10 stocks making best use of investors' money. Here's who beats Nvidia.
So VeriSign's still-low invested capital supports its high current ROIC. On an adjusted basis, the company's ROIC was 4.4% for 2023, with a five-year average of 3.9%, according to the data provided by ...
Are Roth IRAs really better? Not necessarily.
Most taxpayers will be better off with a traditional IRA or 401 (k), argue accounting professors Julia Camp, Stephen Kuselias and Sydnee Manley of Providence College in Rhode Island, in the latest ...
California wildfires highlight the fast pace of home building in fire-prone areas
In a sign of how difficult it was, even before the recent fires, for homeowners to obtain insurance, California's insurer of last resort, known as the FAIR Plan, had an estimated $9 billion exposure ...
Most of the 'Sweet 16' stocks have dominated. They might do it again in 2025.
In a note to clients on Sunday, Jefferies analyst Steven G. DeSanctis estimated that for 2025, the Sweet 16 would show an aggregate earnings increase of 21.5%, with a median increase of 15.8%. For the ...
Do you still have to pay your mortgage if your house burns down? Some multimillion-dollar homes may not qualify for disaster relief.
Yes, a homeowner who takes out a loan to pay for their house has to eventually pay their mortgage back. But there are laws on the books that can give most homeowners time to get back on their feet ...
Dow sees worst start to a year since 2016 as Fed rate-cut hopes fade for 2025
The Dow DJIA dropped almost 700 points Friday, booking a back-to-back weekly decline that left it down 1.4% so far in January. That marked the index's worst performance over the first six trading days ...
The stock market has one more chance to fight off the bears
New lows on the NYSE have continue to outnumber new highs, except for one day. So this indicator is in bearish territory and on a sell signal. That sell signal would be stopped out if new highs were ...
What may happen in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires
Also: The quantum-computing-stock meltdown, surging bond yields and how to decide whether or not a Roth retirement account is best for you Several wildfires in Los Angeles Country were still burning ...
It’s Getting Easier to Invest in Private Assets. What Does That Mean for Investors?
Giles: Thank you. So what are the options available to retail investors that want to get into private assets today?
Is Inflation Really What Ails Stocks and Bonds?
Disentangling the signal from the noise, investors expect sticky or maybe higher inflation, but they also anticipate higher ...
2025 Market Outlook: Markets Are Priced to Perfection, but Will It Last?
Since 2010, less than 10% of the time has the market traded at a 4% premium or more to our valuations. The macrodynamic ...
U.S. stocks got clobbered Friday despite a blockbuster jobs report. What's going on?
The S&P 500 SPX sank in December as yields pushed higher. Losses have continued in January and the index was down nearly 1% on the month as of Friday's close, with Friday's declines wiping out gains ...