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A Big Week for Stocks: Megacap Earnings, GDP, Jobs Data

A Big Week for Stocks: Megacap Earnings, GDP, Jobs Data

Money is coming back to megacaps as the biggest week of earnings season begins. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, October 18, and Friday, October 25. It was the index's first drop in seven weeks. However the Nasdaq-100 inched toward record highs, with its...

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 could be attempting a turn after six months of steady declines. The technology-heavy index rose 4.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, July 1, and Friday, July 8. In absolute terms, the gain was smaller than two...

Once again, stocks hit resistance

Once again, stocks hit resistance

For the second week in a row, stocks advanced but stalled at a key level. This time it was the 50-day moving average, a seemingly magical level on the S&P 500 that everyone uses as a trend indicator. The index pushed above it on Tuesday, stayed there for the next...