As the presidential race heats up with less than three months until Election Day, candidates in smaller-scale races across the country are also sprinting to the November finish line. Those include the 435 races that will decide control of the House of Representatives next year. ‘I feel sort of bullish…
Tech investors were eyeing results from major companies as the last week of August unfolded. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ether prices experienced declines during the five day period, while Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Gemini platform received a boost with the rollout of two new features. OpenAI also made headlines — it is reportedly…
Even as mortgage interest rates were rising, home prices reached the highest level ever on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. On a three-month running average ended in June, prices nationally were 5.4% higher than they were in June 2023, according to data released Tuesday. Despite being…
The thin trading ahead of Labor Day weekend is here. Despite that, on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) notched a record-high close. The S&P 500 ($SPX) was flat, and the Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ) closed slightly lower. Both indexes traded higher for most of the trading day, but it…
It’s All Still Relative The weekly Relative Rotation Graph, as it looks toward the close of this Friday (8/30) shows a clear picture — out of Technology, into everything else. Simple enough, right? However, this is a relative comparison, so it only tells us whether a sector is in a…
Financial sector stocks are at an all-time high, fueled partly by earnings beats, a favorable and higher interest rate environment, and sector sentiment. Investors are seeing value buying opportunities in many beaten-down financial stocks. Should you follow their lead? According to Fed Chief Powell’s latest remarks, rate cuts are on…
It’s a quiet end to August, with the broader stock market indexes wavering higher and lower. The Market Overview panel on the StockCharts Dashboard shows equity indexes closing higher. And yes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) closed at a record high. FIGURE 1. MARKET OVERVIEW PANEL IN THE STOCKCHARTS…
After Nvidia (NVDA) dropped after earnings this week, investors are once again reminded of the importance of the semiconductor space. I think of semis as a “bellwether” group, as strength in the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) usually means the broader equity space is doing quite well. Today, we’ll look at a…
Vice President Kamala Harris is standing by her previous comments defending President Joe Biden’s mental acuity — even now as she’s running to replace him. The vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate was asked by CNN whether she has any regrets about defending Biden’s mental acuity amid a firestorm…
A body language expert who analyzed Vice President Kamala Harris’ first interview with the media since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee tells Fox News Digital that she believes Harris was ‘not confident in what she’s saying’ and lacked a presidential demeanor. The vice president sat down alongside running mate Minnesota Gov.…