Looking at the stock markets, three main points are commanding investor attention right now. First, and the most obvious, is that the stock indexes are near record-high levels. Both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are within touching distances of their all-time highs. Second, corporate earnings are sound, with most sectors showing double-digit year-over-year gains […]
The S&P 500 stands just a touch below its closing all-time high of 5,433.74, a record it reached just last Thursday. For the year-to-date, the index is up almost 14%, a solid gain that provides support for positive investor sentiment. Looking at the market from the technical perspective is Ari Wald, Oppenheimer’s head of technical […]
Risk and reward are the yin and yang of stock trading, the two essential yet opposing forces in every market success. And there are no stocks that better embody both sides – the risk factors and the reward potentials—than penny stocks. Traditionally, these are shares sold for just pennies each; nowadays, they’re the stocks priced […]
After some recent losses, markets turned up during Wednesday’s after-hours trading session. This upturn coincided with Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s announcement confirming that there will be no further rate hikes for the foreseeable future. The upward turn in the markets highlights the volatility in current conditions – but that’s not a bad thing at […]
Oppenheimer has finally premiered in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was three, said he […]
Harrison Miller Moseley was many things, and at the top of an impressive list was his work as mathematician for the Manhattan Project. “I was just doing my job,” he modestly told TCU Magazine back in a 2008. After his work building the bomb was done, he realized that his skills were a part of […]
Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic Oppenheimer has swept the Oscars, winning seven awards. The film about J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist described as the father of the atomic bomb, was named best picture while Irish star Cillian Murphy won best actor and Nolan took the best director award. Robert Downey Jr was named best supporting […]
The 96th Academy Awards were presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where many of Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year’s best in film. Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer — the American physicist credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb” — came into the night with the most […]
The 96th Academy Awards were presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where many of Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year’s best in film. Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer — the American physicist credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb” — came into the night with the most […]
With two weeks to go before the Oscars, Oppenheimer looks unstoppable as the film continued its run of success at award shows. Director and producer Christopher Nolan’s tale of the life of J Robert Oppenheimer and the birth of the atomic age won the top prize at the 35th Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards […]
Cillian Murphy picked up the best actor in a motion picture gong for his role in Oppenheimer during the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, while the film won best cast in a motion picture. Christopher Nolan’s biopic, in which the Cork-born actor plays theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer – described as the father of the […]
2024 has really gotten rolling, and the chief issue for investors is finding the best portfolio composition to take advantage of a likely bullish environment. John Stoltzfus, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer, believes that the main factors to consider this year will likely be continued economic resilience and a policy shift by the Federal Reserve […]