Top 2024 stock market performers include several health care stocks with unique catalysts as well as a buy now, pay later financial technology company. Here are the 10 best-performing stocks of 2024 among companies that trade on major U.S. exchanges and have market capitalizations of at least $1 billion: Clover Health Investments Corp. … Read more
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2022 that the Senate would soon vote on a bill banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. However, two years later, Pelosi is no longer House speaker, and members of Congress are still allowed to buy and sell individual stocks as long as they disclose trades valued … Read more
Investing profitably seems simple on the surface. Just find a stock that is steadily growing sales and profits, and it will steadily appreciate. Easy, right? Identifying the best growth stocks for the next 10 years is no easy task, however. A lot can happen over a decade. After all, back in 2014 the armed conflict … Read more
The global pharmaceutical industry will generate more than $1.2 trillion in sales in 2025, according to Statista. A large portion of that figure is from the oncology segment, which is expected to generate $208 billion in sales next year. Longer-term sales projections show the industry should grow 4.7% annually, reaching $1.45 trillion by 2029. Not … Read more
On Sept. 18, the Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point cut to its benchmark interest rate. This was its first rate reduction in more than four years, and a more aggressive move than the 25-basis-point cut that many economists had expected. As of this writing, analysts believe the Fed is set to cut rates again in … Read more
The best small-cap stocks may not be particularly large right now but have big potential to grow over time. Sometimes these stocks have a niche or specialized business model, and other times they are succeeding in familiar territory. But whatever the focus, small-cap stocks that are recording impressive growth metrics can deliver big-time gains despite … Read more
If you have an extra $1,000 sitting in a savings or checking account, one of the best ways to earn a return on that money is to invest in the stock market. If you’re new to investing, buying a low-cost, diversified S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (ETF), such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust … Read more