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In order to accelerate its turnaround while managing costs, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) has offered stock grants worth $6 million to its executives. Meanwhile, the stock’s technical analysis paints a mixed picture for its momentum. What Happened: The performance-based awards, in the form of...

In the world of active fund management, the first half of 2023 has proven to be a tough battleground. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices latest SPIVA U.S. Scorecard, a staggering 60% of all active large-cap U.S. equity managers fell short of the benchmark S&P 500. This revelation comes as...

In the world of financial markets, September brings a sense of dread that’s hard to shake. It’s the month that has Wall Street on edge, and for good reason. A recent in-depth seasonality analysis on the S&P 500 Index conducted by Bank of America analyst Stephen Suttmeier, CFA,...

As July comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at the best- and worst-performing industry ETFs for the month. Among the largest ETFs that represent major U.S. stock indices, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) returned 3.1% in July, marking its fifth consecutive month of gains. The...

The U.S. stock market wasn’t the only one to rally in 2023, and many U.S.-based investors would have found it beneficial to diversify their portfolios with global stocks and ETFs from roaring emerging market economies. Venturing thousands of miles south of the American continent and crossing...

As the second quarter comes to a close, it’s time to look at the performance of industry ETFs and the stocks that helped shape their respective sector returns. With the S&P 500 Index, as represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), up 6% during this time, investors are eager...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA: SPY) experienced an outstanding $18.1 billion in net inflows in May, the greatest flow performance since December 2021, when the fund received $25.6 billion, according to Koyfin data. The ETF is the world's biggest with approximately $400 billion in assets...

The U.S. stock market got off to a shaky start in May. The S&P 500 index, closely tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (ARCA: SPY), is poised to end its second consecutive week of losses for the first time since mid-February as the debt-limit stalemate weighed on sentiment. As of...

The S&P 500 index, which is tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA: SPY), is up 7.8% year to date, while the Nasdaq 100, tracked by the QQQ Invesco Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ) soared 19.9% this year, as AI growth and expectations on Fed rate peaking fuelled the tech...

As April draws to a close, it's the right time to look back at how the 11 S&P 500 sector ETFs fared over the month. The market as a whole was only slightly positive for the month, with the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (ARCA: SPY) gaining 1.3%, although there were some...

As many tech giants have been executing an unprecedented level of layoffs, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed to avoid major job cuts even though it missed expectations for several of its lines of business announced during its first-quarter earnings. The iPhone maker announced its first quarterly...

The cryptocurrency mayhem continued to show its downward trend in the second quarter of 2022. At the closing hour of Thursday, June 30, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded below the $19,000 level, marking the worst quarterly loss in more than a decade.  CryptoCompare reported that Bitcoin had lost...

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) plunged to $17,708.62 on Saturday, and began retracing its way back to $20,000 on Sunday. BTC rose by 4.20% in 24 hours and was trading at $19,807 at the time of publication.  Even as Bitcoin drops to levels not seen since December 2020, some...

Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) hedge fund manager Raoul Pal says the Nasdaq index appears to be on the verge of potentially making lower lows. He says if this continues, then the downside in the stock market may threaten crypto prices in the coming months. The failure of...

According to the pseudonymous crypto analyst Capo, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will see 50% retracement, and the overall cryptocurrency market will fall even more.  At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $39,726.34, almost 2% down in the last 24 hours. This means a 50% drop for Bitcoin...