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The Russell 2000 (INDEXRUSSELL: RUT) has lagged the broad market for years because its small-cap names carry larger-than-average risk in economically constrained environments. Economic constraints

Investors often search for the holy grail in the world of trading and investing, looking for that one strategy, chart pattern, or indicator that will bring them to the land of riches. Despite how

McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) Q2 results weren’t awesome, but the miss was slim compared to the consensus estimates, and revision trends suggest the market was secretly expecting worse. All but one

Leading semiconductor company Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) underwent a 10-for-1 stock split on July 12, 2024. Predictably, its shares surged upon announcing the split and ran into the actual

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) stock has been in a flat trading range for the past 4 months. Its shares are trading up just 6.34% year-to-date (YTD), severely

Historically, the dollar index level drives many trends in the United States' gross domestic product (GDP). After reporting a better-than-expected 2.8% growth for the past quarter, GDP is now

As the market rotation gets underway, with traders and investors showing growth in preferences for small-cap stocks and bonds, a few other cogs in the machine need to be in place first

Shares in chipmakers and the semiconductor sector have recently experienced a significant pullback. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH), a leader with over 37% gains year-to-date, has entered

The earnings reports from Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) led technology stocks lower for the week. Some analysts are warning that the price action is due to an

The world of cryptocurrency is still a developing thesis, with some raging bulls on every coin out there and others calling the asset class a complete scam and Ponzi scheme. Whether one side is

Owning stock gives investors a one-for-one behavior in the underlying stock, and that’s good enough when there is a longer timeframe. But it won’t cut it for big traders looking to quickly get a

Markets finished the week with big gains fueled by in-line news on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index that offset a robust first read on the second-quarter gross national product

3M’s (NYSE: MMM) rebound is gaining momentum because of surprisingly good results. Today’s story is that repositioning efforts are taking hold and driving improved profitability while litigation

Some names in the retail and apparel sectors have made a splash in investors’ monitors in recent weeks, even months. Unfortunately, the attention is founded on seriously bearish price action, like

As earnings season unfolds and several mega-cap tech stocks, including members of the "Magnificent Seven," have reported, the overall market and tech sector have seen significant declines in

ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE: NOW), a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions, has recently made headlines with a notable 15% surge in its stock price following a strong earnings report. 

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) is a leading provider of managed healthcare services, primarily focusing on government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. Molina Healthcare’s

AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN) is a United Kingdom-based healthcare firm and the sixth-largest pharmaceutical company in the world by market capitalization. So far, in 2024, the firm has

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company known for its focus on developing novel treatments for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Viking Therapeutics'

Investors who remained heavily invested in the technology sector should start watching the broader market’s behavior today, as names in artificial intelligence like NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) are

Since closing at a record high less than 10 days ago, the benchmark S&P 500 index has been on the back foot. For the moment, it's not looking like a whole lot more than a healthy mid-rally

Equities across the board are starting to soften after months of gains, making it a good time to go bargain-hunting. Many of the stocks that have enjoyed triple-digit percentage gains this past

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) was not immune to the broad market sell-off. Still, its operational quality belied the move and proved it was a buy-the-dip opportunity. The Q2 results

Every once in a while, the stock market becomes severely disconnected from a company's true value and fundamentals, as the stock price reflects a widening disconnect between that company's true

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) is in the consumer discretionary sector and is the third-largest automobile company in the United States by market capitalization. The company reported Q2 2024 financial