We have entered a new bull market. That’s without question, given that the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high on Friday. The index surpassed not only its prior record intraday, but it also topped its closing highs from January 2022.
Wall Street was upbeat last week with the S&P 500 gaining 1.2%, the Dow Jones inching up 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite adding 2.3%. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones hit a record high on Friday as tech stocks jumped.
Few stocks outperformed Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in 2023, but one notable exception was Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI), often referred to as Supermicro. With the stock edging out Nvidia by gaining 246% versus Nvidia's 239% in 2023, investors might be surprised to hear that Supe
Media-streaming pioneer and award-winning content producer Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will report fourth-quarter results on Tuesday evening. These quarterly updates often have market-moving powers, and that's especially true for Netflix's holiday-season results.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, indicating further momentum in the S&P 500 after chip and megacap stocks drove the benchmark index to a record high last week, while corporate earnings and clues on rate cuts continued to top investors' radar.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, indicating further momentum in the S&P 500 after chip and megacap stocks drove the benchmark index to a record high last week, while corporate earnings and clues on rate cuts continued to top investors' radar.
Last Friday, the three widely followed indexes closed out a second straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7%, 1.2% and 2.3%, respectively.
Electric vehicle (EV) investors were greeted with the news that China's automaker and battery giant BYD (OTC: BYDD.F) surpassed Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as the world's top seller of EVs during the final months of 2023. Though Tesla still outsold BYD for full-year 2023 (1.81 million d
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), also known as TSMC, is the world's largest, most advanced contract chipmaker. It manufactures the smallest, densest, and most power-efficient chips for "fabless" chipmakers like Apple, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Advanced Micro Devic
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has made a lot of investors millionaires since Lisa Su took the helm as the chipmaker's CEO on Oct. 8, 2014. AMD's stock has risen 4,780% since that fateful day -- and a $25,000 investment would have grown into $1.25 million today. That same i
European equities jumped on Monday, following fresh highs in Japanese stock markets and Friday's record close in the Nasdaq, ahead of a week brimming with central bank meetings, major economic data and corporate earnings.
In 1999, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) revolutionized computer graphics with the invention of the graphics processing unit (GPU), a chip capable of rendering ultra-realistic visual effects. Nvidia GPUs have since become the gold standard in gaming and professional design. The company hol
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied to a fresh 34-year peak on Monday as the U.S. S&P 500's record-high close on Friday buoyed investor sentiment, despite continued signs of overheating in the Asian market.
Japanese shares led U.S. and European futures higher on Monday as AI hype juiced up the tech sector ahead of a week brimming with central bank meetings, major economic data and corporate earnings.
Signs of slowing inflation and a dovish pivot from the Federal Reserve in late 2023 helped to accelerate stocks' advance, sending the S&P 500 to a 24% annual gain. In recent days, a rally in chip stocks fueled by optimism over the business potential of artificial intelligence has lifted the index further.
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied to a fresh 34-year peak on Monday as the U.S. S&P 500's record-high close on Friday buoyed investor sentiment, despite continued signs of overheating in the Asian market.
Asian shares tracked Tokyo higher on Monday as AI hype helped the tech sector ahead of a week brimming with central bank meetings, major economic data and corporate earnings.
Asian shares followed Tokyo higher on Monday as AI hype helped the tech sector ahead of a week brimming with central bank meetings, major economic data and corporate earnings.
The past isn't exactly a crystal ball. But sometimes, a look back in time can offer us clues about what might happen in the future. You can apply this to investing by looking back at an index's past performance and noticing patterns that may repeat themselves today or in the futu