(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were steady on Tuesday, with those tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hovering around record highs, ahead of retail sales data and commentary from a number of Federal Reserve officials. Technology stocks lifted the benchmark S&P 500 to its fifth record high close in six sessions on Monday, […]
Vanguard is one of the largest investment advisors and asset managers in the world. Its size allows it to charge very low fees for financial products. The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) has $235 billion in net assets and charges a 0.04% annual expense ratio — which would be $94 million in fees paid to […]
Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images US stocks surged with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hitting record highs on mega-cap tech strength. Shares of Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Broadcom all surged at least 2% on Monday. Meanwhile, two Wall Street strategists boosted their year-end S&P 500 price targets. US stocks surged on Monday, with the S&P 500 […]
US stocks held near record-high levels Monday ahead of a holiday-shortened trading week as Wall Street wondered if the bull rally that has roared through 2024 has more room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.6% after the index notched a “perfect” week in Friday’s session with its fifth straight record close. The […]
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be excellent passive income vehicles, especially when they are low-cost. Consider the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ: VONG). Its expense ratio is a mere 0.08%, meaning that $5,000 invested in the fund would result in just $4 in fees per year. The ETF hit an all-time high on Wednesday in […]
US stocks finished little changed Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq logging strong weekly performances as Apple’s (AAPL) AI strategy and Elon Musk’s pay package win at Tesla (TSLA) took center stage. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost about 0.2%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) tipped just below the flatline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq […]
Tempus AI (TEM) made its trading debut on the Nasdaq via an IPO. The stock has popped in Friday trading after opening at $37 per share. Market Domination Anchors Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton look at Tempus in the broader AI narrative For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch […]
US stock futures traded mixed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 holding near its record high as investors weighed the two-way pull of cooling inflation and a Federal Reserve pullback on interest rate cuts. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) edged up 0.1% after the benchmark topped 5,400 to close at a fresh all-time high. Contracts on […]
Software stocks had a terrible time in May. The majority of last month’s worst-performing shares were software providers. This is notable considering that these rapid-growth stocks rarely go on sale. But it’s not just high-flying software stocks that had a difficult time. Some biotech companies also struggled in May. If you’re looking for growth all-stars […]
(Reuters) – Futures tracking the Nasdaq leapt on Thursday on gains in heavyweight technology stocks, aided by broadly unchanged bets on the Federal Reserve easing interest rates in September despite the central bank projecting just one cut this year. Investor sentiment got a boost from softer-than-expected inflation data and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s acknowledgement that […]
A promising inflation print on the morning of the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve has economists feeling optimistic about the central bank’s statement, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference may lean more dovish than initially expected. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May showed the lowest yearly increase for consumer prices since […]
A promising inflation print on the morning of the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve has economists feeling optimistic about the central bank’s statement, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference may lean more dovish than initially expected. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May showed the lowest yearly increase for consumer prices since […]