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The S&P 500 rose on Monday as promising early data on a host of COVID-19 vaccine candidates countered fears over a surge in infections, while gains in technology stocks put the Nasdaq on track for a record closing high.

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The First Trust Value Line 100 Exchange-Traded Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 135,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 46,000. Shares of FVL were trading flat on the day.

I am the luckiest -- and unluckiest -- Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) investor you will probably ever meet. I was lucky enough to nearly nail the bottom of one of the greatest growth stocks on this side of the millennium when I made a modest investment of roughly $2,600 for 500 shares i

Given the circumstances, the past several weeks should have been phenomenal ones for any streaming video service. People remain largely stuck at home in an effort to avoid the spread of COVID-19, and watching television has become an even more popular pastime.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced investors to reassess their investment philosophies. There has never been a better time to add high-quality names to your portfolio that have done well during this crisis. Trends that we've already seen in place, such as working out at

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is going through major disruptions to its business because of COVID-19. Many of its operations had to be shut down to help slow the spread of the virus. The effects of the disruptions created a cash crunch, which led management to pause its dividend and g

Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) new co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, might feel a little weird these days. The video-streaming pioneer is producing hundreds of millions in positive free cash flow after its second straight quarter in the black. What's the head of content to do with pockets full of

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported what would normally be considered a blowout quarter after the market close on Thursday. But these aren't normal times. The company had a record number of second-quarter subscribers, making it the second-highest quarterly growth in Netflix's histor

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported second-quarter earnings this Thursday evening. The video-streaming veteran crushed subscriber-addition forecasts with the caveat that the next couple of quarters will be slower. Revenues rose 25% year over year to $6.15 billion, and earnings fell

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is experiencing a surge in sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers avoiding making extra trips to the store are turning to the e-commerce giant for deliveries of essentials and other products. Given the recent resurgence of coronavirus cases i

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.6% loss. Within that group, Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) and HollyFrontier Corp (Symbol: HFC) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively. Am

The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed the week up 0.37% on July 17, closing a mixed week up about 1.5%. Today's gains were driven by the healthcare sector; more than a dozen of the index's best-performers today included companies like Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG)

The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID-19 cases.

The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID-19 cases.

The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID-19 cases.

The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID-19 cases.

Consumer stocks were broadly mixed on Friday, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF climbing 0.6% this afternoon while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF was dropping 0.3%, narrowing a prior decline.

The S&P 500 rose in choppy trading on Friday as investors weighed the prospect of more fiscal stimulus against fears of further business disruptions due to a record rise in COVID-19 cases.