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Stocks just had their worst week since early in the pandemic as big indexes knifed through key support zones. The S&P 500 plunged 5.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, January 14, and Friday, January 21. It was the biggest drop since mid-March...
Stocks ended 2021 on a strong note as investors found opportunities in new sectors like health care and real estate. The S&P 500 rose 4.7 percent in December, rebounding from worries about the Federal Reserve and omicron variant of coronavirus. The index climbed...
Stocks rebounded last week, led by the Nasdaq-100, as "Goldilocks" conditions return. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, November 12, and Friday, November 19. However the big move came from the Nasdaq-100, which gained 2.5 percent as semiconductors and...
Traditional retail stocks are having an explosive week as companies like Under Armour report strong earnings. Is it the start of a new trend that will last into yearend? The athletic-apparel company's sales topped estimates by about 5 percent, but earnings were almost...
Stocks crashed and rebounded last week as investors confronted risks like tighter monetary policy. Still, sentiment is so cautious that it may be hard for the market to decline much. The S&P 500 was down 2.9 percent at its low the afternoon of Monday, September...
The S&P 500 rose to a new record high last week, and investors could be positioning for another shift toward value stocks. The index advanced 0.9 percent between Friday, July 30, and Friday, August 6. Financials led the rally and had their best week relative to...
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...
Coronavirus was a big theme in quarterly results over the last week, but it wasn't all bad. Companies like Shopify (SHOP), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Peloton Interactive (PTON) ripped higher as social distancing drove growth in their online businesses. Match...
While coronavirus hammered most stocks in the first quarter, a few began the second quarter on a strong footing. Tesla (TSLA) is one of them. The electric-car maker just reported deliveries of 88,4000 vehicles, more than 10 percent above forecasts. The total included...