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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, or simply S&P 500, is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 505 large-cap U.S. stocks. The index accounts for 80% of the market value of the U.S. equities market. Because it reflects nearly all of the largest stocks in the U.S., it is often regarded as synonymous with “the market” as a

Blackstone‘s Byron Wien on CNBC on Friday projected that Wall Street will get hit by another correction before the bull run resumes and stocks end the year higher than current levels. Inflation will shoot up faster than most forecasts, which will drive the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy and likely lead to a market

Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel said Thursday he expects the stock market’s rally will persist at least throughout this year. However, he told CNBC that investors will have to be cautious once the Federal Reserve adjusts its highly accommodative monetary policies. “It isn’t until the Fed leans really hard then you have to worry. I mean,

The technological revolution has given rise to the personal computer, the internet, email, file sharing and video conferencing. Put all these together and you have the makings of a home office. This is a place where you can do all the things you do at work, but now in pajama bottoms. Not only is this

The 16th Electron launch in November 2020, when the company recovered the rocket after splashdown for the first time. Rocket Lab The next mission for small launch leader Rocket Lab will feature its second attempt to recover an Electron rocket booster after liftoff by splashing it down in the ocean. The company is working toward

Zach Perret, CEO and co-founder of Plaid, speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Jan. 31, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images Plaid raised a new round of capital that nearly triples its valuation a few months after a deal to be bought by Visa fell

Is a contribution to an individual retirement account (IRA) tax-deductible? For many of us, the short answer is: You bet! That’s what IRAs are for. However, there are rules and limits. Your ability to deduct an IRA contribution in part or in full depends on how much you earn, whether you or your spouse are

An illustration of the SpaceMobile satellite constellation. AST SpaceMobile Shares of satellite-to-smartphone broadband company AST SpaceMobile began trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, with the company the first among a flurry of recent space companies to close its SPAC deal. AST SpaceMobile trades under the ticker ASTS, with shares previously listed under the SPAC New

Larry Connor The Connor Group Larry Connor, the leader of eponymous Ohio-based real estate firm The Connor Group, earlier this year signed on to fly to the International Space Station. But first, before beginning his astronaut training, Connor will dive to the bottom of the ocean. Connor is partnering with deep sea specialist EYOS Expeditions

If there’s one factor almost sure to help increase your earnings, it’s going back to school for a post-graduate degree. Those who obtain a master’s degree typically see a significant bump in pay. For example, a worker with a bachelor’s degree in business was expected to earn $58,869 in 2021. Their counterpart with a master’s

Signage is displayed outside Morgan Stanley & Co. headquarters in the Times Square neighborhood of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The night before the Archegos Capital story burst into public view late last month, the fund’s biggest prime broker quietly unloaded some of its risky positions to hedge funds, people with

An RS1 rocket booster undergoes acceptance testing. ABL Space Rocket builder ABL Space signed a long-term agreement for multiple launches with Lockheed Martin, agreeing to provide the defense giant with as many as 58 rockets through the end of the decade. Lockheed Martin will buy up to 26 of ABL’s RS1 rockets through 2025, with

GICS vs. ICB Stock Classification: An Overview Understanding how sectors are defined is critical to diversifying a stock portfolio. That said, there are two competing systems for classifying stocks into sectors and industries: the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and the Industrial Classification Benchmark (ICB). Both were designed to provide an accurate and standardized industry

Tom Lee said Monday he expects the stock market’s strong start to April to continue throughout the month as part of what he’s previously dubbed a “face-ripper rally.” The co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors made his case in an interview on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” following the S&P 500‘s 1.4% gain Monday to notch a record close

It’s the world’s most commonly cultivated, trafficked, and used drug; as the push for legalization at home and abroad grows, marijuana is garnering significant attention from investors, manufacturers, and researchers. Despite the plant being illegal under federal law as a Schedule I drug, the U.S. legal marijuana industry was estimated at $13.6 billion in 2019 with 340,000

Sanjay Mehrota, CEO, Micron Scott Mlyn | CNBC With focus locked in on the emergence from the pandemic, there is still plenty of uncertainty lingering on Wall Street. So, how can exciting investment opportunities be found? By following the latest stock recommendations from the analysts that consistently get it right. TipRanks’ analyst forecasting service attempts

The NASDAQ came into existence in 1971. That may seem like a long time ago, but it is a baby compared to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which was established in 1792. While the NASDAQ is known as a tech-heavy exchange, the NYSE is known for housing older brick-and-mortar companies. Companies trading on the

In this article VIACP TME 9888-HK VIPS DISCA CSG.N-CH 8604.T-JP A massive margin call affected a little-known family office last Friday, incurring billions of dollars in losses for certain banks involved and jolted the overall volatility in the broader market. Archegos Capital Management’s leveraged bets in ViacomCBS blew up and ignited a whopping $20 billion wave

In this article BA TRMB DE 9988-HK 9618-HK SPCE LMT LHX KTOS IRDM ARKX NFLX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit. mdesigner125 | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Trading in the new space exploration ETF from Ark Invest began on Tuesday, as Cathie Wood’s firm looks to tap the

As of March 30, 2021, nearly 128 million people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 2.5 million people have died worldwide. This has been further compounded by an economic crisis caused by the disease’s disruption to the world economy, resulting in millions of people losing their livelihoods, exacerbating global poverty and inequality. The