A hot new IPO started trading this week that everyone needs to know about. Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), the popular vacation rental website began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange on Thursday. This means shares are now available for regular investors to invest. Airbnb...
Happy Thanksgiving! Stock investors have a lot to be thankful for. Despite the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the global stock market is having an incredible year. The NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) is up 37% this year. The S&P 500 (SPY) is up 12%. Vanguard Global Stock...
The U.S. presidential election remains undecided. But the global stock market does not seem to care. In fact, stocks seem overjoyed – the S&P 500 (SPY) and NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) delivered a huge 2-day rally that ranks as one of the best in post election history....
Last week stocks had one of their worst weeks since the COVID meltdown in March, with the S&P 500 (SPY) falling 4.65% and the tech heavy NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) falling 4.85%. It looks like two factors hit stock. US presidential election on Tuesday: The US presidential...
After a tough September, U.S. stocks have recovered from the short-lived bout of weakness and are once again trading just below the 52-week and all-time high. Take a look at the S&P 500 below. The leading index fell about 10% in September but has been quick to...
September is historically the worst month of the year for US stocks. It is the only month of the year with a negative return from 1925 to 2019. You can see that in the chart below. This trend has played out in 2020. S&P 500 (SPY) was down as much as 10% from the...