Checking the recent stock activity of smart investors can dig up some promising investment ideas. These investors are not only paid pretty well to pick stocks, but they have access to research tools, such as interviews with management or other network contacts, that give them insights about companies and industries that individual investors don’t have […]
European stocks declined on Monday and U.S. equity futures drifted lower as investors awaited a fresh batch of corporate earnings and some key central bank meetings this week. Crude oil rose following supply disruptions in Libya and Iraq. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell, dragged down by retailers and banks. Contracts on the main American […]
Stocks posted significant gains last week as both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by nearly 2% and set fresh all-time highs. Positive economic data, along with indications of reduced trade tensions between the U.S. and China, helped markets continue the 2019 rally into the opening weeks of 2020. Major banks […]
With 2019 in the rearview mirror, investors are looking ahead for investments that can deliver strong returns in 2020 even as the broader market continues to reach new highs. Recession fears have abated somewhat as trade tensions between the U.S. and China appear to be easing, while the 2020 presidential election also has some market-moving […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is probably today’s hottest tech growth trend. Spending on AI systems will soar from $37.5 billion in 2019 to $97.9 billion in 2023 — that’s a 28.4% compound annual growth rate — according to estimates by research firm IDC. And that’s a conservative projection. So it makes great sense for investors to […]
Investors put money into stocks because they want to see their savings grow, and many investors hope that the returns they’ll earn will turn even modest initial investments into life-changing wealth. Yet despite hopes that those returns will come quickly, time is the best friend for long-term investors. Given enough time, many stocks are able […]
The stock market travels on the currents of supply and demand. That’s uncontroversial. Yet as the indexes have sped to new highs, plenty of observers have argued that a relative shortage of stocks combined with somewhat mechanical sources of demand explain everything from Dow 29,000 to the trio of trillion-dollar market-cap giants that tower above […]
Wall Street’s roaring these days, picking up where last year’s gains left off. The S&P 500 is now up 33% since the start of last year, but that doesn’t mean every investment is paying off these days. There were more than 120 stateside exchange-listed stocks hitting new lows last week. Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE), Aurora Cannabis […]
It requires a long-term mindset, but buy-and-hold investing is the best way to build wealth. It reduces costly transaction fees, allows the greatest tax benefits, and reduces the temptation of mixing emotions with money. Even better, the process of buying great businesses at great prices and holding on for the long haul goes even further […]
U.S. stocks closed higher again Friday, ending the week at new record highs, helped by more data suggesting the economy and corporate profits are in good health. The rally this week has also been supported by at least a partial resolution of the U.S. – China trade dispute and the passage of the U.S., Mexico, […]
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Stocks extended this week’s relentless push to all-time highs as positive U.S. and China economic data, low interest rates and easing trade tensions propelled investor optimism. The dollar strengthened and gold climbed. The benchmark S&P 500 Index, along […]
5G could be the key growth driver for “tech” stocks in 2020. That’s the upshot of a new report out of investment bank Needham this week, as its analysts report back from the just-ended Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Accelerating sales of both handsets and the infrastructure needed to make them work will provide […]
