The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

The semiconductor trade was mostly riding high on Monday as enthusiasm for the artificial-intelligence boom carried into the new year. The PHLX Semiconductor Index was up about 1.7% in midday action, ...

Investors over the weekend began digesting that President Donald Trump’s “American First” agenda may now include an attempt at regime change in Venezuela. Yet domestic pocketbook issues for many U.S.

What’s been good for Micron Technology and its fellow memory suppliers isn’t necessarily great for the rest of the technology world. As chipmakers like Nvidia NVDA seek out more high-bandwidth memory ...

Gold futures gave up early gains to finish lower Friday, adding to the metal's sharpest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2021, while silver edged higher for the day but not enough to prevent ...

Early market action suggests U.S. stocks will start the new year on the front foot, with AI-related plays leading the charge. However, Jim Paulsen reckons that technology shares — part of what he ...

Gold delivered a remarkable 63% gain in 2025, outperforming expectations amid a mixed macro landscape. I expect real rates to trend lower and central bank de-dollarization to remain robust, supporting ...

Shares of Tesla risked their longing losing streak in nearly six months as the electric-vehicle giant effectively told investors to expect gloomy fourth-quarter deliveries as it heads toward another ...

Some members of a group led by trader David Chau, pictured here during a podcast appearance, lost most of their life savings over Christmas. The options trader known as "Captain Condor" and his ...

Companies that added to huge gains the previous year included Robinhood, Palantir, Carvana and GE The S&P 500 was up 16.4% for 2025, following a 23.3% gain in 2024. Updated with year-end prices.

It’s become one of my longest-running traditions as a writer. Every New Year’s Day, the first thing I publish is a compendium of inspirational quotes, one for each of the next 365 days (366 in leap ...

Initial jobless claims —- the number of people who apply for state unemployment benefits —- fell by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 199,000 in the week ended Dec. 27, the Labor Department said ...