By Jon D. Markman On April 7, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks started Tuesday slightly lower and that is how most of the indexes finished. The S&P 500 drifted to 4,074 — a loss of only 0.10% — while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost half as much.
In all...
By Mike Larson On April 7, 202106:00 AM Eastern
One is a distributor of key products used in housing and commercial construction, with a dividend yield that’s almost double that of the S&P 500 Index.
Another is a Canada-based planning,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202101:56 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling with a modest upside bias Tuesday while government bond yields fell and oil futures climbed as the International Monetary Fund lifted its growth outlook for 2021.
The Dow...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Traditional car companies are driving headlong into electrification. The transition is great news for vehicle enthusiasts and shareholders.
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced last week that the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks rolled higher on Monday, buoyed by better news on the jobs front and renewed strength for big capitalization tech stocks. When the dust settled, the S&P 500 was 1.4% higher and the...
By David Dittman On April 6, 202106:00 AM Eastern
As of midday Monday, according to CoinMarketCap.com, Ethereum (ETH, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) is trading north of $2,100. The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 202103:00 PM Eastern
U.S. stocks jumped following strong jobs and services data while oil fell after a group of oil producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, unveiled plans to ease production cuts.
The Dow Jones...
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By Tony Sagami On April 5, 202112:30 PM Eastern
Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) made a bold move by acquiring music mogul Jay-Z’s majority ownership stake in Tidal, a streaming music service.
I wouldn’t know Jay-Z if I bumped into him, but he is...
By Sean Brodrick On April 5, 202112:06 PM Eastern
It’s a bullish day for the broad market and your portfolio. Very quickly: Today, we’re going to grab gains on HALF your June 18 SLX call options with a strike price of $55.
Those calls are in...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 cracked the 4,000 level on Thursday for the first time with a 1.1% gain. Predictably, the gains came as technology shares started to play catch-up. The tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 1.76%,...