There's no arguing it: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the biggest and most dominant companies the world has ever seen. But that doesn't mean it will win every market that it enters. In fact, when smaller companies focus on a single niche where Microsoft isn't leading, they ca
How does the old saying go? If I had known then what I know now, I'd have done a lot of things differently? The cliche has survived because it cuts to the heart of a perpetual problem with people -- we tend to gain most of our wisdom by making costly mistakes. Investors are hardl
Investors are focusing on Treasury yields as a key factor in determining how stocks will fare the rest of the year, after a month in which equities notched their steepest losses since the coronavirus pandemic began.
(RTTNews) - Friday tech-giants, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) announced that it will be rolling out the upgraded software suite with its new Microsoft Windows 11 OS from October 5. The upgraded office suite comes with a design change and some minor but important tweaks to the soft
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA), where a total volume of 5,972 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (Symbol: IWB) where we have detected an approximate $120.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.4% increase week over week i
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, where 7,800,000 units were destroyed, or a 0.9% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying componen
Billions of people use Google because it's the best, not because of deals the company made to stay competitive, Google's lawyer said on Friday, wrapping up a week of testimony as the U.S. tech giant fights a record $5 billion antitrust fine.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday with economically sensitive sectors leading declines ahead of key readings on inflation and industrial activity, while progress towards a bipartisan infrastructure package remained in focus.
SoftBank-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo filed for a $1.14 billion initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, becoming the first hospitality company in the country to seek a domestic stock listing since 2019.
SoftBank-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo filed for an initial public offering on Friday, becoming the first hospitality company to seek a domestic stock listing since 2019.
Introducing the Kiplinger ESG 20, the list of our favorite stocks and funds that excel at meeting environmental, social and corporate governance challenges. Buying stocks or funds that are planet- and people-friendly is becoming as important a goal among investors as saving for
One of the original environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advocates is eagerly anticipating regulations within the ESG industry that would eliminate the false narratives that some fund managers are creating within the $35 trillion industry, reports Bloomberg. Trillium Asset Management’s CEO Matt Patsky got his start in ESG-style investments back in the 90s before anyone [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw new options begin trading today, for the November 12th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MSFT options chain for the new November 12th contracts and identified one put a
Exchange-traded funds are practically synonymous with index investing. But lately, actively managed ETFs have been flooding the market. Since the start of 2021, the "overwhelming" majority of new ETF launches have been actively managed, says Todd Rosenbluth, S&P Global Resear
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Shares of semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) -- already one of the biggest names in video games -- got a bit bigger this morning when the company announced it has landed a new partner for its Nvidia GeForce NOW online gaming service.
In early trading on Thursday, shares of Merck topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.0%. Year to date, Merck has lost about 1.8% of its value.
Adobe System's (NASDAQ: ADBE) transition to a software-as-a-service business strategy has led to big returns for investors. If you had bought shares in late 2016, you would already be sitting on a 450% gain, which is almost triple the return you would have had from a S&P 500