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From relentless rally to persistent pullback, five straight winning months without a 2% decline were then followed by three straight down weeks, featuring a rare six-day S & P 500 losing streak and five successive sessions last week of failed intraday rallies. As with all market retrenchments from a record high, the current 5.5% setback […]

In this photo illustration a Kao Corporation logo seen displayed on a smartphone.  Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Kao Corp (4452.T) Business: Japan-based Kao Corp manufactures and sells consumer and chemical products. It operates in five business segments. The hygiene and living care segment provides fabric, kitchen, home, sanitary […]

Fotografielink | Istock | Getty Images Artificial intelligence has shaken up the investing landscape since the groundbreaking launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. Since then, investors have poured money into all things related to AI as they hunt for the next big winners. In 2023, a group of major technology players dubbed the Magnificent Seven […]

Though it was unthinkable just a short time ago, the question of what it would take the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further is gaining increasing attention. The answer isn’t very complicated: In short, it would take not only a significant bump in prices but also a change in consumer and business expectations. Even […]

In this video, I will explain why semiconductor stocks like Nvidia, Intel, ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM), and Advanced Micro Devices all crashed on Friday and whether or not this presents a buying opportunity. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of April 18, 2024. The video was published on April 19, 2024. [embedded content] […]

A view of the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from party hardliners. More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate […]

A view of the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from party hardliners. More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate […]

If you regularly invest in the stock market, you’ve probably come across the phrase “sell in May and go away.” The adage came about when investors realized the six-month period between May and October often delivers weaker returns than the six-month period from November to April. Seasonality is one of the most likely causes of […]

If you’re looking for dividend-paying stocks among members of the S&P 500, finding a yield high enough to inspire a purchase can be extra challenging these days. The average dividend-paying stock in the benchmark index offers a paltry 1.39% yield. If you have just $100 available to invest, you could buy shares of both Altria […]

Do billionaire investors sometimes opt to press the proverbial easy button? You bet they do. Making money the easy way is preferable to doing it the hard way regardless of how much money you have. The easy way of making money to which I’m referring is investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). With ETFs, you can […]

Beat the market. That’s the goal for most investors. However, achieving that goal is often easier said than done. It wasn’t difficult for quite a few U.S. senators and representatives last year, though. Over 30 of them managed to beat the market, with some of them raking in gains more than four times greater than […]