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Which way is the stock market headed? It is difficult to say at this point. After rising in the year’s first half, stocks fell in August and have been moving sideways so far in September. Analysts and media seem divided on the way forward. Headlines suggest that we are about to enter a bull run

Cisco Systems Inc. will lay off 350 employees in Silicon Valley next month, in the tech giant’s latest round of job cuts. According to a filing with California’s Employment Development Department last week, Cisco CSCO, -0.59% will lay off 227 people in San Jose, and another 123 in nearby Milpitas, Calif., effective Oct. 16.

Investors and analysts often debate whether Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) should be viewed as an auto company or a tech company. The reality is that it is both. The company’s innovative electric vehicles and renewable energy products underscore its role in the auto industry, while its cutting-edge technologies, such as self-driving capabilities and AI-driven software initiatives, underscore

Dear Quentin, My husband never goes out, and he only reluctantly takes holidays — except if we stay in a cabin in the mountains, and even then he doesn’t see why we should be paying for our mortgage and paying to rent somewhere else too. He has never bought me a single piece of jewelry

Blue-chip stocks represent ownership in established, financially sound businesses, but are the blue-chips you’re taking a look at today in the “Green Zone stocks” category? TradeSmith offers investors valuable tools for determining which stocks to watch. A good example is its Health Indicator feature. This comprehensive indicator provides an overall rating of a stock’s current

Dear Quentin, I have a healthy 20-year-old oak tree that my neighbor is convinced is going to fall on his house. It provides shade and privacy for me, and it’s a beautiful specimen. How do I explain to my neighbor that removing the tree is not going to happen? Our community consists of small lots

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) stock has had an interesting run. Previously known as C3 IoT, the company has evolved to tap into AI technology trends, shifting its focus from energy-emissions tracking and IoT to meet the rising demand for AI solutions. A higher-risk option for investors looking to ride the secular tailwinds AI and automation provide, C3.ai

Dear Quentin, My wife attended college the same year I was in high school. My wife is four years older than me. My family has never been on the university path so that was not an option for me. I joined the military after high school. In the same month (before we met) she graduated

On Monday, Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) announced it had acquired assets from Romeo Power for $3.5 million. From a fundamental standpoint, this means… well… not much. The $3.5 million purchase represents less than 2% of Mullen’s reported cash, and the assets appear to be a part of a fire sale that Mullen probably didn’t need. Nevertheless,

U.S. stocks saw their losses accelerate on Friday following the best day for equities this month as an auto workers strike threatened to undercut U.S. economic growth while potentially contributing to inflation. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA shed 196 points, or 0.6%, to 34,704. The S&P 500 SPX fell by 41 points,

It’s official. One of the hot IPOs of 2023 has priced its initial public offering.  On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) got the last laugh. The U.K.-based chip designer originally sold itself to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) in 2022 for $40 billion, but regulators nixed the deal. Its shares were priced at $52 for a market

H&M shares slumped Friday as the Swedish retail chain missed expectations for sales growth in a quarter in which it said it focused on profitability. H&M stock HM.B, -5.66% dropped 4% in early action, though it has rallied 47% this year. In a brief statement, H&M said fiscal third-quarter sales in local currencies was “flattish,”

The thing about bear markets is they are so short-lived. Since 1928, the average bear market lasted just 15 months. A bull market, on the other hand, would go on for years. They last for three years on average. Even better, since 1970, the typical bull market has raged for six years! The one that

The Internal Revenue Service will stop processing new claims on a pandemic-era credit for businesses that has become prone to questionable claims and hard-sell tactics from some companies that say they can land payouts for clients. The tax agency said Thursday that its moratorium on processing new employee retention credit claims will continue at least

The Standards and Practices (S&P) 500 has surged since the pandemic lows in March 2020, driven by monetary and fiscal stimulus, but growth might slow when the Federal Reserve tightens policies. This has led me to come up with my total return picks for September 2023.  The era of high returns may become more challenging.

Dear Quentin, My wife and I have been happily married for over 30 years. With our savings and two paid-off houses, we are looking at an estate value of over $5 million. We do not have any children. As we structure our wills, we have some churches and other organizations we plan to donate to, but

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock is one I’ve had mixed opinions of in the past. On the one hand, this is a company with some clear speculative upside, particularly as a vehicle for investors to bet on the overall electric vehicle space. However, it’s also clear that Lucid Group is one that has been plagued by

U.S. stock indexes were trading higher on Wednesday morning after the latest consumer-price index data showed inflation picked up in August, which could change expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy. How are stock indexes trading The S&P 500 SPX rose 6 points, or 0.2%, to 4,468 The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was up

Towards the end of 2021, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock was trading at $300. NVDA stock corrected to lows of $108 by October 2022 before skyrocketing by more than 200% for year-to-date. The point I want to make is that the rally in blue-chip stock can be stellar from oversold levels. It does not take time for

Central bankers love to steer the market, but the messages coming from European Central Bank officials on what they will do on Thursday are anything but crystal clear. Swaps trading imply a roughly one-in-three chance the ECB will hike interest rates from the deposit rate’s current 3.75%. That’s as the central bank has to balance