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After the worst December since the Great Depression, the S&P 500 enjoyed its best January in more than 30 years. Today's Stocks & Topics: SNH - Senior Housing Properties Trust, CAG - Conagra Brands Inc., Tesla's Main Competitors, Countries With Most Billionaires, Companies With Delinquent Debts, MU - Micron Technology Inc., Cryptocurrencies, SQ - Square Inc. Cl A, MYL - Mylan N.V.,...

Shares of gene-therapy companies surged Monday, boosted by the news of Roche Holding AG’s acquisition of Spark Therapeutics Inc. Today's Stocks & Topics: Banks Investing, GFF - Griffon Corp., XLF - Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Buying Dips, PXD - Pioneer Natural Resources Co., BGS - B&G Foods Inc., Mutual Funds, ARCC - Ares Capital Corp., Home Price Growth. Our Sponsors: * Check ou...

If true, this move could turn the $140 billion game industry on its head. Today's Stocks & Topics: FDX - FedEx Corp., Markets Make Everyone Feel Stupid at Some Point, Options, Charts Indicators, CTL – Century Link Inc., VPGDX - Vanguard Managed Payout Fund Investor, ALB - Albemarle Corp., KMX - CarMax Inc., Pharmaceuticals Industry. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claud...

Many experts have scaled down 2019 growth estimates to 2%-- and this cannot be considered recessionary. Today's Stocks & Topics: Risk Tolerance, Retirement, Foreign Markets In 2018, ECRI Weekly Leading Index, Bankruptcy Courts, New Investor, Diversification, Emerging Markets, Preferred Stocks, Retirement Needs, Technical Analysis, Stock Evaluation. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and u...

What matters is the debt-to-GDP level, which is not in the danger zone now but threatens to get there before long. Today's Stocks & Topics: JNJ - Johnson & Johnson, PCG - PG&E Corp., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR, 401k, Funds Management, KHC - Kraft Heinz Co. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropi...

Apple needs to tackle the issue of slowing iPhone sales, and doubling its services sector revenues may not do the trick. Today's Stocks & Topics: WDC - Western Digital Corp., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR, Financial Freedom, Corporate Debt, GT - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., LTC - LTC Properties Inc., FXF - Invesco Currency Shares Swiss Franc Trust, Reasons to Invest in...

Heart drugs, and other preventative medicines, are keeping down Medicare costs-- but pharma's pricing may hold back advances. Today's Stocks & Topics: ORCL - Oracle Corp., Covered Calls, EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil ETF, Five Reasons To Always Own Stocks, Economic Numbers, Retail Sales, Interest Rates, AZO - AutoZone Inc., ORLY - O'Reilly Automotive Inc., Short Squeeze, Mortgages, ROK...

America is showing resilience despite headwinds around the globe-- including contraction in China. Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing for Beginners, What is an Index?, Nvidia's Earnings, Umbrella Insurance, Options, 401k, How Not to Run Out of Money, Retirement, Financial Advisors, Insider Trading. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: h...

The drop raises new concerns about the consumer, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy. Today's Stocks & Topics: Covered Call, Foreign Markets, The Dollar, Charlie Munger, MRK - Merck & Co. Inc., COUP - Coupa Software Inc., Foreclosure, SOGO - Sogou Inc. ADR, MET - MetLife Inc. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: https...

Market technicians use moving averages to help gauge bullish and bearish long-term and short-term momentum in an asset. Today's Stocks & Topics: Roth I-R-A, Warren Buffett, Why You Should Bet On America, XLF - Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, KO - Coca-Cola Co., MU - Micron Technology Inc., IPOs, AAL - American Airlines Group Inc. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude...

About 55 percent of fund managers have indicated worry about global growth and say they are pessimistic about the economy and inflation. Today's Stocks & Topics: Candlestick Chart, iShares, HNNA - Hennessy Advisors Inc., National Debt, Why You Should Bet On America, BILI - Bilibili Inc. ADR, ON - ON Semiconductor Corp., TX - TERNIUM S.A. ADR. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my...

More than two in three bankruptcies are caused by medical problems-- even for people with health insurance. Today's Stocks & Topics: Price Range, Stock Market May Be In For A Rude Awakening As Earnings Growth Hits A Wall, AQN - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Investing, GRUB - GrubHub Inc., Valuation Reserve, PEGI - Pattern Energy Group Inc., S&P 500. Our Sponsors: * Check out A...

Monopolies limit competition and lead to abuses of power and there is evidence that the capabilities of the tech industry have outpaced those of U.S. policy makers. Today's Stocks & Topics: MTCH - Match Group Inc., BAC - Bank of America Corp., APHA - Aphria Inc., ATVI - Activision Blizzard Inc., Book Value, 5G, Smart Income Strategies, Robo-Advisors, ORCL - Oracle Corp., Investing Tools. O...

