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Stocks Keep Climbing as Chips Falter and ‘Everything Else’ Advances
Chipmakers have led the market all year, but they could be losing their edge as investors position for new conditions into yearend. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) dominated price action in the first half and remained the top performer through the end of...
Fintechs Like Square Seem to Be a New Hot Spot This Year
As a new year gets underway, a new group is leading the market higher: financial technology, or "Fintech," companies. Stocks like Square (SQ) and PayPal (PYPL) not only stand at the crossroads of the new digital economy. They've also outperformed the S&P 500 and...
Oil Clings to Key Level as Coronavirus Adds to Bearishness in Energy Sector
Coronavirus has caused a lot of fear in the market, and it comes at an especially bad time for the energy sector. Crude oil already had a glut of supply because of rising production in the U.S. and Russia. Demand was flagging before the disease broke out in China, and...
Coronavirus Halts the Rally: Stocks Negative for 2020 as Fears Spread and Oil Crashes
Stocks just erased their gains for the year as China's coronavirus outbreak triggered selling across the market. The S&P 500 fell 2.1 percent between Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31. It was the second straight losing week, and the biggest decline since...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: January 31
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Block Insight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $9,000 as the spread of coronavirus...
Tesla Hits its Stride, Apple Evolves and Facebook Falters: Earnings This Week
After a historic rally, last night's earnings proved Tesla has a place among the great American companies. The electric-car innovator maker crushed both profit and revenue forecasts as CEO Elon Musk fixed manufacturing problems. That resulted in both higher margins...
Is Coronavirus Crisis an Opportunity for Chinese Tech Stocks?
Chinese stocks have crashed on the coronavirus outbreak. Is the crisis a potential opportunity for investors? In case you forgot, the country's technology sector rallied sharply before the disease emerged in Wuhan. There were broader reasons for the gains that may...
Technology & Communication
Alphabet, PayPal and EBay Spike as Digital Boom Continues: Earnings This Week
Major technology stocks delivered strong results again. This week, Alphabet, PayPal and eBay stood out the most. Alphabet (GOOGL) made the biggest splash, spiking more than 12 percent to new record highs. The search giant benefited from a stay-at-home boom in online...