Related AAPLCan Apple Convince Spotify Users To Pay $10 A Month For Music?Take Advantage Of Weakness In Semiconductors, Citigroup SaysMicrosoft (MSFT) to Release New OS Windows 10 on Jul 29 – Analyst Blog(Zacks)Activist investor Carl Icahn made headlines on Monday by expressing his concern over the stability of the stock market during an interview on FOX Business Network.On the surface, […]
Benchmarks ended the first trading day of June with modest gains following mixed economic reports. While reports on construction spending and manufacturing were encouraging, data on consumer spending was disappointing. Investors are keeping an eye on economic data for clues on when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]
The health-care sector is hot—but it’s not due just to the wild ride in booming biotech.The health-care sector as a whole has been a standout in the S&P 500, up 9 percent year-to-date through the end of May and the top sector gainer last month, with a 4 percent return. That’s compared to the S&P 500’s meager 2.3 percent for […]
A recent article in Seeking Alpha focused on the traditional role of some of Wall Street’s biggest players: hedge funds.In the six-year bull market that has taken the S&P 500 to new all-time highs, there has been little need for hedging or protection from a weak stock market. However, a large part of what hedge funds are meant to do […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks.Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.Stocks are trading at record levels, but […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks.Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.Stocks are trading at record levels, but […]
E-commerce platform Shopify began trading above $28 a share, up from the $17 per share price the company originally set last night.The company put up 7.7 million shares of stock for sale this morning (NYSE: SHOP), allowing it to generate well over the $100 million it originally planned to raise, according to its S-1 SEC filing.Shopify is a plug-and-play e-commerce solution that gives merchants the tools […]
Benchmarks finished mixed on Tuesday after positive housing numbers raised investor concerns about the timing of a rate hike. Housing starts soared to their highest level in almost seven and a half years in April. While the Dow closed at a record level for the second consecutive session, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended in the red.For a look […]
It was a very quiet session at the index level for the markets as the S&P 500 fell 0.06% and the NASDAQ 0.17%. Indexes stayed around the flat line all session. There are Federal Reserve minutes to be released tomorrow but there is a slow down of macro news right now. April’s housing starts totaled 1.135 million in April, nearly […]
Last Thursday we saw a tale of two biotech companies. If you need evidence investing in medical research stocks is a lottery, this is the story for you.First we have Sirtex Medical, a Sydney-based company that provides radioactive treatment to help extend the lives of patients suffering from liver cancers.Its shares jumped 28 per cent after it revealed stronger-than-expected results […]
