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The stock market looked poised to break a long upward streak on Wednesday morning, as major market index futures were slightly lower on the day. With 12 straight days of gains, the Dow Jones

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the most closely followed stock market indexes around. Comprising 30 of the largest public companies, it has long served as a benchmark for overall market

Over long periods, Wall Street is a wealth builder for patient investors. But when examined over shorter timelines, directional stock movements are about as predictable as a coin flip.

Since the

The stock market continued its upward run on Tuesday, lifted by optimism about how earnings season is going. Even though the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates when it completes its

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This is an important week for the stock market, as many investors are looking at the Federal Reserve to determine whether they'll see another interest rate hike from its monetary policy committee

Over the past two years, investors have been taken on quite the roller-coaster ride.

In 2021, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) endured no worse than a 5% correction, while all major indexes

Stock markets kept up their positive momentum on Monday, with all three major market benchmarks extending their gains from the past few weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) led

Many investors believe that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has lost its standing as an important stock index. Its price-weighted methodology means that the Dow gives less weight

The share price of Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ: MBWM) climbed 16.4% this week as of Friday at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. It had been up as much as 18.7% this week

The stock market finally took a bit of a break on Thursday, although it didn't keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) from posting yet another day of gains. Despite significant

Wall Street was divided on Thursday, with much of the market giving up ground on concerns about the sustainability of massive upward moves in popular megacap stocks. Yet even though other benchmarks

Putting your money to work on Wall Street has been quite the adventure over the past two years. We watched the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest-yielding stock is telecom giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), with a nearly 7.7% yield. Next up is pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:

2023 has thus far been a winning year for stocks, despite fears of a recession overshadowing the market over much of the first half.

While the economy seemed headed for a recession at the start of

Over the long run, Wall Street is a wealth-building machine. But when looked at over shorter time lines, the broader market is quite unpredictable as the 2022 bear market showed.

Though stock market

Wall Street kept celebrating on Tuesday, with the biggest gains going to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) this time around. Both the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and the

Wall Street has been in a great mood, and major stock market benchmarks made further gains to reach their best levels since late 2021. Particularly notable was the gain in the Dow Jones Industrial

In case you haven't noticed, the bulls are once again running wild on Wall Street. Following a difficult 2022 that saw the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500

Stock markets continued to gain ground on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) again leading the way higher. Gains for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial

It's only July, but 2023 has already been a terrific year for most stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index is up more than 17% since the end of 2022.

While this has been a great year for most of the

The past two years have been quite the adventure for Wall Street and investors. In the second half of 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:

The upward momentum in the stock market this week ran out of steam on Friday afternoon, as the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gave up early gains to close

Earnings season is here, and investors late this week got an opening salvo of financial results from several high-profile companies. The early news has overall been fairly good, and that sent all

The bull run continued on Wall Street, as the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) once again had the biggest gains following an encouraging start to earnings season. Gains for the Dow Jones