Home equity line-of-credit loans may look like "found money", but tax law changes and rising interest rates reduce their appeal. Today's Stocks & Topics: HYI - Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc., Keep Buying the Dips, Global Economy, San Francisco Fed, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., 5G Industry, ETFC - E*TRADE Financial Corp., Safe Investment, AAPL...

The prevailing wisdom is that Amazon will do better than Alphabet in the long term-- but to some, Amazon poses a greater risk. Today's Stocks & Topics: HRB - H&R Block Inc., Mortgage Rates, The Problem with the FIRE Movement, Tesla's New Roadster, GSK – Glaxo Smith Kline PLC ADR, COF - Capital One Financial Corp., Emerging Markets, VMMSX - Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Inv...

The trillions spent on share repurchases since the current bull market began have kept a floor under Wall Street during tough times. Today's Stocks & Topics: BGS - B&G Foods Inc., Seniors Are to Blame for Housing Shortage, Disney vs. Netflix, Tesla Model 3, Exchange-Traded Fund, Mutual Funds, MAC - Macerich Co., Preferred Stocks, HSA: Health Savings Account, PM - Philip Morris Internat...

Shares of Apple have lost nearly 30 percent from an October record-high, and investors are likely looking for the company to make strategic acquisitions. Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A vs. Brokerage Account, Enough Retirement Savings?, The State of the Union Message, T - AT&T Inc., SHMP – Natural Shrimp Inc., ACB - Aurora Cannabis Inc., Back-End-Ratio, KEM - Kemet Corp., Charting Tools...

Amazon expected that its acquisition of Whole Foods Market would grow its retail business, but after the first year-- results are less than anticipated. Today's Stocks & Topics: Options Trading, Infrastructure Spending, First Quarter Profits, Accounts Consolidation, BTI - British American Tobacco PLC ADR, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., BLK - BlackRock Inc., ABBV - AbbVie Inc....

Surveys suggest these planned "sick outs" could cost employers up to $4.4 billion in lost productivity. Today's Stocks & Topics: SMG - Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., U.S. Jobs Report, VLO - Valero Energy Corp., DG - Dollar General Corp., KL - Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., TGT - Target Corp., WMT - Walmart Inc., VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, Average 401k Balance. Our Sponsors: * Check...

In December, "house hunters" signed about 2 percent fewer contracts for existing homes, and realtors blame stock market volatility and weak affordability. Today's Stocks & Topics: Target Date Funds, BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., GRUB - GrubHub Inc., Mutual Funds or ETFs, Online Brokerage, Economy of Europe, UNFI - United Natural Foods Inc., 401k, Gold, TSLA - Tesla Inc. Our Sponsors: *...

01-30-19: Amazon Plans To Launch A New Middle East Marketplace The move will bring a unified brand and 'back-end system' for Amazon, while helping more U.S.-based sellers expand in the region. Today's Stocks & Topics: Emerging Markets, T - AT&T Inc., NVAX - Novavax Inc., ORNYX - Oppenheimer Rochester High Yield Municipal Fund, PAGS - PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Cl A, IIPR - Innovati...

Was the market's fourth quarter volatility a passing scare, a reaction to a possible Fed mistake, or the real thing? Today's Stocks & Topics: Financial Books, Beware of the IRS, Global Trade, Home Prices, AAPL - Apple Inc., GDX - VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF, ABBV - AbbVie Inc., FNMA - Fannie Mae, IDE - Voya Infrastructure, Industrials & Materials Fund, QQQ - Invesco QQQ Trust Se...

America is showing resilience despite headwinds around the globe-- including contraction in China. Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing for Beginners, What is an Index?, Nvidia's Earnings, Umbrella Insurance, UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc., FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., DE - Deere & Co., Options. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: htt...

The "YouTube TV" product will soon cover 98 percent of US households. Today's Stocks & Topics: Pension Plans, WDC - Western Digital Corp., Artificial Intelligent, Economic Reports, MO - Altria Group Inc., ADNT - Adient PLC, ADNT - Adient PLC, JCI - Johnson Controls International PLC, AIF - Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc., Re-balance, C - Citigroup Inc., TDC - Teradata Corp. Our Sp...

Rising incomes have catapulted millions into China's new middle class, and it is already the world’s leader in e-commerce sales. Today's Stocks & Topics: CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., PM - Philip Morris International Inc., Credit Cycle, Junk Bond Market, New Investor, PCG - PG&E Corp., STWD - Starwood Property Trust Inc., CAG - Conagra Brands Inc., NPSNY - Naspers Ltd. ADR. Our Sponso...