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There’s geopolitics, and then there’s the conventional kind. The impeachment situation puts focus back on the home front, but also raises questions about the big picture. Most importantly, could the turmoil in Washington potentially interfere with progress on a trade deal? That’s...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) answered a question a lot of TV cord-cutters have been asking — "How much will Apple TV+ cost?" — and surprised many people with the answer. It's $4.99 a month. "This is crazy," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "Less than a cost of a single...

If today has a theme, it could be “follow-through.” The question going in is, can stocks pick up on the momentum where they left off late Tuesday? Though stocks were down most of the day yesterday, they clawed back to close around flat and near the day’s highs, with the Dow Jones...

The core purpose of the stock market is to allocate capital to good companies. Of course, we use it for our own benefit, whether it be retirement planning or speculative day trading. There are a lot of individuals who don’t want to make any stock investing decisions, and instead just want an...

A new set of tariffs and the market gives back last week’s advance. Some of the Chinese goods subject to fresh 15% U.S. tariffs that took effect over the weekend include apparel, footwear, consumer electronics and toys. China slapped some tariffs of its own on American goods and also filed a...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s solid second-quarter results continued to push the stock higher Friday and drove several sell-side analysts to raise their price targets. Pre-market and early morning buyers sent the Google parent company’s stock price up by more than...

This morning delivered a diversion from the steady drumbeat of earnings with an update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB finished its meeting today without announcing a new rate cut, but hinted strongly that one could happen in September. The ECB hasn’t cut rates since 2016, and...

Earnings season can feel like a Category 5 hurricane, and right now we’re entering the eye of the storm. Hundreds of firms have rained down financial data upon eager investors, and there are hundreds more still to follow. To predict whether the current climate of strong corporate growth will...

Tech giants in the FAANG group should weather Justice Department antitrust scrutiny over the long term, Wedbush said Wednesday after a report of a broadening probe. What Happened The Wall Street Journal first reported the Justice Department will investigate tech antitrust questions, likely...

With Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reporting disappointing quarterly results and coming under pressure as we head into the cash open this morning, I’m going to be keeping an eye on the FANG+ futures (/FNG) today. With Facebook and Google facing potential regulatory issues and struggling...

Today’s session starts with banks and ends with a FAANG. Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and several other banking firms highlight the earnings picture this morning, while anticipation builds ahead of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) results after the close. Remember that for NFLX, the first FAANG...

Technology is a sector that houses some of the biggest investment opportunities ever seen. In fact, outside of the banking industry, more tech companies are among the 50 largest companies in the world by market cap than any other industry, with companies like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com,...

Trepidation seems to be growing as investors prepare for two days of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s “Humphrey Hawkins” testimony to Congress starting tomorrow. U.S. stocks could follow European markets’ overnight lead downward to start Tuesday as weakness grows ahead of Powell...

Technology is the second-best performing sector over the last month, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to blow people away with Q2 earnings results. Since the start of June, Technology shares are up nearly 7%, better than any sector besides Materials. Strong Technology...

Even the slightest hint of warmer trade winds is enough to get investors’ hearts beating a little faster these days as the G-20 meeting approaches.  You can see that Wednesday morning as the stock market made a mild rebound thanks in part to some optimistic comments from U.S. Treasury...