In this week's regular March meeting, the Federal Open Market Operations (FOMC) will likely maintain its current interest rate policy.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of retail inflation, rose 0.4% in February, the highest level in five months and above market expectations of 0.3%.
Costco reported net sales of $77.43 billion, representing an annual growth of 9.4%. It's a positive sign that the company keeps attracting and retaining customers.
The March Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services — rose 0.4% in February, above market expectations of 0.3%.
"The SEC's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF renders the asset class an accredited financial product, making it far more accessible to the masses," Jesper Johansen, Founder and CEO of Northstake, said.
Reddit, which will soon launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO), is a great company but may not be a sound investment.
The digital currency traded close to the $70,000 mark after crossing the $60,000 mark a week earlier. It was up 2.3% for the week, on solid interest from the newly established ETFs, the prospects of lower interest rates, and a tighter supply on the upcoming halving in April.
Over the years, Target has become a "one-stop-shop" retailer, allowing shoppers to buy everything, from groceries to medicine and apparel. In addition, it has combined online shopping with offline shopping.
The magnificent seven stocks -- Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Tesla -- have been stellar performers on Wall Street over the last 12 months, up 107% compared to 26% of the S&P 500.
Linde is a large player in its markets, especially in the industrial gas market, where the merger with Praxair gave the company a scale advantage over the competition.
Bitcoin and smaller stocks led another winning week on Wall Street, helped by lower bond yields and AI hype, ahead of another labor market report and more earnings.
The price of goods and services remains elevated around the U.S., as evidenced by four recent reports by the U.S. government.
Uber and Lyft are in the right market at the right time. The market is ride-hailing, which has been changing riders' lives worldwide.
In recent years, Walmart seems to be doing everything right. The retailer paid big bucks to hire top software development talent. It acquired digital properties to expand its online sales scale and scope and developed its version of Amazon's Prime program.
The S&P 500 ended the week at 5,088.80, up 1.70%; the Dow Jones at 39,131.99, up 1.30%; and the tech-heavy Nasdaq at 15,996.82, up 1.40%.
Nvidia reached the rarefied air of a $2 trillion evaluation on Friday, and its stock keeps on rising by leaps and bounds
"The notion of a virtuous cycle—wherein improvements in one domain precipitate enhancements across others—is particularly salient," said Patrick Fan, professor of business analytics at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and an AI expert.
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The S&P 500 ended the week at 5,005.57, down 0.30% for the week; the Dow Jones at 38,627.99, down 0.50%; the tech-heavy Nasdaq at 15,775.65, down 1.10% and the small-cap Russell 2000 at 2032.74, down 0.60%.
According to FactSet, the performance of the S&P 500 relative to earnings estimates continues to improve as more companies release their financial statements.
Avis Berg, CIO at Berg Capital, thinks the choice between the two popular brands depends on the investor's profile.
The small-cap heavy Russell 2000 ended the week at 2009.99, up 3.8%, beating both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones, which gained 1.7% and 2.5%, respectively.
U.S equities continue defying gravity this week, with major market averages reaching new highs almost daily.
From Greece to Italy, France, and Germany, tractors have become the farmers' "weapons" of a "war" against Brussels and national governments, protesting EU and domestic policies threatening their livelihood.
The Containerized Freight Index has more than doubled since the beginning of October 2023, from 850 to 2,179 points. It increased 419 points or 24% since the beginning of 2024 alone.
China's slide into deflation came when Japan was snapping out of it. In the third quarter of 2023, Japan's residential property price index rose at an annual rate of 2.4%, following an even more significant rise in the previous two quarters.
U.S stocks and bonds moved in the opposite direction at the end of last week, caught between a blowout job report and solid earnings from Meta and Amazon.
The nation's central bank will maintain interest rates steady. It will leave the Federal Funds Rate unchanged at the current 5.25%-5.50% level.
The continuation of the rally in equities, which took the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones to yet new highs, came as bond prices and yields remained steady.
After years of decline, IBM's Economic Value Added (EVA), a measure of Economic Profit, the value a company generates more than the cost of capital, has been rising.
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