Even before factoring in Monday's monster surge in oil and gas stocks, the energy sector was already up 24.2% year to date compared to just 0.5% for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: \^GSPC).

TQQQ has delivered a 47.69% gain over the past year and 2,653.53% over the past decade. Those numbers explain why retail investors keep coming back to it. The appeal is simple: own the Nasdaq-100, but ...

The Alger Concentrated Equity ETF has outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index recently. Here's why investors should remain ...

The Magnificent Seven stocks have played a key role in S&P 500 gains over the past few years. A pullback in tech stocks has ...

Nvidia has been the belle of the quarterly earnings ball for quite some time.

Technology juggernaut Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) continues to be a top pick of mine, Wall Street analysts, and most investors in the market. Indeed, the company’s performance of late is suggestive of ...

One of the biggest challenges in technical analysis is separating noise from structure. Price charts are full of small moves, fake breakouts, and intraday volatility that can make it difficult to see ...

Each year, Illinois Times publishes an article on the status of Springfield District 186 Schools. Across the district, teachers, staff and administrators give their all, pouring their heart and soul ...

It may be little more than two months old, but 2026 is already proving why diversification matters. One year ago, stock investors were still enamored with the artificial intelligence trade. Rallying ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...