Despite — and perhaps because of — a week of waffling headlines on peace talks with Iran, two out of three major indexes broke through to new all-time highs as all three closed out their third straight week of gains.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed Friday up 1.2% for a gain of 4.5% on the week,
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The investing world marveled in 2019 when legendary investor Warren Buffett bought shares of Amazon (AMZN +0.34%) as part of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB 0.10%) portfolio. The notoriously tech-averse billionaire’s only other long-term tech holding at the time was Apple (AAPL +2.65%).
If the Iran war is truly “over,” that would be good news for humanity. It would also be good news for stock markets. Investors in U.S. stocks reacted with enthusiasm to last week’s ceasefire in the Middle East — the S&P 500 index and tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index both reached new all-time highs on Friday.
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At the close on March 31,
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I think this is an interesting time to be in the stock market because the landscape has changed dramatically over the last year. The rapid run of tech stocks has come to an end, at least for now, and investors are cycling their money to sectors like consumer staples and energy stocks. As the market comes under pressure,
It’s easy to grow weary of bad news, and for some, Social Security’s solvency is just one more piece of stinky news. If you’re among those who are tired of worrying about whether the program will be there for you when you need it, this list may serve as a reminder that all hope is not lost.
Investing.com — The S&P 500 recently reached a record high, yet in a move that analysts are calling unprecedented, the market’s price-to-earnings (PE) ratio has actually declined over the past six months.
Investors might be tempted to view the decline as a sign of broad-based value,
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The process to install Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, isn’t going smoothly, and it could get even more complicated.
After a monthslong search process, Trump finally announced his nomination on January 30.
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We’ve seen some exciting new stock listings in the 21st century. However, none of them were as big as SpaceX’s IPO expected within the next few months. The space technology company is targeting a valuation of around $2 trillion.
Investing in IPO stocks always comes with risks. That will indisputably be the case with SpaceX.
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Fleetwood Mac scored a monster hit in 1977 that featured the lyrics, “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.” Fifty years later, many retirees who listened to that song over and over again have no problems thinking about tomorrow — especially when it’s about their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL),
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