Technology stocks were climbing during Friday trade, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF advancing 1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was rising 0.8%.
The market is blowing the froth off the top of the market that retail investors had created with highly speculative stock purchases. Thursday’s massive market pullback was absolutely justified.
A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (EMGF) debuted on 12/08/2015, and offers broad exposure to the Broad Emerging Market ETFs category of the market.
The First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX ETF (FNY) was launched on 04/19/2011, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Mid Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Jakks Pacific (JAKK). Shares have added about 11.3% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Oceaneering International (OII). Shares have added about 38.2% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Cisco Systems (CSCO). Shares have lost about 0.4% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Busan, the second-most populous city in South Korea, has launched a blockchain-based service for identity verification, giving everyday citizens a new decentralized way of accessing a variety of public services.
The year 2020 has already been momentous, and it's not even half over. It's the start of a new decade, sure, but it will be remembered most notably as the year COVID-19 ended the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history.
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