Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Dow Jones Today: Trump’s Twitter Targets the Fed … Again

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite the dollar firming again today, the plenty of export-sensitive sectors and individual names rallied, helping the Nasdaq Composite to a gain of 1.35% while the S&P 500 added 1.21%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the week higher by 0.96% with just two of its 30 components finishing lower on the day.

Monday’s Vital Data: Applied Materials, Alibaba and Nvidia

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Options trading was buzzing in Applied Materials, Alibaba and Nvidia on Friday. Here are the metrics that matter moving forward.

3 Big Stock Charts for Monday: Amazon, Activision Blizzard and Jack Henry & Associates

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The stock charts of ATVI, JKHY and AMZN are poised to start the new trading week on the verge of something big.

It’s Just a Matter of Time Before Canopy Growth’s Woes Hit Constellation

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Canopy Growth invested ahead of marijuana market growth that has yet to develop, and Constellation Brands invested in CGC.

Stock Market Today: Is GE a Fraud or a Screaming Buy?

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
Keeping up with story at General Electric is like reading a high-stakes drama narrative. Here's what happened in the stock market today.

Dow Jones Today: A Fantastic Friday

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Remember that while President Trump backed off some of the tariffs on Chinese goods set to go into effect on Sept. 1, he did not back off all of those levies and the ones not going into effect next month, were not eliminated. Those were merely delayed until mid-December.

5 Top Stock Trades for Monday: AMD, BAC, FB, GE, DE

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
Deere, General Electric, Advanced Micro Devices, Bank of America and Facebook were our top stock trades for Friday.

Friday’s Vital Data: Walmart, Canopy Growth and Beyond Meat

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Options trading was buzzing in Walmart, Canopy Growth and Beyond Meat on Thursday. Here are the metrics that matter moving forward.

3 Warning Signals a Stock Market Crash Is Coming

By Eric Fry, Editor, Fry's Investment Report
And when a market crash does rear its head, do you know how to react? There's one very important thing you need to do.

3 Big Stock Charts for Friday: Freeport-McMoRan, Microsoft and Coca-Cola

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The stock charts of FCX, MSFT and KO are set to end the trading week in precarious but perhaps profitable positions.

Stock Market Today: GE, Cisco and Canopy Make Wild Moves

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
Is General Electric a fraud? Did Cisco, Alibaba and Canopy Growth move big on earnings? Here's what happened in the stock market today.

Dow Jones Today: When Listless Is a Good Thing

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
If anything today's action was surprisingly positive when considering trade tensions are still commanding headlines. Earlier this week, there was some thawing in trade hostilities when the U.S. pledged to back off imposing tariffs set to go into effect in early September until mid-December. Additionally, it looked like the U.S. and China would at least entertain good faith talks ahead of negotiations slated to commence in a couple of weeks.

4 Top Stock Trades for Friday: AMZN, GE, BABA, GRUB

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon, GrubHub, Alibaba and General Electric are our top stock trades for Friday. Here's how to trade them now.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Macy’s, Cisco and Bank of America

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Options trading was buzzing in Macy's, Cisco and Bank of America on Wednesday. Here are the metrics that matter moving forward.

Trade of the Day: It’s a Hot Time to Trade the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Again

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The SPY ETF has embarked on a slippery slope lower over the past couple of weeks. It now pays to be tactical and measure the next downside targets one at a time.

3 Big Stock Charts for Thursday: Oracle, Salesforce and Union Pacific

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The stock charts of ORCL, CRM and UNP are all on the verge of major moves with some help from the broad market.

Stock Market Today: Are We About to Enter a Recession?

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
What happened in the stock market today? A brief yield curve inversion sent recession fears down investors' backs as they sold in worry.

Dow Jones Today: The Return of Unpleasantness

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
In the category of “what a difference a day makes,” yesterday I had the privilege of saying that all 30 Dow stocks traded higher. Today, I'm sad to report that, in late trading, all 30 Dow components were in the red.

5 Top Stock Trades for Thursday: NVDA, GOOGL, CSCO, REAL

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
Alphabet, Nvidia, The RealReal, Cisco and Talend are our top stock trades for Thursday. Here's how to trade them from here.
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