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U.S. stocks demonstrated a mixed performance on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 400 points. The Dow traded up 0.9% to 44,565.07 while the NASDAQ fell 0.2% to 20,053.68. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.5% to 6,118.71. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail...

The U.S. stock market experienced a robust session with the Nasdaq Composite climbing 2.45% to 19,511.23 and the S&P 500 rising by 1.8% to 5,949.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also saw gains, increasing by 1.65% to 43,221.55. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail...

Robotics investing is one of 2017's hottest investment niches. Fortunately, this theme has become easier to access thanks to exchange traded funds including the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ). BOTZ is up about 58 percent year-to-date, nearly double the gain...

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) detailed the results of a study on Monday, which support its robotic assisted surgery devices. The data evaluated 2,300 robotic-assisted, 9,745 abdominal, 8,121 vaginal and 11,952 laparoscopic hysterectomies. According to Intuitive Surgical, women undergoing...

U.S. stocks were mostly higher as investors and traders continue to weigh in on earnings from large-cap companies like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and momentum high-flyers like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Intuitive Surgical. Despite geopolitical concerns, the S&P 500 managed to close at a...

U.S. stocks sold off hard with momentum stocks seeing larger losses with names like Twitter, Facebook, FireEye and others under-performed major indices significantly. The Fed's richmond President Jeffrey Lacker commented that U.S. inflation has bottomed and is moving towards its target...

U.S. stocks rebounded from a two-day decline despite the fact that the U.S. economy contracted 2.9 percent in the first quarter. Investors showed little concern to the GDP figure which was negatively impacted by weather. The second quarter GDP figure, when released, may prove to be more market...

U.S. stocks declined as tensions continue to mount in Ukraine. Russia requested an emergency session with the United Nations Security Council over a recent operation conducted by Ukraine where at least seven people were killed in the town of Slavyansk. Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr...

U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....

U.S. stocks rose to start off the holiday-filled shortened trading week on a positive note as investors found plenty of reason to be optimistic on retail sales which jumped the most since 2012. Investors were also encouraged by Citigroup's better than expected earnings which eased investor...

U.S. stocks rose sharply after minutes from the Federal Reserve eased concerns over when the central bank would raise interest rates. The decision to let go of the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold for raising interest rates was finalized in early March. Additionally, the Fed's minutes...

U.S. stocks rose for the fourth-consecutive day as investors found plenty of positives in today's ADP National Employment Report released today. As a result, the S&P 500 hit new all time highs of 1,893.17 while the Dow remains just a few small points away from its all time highs. The next...