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The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride over the last two weeks. We still see a downtrend, but we're going to let the market tell us what it wants to do next and we'll tell you what we're watching. The S&P 500 ETF SPY (NYSE: SPY) closed Thursday just below June 25th's...

Global trade war fears have started to make investors' jittery, leading to a rotation of sectors away from industrials and financials into consumer staples and energy. In fact, the consumer staples sector garnered immense investors' attention in June, piling up the most capital into the...

It's the start of the third quarter. The market ended slightly up for the first half. We'll see where it goes, but it's promising considering the rising global trade war that Trump kicked off. Apparently the market has decided trade wars aren't going to be so bad for the U.S. after...

The housing market in the United States is red-hot. Strong demand is driving home values up all over the country, and the average number of days a home stays on the market has dropped to 35. All in all, there have been plenty of reasons for homeowners and sellers to cheer — but it has...

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) traded 2.6 percent higher on Thursday, bouncing back after China imposed an injunction on its chips earlier this week, which pushed shares lower. On Tuesday, Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (NYSE: UMC) announced that the Fuzhou...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), in its efforts to tap growth in emerging nations, launched a trimmed version of the company's highly popular photo sharing application, Instagram that requires significantly less data but operates faster. The new app called Instagram Lite for Android users is...

On July 3, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. factory orders for the month of May rebounded and entered the positive territory following a stiff decline in April. The increase in May marked the third rise in the past four months. This indicates that the U.S. manufacturing sector, which...

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) recently secured a modification contract for carrying out emergent repair and restoration of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62).  The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC. The deal, valued at $27.5 million, also entails...

Per Reuters, Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAY) has planned to introduce car-sharing services with all-electric cars in 2019. The company will initially launch the service in Germany, later expanding to other major cities of Europe, Asia and North America by early 2020. This introduction of mobility...

Risk or Reality It is now July of 2018. Time is flying. Rhetoric continues to build around numerous global affairs. Questions such as, what will happen with North Korea, will tariffs be a net negative and who will suffer, what should we make of global elections, will artificial intelligence kill...

Telefonica SA (NYSE: TEF) recently secured the television rights to screen the premier division football matches of Spain for the next three seasons till 2022 for €980 million ($1.15 billion) per season. The package will offer the company direct control over the domestic TV rights for all...

American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) announced that its subsidiary, Indiana American Water will invest $45 million to accomplish a major upgrade of the company's water treatment facility on Richmond's northeast side. The new project will involve construction of a new high-quality...

Since Brian Niccol became the CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) in March, Chipotle's stock price has only gone up. According to CNBC, Chipotle's stock move has been based solely on Niccol's reputation. Prior to Chipotle, Niccol was the CEO at Taco Bell, owned by Yum!...