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This week, Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF (opens in new tab)) kicked off a busy stretch of fourth-quarter and end-of-year earnings releases from cannabis companies.  Several announcements have already been released from marijuana stocks that are of less interest due to poor management, balance sheets, capital allocation and business strategy. Those reports have come and gone,… Continue reading Green Thumb Industries Kicks Off Marijuana Earnings Season: This Week in Cannabis Investing

The first half of Thursday looked a lot like Wednesday for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed its peers, this time on a solid earnings reaction for Salesforce (CRM (opens in new tab)). Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lagged as Treasury yields remained elevated and Tesla (TSLA (opens in new tab)) shares… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Brush Off Disappointing Tesla Investor Day

The best healthcare stocks should be on the radar of any investor who is looking to hedge their holdings in today’s volatile markets.  Persistent inflation and continued central bank tightening are testing the resilience of many investors, and healthcare stocks are good for both short- and long-term considerations. In the short run, they are considered… Continue reading The 9 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy

The calendar may have turned to a new month, but February’s stock market choppiness carried into March.  The bulk of the price action was to the downside as the latest round of economic data heightened recession and inflation fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, eked out a win on strength in blue chip stocks… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle to Start March

It was a wobbly end to a tough month for stocks.  All three major benchmarks finished February in the red as strong readings on both the U.S. economy and inflation have heightened fears that the Fed could continue raising interest rates and keep them higher for longer. Today’s economic data, as well as cautious guidance… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble as February Draws to a Close

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer investors a variety of different strategies to prepare for whatever the market throws at them – rising interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, economic instability. And we kept all of these in mind as we built this list of the best ETFs to buy now.  As we round out the first quarter of… Continue reading The Best ETFs to Buy Now

Stocks closed higher Monday, bouncing back after the major benchmarks finished their worst week of 2023 on Friday.  Amid declining Treasury yields, the rate-sensitive tech sector saw big gains, while a surge in the share price of railroad company Union Pacific (UNP (opens in new tab)) helped lift industrial stocks.   The three main indexes… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Bounce Back; UNP Rallies After CEO Splits

Nvidia (NVDA (opens in new tab)) stock has been a rare winner amid the market’s recent swoon, but then long-time shareholders should be used to that sort of thing by now. That’s because despite its high volatility – and some rather vertiginous ups and downs along the way – this semiconductor stock has vastly outperformed… Continue reading If You’d Put $1,000 Into Nvidia Stock 20 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Today