Despite a few periods of short-lived volatility, 2026 has shaped up as another banner year for the stock market. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +0.10%), benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.40%), and innovation-powered Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.91%) have reached several record highs, courtesy of the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out. While history decisively shows

The past few months haven’t been pretty for semiconductor stocks, as evidenced by the 12% decline in the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index over the past three months. Even Advanced Micro Devices (AMD -8.75%) has been caught up in this vortex, experiencing significant volatility amid concerns about the sustainability of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending, which

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA +0.01%), Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO -0.09%), iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA +0.13%), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM -0.36%), and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS -0.02%) all enable investors to add some international exposure to their portfolio. However, that doesn’t mean these funds are

Three real estate investment trusts, or REITs, reported third-quarter results recently, and the results looked strong across the board. Realty Income (O -0.74%), Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT +1.53%) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP -1.04%) own very different kinds of real estate, and all three raised their full-year guidance. I own all three of these

Mr. Market was a fictional character created by Benjamin Graham, the man who helped to train Warren Buffett. The stock market’s response to the mid-term election results is almost the perfect example of how Mr. Market works in the real world. And all you need to see to understand is two days of performance of

Image source: Getty Images Not many UK income stocks have grown their dividend per share every year for half a century. But some have – and one member of that elite group is James Halstead (LSE: JHD), a long-established manufacturer and distributor of floor coverings. A clear guide to Anthropic’s IPO (without the hype) A

For the better part of the last four years, no trend has captured the attention and capital of investors quite like the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). Empowering software and systems with the tools to make split-second, autonomous decisions is a $22.5 trillion global addressable opportunity through 2031, according to IDC. Nvidia (NVDA -2.01%) is

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH -2.99%) trades near $502 as of this writing. The chip fund’s record close was $668.91, set on June 22, leaving it about 25% off that peak. And a big part of the drop came on Nov. 5, when the fund fell 11% in one session — its worst day since

Jensen Huang, who co-founded Nvidia (NVDA -2.01%) over three decades ago at a Denny’s restaurant, is officially out as CEO of the artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant. Multiple reports about multiple alleged extramarital affairs Huang had, one with a woman who may have been a Chinese spy and others with as many as two  Nvidia

Market Musings 141126: Improving returns at lower risk with simple timing models Even for long-term, patient stock market investors, there comes a point when the stock market falls by a certain percentage, let’s say 5% or 10%, where the question of reducing risk or staying fully invested should be asked. In this latest September-October stock

With investors in the two chipmakers holding nearly 7 trillion won in outstanding credit loans, or 27.2 percent of the total across the Kospi and Kosdaq, concerns have grown over broader market volatility. SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 28NEWS1 More than one-fourth of credit loans in Korea’s stock market are concentrated in just

Global platforms like Alibaba Group (BABA +0.02%) and Uber Technologies (UBER +0.83%) dominate their respective markets through massive scale. Choosing between these giants requires weighing deep value in Asia against high-growth mobility services. Collapse BABA & UBER: Performance Comparison Key Financial Metrics BABA – Alibaba Group $94.38 +0.02% (+$0.02) UBER – Uber Technologies $69.69 +0.83%

The major stock market indexes have gone nowhere since early August. On the surface, the seas have been calm. Underneath, plenty of turbulence has been occurring. Most of the volatility has been within sectors. In mid-September, we warned our readers to proceed with caution through the midterm elections. We expected and are now seeing buying

Telechips Inc. (KOSDAQ:054450), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the KOSDAQ. Shareholders may appreciate the recent price jump, but the company still has a way to go before reaching its yearly highs again. Less-covered, small caps