TikTok said Saturday night that it’s shutting down its U.S. operations, complying with a U.S. law that banned the short video app if its Chinese parent Bytedance didn’t divest the business by Sunday. The move has potential implications for TikTok rivals Meta Platforms (META) and Snapchat parent Snap (SNAP), as well as several other tech…
IPO Stock Of The Week and artificial intelligence leader Astera Labs (ALAB) is attempting to find support at a key benchmark this week. The AI stock is one of the best names to watch on Investor’s Business Daily’s IPO Leaders screen. Astera Labs makes connectivity chips for cloud and artificial intelligence data centers. Astera’s products…
The stock market exited the week stronger than it started, closing in a solid position ahead of the presidential inauguration and the holiday weekend. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 punched past resistance on Friday. IBD’s Stock Market Exposure guide strengthened notably. The Russell 2000’s five-day rally showed a sharp rebound from 200-day support, and cleared…
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Donald Trump’s inauguration also will be Monday, with the incoming president expected to issue a flurry of day one executive orders. The stock market rally had a strong…
S&P 500 investors are playing it safer in 2025 — so Warren Buffett’s careful stock-picking is in style again. And analysts, too, agree on some of his picks. ↑ X NOW PLAYING This Is What Warren Buffett Looks For In Winning Stocks – And Why Tesla Didn’t Make The Cut Eight of Buffett’s U.S.-listed holdings…
President Joe Biden is leaving the White House with the S&P 500 up more than 50% and the Nasdaq composite up about 45% since he took office. Biden’s term began with the tail-end of the post-Covid bull market in 2021. It included a bear market in 2022 but also back-to-back gains of 24% and 28%…
Stocks trimmed gains but still closed with gains of 1% or higher Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 had their best week since the November election. But small caps faded. The Dow Jones index finished 0.8% higher as Nvidia‘s (NVDA) 3% jump led the index by percentage performance. The Dow…
Dow Jones futures fell modestly early Thursday amid mixed UnitedHealth (UNH) results while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly as Nvidia chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) lifted techs. Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) topped views. The stock market rally had a strong Wednesday, fueled by a surprise drop in core CPI…
Netflix (NFLX) ended 2024 on a high note with two NFL football games, a halftime show by Beyoncé, and the return of hit series “Squid Game.” But Netflix stock was tackled for a loss to start 2025. Investors are hoping the streaming video leader can get back on track with its quarterly earnings report next…
The stock market finished lower Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite closing at key levels. But despite the session’s weakness, there were plenty of new breakouts among leading growth stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped almost 0.2%, snapping a three-day win streak, while the S&P 500 eased 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite…