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The S&P 500 has spent most of the first half up. (Source: Yahoo Finance) Stocks closed higher last week with the S&P 500 climbing 0.4%. The index is now up 12% year to date, up 20.2% from its October 12 closing low of 3,577.03, and down 10.4% from its January 3, 2022 record closing...

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized many industries in recent years, and it's an emerging technology that investors should be paying attention to while trading in the stock market.  In an interview with Insider published on Saturday, Sylvia Jablonski,...

China relaxed some of its COVID-19 restrictions last week, following a public backlash to the country's rigorous "zero-COVID" policy. As COVID rules are easing, fund managers are now bullish on Chinese stocks for 2023 and predict a rally for the equities, reports ...

Trading is simple, but it’s not easy, and requires a lot of work. Preparation for tomorrow’s trading session begins at today’s close. The more work you put in after the close, the less thinking you will have to do after the open, Leif Soreide, Momentum/Breakout Stock Trader...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) should go above $34,000 in the next couple of days, and if it fails, don't be surprised to see it at $20,000 or $19,000. It's not a bad thing, and don't make fun of it, find an opportunity. This is what Nic Chahine, Chief Options Strategist and Benzinga Options...

One of the largest banks in the U.S., Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), has recently stated that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) cannot serve as an inflation hedge.  In its recent research paper, the bank mentioned that Bitcoin keeps trading in tandem with the U.S. stocks despite being promoted as a...

In a recent interview, former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) hedge fund manager Raoul Pal says global markets are locked in a mass liquidation phase, and there is a correction in the short term.  “This is an ugly market. What I think is going on here is there are two factors for...

In the early hours of Sunday, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk took to Twitter to share some of his investment tips.  He advised his followers to buy stocks in companies that make products and services they believe in as a long-term strategy. Since I’ve been asked a lot: Buy stock...

Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF(ARCA: ARKK) has seen a significant decline over the last week, dropping back to a level last seen in mid-2020. The fund is currently down by more than 15%.  The holdings of the ARK Innovation ETF are down...

According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Co-Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings recently bought $20 million worth of shares in the company.  On Thursday, Jan. 20, after the bell, Netflix projected weaker...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a multi-year hold, Cerity Partners' Jim Lebenthal said Wednesday on CNBC's "Fast Money: Halftime Report." Cash flow is strong and share buybacks will continue into 2022 and 2023, Lebenthal said.  The ecosystem will continue to grow as iPhones...

Investors who have owned stocks in the last year have generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return over the last 12 months is 50.2%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Facebook’s Run: One...

Benzinga recently had a chance to speak with John Canally, Senior Vice President and Economist at LPL Financial, about the current state of the U.S. economy following the disappointing March jobs report. Canally discussed the upside remaining in the stock market, which sectors are his favorites...