S&P 500 closes at record high as Apple, healthcare stocks help shrug off Delta worries
Translate Bio surges on sale to $Sanofi$ in $3.2-bln deal. Focus on services sector data, jobs report this week. NEW YORK, Aug 3 - The S&P 500 index closed at record high on Tuesday on gains in Apple and healthcare stocks, despite concerns over a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus taking some shine off an upbeat corporate earnings season.Ten of the 11 S&P indexes traded higher, with energy stocks rebounding after getting hit by a dip in oil prices.“Even though the pandemic is still w
August Is Actually A Great Month If You Own These 8 Stocks
August is feared as $one$ of the worst months for the S&P 500 — and for good reason. But investorsstill find ways to make big money.Eight stocks inthe S&P 500, mostly tech and communications services firms likeNvidia,IBD Long-Term Leader$Microsoft$ and$Twitter$, are complete standouts in the S&P 500 in August, says an Investor's Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence andMarketSmith.All these stocks not only topped the S&P 500 in August in each of the past five years.
Alibaba,Uber, DraftKings, GM, Roku, EA, ViacomCBS, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
The parade of second-quarter results continues this week. No fewer than 143 S&P 500 companies are on deck to report, in addition to hundreds of small caps. Ferrari, Vornado Realty Trust, Take-Two Interactive Software, and Simon Property Group will get the ball rolling on Monday. Then Lyft, Alibaba Group Holding, Nikola, Under Armour, Eli Lilly, and ConocoPhillips release their results on Tuesday.Wednesday will be particularly busy:General Motors,Uber Technologies,Etsy,Electronic Arts,Western Dig
Wall Street declines with Amazon; S&P 500 posts gains for month
U.S. consumer spending rises in June, inflation increases . NEW YORK, July 30 - U.S. stocks fell on Friday with Amazon.com shares declining after the company forecast lower sales growth, but the S&P 500 still posted a sixth straight month of gains.Amazon.com Inc shares sank after it reported late on Thursday revenue for the second quarter that was shy of analysts' average estimate and said sales growth would ease in the next few quarters as customers ventured more outside the home.Shares of oth