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Tech Unwind Continues as Traders Wait for the Fed
Technology stocks are still falling as investors wait for big news events like inflation and the Federal Reserve. The Nasdaq-100 shed 5.9 percent of its value in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, August 30, and Friday, September 6. It was the biggest weekly...
Volatility Struck the Market in a Huge Way This Week
Just like a storm on a hot summer day, volatility struck the market in the last week. Between 1:26 p.m. ET on Thursday and 3:10 p.m. yesterday, the S&P 500 dropped 188 points. That was more than double its range for the entire month of July. The selling climaxed...
Guess What Market Is Having its Hottest Summer in 5 Years
It's been a hot summer in the IPO market. Companies priced $4.8 billion of initial public offerings last month. That made it the busiest July since 2014, according to ClickIPO. Including a flood of deals in May and June, the running total has surged to its highest...
Stocks Hammered as Trade War Overshadows Rate Cuts
Stocks just had their worst week of the year after President Trump renewed his trade war against China. The S&P 500 lost 3.1 percent of its value between Friday, July 26, and Friday, August 2. It was the biggest drop since the week before Christmas and brought the...
Podcast: Buy the Rumor and Sell the News
The Federal Reserve rate cut demonstrated some basic principles for dealing with major news events like central bank meetings. Markets are forward-looking -- learn how these events could impact your trading.
Yesterday Was a Session for the Record Books
Just like that, volatility returned to the stock market yesterday. The S&P was on pace for its best gain in almost two months, and then President Donald Trump began tweeting at 1:26 p.m. ET. "The U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff...
Apple Surges as Chips Falter: Earnings This Week
Investors face a mixed bag of results as we push through the busiest week of earnings season. Here are some key takeaways we'll explore in more detail below: Technology giant Apple (AAPL) is evolving past the iPhone.Reality catches up with chip stocks.Some newer tech...
Technology & Communication
Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook
It's a huge day for the Nasdaq-100, with some of the biggest and most important stocks issuing results. Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL), three of the market's four companies worth at least $1 trillion, report earnings this afternoon. Facebook...