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Stocks finished the week looking for direction after a hotter-than-expected Jobs report. The 216,000 jobs created may dampen expectations for a rate cut in the next quarter or two. 

However

Perhaps no other industry dominated the stock market in 2023 like that of semiconductors. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and the seemingly endless applications for it, the demand

Stocks shrugged off a "warmish" jobs report and were in the green as the markets closed for the week. As usual, the details matter. With about 25% of the 199,000 jobs created being government jobs

Investors are fleeing equities after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on September 20. Powell reiterated the central bank's intention to keep interest rates higher for longer. That

Coming up with an investment idea is the hardest part of the job. However, investors can add some worthwhile names to their watchlists after much - if not all - of the homework has been done for

With the AI bounce waning, will China’s sluggish economy further put the kibosh on near-term growth for semiconductor stocks like Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MPRW), Qualcomm Inc.

Markets headed into a holiday week on a high note. Investors cheered a lower-than-expected reading on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. Traders are always concerned about the cost

Markets closed the week in a state of cautious optimism. The S&P 500 is officially out of bear market territory but, in the words of another Fed chairman, this is no time for “irrational

The markets ended the week with a sharp rally. Investors cheered an end to the debt ceiling stalemate. That enthusiasm overshadowed a mixed jobs report in which the headline was hotter than

Some like it hot. That’s what some investors said to the April jobs report which came in hotter than expected. Recently, a strong jobs number would be interpreted as bad news for equity markets, but

The global artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030, which will signify a transformative shift across industries and create a lucrative opportunity for

Late 2020 marked the onset of a severe global chip shortage, which had far-reaching repercussions throughout the interconnected world economy. The chip shortage stemmed from multiple factors

Shares of HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) have recently broken out of their previous $27 to $30 a share channel; of course, this price action had been relatively justified. The company's recent quarterly

U.S. stock markets seem to be reaching new all-time highs on a weekly basis. The NASDAQ 100 index can best be traded and followed using the most active exchange-traded-fund (ETF), the Invesco QQQ

Over the past 2 years, markets have lent the lion’s share of their attention to technology stocks, particularly those exposed to the rising trends in artificial intelligence and semiconductor

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has become synonymous with the artificial intelligence revolution. Nvidia’s stock price has surged over recent months, propelled by a multitude of factors. These factors

While the stock market is near all-time highs again, not all stocks are experiencing the same bullish sentiment. You have probably noticed that a portion of your portfolio underperforming the

Congressional trading activity is important because Congress regularly outperforms the broad market. Rules and regulations aside, these people have a deeper knowledge and understanding of how

The Q1 earnings reporting season is all but finished, with more than 98% of the reports issued. While the season unfolded largely as expected, the individual reports brought some unexpected

Despite the market's dramatic sell-off on Friday, some stocks showed impressive strength by making new 52-week highs. While big tech led the market decline, these four stocks, Birkenstock, NetApp

As the saying goes, always follow the money. This time, investors can follow the proverbial big players through an options activity screener, spotting unusual trends in how markets are betting

Micron Technology’s (NASDAQ: MU) stock price is surging and will hit new highs this year. The reason is simple. It is the NVIDIA of memory chips. Where NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) differentiated chip

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) shares have been floundering for the last two years, but those days are ending. The Q1 F25 results were solid, pointing to persistent growth, and the hint of increased