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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is up more than 6% after the company announced a whopping $110 billion share buyback authorization. In addition to the buyback, Apple rewarded shareholders with a

Everyone appreciates a good deal, whether it's when buying goods or buying stocks. When it comes to the latter, one of the more popular tools for identifying potential bargains on the stock market

When you believe a stock will rise, you can leverage a trade with stock options. Notably, taking call options is the obvious choice. After all, call options rise when the underlying stock price

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) began 2024 as the world’s only $3 trillion company thanks to a significant stock price jump during the recent AI-infused bull run. Now approaching its 50th

The financial sector, an outperformer year-to-date, up over 8.5% compared to the overall market’s 6.9%, is currently in a fascinating position. 

The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLF) has

Buying options is a way to increase the leverage on a trade, as it takes an investor less out-of-pocket money to gain significantly higher exposure to a stock's underlying direction. The caveat lies

The market sell-off has awakened the hibernating bears. If you're feeling bearish and seek to profit from falling stocks but feel short selling is too risky, you can take a lower-risk approach

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock entered a correction before the Q3 earnings release, setting it up for a trend following signal that is now in play. The Q3 results reveal a classic

The market’s reaction to Caterpillar’s (NYSE: CAT) Q1 results and guidance proves that the correction in price action is not over. The news isn’t bad, but tepid and weaker than expected, causing a

Markets were scared to wake up to the Federal Reserve (the Fed) pulling the rug. After pricing in the proposed interest rate cuts for 2024, which were set to be implemented by March, then May, and

Some stocks are undeniable pillars in their respective industries, and sometimes even for an entire economy. Shares of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) saw little change after it reported its first quarter

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) popped up on the Insidertrades.com radar for five transitions made in early April, marking the first insider activity in many quarters.

Five insiders, including

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and platforms are growing like weeds. The arms race for AI superiority continues to be waged between the chip makers trying to chip away at Nvidia Co.

The U.S. stock market indexes, such as the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, reached all-time high levels this year due to growing hype around the technology sector. At the center of this hype, investors

Certain stocks fall out of favor once every business cycle, whether for actual justifiable reasons or because of plain overlooking. Markets can get busy and caught up with sectors that make the

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been on the brink of completing a reversal for months and may do so now that the Q1 results are in. The Q1 results are mixed but include better-than-expected margin

What once started as a simple online store selling books, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is now at the top of the E-commerce realm and still expanding into what has been called the ‘oil of the 21st

As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear

In last week’s stock options article, we reviewed the pros and cons of debit spreads. When you believe a stock is going higher but want to limit your downside risk and are willing to cap upside

Are you trying to predict the next bear market? If so, you might want to consider the magnitude of the task first. Many millions have been lost predicting bear markets that never materialize

UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE: UNH) Q1 results were better than expected for two reasons: First, the stock price is now rebounding from long-term lows and deep value territory with ample upside

The semiconductor industry has become a focus of every investor portfolio in the past few months, as technology stocks have outperformed almost every other sector in the past 12 months. Led by

The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) is a global stock exchange, a marketplace where traders buy and sell securities. Officially opened in 1971, the Nasdaq

Few companies are more synonymous with retail in the United States than Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT). While both retail giants have rewarded investors over the