The S&P 500 has rallied over 12% year-to-date, but recent analysis showed that over 50% of its gains came from the index’s top 7 biggest stocks. On the other hand, the remaining 493 companies have advanced just 5%, suggesting a significantly lopsided market. ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Accounted for Over 50% of S&P 500’s Gains in 2023 The S&P 500 – […]

The cryptocurrency market has been suffering over the past couple of months after staging a solid rebound this year. The scene deteriorated further last week, with the Federal Reserve keeping its policy interest rates unchanged in the 5.25%-5.5% range in its September FOMC. While the Fed’s decision should have otherwise come as a major boost for the cryptocurrency market, investors’ […]

Wall Street is all about statistics. One of the grim ones is the fact that the last 10 trading days of September are typically the worst of the year. In addition, some of the worst market crashes in U.S. history have occurred in the month of October. One of the biggest was on October 29 of 1929, when on Black […]

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Ford Motor Company (F) has recently been on Zacks.com’s list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock’s performance in the near future. Shares of this company have returned +6.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +0.5% change. The Zacks Automotive – Domestic […]

The initial pandemic period, when there were no vaccines, saw an environment of heightened uncertainties. The price of crude oil plunged to a negative $36.98 per barrel on Apr 20, 2020. However, with the rapid developments of vaccines, which led to the gradual opening of the economies, the pricing scenario of West Texas Intermediate crude improved drastically over time to […]

The pace of earnings reports has slowed to a trickle as the end of the September quarter approaches. No notable earnings reports were released late Tuesday, nor are any scheduled for release on Wednesday. Here is a look at two companies scheduled to report quarterly results after U.S. markets close on Thursday. Adobe Software maker Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) posted […]

FILE PHOTO: Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo(Reuters) – Albuquerque’s mayor is urging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to call a special state legislative session on gun […]

Investors looking for solid gains will likely benefit from adding stocks with sound liquidity, which encourages business growth. Liquidity measures a company’s capability to meet its short-term debt obligations. Stocks with high liquidity levels have always been in demand, owing to their potential to provide maximum returns. Investors should be alert before considering such stocks. While a high liquidity level […]

U.S. stock markets are directionless at present as market participants remain clueless about a near-term recession and the Fed’s decision regarding the future movement of interest rate. Year to date, the Dow — the biggest gainer of 2022 — is up 4.3%. The broad-market benchmark — S&P 500 Index — has advanced 16.1%. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has rallied […]