The Non-Farm Payroll numbers (NFP) spooked the equity markets on Friday with the DJIA off nearly -0.5% and the S&P by -0.3%. For the week, the table shows solid gains for the tech heavy Nasdaq and for the small cap Russell 2000. The far right column shows year-to-date gains at a significant rate but not quite rivaling those posted in 2024.The consolidated reporting charts are for informational purposes only and should not replace the official reporting made available by each index, custodian, market and/or ...

CHINA - 2025/09/04: In this photo illustration, Johnson & Johnson's logo is displayed on the screen of a tablet. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson stock (NYSE: JNJ) has delivered a remarkable 24% return in 2025 even as the S&P 500 healthcare index declined 0.2%. This raises an important question: Is this outperformance grounded in durable business fundamentals, or is it a temporary market anomaly? The evid ...

On September 3rd, Nasdaq proposed changes to its listing standards that potentially have dramatic consequences for cross-border, micro-cap IPOs. These smaller listings have comprised an essential part of Nasdaq’s IPOs over the past several years, and the impact of the new rules, if adopted, could be disruptive to many companies currently preparing to go public, as well as the investment banks and advisory firms that work with them.What do the new rules say?There are three crucial proposed changes from Nasda ...

BAYONNE, NJ - SEPTEMBER 1: The Empire State Building is lit in red, white, and blue behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City to mark Labor Day on September 1, 2025, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIf anything taught me that buying real estate through stocks—or better yet high-yielding closed-end funds (CEFs)—is way better than brick-and-mortar, it was my experience renting my Manhattan apartment on Airbnb (ABNB).If you’re reading this, you might feel t ...

A banner (designed by artists Stacey Coon, Anastasia Sultzer, and Nanu Berks) with the logo of bitcoin is seen during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images American Bitcoin Corp (NASDAQ: ABTC) experienced a 15% increase during Friday’s trading, elevating its market capitalization to approximately $6.6 billion. The recently listed cryptocurrency company provides u ...

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4: In this photo illustration, a smartphone shows the logo of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), a U.S. supermarket chain and one of the largest grocery retailers in the country, with the company's latest stock market chart seen in the background on September 4, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKroger (NYSE: KR), a company that operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores across t ...

CANADA - 2025/03/24: In this photo illustration, the QuantumScape logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesQuestion: Has QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS) progressed from a research-centric outfit with promising technology to a commercially viable business with real-world use cases?This core debate has shaped investor sentiment toward QuantumScape for years.The Answer: A Live Demonst ...

10 July 2025, USA, New York: The Lululemon logo can be seen on a store in Manhattan. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesLululemon stock (NASDAQ: LULU) has emerged as one of the more divisive names in the market for 2025. A mix of guidance reductions, tariff challenges, and decreasing product momentum has resulted in a 56% decline in shares year-to-date, while the S&P 500 has risen by 10%. This discrepancy raises an important ques ...

The AMD logo, the American multinational semiconductor company that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets, is displayed at its pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAMD’s (NASDAQ:AMD) shares experienced a decline of more than 6% during Friday’s trading session following the announcement of impressive quarterly results by semiconductor and in ...

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 9, 2025 - An illustration photo shows the Wolfspeed LOGO displayed in a smartphone in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 9, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) shares surged 60% in extended trading on September 9 following court approval of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The silicon carbide leader, now at $1.24 and down more than 80% year-to-date, gained creditor support fro ...