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Mark Vickery

Goldman Crushes Q4, BofA Mixed; Yellen Confirmation Today

Goldman Sachs (GS) blew the doors off both top and bottom lines in its Q4 report: $12.08 per share was in another orbit from the expected $6.99 per share.

GSPositive Net Change BACPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Tracey Ryniec

Are the FAANG Stocks About to Break Out Again?

The big cap stocks retreated at the end of 2020 as the small caps took the spotlight. Will the mega-cap FAANG stocks lead them back this earnings season?

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Netflix (NFLX) Set to Report Q4 Earnings: What to Expect?

Netflix's (NFLX) fourth-quarter 2020 results are expected to reflect solid content portfolio and huge demand for media content amid coronavirus-imposed global lockdowns.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change DISPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Jan 8, 2021

Markets hit record highs on Thursday as Congress confirmed the election of Joe Biden as the president, thus raising hopes of more financial aid in the future for a faster economic recovery.

MSFTNegative Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Jan 7, 2021

Stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at all-time highs, as investors felt optimistic about additional fiscal stimulus following the Georgia runoff elections.

AMZNPositive Net Change ADPPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Private Sector Jobs Data Disappoints

Private Sector Jobs Data Disappoints

ADPPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Mark Vickery

ADP Brings -123K Private-Sector Jobs, Worst Since April

We don't see immediate revisions to Friday morning's non-farm payroll expectations, but we expect there will be some lower estimates coming out.

ADPPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Jan 5, 2021

U.S. markets closed sharply lower on Monday, the first trading day of the year, on fears of the rising cases of coronavirus, slow rollout of vaccines and upcoming Georgia runoff elections.

FBPositive Net Change

Ritujay Ghosh

Will Contactless Payments be Able to Maintain Their Popularity?

As more people have been shifting to contactless mode of payment owing to the pandemic, companies like PayPal (PYPL), Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Pay and Apple's (AAPL) Apple Pay have been gaining new active users over the past few quarters.

AAPLNegative Net Change VPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Jan 4, 2021

Stocks closed higher on Thursday, with two of the indexes setting new record to end one of the most tumultuous years for the markets in recent history.

INTCNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Ritujay Ghosh

Will Streaming Services' Impressive Show Continue in 2021?

The biggest streaming services like Netflix (NFLX), Disney's (DIS) Disney+ and Apple's (AAPL) Apple TV+ have been the biggest gainers during the pandemic and their user growth is likely to soar this year also.

TPositive Net Change CMCSAPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change DISPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

Wall Street Stories That Hit Headlines in 2020

With super-easy policies and vaccination, small-cap stocks like Liquidity Services (LQDT) and cyclical stocks like Nexstar Media (NXST), Deere & Company (DE) and BHP Billiton (BBL) are expected to benefit the most.

JNJNegative Net Change XOMNegative Net Change DENegative Net Change SNYNegative Net Change RTNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change PFENegative Net Change HONPositive Net Change MRKPositive Net Change MRNANegative Net Change GSKPositive Net Change CRMPositive Net Change AMGNNegative Net Change BBLPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change NXSTPositive Net Change LQDTPositive Net Change WNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

5 Best-Performing Leveraged ETFs of December

The month of December has been kind for the stock market with the major indices enjoying a historic rally despite the surge in coronavirus cases.

TNAPositive Net Change LABUPositive Net Change DPSTPositive Net Change RETLPositive Net Change FNGUPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Facebook (FB) Might Get Blocked in Russia Over Censorship

Censorship issues may land Facebook (FB) in trouble in Russia among other tech giants including Google and Twitter.

AAPLNegative Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change TWTRPositive Net Change

Moumita C. Chattopadhyay

5 REITs for Hedging Your Portfolio Against Inflated FAANG Stocks

Yield-starved investors are expected to flock to the REIT market because that remains the only option to earn income in this yield-less world.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change IRMPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change ABRNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change GOODPositive Net Change IIPRPositive Net Change FCPTPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

ETFs in Focus on Tesla's S&P 500 Debut

Tesla Motors (TSLA) joined the S&P 500 Index on Dec 21, replacing Apartment Investment and Management Co., and represents about 1.6% of the index.

MSFTNegative Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change ARKQPositive Net Change ARKWPositive Net Change IYKNegative Net Change ARKKPositive Net Change IQMPositive Net Change FNGSPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

10 Best Performing Leveraged ETFs of 2020

This year has witnessed historic twists and turns with the largest bull market turning into a bear market in March on the coronavirus outbreak, and then marking the fastest-ever recovery.

PFENegative Net Change LABUPositive Net Change RETLPositive Net Change ROMPositive Net Change USDNegative Net Change CHAUPositive Net Change UGENegative Net Change FNGUPositive Net Change UBOTNegative Net Change BNTXNegative Net Change WEBLPositive Net Change

Aniruddha Ganguly

What Will Drive the Next Leg of Growth for FAANG Stocks in 2021?

The FAANG stocks -- AMZN, AAPL, NFLX, FB & GOOGL -- are expected to maintain momentum in 2021 based on rapid adoption of 5G and expansion into growth markets like India.

AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Ritujay Ghosh

Pandemic Pushing Users to Streaming Services: 4 Stocks to Watch

Streaming service providers such as Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple's (AAPL) have not only been gaining subscribers but also their revenues have been multiplying during the pandemic.

CMCSAPositive Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Dec 11, 2020

Stocks closed almost unchanged on Thursday after rebounding from early lows, as a jump in weekly jobless claims and little progress on another round of fiscal stimulus outweighed hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

AAPLNegative Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Aniruddha Ganguly

5 Tech Stocks to Buy With More Than 100% YTD Gains for a Solid 2021

Here we discuss five tech stocks -- TTD, HEAR, NVDA, ZS & GNRC -- that have gained more than 100% year to date and are well poised to rally further on solid prospects.

NVDAPositive Net Change HEARPositive Net Change GNRCNegative Net Change TTDPositive Net Change ZSPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Dec 10, 2020

Markets ended lower on Wednesday as tech stocks took a hit and investors grew impatient over the prospects of a fresh round of fiscal stimulus.

AAPLNegative Net Change PFENegative Net Change FBPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Dec 9, 2020

U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday as investors¿¿¿ sentiment got a boost from positive news on the COVID-19 vaccine front that overshadowed worries of surging coronavirus cases and a record number of hospitalizations, and slow progress in the sanction of another financial aid.

JNJNegative Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change PFENegative Net Change BNTXNegative Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Stock Market News for Dec 8, 2020

The Nasdaq ended Monday on a new record high but markets closed mostly lower as investors worried about new coronavirus cases increasing at an alarming rate and uncertainty over fresh round of financial stimulus.

GSPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change

Zacks Equity Research

Company News for Dec 8, 2020

Companies In The News Are: AAPL,INTC,PFE,CKH,TSN

INTCNegative Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change PFENegative Net Change TSNNegative Net Change CKHPositive Net Change