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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...
Chinese Tech Stocks Come to Life
China may still be in trade talks with President Trump, but that's not keeping money away from the country's technology sector. The PowerShares GoldenDragon Halter Index ($HXC) is up more than 3 percent today and on pace for its highest close since early October. The...
Chips Rip and Transports Move North: Earnings This Week
Earnings remained strong in the last week, led by economically sensitive industries like semiconductors, transports and financials. Chip stock Xilinx (XLNX) is the S&P 500's biggest gainer today and in the last week after beating estimates across the board. Some...
Big Growth Stocks Roar Back as Earnings Approach
Big growth stocks are roaring back to life as earnings approach. Companies like Netflix (NFLX), Incyte (INCY), Broadcom (AVGO), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are leading the S&P 500 higher today as investors return to the most important part of the market....
New Companies Are Leading the Market in the New Year
Last year was a busy year for initial public offerings, and several of those new names are rallying in 2019. A list of 37 recent IPOs generated an average gain of more than 9 percent since the start of January. That's more than twice the gain of the broader S&P...
Uber, Lyft Expected to Lead Mega-IPO Stream in 2019
Initial public offerings (IPOs) just had their busiest year since 2014, opening the door to some massive deals in coming months. Ride-sharing giant Uber and smaller rival Lyft are expected to lead the charge. Press reports in mid-October said Uber was targeting a...
Some Stocks Are Already Hitting New Highs
Major indexes remain well below last year's peaks despite their recent bounce. But some stocks are now trying to break out to new highs -- unfazed by the volatility of late. The screenshot below from TradeStation's Scanner shows several companies at or near 52-week...
Small Companies Outperforming in the New Year
Suddenly small is beautiful in the eyes of investors. Indexes focused on smaller companies, like the Russell 2000 (IWM) or the Nasdaq Composite ($COMPX), have outperformed larger benchmarks like the S&P 500 ($SPX.X) and Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) since...
Bad News Hammered Several Key Stocks Last Week
No, it wasn't a nightmare. There was a lot of bad news on a lot of companies last week. At least five of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped amid some kind of bearish headline: Apple (AAPL): Wall Street analysts continued to hammer the...