This has been a topsy-turvy year for Wall Street and the investment community. Though volatility never disappears from the stock market, we’ve borne witness to the wildest vacillations in history. The broad-based S&P 500 sank like a stone during the first quarter and lost 34% of its value in under five weeks. It also rebounded aggressively from […]

Cancer has remained one of the biggest challenges for the medical industry in the past 40 years, with no definitive cure to date. Though cancer in its earlier stages is often treatable, the fear of remission remains. Aside from affecting the quality of life, cancer treatments are immensely expensive. According to Zion Market research, the cost […]

The major stock-market indices have recently been in correction mode, with the major tech stocks witnessing a heavy sell-off. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has sunk close to 10% through Friday since September 2nd, after gaining more than 70% since its March low. Rather than an indication of another market crash, this correction is seen as the return […]

The stock market, and more specifically, the tech sector, has had a rocky week. The tech stocks have been down in three out of the past four trading sessions. The Nasdaq Composite index is down 9.4% since Sept 2, and the SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) is down 10.4% over the same period. Some of the […]

Out of all the major sectors, technology has been the strongest. This is evident by the Nasdaq’s 71% gain from the March lows. Additionally, the Nasdaq exceeded its pre-coronavirus highs in June, while the S&P 500 did so in August, and the Russell 2000 has yet to do so. Within tech, one of the strongest […]