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Stock Market Today 1/21/21: Big Tech Keeps the Rally Moving
Stock Market Today 1/21/21: Big Tech Keeps the Rally Moving
While Biden got to work on a number of new COVID-fighting measures Thursday, Wall Street kept its eye on mega-cap technology firms.
January 21, 2021
Stock Market Today 1/20/21: Wall Street Welcomes Biden With Resounding Rally
Stock Market Today 1/20/21: Wall Street Welcomes Biden With Resounding Rally
The major indices finished at record highs Wednesday as investors digested the new president's inauguration message and hopes for his stimulus plan.
January 20, 2021
Stock Market Today 1/11/21: Big Tech Stocks Thumped After Banning Trump
Stock Market Today 1/11/21: Big Tech Stocks Thumped After Banning Trump
Shares of several major tech firms slumped Monday after 'deplatforming' President Trump and others in response to last week's attack on the Capitol.
January 11, 2021
Stock Market Today 12/28/20: Signed Stimulus Bill Sends Stocks Through the Roof
Stock Market Today 12/28/20: Signed Stimulus Bill Sends Stocks Through the Roof
President Donald Trump pulled an abrupt 180 on his stimulus stoppage Sunday, sending equity investors into a buying mood Monday.
December 28, 2020
Stock Market Today 12/9/20: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Stalemate
Stock Market Today 12/9/20: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Stalemate
Investors rushed out of tech stocks Wednesday as continued gridlock on COVID stimulus measures weighed on Wall Street confidence.
December 10, 2020
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Stock Market Today 12/7/20: Tesla, Tech Stay on Track, But Dow Dips
Stock Market Today 12/7/20: Tesla, Tech Stay on Track, But Dow Dips
A light news day on the stimulus front put more attention on present COVID issues, weighing on the "rotation" trade and benefiting the tech-heavy Nasd…
December 7, 2020
Stock Market Today 12/1/20: Wall Street Hangs on Stimulus Hopes Again
Stock Market Today 12/1/20: Wall Street Hangs on Stimulus Hopes Again
A stimulus package brought by a group of nonpartisan senators Tuesday sparked stocks, which kept most of their gains even after the plan was shot down…
December 1, 2020
Stock Market Today 11/2/20: Markets Climb on Election Cycle’s Penultimate Day
Stock Market Today 11/2/20: Markets Climb on Election Cycle’s Penultimate Day
The broader stock markets rose Monday to kick off the month of November, but without much help from tech and tech-esque mega-caps.
November 25, 2020
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q3
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q3
Billionaires, high-asset hedge funds and other institutional investors recently revealed these 50 companies as some of their top stock picks during th…
November 15, 2020
Stock Market Today 11/9/20: Promising Vaccine News Launches Dow to New Heights
Stock Market Today 11/9/20: Promising Vaccine News Launches Dow to New Heights
Continued election momentum combined with COVID vaccine enthusiasm to propel many of the Dow's cyclical stocks Monday, while tech largely faltered.
November 9, 2020
Stock Market Today 11/4/20: The Only Clear Winner Right Now? Stocks.
Stock Market Today 11/4/20: The Only Clear Winner Right Now? Stocks.
U.S. markets surged Wednesday amid a still-to-be-decided election that was pointing in Joe Biden's favor, but with no 'blue wave.'
November 4, 2020
Stock Market Today 10/30/20: Big Tech Beatdown Keeps Stocks in a Slump
Stock Market Today 10/30/20: Big Tech Beatdown Keeps Stocks in a Slump
Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Amazon (AMZN) helped lead the market lower in an especially painful Friday for the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
October 30, 2020
13 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
13 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
The 2020 election likely will be a pivot point for several areas of the market. Here are 13 of the best stocks to own should President Donald Trump wi…
October 29, 2020
Stock Market Today 10/28/20: Dow Drops 943 Points as Investors Storm the Exits
Stock Market Today 10/28/20: Dow Drops 943 Points as Investors Storm the Exits
America's major indices suffered significant drops Wednesday as COVID-19's cloud of uncertainty cast a larger shadow over the economy.
October 28, 2020
Stock Market Today 10/21/20: Snap Soars, Netflix Nosedives as Stocks Sit and Wait
Stock Market Today 10/21/20: Snap Soars, Netflix Nosedives as Stocks Sit and Wait
Stocks mostly treaded water Wednesday as stimulus negotiations continued, but Snap (SNAP) and Netflix (NFLX) provided some fireworks.
October 21, 2020
Stock Market Today 10/8/20: Stocks Tiptoe Forward as Stimulus Talks Persist
Stock Market Today 10/8/20: Stocks Tiptoe Forward as Stimulus Talks Persist
Stocks edged forward Thursday as slowing progress on the employment front yet again highlighted the need for fiscal help from Washington.
October 8, 2020
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q2
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q2
These 50 companies, of various shapes and sizes, were among billionaires', high-asset hedge funds' and other institutional investors' top stock picks …
October 6, 2020
Stock Market Today 10/1/20: Stimulus Talks Keep Stringing Stocks Along
Stock Market Today 10/1/20: Stimulus Talks Keep Stringing Stocks Along
An effort to pass one more COVID rescue package before the U.S. elections continued to push and pull on the market Thursday.
October 1, 2020
10 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
10 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
The 2020 election likely will be a pivot point for several areas of the market. Here are some of the best stocks to own should President Donald Trump …
September 29, 2020
Hedge Funds' 25 Top Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now
Hedge Funds' 25 Top Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now
Hedge funds historically have loaded up on blue-chip stocks, and that's still true today. Here, we examine the smart money's favorite stock picks and …
September 17, 2020
Stock Market Today 9/15/20: Nasdaq, Tech Stocks Continue to Regain Their Poise
Stock Market Today 9/15/20: Nasdaq, Tech Stocks Continue to Regain Their Poise
The technology sector took off again on a news-light Tuesday, though Apple (AAPL) didn't contribute much after a set of product and service reveals.
September 15, 2020
Stock Market Today 8/26/20: Tech Puts In Another Day of Heavy Lifting
Stock Market Today 8/26/20: Tech Puts In Another Day of Heavy Lifting
A 26% gain Wednesday from soon-to-be Dow component Salesforce.com (CRM) helped tech lead yet another market rally.
August 26, 2020
Stock Market Today 8/25/20: A Little Trade Sunshine Helps Stocks Grow
Stock Market Today 8/25/20: A Little Trade Sunshine Helps Stocks Grow
The U.S. and China recommitted to their 'Phase 1' trade agreement Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
August 25, 2020
Stock Market Today 8/20/20: Mega-Cap Tech Keeps Its Foot on the Pedal
Stock Market Today 8/20/20: Mega-Cap Tech Keeps Its Foot on the Pedal
Gains in the likes of Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Tesla (TSLA) lifted an otherwise middling market Thursday.
August 20, 2020
Stock Market Today 8/6/20: 'FAAMNGs' Do the Market's Talking
Stock Market Today 8/6/20: 'FAAMNGs' Do the Market's Talking
Facebook (FB), which surged Thursday on the launch of a feature to compete with TikTok, joined with other mega-caps to lead the indices higher yet aga…
August 6, 2020