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NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240521122546_nasdaq-100-vs.jpg
NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ

Looking to invest in the tech sector? Then you’ll likely be looking at NASDAQ stocks, but the NASDAQ is a huge exchange, and investors need ways to break down the components for analysis. That’s

NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240521122546_nasdaq-100-vs.jpg
NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ

Looking to invest in the tech sector? Then you’ll likely be looking at NASDAQ stocks, but the NASDAQ is a huge exchange, and investors need ways to break down the components for analysis. That’s

How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520103522_how-to-invest-in-nasdaq-an-easy-to-follow-guide.jpg
How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

When tracking the US stock market, you’ll usually see quotes from 3 major indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite Index. All 3 are proxies for US stock

How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520103522_how-to-invest-in-nasdaq-an-easy-to-follow-guide.jpg
How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

When tracking the US stock market, you’ll usually see quotes from 3 major indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite Index. All 3 are proxies for US stock

Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520100023_nasdaq-vs.jpg
Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are both major measures used to track the health of specific segments of the economy. The Nasdaq is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities

Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520100023_nasdaq-vs.jpg
Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are both major measures used to track the health of specific segments of the economy. The Nasdaq is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities

3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520072958_3-dow-stocks-to-watch-as-the-index-hits-a-new-high.jpg
3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High

This year, the stock market could show investors a new divide, unlike anything that portfolios have dealt with in the past economic cycle. After contracting for over 15 months, the U.S.

3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520072958_3-dow-stocks-to-watch-as-the-index-hits-a-new-high.jpg
3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High

This year, the stock market could show investors a new divide, unlike anything that portfolios have dealt with in the past economic cycle. After contracting for over 15 months, the U.S.

Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240417125102_bear-market-funds-to-watch-this-year.jpg
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year

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

Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240417125102_bear-market-funds-to-watch-this-year.jpg
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year

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

Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240327095739_best-bear-market-funds-top-3-investment-options-to.jpg
Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider

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

Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240327095739_best-bear-market-funds-top-3-investment-options-to.jpg
Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider

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

Longest Bear Market in History Plus 7 Other Bear Market Facts: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240319121214_longest-bear-market-in-history-plus-7-other-bear-m.jpg
Longest Bear Market in History Plus 7 Other Bear Market Facts

For investors, few terms strike as much fear as "bear market." 

Like being face-to-face with a predator in the wilderness, a bear market represents a period of decline where prices plummet and

Longest Bear Market in History Plus 7 Other Bear Market Facts: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240319121214_longest-bear-market-in-history-plus-7-other-bear-m.jpg
Longest Bear Market in History Plus 7 Other Bear Market Facts

For investors, few terms strike as much fear as "bear market." 

Like being face-to-face with a predator in the wilderness, a bear market represents a period of decline where prices plummet and

Amazon Stock: Why it's Finally Included in the Dow Index: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240228144806_amazon-stock-and-why-its-finally-included-in-the-d.jpg
Amazon Stock: Why it's Finally Included in the Dow Index

Does the recent addition of Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to the Dow Jones Industrial Average signal that the 30-stock index is still relevant?

And what does the addition mean for Amazon stock?

Amazon Stock: Why it's Finally Included in the Dow Index: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240228144806_amazon-stock-and-why-its-finally-included-in-the-d.jpg
Amazon Stock: Why it's Finally Included in the Dow Index

Does the recent addition of Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to the Dow Jones Industrial Average signal that the 30-stock index is still relevant?

And what does the addition mean for Amazon stock?

Are these frigid Dow stocks in for a longer winter?: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240207095247_are-these-frigid-dow-stocks-in-for-a-longer-winter.jpg
Are these frigid Dow stocks in for a longer winter?

At Friday’s annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil predicted that we are in for an early spring for the first time since 2020. 

The U.S. stock market has come a long way

Are these frigid Dow stocks in for a longer winter?: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240207095247_are-these-frigid-dow-stocks-in-for-a-longer-winter.jpg
Are these frigid Dow stocks in for a longer winter?

At Friday’s annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil predicted that we are in for an early spring for the first time since 2020. 

The U.S. stock market has come a long way

Verizon, Walgreens, 3M: 3 high-yield Dow stocks to buy now?: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240205072141_verizon-walgreens-3m-3-high-yield-dow-stocks-to-bu.jpg
Verizon, Walgreens, 3M: 3 high-yield Dow stocks to buy now?: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240205072141_verizon-walgreens-3m-3-high-yield-dow-stocks-to-bu.jpg
IBM, Verizon, Merck stocks lead Dow to new highs: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240130191144_ibm-verizon-merck-stocks-lead-dow-to-new-highs.jpg
IBM, Verizon, Merck stocks lead Dow to new highs

You don't hear as much about the Dow Jones Industrial Average as investors did a few decades ago, as the broad consensus has deemed the S&P 500 a better indicator of market conditions.

But the

IBM, Verizon, Merck stocks lead Dow to new highs: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240130191144_ibm-verizon-merck-stocks-lead-dow-to-new-highs.jpg
IBM, Verizon, Merck stocks lead Dow to new highs

You don't hear as much about the Dow Jones Industrial Average as investors did a few decades ago, as the broad consensus has deemed the S&P 500 a better indicator of market conditions.

But the

Where will S&P 500 go after new bullish levels?: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240109070455_where-will-sp-500-go-after-new-bullish-levels.jpg
Where will S&P 500 go after new bullish levels?

The discouraging start to 2024 didn’t result in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) falling anywhere close to its 50-day moving average. 

A rally of 1.43% on January 8 brought the broad