The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed with modest declines on Friday, as uncertainty over fresh economic stimulus dented confidence, although strong gains from Walt Disney helped the Dow Industrials eke out a gain.
Technology stocks were climbing back near their Friday starting marks, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF Tuesday slipping 0.3% in late trade although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index still was falling 1.0% this afternoon.In company news, Twitter (TWTR) was fractional
The companies on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are widely recognized as some of the top brands around the world: Multiple 2020 rankings placed Nasdaq-100 brands at the top of the pack.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were lower on Friday, as uncertainty over fresh economic stimulus dented confidence, although strong gains from Walt Disney helped keep the Dow Industrials afloat.
The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has been on top of the world for much of 2020, but at least on Friday, it wasn't able to duplicate its strong performance. The much-watched benchmark was down about 1% as of noon EST.Some market commentators speculated about the impact of
What happenedShares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) have fallen today, down by 8% as of 12:05 p.m. EST, following a Bloomberg report that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has officially started to work on its in-house cellular modem. Qualcomm just started selling modem chips to Apple for the iPho
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was down about 0.13% at 11:05 a.m. EST Friday, but it was outperforming the other major indexes thanks to Disney (NYSE: DIS). The entertainment conglomerate nearly tripled its four-year outlook for Disney+ subscribers at its Inve
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is flying high right now, riding a new hardware upgrade cycle driven by its graphics processing units (GPUs) for high-end video games and data centers in need of a computing update. The semiconductor leader isn't letting its foot off the gas, either, with it
Big tech firms such as Google and Facebook will face fines of up to 6% of turnover if they do not do more to tackle illegal content and reveal more about advertising on their platforms under draft European Union rules.
Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday, heading for weekly losses as doubts over more economic stimulus dented sentiment, while data showing improved consumer sentiment kept losses in check.
It's been an impressive run, to say the least. Not only is the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) up 37% year to date, as of Wednesday it's up 79% from its March low. And that's factoring in this week's weakness.Stalwarts like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) hav
In early trading on Friday, shares of Walt Disney topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 9.3%. Year to date, Walt Disney registers a 16.9% gain.
Fresh off the launch of M1 Macs -- a momentous occasion that has been in the works for nearly a decade -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be turning its silicon ambitions to Project Titan, the company's oft-rumored autonomous car initiative that has stagnated in recent years and faced n
Wall Street was set to tumble on Friday as delays over a new fiscal stimulus package and surging coronavirus infections dented sentiment even as regulators moved toward emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine.
As we get ready to close the book on 2020, allow me to call out two sectors that will create enormous wealth for investors over the next decade.The first is virtual currencies and digital wallets. Fintech is changing banking and payments forever and Square (NYSE: SQ) is at the ce
It's a fun thought exercise to imagine what stock you'd buy if you could only buy one. Several candidates come to my mind, such as Amazon.com and Apple. But I think my best answer has to be this one stock: Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B).If it doesn't ring a bell,
Connected fitness company Peloton’s (NASDAQ: PTON) stock is up almost 4x this year, trading at levels of about $115 or about 8x projected FY’21 Revenues. Peloton’s recent growth partly justifies these valuations – it has effectively at least doubled Revenu
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Services business is likely to emerge as its most profitable (and valuable) business within the next four years, likely eclipsing even the iPhone – which is seen as one of the most lucrative consumer products of all time. Here’s how w
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.5 to 12,395.24. The total After hours volume is currently 100,945,089 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Intel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $50.26, with 5,783,121 shares traded