Stocks ticked higher to kick off the first trading day of September.  Despite less than impressive payroll numbers from ADP, the major averages started the day with strength.  According to ADP, private payrolls rose just 374,000 in August, well below the Dow Jones estimate of 600,000.  The...
Stocks were little changed this morning to begin the final trading day in August.  Major averages are poised for solid gains this month, and the S&P 500 is set to close out its seventh winning month in a row.  For the S&P 500, this is the longest...
Trading was muted to start the day as August winds down.  It’s been a winning month for the three benchmarks, with two sessions left to go. The S&P 500 has logged 2.6% in monthly gains, the Nasdaq is up 3.1%, and the Dow gained 1.5% for the...
U.S. equity markets rebounded last week and were lifted to record highs.  The Nasdaq also set a new standard, breaching 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday.  Then on Friday, after the release of Fed Chairman J. Powell’s speech, the S&P 500 closed above the 4,500-point level...
Development and expansion of the public cloud are major driving forces for tech over the past five years.  It’s well documented how the rise of the public cloud has impacted the mega-cap names.  It’s the platforms that those companies have created that have enabled a new generation...