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The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were set to end a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic with strong gains, thanks to unprecedented stimulus and vaccine rollouts that have boosted hopes of an economy recovery.

The iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 97,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 28,000. Shares of IYC were down about 0.1% on the day.

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U.S. stocks were flat in thin trading on Thursday, but the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to end 2020 with solid gains on hopes of more stimulus and coronavirus vaccines to support the domestic economy.

In early trading on Thursday, shares of Micron Technology topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 3.1%. Year to date, Micron Technology registers a 37.8% gain.

Stock splits created a million miles of headlines in 2020. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) executed a 4-for-1 split at the end of August, and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) performed a 5-for-1 split on the same day. Both Apple and Tesla had their reasons to carry out their splits, but these actions d

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U.S. stocks were set for a muted open on the last trading session of a tumultuous year on Thursday, as investors digested big market gains and hoped that more stimulus and coronavirus vaccines will drive a strong economic recovery in 2021.

Video-streaming veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has come a long way from its beginnings in the DVD rental space, but the company still has a lot to prove. The stock is valued like a high-growth investment, changing hands for 90 times trailing earnings and 364 times free cash flows

Working from home used to be rare, but everybody was doing it in 2020. When the coronavirus pandemic forced office workers to get their jobs done from laptops at their own coffee tables and run meetings through web cameras, the information technology world turned upside down.Many

U.S. stock index futures were muted in the last trading session of a tumultuous year on Thursday, as investors digested big market gains and hoped that more stimulus and coronavirus vaccines will drive a strong economic recovery in 2021.

Lots of things stand out when you look back at 2020. It was the year of the pandemic. But it was also the year of streaming. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the leader in streaming, but Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), AT&T's (NYSE: T) HBO Max, and others have all gott

On this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, we rewind the podcast and all that's happened in 2020. We've had authors, entrepreneurs, advisors, and leaders. It's time to revisit not just the stories but many of the lessons and the guests as well. It's a rule-breaking year in review

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Industrials nudging up to a record, as investors looked towards an improving economic outlook in 2021 on the back of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and hopes for even more fiscal support.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors looked towards an improving economic outlook in 2021 on the back of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and hopes for even more fiscal support.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday to hover just below record levels as investors bet on a strong economic recovery in 2021 on the back of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and hopes for even more fiscal support.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, led by energy shares, as investors bet on a strong economic recovery in 2021 on the back of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and hopes of bigger fiscal support.

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), and Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) are each poised for huge growth over the next 10 years. Each company has a beloved consumer offering but remains in the early stages of its long-term growth opportunity. Here's why.NetflixA lot o

Though shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) soared during the first half of the year as the company's subscriber growth accelerated sharply amid stay-at-home orders, the stock has leveled off since mid-July.One analyst, however, thinks the growth stock could move sharply upward over

When it comes to identifying stocks for potential investment, I focus primarily on qualitative factors. Before I even look at the valuation, the business needs to make sense to me, and it must have an advantage compared to peers. For me, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) fits the criteria o