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Stocks Keep Climbing as Market Enters a Huge Week for Events

Stocks Keep Climbing as Market Enters a Huge Week for Events

Stocks keep climbing amid bullish news as we enter a super-busy week of events. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, April 19, and Friday, April 26. The index also closed at a new all-time high of 2940, with technology and the Nasdaq-100 still leading the...

Podcast: Investors Chasing Stocks As the Other Shoe Fails to Drop

Podcast: Investors Chasing Stocks As the Other Shoe Fails to Drop

Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are leading a rally in technology stocks. Some companies are repairing damage from last year, while others just keep innovating. The podcast also highlights some newer companies you may not know.

Big Tech to the Rescue! Earnings this Week

Big Tech to the Rescue! Earnings this Week

The bears may have to wait before they get their pullback. That's how earnings season has shaped up so far. Big technology companies like Facebook (FB) and Microsoft (MSFT) surged higher after beating estimates. Several major industrials and notable consumer stocks...

Nasdaq-100 E-Minis: Contract of the Week

Nasdaq-100 E-Minis: Contract of the Week

The "Nasdaq." Few words better represent the most innovative parts of the economy. Did you know the entire Nasdaq market can be traded virtually any time with CME's Nasdaq-100 futures? Like CME's S&P 500 E-minis, Nasdaq futures are active from Sunday night through...

Big Tech Strikes Back: Earnings This Week

Big Tech Strikes Back: Earnings This Week

Big tech results weren't so bad after all: That's the main takeaway from the busiest week of earnings season. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alibaba (BABA) rallied 7 to 16 percent after reporting. Not all beat estimates, but each...

Showdowns in Tech: Battle for the Cloud

Showdowns in Tech: Battle for the Cloud

The world of technology is all about disruption, and now a fight is brewing in the cloud. Microsoft (MSFT) is making serious efforts to enter the world of "cloud computing," the business of large companies using third-party servers and software instead of running...

Volatility Evaporates as Election Drives Relief Rally

Volatility Evaporates as Election Drives Relief Rally

Stocks are enjoying a healthy rally today as the uncertainty of mid-term elections fades. With so much going on, let's just hit on a few key takeaways. First, health care is leading the rally after Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives for the first...

Wider Fears Amid Some Good Results: Earnings This Week

Wider Fears Amid Some Good Results: Earnings This Week

A handful of big companies announced strong results in the last week, but wider problems are tarnishing the story. Feeble semiconductor demand, doubts about the industrial sector and lackluster guidance emerged as recurring themes as we progress through the busiest...

Market Action Summary: 10/22/18

Market Action Summary: 10/22/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 Overview: Further Downside Grows Likely S&P 500 consolidating below long-term trend line. Unlike Feb selloff, Market wasn't overbought in September. Bearish divergence on S&P 500...