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Equities opened higher on Friday, but faded throughout the afternoon, with the S&P 500 finishing about flat on the day. After a very strong start to September, here’s a look at a few top stock trades going into next week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #1: Ford Shares of Ford (NYSE:F) haven’t made much progress

Stocks meandered for much of Friday despite some encouraging consumer data, which may not be surprising given that this week was mostly impressive for riskier assets. Source: Shutterstock In a report out earlier today, the University of Michigan’s initial reading of September consumer sentiment jumped to 92 from the three-year low of 89.8 last month.

It was another good day in the stock market today, as equities pushed higher in Friday morning trade. It’s not hard to see that bulls are getting tired though, as equities faded off their opening highs. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) fell 0.1%, the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) rallied 0.1% and the

U.S. stock futures are trading higher this morning and now sit a whisker from new records. Source: Shutterstock Ahead of the bell, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.32%, and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.22%. Nasdaq-100 futures have added 0.07%. In the options pits, calls continued their recent trend of

Stocks traded higher again Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average positioned for a seventh consecutive winning day as the European Central Bank (ECB) delved further into easy monetary, and amid news that trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue to thaw. Source: ymgerman / Shutterstock.com Given President Donald Trump’s Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) volatility, it’s

It was another positive day on Wall Street, with stocks closing near their highs on Wednesday. Again, small-cap stocks stole the show in the stock market today. All week, we’ve been pointing out the outperformance of the Russell 2000. That strength was on display as the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) closed higher by 2%.

With the help of broad-based leadership, the major U.S. equity benchmarks rallied Wednesday amid a flurry of decent headlines. Today’s leadership came by way of the technology and healthcare sectors, the two largest sector weights in the S&P 500, with some contributions from the defensive, high-yielding utilities group. Source: Shutterstock President Donald Trump took to

Tuesday marked another interesting day in U.S. equities. Investors saw good, bad and ugly in the stock market today, with assets mixed for the second straight session. Worth noting in this case though, the stark differences weren’t as notable as Monday’s session. Again though, we saw small caps outperform via the iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Technology bellwether Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its highly anticipated new products reveal today in California (plenty more on that later), and while the iPhone maker announced some interesting enhancements, markets barely moved on the news. Source: DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock.com Market participants seemingly glossed over a report in the South China Morning Post out earlier

Stocks struggled to find direction as traders took profits in some names that bounced higher last week with growth fare. Technology names got pinched today, but Monday’s performances by the broader benchmarks were not too bad, nor where they impressive. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Monday was a lethargic day, reminiscent of many during the summer

U.S. stock futures are trading higher this morning in a continuation of last week’s breakout. Optimism surrounding recent strides in the U.S.-China trade war survived the weekend intact, and investors have returned to the business of buying. Source: Shutterstock Ahead of the bell, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.22% and S&P

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was built on Google, a free search service that now allows anyone to find anything from anywhere. Google stock has been a reliable investment for a while, but things are changing. Source: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Google is the greatest miracle of the 21st century. So why is Alphabet doing everything it can to

U.S. stock futures are trading higher this morning in a continuation of Thursday’s powerful breakout. With equities finally busting outside of last month’s range, the stage is set for a resumption of the market’s long-term uptrend. Source: Shutterstock Ahead of the bell, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.35%, and S&P 500