believe that Apple specifically will pass the $1 trillion mark sometime within the next year. A $1 trillion dollar valuation for a publicly traded U.S. business would be historic. For the sake […]
Stock prices around the globe continued to pull back over the past four trading days in response to investors’ fears regarding the effect that recently imposed tariffs and threats of additional tariffs might have on economies in major regions of the world. Specifically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 365 points (1.5%), while the […]
Trade War? What trade war? Remember all the investor concern about the potential trade dispute with China and some European countries? Market instability during the first quarter has been directly related to investor concern about the worldwide economic fallout from the imposition of tariffs and other threatened trade restrictions. The market was particularly sensitive to […]
Stock bull Steve Chiavarone sees the S&P 500 adding a staggering 11%, even after months of hitting record highs. After a few challenging weeks, the large-cap index is now just above 2,700, a point some analysts say should be “attractive” for buyers. Chiavarone is on board. The money manager doesn’t see the summer slump for stocks […]
Remember when Netflix was a mail-delivery DVD company? That was the extent of its business; its main competitor, Blockbuster. But, while Blockbuster went the way of the Dinosaur, its former rival is now a media goliath. Netflix dominance in the entertainment market is one of the reasons federal district court judge Richard Leon approved the […]
