Market Trends

Amazon's global scale meets MercadoLibre's rapid Latin American growth as both companies reveal distinct strengths in financials, risk, and valuation.

After the S&P 500's impressive trailing-10-year performance, investors must view things with a fresh perspective.

Higher inflation in America could lead to better returns from high-dividend stocks in other countries.

It's not just monetary policy that Warsh wants to change.

Most people are still focused on the performance of large-cap, growth, and tech stocks. They're missing that small caps continue to outperform in 2026.

Thanks to some smart sector rotations last year, the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is once again on top of the dividend ETF world.

Soaring Treasury yields suggest the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates, and that could put downward pressure on stock prices.

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) is one of the more conservative ETFs in this category, and its modest yield reflects that.

In spite of the first glimmer of hope in weeks, the bad news continues to pile up for the stock market.

Right now is a smart time to prepare your investments for potential volatility.

The Dow is no longer dominated by industrial, energy, manufacturing, and consumer goods companies.

The Federal Reserve's new chairman might be walking into a crisis.

The VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF has earned a place on investors' lists.

Most dividend ETFs weren't ready for Nvidia's payout increase, but the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund was.

The best investors are always thinking about ways they can upgrade their portfolios.

And no, it is not the Invesco QQQ.

Semiconductor stocks have been red hot over the past few years. Just how hot might surprise you.

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) may be one of the more consistent dividend-growth funds. But it's not one of the biggest yielders.

More retired people could be good (or bad) for bond investors.

Dissent within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) appears to be far greater than initially believed.