Google Fined $5B by EU for Abuse of Android’s Mobile OS Dominance
Earlier today, the European Commission fined Google (GOOGL) a record $5 billion (€4.34 billion) due to the company’s “illegal practices” in using…
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Tech Safe Havens Amid Rising Trade Tensions
The rising global trade tensions have continued to hit both the Chinese and U.S. stock markets. The Shanghai Composite is down near…
Despite Trade War Talk, FANG Stocks Still Packing Punches
The rising trade tensions between the United States and China has thrust Wall Street into a place of decline and uncertainty. Following…
Google: Spending Problem or Smart Investment?
Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, racked up $7.7 billion in capital expenditures for the first three months of 2018 leaving investors…
FAANG Dominates Nasdaq Concerns for Investors
The famous FAANG quintet of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and…
As Earnings Pour In, Plenty of Love for Tech ETFs
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLK), the largest technology ETF by assets, and the PowerShares QQQ (NasdaqGM: QQQ), which tracks the…
Tech ETFs Surge as Earnings Power Rally
Technology stocks and related ETFs jumped Friday after Alphabet (NasdaqGS: GOOGL), Amazon (NasdaqGS: AMZN), Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT) and Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC) third…
Market-Cap Weighted Index ETFs Are Not Risk Free
As the markets push higher, many investors have turned to cheap and easy-to-use ETFs, but blindly funneling money into the most prominent…
Just the Facts on Single Versus Multifactor ETFs
Strategic beta or smart beta exchange traded funds that seek the premium of a single factor have gained in popularity, but they…
Investors Shouldn’t Be Scared Off by Tech ETF Performance
Technology stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds have been among the best performers this year, but some are growing concerned over the…
ETF Investors: Why Tech Will Continue to Shine
By Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA Don’t let the 10% gain in the S&P 1500 index in the first seven months fool you into thinking…
Strong Earnings Help U.S. Stock ETFs Drive to New Heights
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds were on pace to set another record day as a string of well-received quarterly earnings…
A Smart Beta Nasdaq-100 Index That Could Translate to an Outperforming ETF Strategy
Natixis has partnered with Nasdaq Inc. to craft a new index that tries to address the market-capitalization bias found in traditional indices,…
U.S. Stock ETFs Mixed as Traders Weigh Earnings, Capitol Hill
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds were stuck in mixed action Monday as hurdles on Capitol Hill stalls President Donald Trump’s…