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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

After plunging in 2022, the Nasdaq has come back in a big way this year. Through July 11, the tech-heavy index is up 31% for 2023, easily outpacing both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Compared to commodities like gold and oil, bonds, bank certificates of deposit (CDs), and housing, no asset class has delivered a higher annualized long-term return than the stock market. But when

Stock markets moved higher on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) leading the way higher with gains of more than 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P

It is hard not to watch the S&P 500 index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average if you own stocks. They are a barometer of the market, and your portfolio will likely be performing better when broad

There's never a dull moment on Wall Street.

Over the trailing-two-year stretch, Wall Street's three major stock indexes -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite -- hit

For the past 127 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has been one of Wall Street's most-followed indexes, and a barometer for the health of the stock market.

Although

The stock market maintained its positive momentum on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) leading the way higher and rising nearly 1% on the day. Gains for the Nasdaq

Monday turned out to be a solid day for the stock market. Gains were most significant for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), but the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P