Brokerages' race to the bottom in trading fees has been a breakthrough in helping to make investing less cumbersome to newcomers. While high commissions used to be a costly obstacle for new investors and discouraged some from investing altogether, that's now less of an issue. In fact, a recent study by discount broker Charles Schwab found that 15% of current U.S. investors bought their first shares just last year.
Super Micro Computer's lack of a preliminary earnings report led to a bloodbath in the sector.
Costco made buying a gold bar as simple as tossing it in a shopping cart. Adam Xi, 33 years old, called five different dealers to get a price he could accept for the gold bar he bought at Costco in October. Costco shoppers are spending as much as $200 million monthly on gold, according to a Wells Fargo estimate.
Two more property insurance companies are pulling out of California, leaving more homeowners in the state facing loss of coverage and surging premiums as insurers flee.
Super Micro stock fell hard after the data-center computer specialist didn't announce preliminary results for its fiscal Q3.
The S&P 500 could bottom out in the next month, according to Fundstrat's head of research Tom Lee.
The high-flying sector caught a bit of gloom at the end of the week due to several discouraging developments.
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The losses in the stock market accelerated after Super Micro Computer announced earnings without preannouncing results.
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