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Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings season began on a weak note as major banks set aside billions for credit defaults after coronavirus shut down the U.S. economy. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) took more than $19 billion of combined loan-loss...

Big Banks Announce Strong Results as Earnings Season Begins

Big Banks Announce Strong Results as Earnings Season Begins

Earnings season is off to another strong start, thanks to big banks and financials. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) all reported strong quarters. A combination of banking, trading and investment management drove the...

These Were Some of the Year’s Biggest Posts on Market Insights

These Were Some of the Year’s Biggest Posts on Market Insights

We hope everyone's having a great holiday season. Activity's quiet this week and markets are closed tomorrow for Christmas. So it's a good time to review some of our bigger stories of 2019. Keep reading Market Insights in the New Year to stay on top of the most...

In the Blink of an Eye, the 5G Boom Could Be Starting

In the Blink of an Eye, the 5G Boom Could Be Starting

Just when everyone was worried about China bringing down tech stocks, the country may be kicking off a boom that will fuel growth in the sector: 5G Networking. China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom introduced super-fast wireless services late last...

Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week

Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week

Earnings season started on a strong foot as major banks reported surprising growth in their core businesses. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and PNC Financial (PNC) all beat estimates in the last...

Is the 5G Boom Starting? A Huge Options Trade Thinks So

Is the 5G Boom Starting? A Huge Options Trade Thinks So

Ever heard of 5G networking? One big options trader is looking for the next big thing in tech to drive a breakout in a major global chip stock. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the world's third-largest player after Intel (INTC) and Samsung. It's rallying...

Semiconductor ETF Reclaiming Leadership in Technology

Semiconductor ETF Reclaiming Leadership in Technology

Chip stocks began April with a bang, potentially ending a year of underperformance against other parts of the technology sector. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up about 7 percent in the last week, making it the best-performing major fund in the entire...

Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector

Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector

The good news keeps coming for chip makers, the hottest space in the market over the last month. Digitimes reported this morning that Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet, just got a flurry of orders. It's now running its...