The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been on an absolute tear in recent years. Over the trailing five-year period, through March 10, 2018, the S&P 500 was up 79%. Mind you, the stock market historically averages a return of 7% per year, inclusive of dividend reinvestment and when adjusted for inflation. Over the past […]
Asian stocks got off to a strong start to the week, with regional markets closing higher on Monday. Those gains came after stock indexes stateside surged in the last session on expectation-topping U.S. jobs data. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 closed up 1.65 percent, or 354.83 points, to close at 21,824.03 after recording a more […]
Netflix soared. And then it soared some more. Meanwhile, merger and acquisition discussions between big chip companies step it up a notch. Among the headlines for tech investors this week, three stories stood out. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) crushed the S&P 500’s return of more than 3% since Monday. Meanwhile, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) served investors a nice 9% […]
If you’re retired, you want to own dividend stocks that have long track records of consistent, growing dividends. No retiree wants to take undue risk on dividend stocks that haven’t yet proven themselves. Here’s why three of our Foolish investors think AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), General Mills (NYSE:GIS), and Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) are dividend stocks that are perfect […]
Traditional grocers are working to evolve in the face of digital disruption. Can they move fast enough? The supermarket business model is old, but it’s becoming an increasingly diverse industry. Many traditional companies suffer from a lack of real competitive advantages, which means the addition of digital disruption — with retail giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) leading […]
While bargains are few and far between in a surging market, they can be found. Find out why UPS, GameStop and U.S. Silica made the list. The bull market just celebrated its ninth birthday. Wall Street has generated huge returns during that period, with the S&P 500 quadrupling, making it the second longest and second […]
Stocks rose on Friday as investors cheered a stronger-than-expected jobs report and shrugged off President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, which weren’t as stringent as some had feared. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 440.53 points, or 1.8 percent, to 25,335. The S&P 500 index rose 1.7 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite […]
Taking a long-term approach to investing sounds great in principle, but it can actually be difficult to put into practice for many investors. That’s because many people get caught up in the daily financial news cycle or view one bad earnings report as a telltale sign that the company is doomed. But picking great companies […]
One of Warren Buffett’s trademarks is his penchant for long-term holdings, like Coca-Cola and American Express. Over the past year, though, he or one of his fellow managers, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, erased some stocks from the portfolio they oversee for Berkshire Hathaway. Based on the performance of those stocks from the end of […]
Most European stocks ended a choppy session higher on Friday, getting a boost from the U.S. where the main indexes rallied after better-than-expected labor market data. German stocks, however, trailed the rest of Europe after data on the country’s exports and factory output indicated a slow start in activity at the start of 2018. How […]
President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum has sent shock waves around the world, but they’ve lit a fire under small stocks. The Russell 2000, the top index for companies that have market values much lower than the giants of the Dow and S&P 500, is up 2% so far in March. And it’s […]
Stocks closed higher on Thursday after President Donald Trump implemented steel and aluminum import tariffs that excluded Canada and Mexico, two key U.S. trade partners. The S&P 500 closed 0.45 percent higher at 2,738.97, with utilities and consumer staples as the best-performing sector. The Dow Jones industrial average ended 93.85 points higher at 24,895.21. The […]
