A smart beta exchange traded fund, the SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) debuted on 04/15/2015, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.
Dividends are rare in the tech world, and rarer still are head-turning payout raises. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a happy exception. The software giant in late September announced that it will soon start paying shareholders $0.68 per share each quarter for holding its stock. That
Investors have a habit of overcomplicating the process of constructing a portfolio. Sure, there are infinite potential worries about how any business might perform over the next quarter and what you should do short-term to account for that. But you are highly likely to generate g
Your eyes aren't deceiving you: It really has been that ugly of a year on Wall Street. Through the first half of 2022, the broad-based S&P 500 produced its worst return in 52 years!
EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft will be incentivised to block rivals' access to "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard's best-selling games, according to an EU document seen by Reuters.
Activision Blizzard ATVI recently launched Overwatch 2, the sequel to Blizzard Entertainment's popular team-based shooter game.The follow-up to the multiple award-winning strategic first-person shooter's business model introduces a Battle pass system for the Overwatch com
Investors in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw new options begin trading today, for the November 25th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MSFT options chain for the new November 25th contracts and identified one put a
Cognizant Technology Solutions CTSH recently announced that it has extended its partnership with the U.K’s energy service provider Centrica to provide services such as application testing and management of its IT infrastructure landscape.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as rising oil prices exacerbated inflation worries, while high-growth stock Tesla fell on worries over funding for Elon Musk's proposed buyout of Twitter.
The gaming industry remained strong throughout the 2008 recession, as companies like Nintendo continued selling millions of Wii and DS consoles. The same won't necessarily be true if a recession hits again, as prices for games and consoles soared astronomically since then. But th
In the latest trading session, Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $249.20, marking a +0.13% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.2% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.12%.
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday, unable to sustain a late-day surge, after data showing strong U.S. labor demand again suggested the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer.
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday, unable to sustain a late-day surge, after data showed U.S. labor demand remained strong and as Federal Reserve officials stuck to their hawkish message that interest rates will stay higher for longer.
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares Short S&P500 (SH), where 15,475,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.6% decrease week over week.
On October 4, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, Unusual Whales saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) 10/7 C $250.00.
Wall Street closed sharply higher on Tuesday for the second straight session. A significant drop in the U.S. 10-year treasury yield following a lower-than-expected interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia has made investors ponder whether the worst of the polic
For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – October 5, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured i
Today, I provide 10 of my best dividend stock ideas for the month of October. These dividend growth stocks are a great way to add balance and passive income to a long-term portfolio. Compounding is the eighth wonder of the world, and dividends are a great way to accelerate your w