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Stocks Pause Near Record Highs Before Inflation, Earnings
Stocks are pulling back as traders wait for key inflation data and the start of earnings season. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, December 29, and Friday, January 5. It was the first drop in 10 weeks, ending the index's...
Fintechs Like Square Seem to Be a New Hot Spot This Year
As a new year gets underway, a new group is leading the market higher: financial technology, or "Fintech," companies. Stocks like Square (SQ) and PayPal (PYPL) not only stand at the crossroads of the new digital economy. They've also outperformed the S&P 500 and...
Oil Clings to Key Level as Coronavirus Adds to Bearishness in Energy Sector
Coronavirus has caused a lot of fear in the market, and it comes at an especially bad time for the energy sector. Crude oil already had a glut of supply because of rising production in the U.S. and Russia. Demand was flagging before the disease broke out in China, and...
Coronavirus Halts the Rally: Stocks Negative for 2020 as Fears Spread and Oil Crashes
Stocks just erased their gains for the year as China's coronavirus outbreak triggered selling across the market. The S&P 500 fell 2.1 percent between Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31. It was the second straight losing week, and the biggest decline since...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: January 31
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Block Insight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $9,000 as the spread of coronavirus...
Tesla Hits its Stride, Apple Evolves and Facebook Falters: Earnings This Week
After a historic rally, last night's earnings proved Tesla has a place among the great American companies. The electric-car innovator maker crushed both profit and revenue forecasts as CEO Elon Musk fixed manufacturing problems. That resulted in both higher margins...
Is Coronavirus Crisis an Opportunity for Chinese Tech Stocks?
Chinese stocks have crashed on the coronavirus outbreak. Is the crisis a potential opportunity for investors? In case you forgot, the country's technology sector rallied sharply before the disease emerged in Wuhan. There were broader reasons for the gains that may...
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Chipmaker Industry Group Sees Another Strong Year in 2021
Semiconductors have been one of the strongest groups this year. Now a trade group sees more gains in 2021. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) yesterday said worldwide chip sales will increase 8.4 percent in 2021 from this year's estimated $433.1 billion...