Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on Feb. 20, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Spend some time looking at trading volumes, and you’ll notice something interesting: A lot of investors recently are making outsized bets on the stock market. Most of them are long bets, but
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the 47th U.S. Presidential Election, the stock market has experienced a significant surge, often referred to as the “Trump Bump.” Since Election Day, the S&P 500 has climbed over 6%, while the Nasdaq has seen an impressive increase of more than 8%. These gains reflect investor optimism
I remember when I saw my first iPhone. One of my college friends had bought the device and was gleefully showing it to everyone he could. At the time, most people thought it was nice… but not that nice. (Many felt that about our friend’s enthusiasm, too.) The 2007 iPhone was slow, chunky, and took
Editor’s note: “Wall Street Under Trump: Highlighting History to See What’s Ahead” was previously published in November 2024 with the title, “Market Watch: How Trump’s Tariff Strategy Could Reshape This Rally.” It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. Ever since Donald Trump won the 47th U.S. presidential election, the market
Ever since ChatGPT’s grand debut launched the AI Boom in late 2022, pundits and skeptics alike have consistently called for the AI stock “bubble” to pop. And it will, eventually. All booms end in busts. History makes clear that it is not a question of “if.” It is simply a question of “when.” Just consider:
President Donald Trump said his administration is going to audit the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox in Kentucky. “We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there,” Trump said Wednesday on Air Force One. A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam from
For years, artificial intelligence has been trapped behind screens, powering chatbots and crunching data. But the next big revolution in AI won’t just talk; it will walk, move, and work in ways very similar to us. I’m talking, of course, about humanoid robots. These creations are finally stepping out of science fiction and into reality,
Last month, I (Tom Yeung) introduced eight cyclical stocks to buy immediately. These high-quality companies had winds in their sails, and all have since performed splendidly. As of writing, these companies have returned: CME Group Inc. (CME): 6.4% Cboe Global Markets Inc. (CBOE): 6.2% DTE Energy Co. (DTE): 7.0% Duke Energy Corp. (DUK): 4.9% Dominion
Long gone are the days when Elon Musk was merely ‘the Tesla guy.’ The billionaire entrepreneur has brought electric cars to the mainstream and reimagined rocket launches and space travel. He’s working to develop brain implant technology that allows humans to control devices with their thoughts. He aims to reinvent social media with X and
From ‘buy low, sell high’ to ‘bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered,’ Wall Street’s favorite maxims are as famous as some of the traders who live by them. You might be familiar with mine: As go earnings, so go stocks. And right now, earnings are really good. The more money a business
Sometimes, you want a more hands-off approach to trading—maybe you’ve got kids at home or a full-time job. Here are two options trading strategies that let you be a bit lazy and still stay in the game. The first is the covered call strategy. With this approach, you buy shares of a stock and then
Kevin Matras talks about using out-of-the-money options for long shot, or “lottery ticket”, trades.
In this article BDX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) Business: Becton Dickinson develops, manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products for health-care institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry and the public
In this article VZ IBM EPR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The IBM logo is displayed on a smartphone in Poland. Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Talk around tariffs, the emergence of China’s DeepSeek and earnings of key companies have put the stock market on a roller-coaster ride. Investors seeking stable returns
A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Steel and aluminum stocks surged Monday after President Donald Trump said he will impose 25% duties on all imports of the metals into the U.S. Cleveland-Cliffs rallied nearly
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sent a stern warning against the negative impact from President Donald Trump‘s combative approach to U.S. trade policy. “From my vantage point, the
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending. Trump said Thursday at the White House the U.S. could cut defense spending in
A man exits the Iron Mountain Inc. data storage facility in Boyers, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. The underground data center, located in a former limestone mine, stores 200 acres of physical data for many clients including the federal government. Stephanie Strasburg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk stood beside a seated
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 7, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump ordered a halt to the production of new pennies, which he said will help reduce “wasteful” government spending. “For far too long the United States
The revered Pablo Picasso once said that every act of creation begins with an act of destruction. And believe it or not, I think that quote perfectly encapsulates the AI Revolution… Because while there is a lot of sensationalism surrounding AI right now, there is also a lot of fear about its potential negative impact.