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Over the last decade, specifically after the 2008 global economic recession, chipmakers have emerged as the best performing industry across sectors and regions. The latest industry report shows that the chipmaking industry witnessed a 377% growth in the last 10 years. This is double the growth of the S&P 500 during the same period.This shows that the semiconductor industry remains at the core of this rapidly changing technology. Despite new technologies like AI, blockchain, ML, and others...

On the 24th of September, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives announced an official impeachment inquiry opened against sitting President Donald Trump. The issues against him ranged from obstructing Congress to some foul play in his recent dealings with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Even though Trump is yet to be removed from office, the president has now been impeached by the House and reactions have begun to pour in. Interestingly the stock market has...

U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the third president in history to be impeached by the House. The announcement came on Wednesday, December 18, when the Democrats voted for two articles – obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.This historic vote comes after the House Democrats conducted an inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. The impeachment process isn’t over yet though. The proceedings now move to the Senate for the next trial. Thus, the Senate holds the final decision if it...

U.S. markets seem to have responded positively to the recent first phase of the trade deal that has partially solved the current impasse between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Sources indicate that yesterday’s gains were the fourth straight day that the United States markets were in the green. According to reports, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% to end the day at 3,191.45 while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9% to 8,814.23 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) went...

Top investment strategist Jeff Saut has a crystal ball to predict the future as regards where the U.S. markets are headed. Sources indicate that in spite of the new highs that stocks have been reached in the past few years, many investors are still overly cautious. They are afraid that the “ball will drop” and that markets will reverse course in a new global financial crisis reaching levels that occurred only just a decade ago when the United States Sub-Prime Mortgage markets went bust.Jeff...

The trade war between the U.S. and China has been ongoing for many months and has somehow wiggled its way into pretty much any conversation that involves the U.S. or China. Some other countries are sometimes dragged into the mix because some of the effects of the tensions have been felt by these countries even though they aren’t directly involved. However, there might be some respite soon and with it, the chance that a few stocks might be worth good money if things go right.CNBC’s Jim Cramer...

There are several investment opportunities popular all over the world and as time goes on, trends seem to always change. For many years, the stock market has been the most popular and also one of the most lucrative especially in the U.S. as records show that the S&P 500 has gained more than 180% in the last ten years. However, another investment channel that doesn’t seem to be talked about much but pulls in mouth-watering rewards, is the art market.A recent Citi report which was put...

The traditional stock market has performed against the predictions of some of the world’s top investment funds. During the start of 2019, financial institutions predicted that stock markets will see a major downturn. However, to their surprise, the Dow Jones surged 18% year-to-date nearing its all-time high.Similarly, the S&P 500 has given over 24% returns so far this year. With this performance, 2019 is likely to turn out as the second-best performing year in a decade, in terms of annual...

Knowledge of the U.S. stock markets has shown that over the last decade, there has been consistent growth in general, ensuring that the market remains one of the best places to invest since 2010. However, if strategists and market analysts are to be believed, the U.S. market could soon lose the superiority it currently enjoys.In the last ten years, U.S. stocks have been impressive, especially as international stocks, on the other hand, have sorely disappointed its players. The S&P 500,...

Shareholders of Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) stock are definitely happy and smiling to the bank as shares have risen impressively. The company which creates and engineers wireless technology and processing chips for smartphones was one of the most notable jumpers on the S&P 500 yesterday on December 4, as it rose by $2.65% to hit $82.08.In response to the rise, ratings for QCOM were changed to reflect its new status. The rating on Mizuho was promoted to “Buy” from the previous “Neutral”...