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It’s no secret that the markets had a great year in 2019. The S&P 500 rose 29% by year’s end, and the NASDAQ, with its heavy emphasis on tech stocks, performed even better, growing 35% for the year. In a curious demonstration of uneven gains, just two companies – Apple and Microsoft – accounted for 15% of the S&P’s total annual gains.Are the good times over, though? The markets appear to be slowing so far this year, and analysts are predicting only a 3% to 5% gain by the end of 2020. Headwinds are forming, as the coronavirus outbreak impinges …read more […]

Shareholders of Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 11… …read more […]

Rarely do investors consider defensive moves in their 401(k)s when stocks are rallying but that is exactly when you should start thinking about them. …read more […]

Last week saw the newest yearly earnings release from NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), an important milestone in the… …read more […]

The coronavirus has now spread to more countries and generated fears about global growth. …read more […]

There’s been a notable change in appetite for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) shares in the week since… …read more […]

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 4 days time. You will need… …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — As gold prices rise, miners have been boosting shareholder payouts in the face of a decline in global output. That’s worrying some investors concerned about the longterm growth prospects of an industry built on a depleting resource.The value of gold, a haven commodity, is driven more by global economics than supply and demand. Any unexpected event — from a surprising cure for coronavirus to a positive trade deal — could drop the value significantly. High prices put more gold scrap on the market, low ones increase hoarding and, if miners’ output remains static, so should profits.Increasingly, investors are …read more […]

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 4 days. You will need to purchase shares before… …read more […]

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HASI) just released its latest annual results and… …read more […]

President Donald Trump doesn’t have a vendetta against CNN — he has one against all media outlets that do adversarial coverage, says John Stankey, who oversees CNN in his role as WarnerMedia CEO. …read more […]

When it comes down to it, investors are focused on a single factor: a stock’s ability to deliver returns. As Wall Street observers gauge the strength of a particular investment opportunity, often, they will filter out the noise and instead, concentrate their attention on its long-term growth prospects. We are referring to whether or not a name can achieve sustainable growth over the long haul, handsomely rewarding investors in the years to come.So, with this goal in mind, what’s the first step for investors ready to get down to business? It’s narrowing down the multitude of tickers traded in the …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — South Korea raised the country’s infectious-disease alert to the highest level after a 20-fold increase in coronavirus cases in five days. Infections in Italy climbed to 100 as emergency measures were implemented.In Japan, a passenger on the ill-fated Diamond Princess tested positive after arriving home north of Tokyo, despite a negative reading during the ship’s quarantine. Three people from the ship have now died, NHK said. The latest developments underscored that the focus on averting a global pandemic is now outside China.China’s top leadership pledged further fiscal and monetary steps to help growth rebound, while finance chiefs from …read more […]