U.S. stocks retreated Monday, during the penultimate session of what has shaped up to be a powerful year of returns for equity indexes, supported in the final three months by optimism over a partial trade pact. How are the major benchmarks faring? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.52% fell 180 points, or 0.6%, to […]
There’s no question 2019 was a breakout year for the U.S. stock market, as the Federal Reserve reversed course and lowered interest rates and negative rates abroad kept even more money flowing into the U.S. Below are lists showing how the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.53% performed this year, as […]
As a financial adviser, you have spent your career helping clients to build and protect their wealth so they can retire comfortably and accomplish their bucket list items. Ironically, it seems that many financial advisers have not taken their own advice, and instead of developing a transition plan to get themselves on the path to […]
Shares of Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. nearly doubled Monday, after the Israeli drugmaker said its acne drug Twyneo met the primary endpoints in two late-stage trials. The topical treatment is a combination of benzoyl peroxide and tretinoin. Sol-Gel SLGL, +90.14% said it plans to submit a new drug application (NDA) for Twyneo to the Food and […]
FILE – This Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, Australian Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. Leifer is wanted in Australia for 74 charges of sexual assault and the country’s request for her extradition has been delayed for years. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File) JERUSALEM (AP) — Australia’s Jewish community has slammed an […]
1 / 2 Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed Hezbollah brigades take part in a military parade to mark the pro-Palestinian Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Baghdad in May this year Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed Hezbollah brigades take part in a military parade to mark the pro-Palestinian Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Baghdad in May […]
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis Reuters President Donald Trump’s request to block nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine was primarily driven by a small group of top officials despite concerns across budget and military offices. A […]
Getty Images The jobs environment is getting rosier, at least judging by the latest jobs figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data scientists were No. 1 on Glassdoor’s “50 Best Jobs in America” for 2019 — for the fourth consecutive year with a median base annual salary of $118,000, according to the BLS (or […]
On a recent weeknight, Dahlia and Adam Brown came home to their spacious Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac in Marietta, Ga. The Browns both work demanding jobs and have two young sons. They bought the house in June using Knock, a company that’s trying to revolutionize the real-estate industry with a “home trade-in platform” making […]
iStockPhoto Financial trading chart at digital display Have we just experienced the decade of the ETF? In 2010, about $1 trillion was invested in exchange-traded funds. As the decade draws to a close, ETFs have more than four times that amount, according to the Investment Company Institute. But what comes next may dwarf the explosion […]