Stock Market

The latest stock market developments, news and features from the United States and around the globe.

uber
Ousted Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of stock last week, and many expect he will be redirecting that cash windfall to his new startup.  Kalanick co-founded Uber in 2009...
robinhood-trading
When Robinhood first came out with its free stock-trading app, we didn’t really think it would take too long to put pressure on the market to fight back. After all, this wasn’t just a neat...
big-tobacco-struggling
In the throes of a vaping panic that has the FDA and the CDC running in frantic circles, tobacco giant Altria has seen its shares tumble almost 20 percent this year, after making a multi-billion-dollar...
vegan
As a response to growing demand to find investments that meet criteria of vegan investors, US Vegan Climate ETF (VEGN) is set to hit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 10th. It will be the...
tech-stocks
One heuristic approach when solving complex problems involves working backwards. But what about flipping things completely over? Well, it turns out that a 100-percent contrarian approach to investing in the U.S. stock market is actually...
netflix-streaming-war
The streaming war is heating up, and industry veteran, Netflix is struggling to adjust accordingly. But not all is lost for the streaming pioneer. Despite the release of several popular programs, Netflix revealed that they had...
virgin-galactic
The space race is heating up, with Richard Branson's space tourism business, Virgin Galactic, revealing its plans to go public by the end of 2019. Billionaire Richard Branson's space-tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, is reportedly preparing to...
trump-powell
Trump “made” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the president claims in his most recent public lashing out at the central bank head. In fact, Trump dislikes Powell so much that he would even be willing...
bulls-stock-market
The U.S. stock market went through a pretty brutal period in May, correcting nearly 10 percent and looking in danger of suffering a fatal crash that would ultimately end the longest bull run in history. Yet,...
jpmorgan
The annual shareholders meeting is around the corner and proxy advisory group ISS has suggested the shareholders of JPMorgan to cast their vote against the company’s executive compensation. It is not the first time the...