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Some of the best performers of 2023 sold off on news that the Nasdaq 100 index was conducting a special rebalancing later this month. 

Nasdaq announced the rebalance on Friday, July 7, after the

The Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) shopping experience doesn’t conjure up the same digital efficiency as clicking the Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) “buy” button, but there’s more going on behind the

Retiring early is a dream scenario for many Americans, but that dream can quickly become a nightmare without proper preparation. A career provides a steady paycheck, healthcare, benefits like a

Shares of Salesforce.com (NASDAQ: CRM) are up about 70% from the first of the year, and another double-digit gain is in store. The company just announced the first price increase in years, and it

Earnings season kicks off this week. In a tried-and-true Wall Street ritual, bank stocks will be among the first to report. That means it’s time to look at which banks are likely to look like good

When investing in the stock market, or even just evaluating large purchases such as a car or home, it’s important not to remain anchored on data points that no longer apply.

For example, it

With emerging markets expected to diverge from developed markets in the 2nd half, PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) looks like an intelligent play. According to GlobalXETFs, low valuations and secular

The insiders don’t hold much of Consolidated Edison, but they are putting their money into the company. The insiders have only bought stock for the last 5 quarters, and before that only bought

Where is the S&P headed in the second half of 2023? So far, the large-cap index is down 1% in July, after declining the week ended July 6 in light holiday-week trade. 

As always, there are

It’s been years in the making, but WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) is on the brink of reversal. The stock got the expected boost from pandemic spending and stimulus dollars but then struggled in the

Latin American e-commerce leader MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) surpassed consensus earnings estimates in each of the last five quarters. This includes a resounding 42% first quarter beat that

The United States IPO (Initial Public Offering) market had been on a dry spell during the past few months due to more challenging than average financing rates and hurdles, aided by a FED acting to

The past few weeks have seen Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) shares rally as much as 135%. It meant they’ve effectively undone all of 2022’s damage and have them back trading at the same

Like the classic Willie Nelson song, self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) is “on the road again.” 

The former SPAC winner turned penny stock loser is up 131% this

Only sometimes do investors get the opportunity to consider cyclically favorable sectors and, even harder still, to successfully pick a stock within the sector that is set to outperform its peers

Remember the pandemic-era chip shortage? Well, that’s history now, and there’s currently a chip glut, according to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS: SSNLF), which warned that its profit

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE: BTU) is the nation's largest coal producer supplying energy producers like utilities and steel. The popular decarbonization movement has accelerated the adoption of clean

Sports technology player Genius Sports Limited (NYSE: GENI) is mounting quite the comeback. A year removed from a crushing 10-month losing streak, shares of the London-based company have surged

Accolade Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCD) is an artificial intelligence (AI) powered healthcare platform that provides personalized healthcare guidance for employers and workers. The platform helps people

Integrated healthcare and pharmacy retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NYSE: WBA) stock has fallen 21.75% year-to-date (YTD), hitting price levels not seen since 2010. 

Walgreens shares have

As is often the case with equity markets, stocks that perform well one year lag the market the following year. That’s been the case with energy stocks, and in particular oil stocks, which are

One simple signal that investors can use to decide if a stock is likely to move higher is to look at analyst sentiment. An analyst is a market professional employed by either funds that buy

Meta (NASDAQ: META) took the tech world by storm again with its Threads announcement. Threads is a new app built by the Instagram team that allows functionality akin to Twitter. Users log in using

The action is hot in Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) and NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTG). These unrelated companies issued better-than-expected results and guidance that have their shares up

Americans returned from the 4th of July holiday to find the U.S. equity markets in a less than celebratory mood. 

Stronger than expected economic data, including Thursday’s sharp jump in private