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Markets continued to push to new all-time highs as the latest data on GDP and inflation both showed a resilient economy. Consumer spending was up during the holiday season, but inflation still

Will they or won't they? The "they" is the Federal Reserve, and the question is what the Fed will say about the direction of interest rates when they meet later this month. Investors are starting to

Stocks finished the week looking for direction after a hotter-than-expected Jobs report. The 216,000 jobs created may dampen expectations for a rate cut in the next quarter or two. 

However

Perhaps no other industry dominated the stock market in 2023 like that of semiconductors. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and the seemingly endless applications for it, the demand

Stocks shrugged off a "warmish" jobs report and were in the green as the markets closed for the week. As usual, the details matter. With about 25% of the 199,000 jobs created being government jobs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average of blue chip stocks is trading higher for the week, but is still in correction territory, having posted losses in each of the past three months.

However, it’s a

The United States economy has achieved something most bears never expected: gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 4.9% during the past quarter, whereas economists only expected a 4.7% jump.

And now we wait for the Fed. A robust GDP number on Thursday and an in-line PCE reading on Friday weren't enough to keep the bears at bay. Even strong earnings reports from some of the big tech

The masters of the universe, otherwise known as the institutions that call upon investor capital (individual citizens or even entire governments), can often act as a proxy for what the global

Markets remain under pressure. This week, investors were spooked by the apparent hiring surge in September. The jobs report showed that over 370,000 jobs were created in September. At midday on

Investors are fleeing equities after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on September 20. Powell reiterated the central bank's intention to keep interest rates higher for longer. That

Coming up with an investment idea is the hardest part of the job. However, investors can add some worthwhile names to their watchlists after much - if not all - of the homework has been done for

With the AI bounce waning, will China’s sluggish economy further put the kibosh on near-term growth for semiconductor stocks like Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MPRW), Qualcomm Inc.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) may not, at first glance, seem like they have much in common. However, they’re part of an elite group: All

Markets headed into a holiday week on a high note. Investors cheered a lower-than-expected reading on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. Traders are always concerned about the cost

Shares of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) declined 1.92% on June 26, more than the broader market, while Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) rose 1.83%. The S&P 500 declined 0.41% in the session