On Wednesday, the current bull market became the longest in U.S. history.
Since March 9, 2009, the S&P 500 alone has risen more than 300%.
But if you look deeper into the numbers behind the S&P's growth, you find that one industry has outpaced all others.
The S&P 500's healthcare stock sector, which is comprised of the largest health insurers, is up more than 1,100% since 2009.
On June 28, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the acquisition of PillPack, an online pharmacy company that ships prescriptions directly to customers.
Wall Street took the news as another nail in the coffin for brick-and-mortar pharmacies, cutting $12.8 billion in market value from the pharmaceutical retail sector in a matter of hours.
The Dow Jones today opened lower on Friday morning following the imposition of $34 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese exports overnight.
After Amazon announced it was buying PillPack for $1 billion, the CVS stock price dropped 8% in a week.
The merger and acquisition between Sprint and T-Mobile has created a buzz on Wall Street.
Some believe the combined entity could create a new telecommunications juggernaut.
Penny stocks are great opportunities for retail investors to generate significant profits with very little investments. In order to help Money Morning readers profit, we're bringing you the five top penny stocks to watch in April 2018.
While a few penny stocks have great growth potential, the truth is that many of these low-cost stocks have very little chance of providing investors with profit.
A potential trade war with China has sent the price of many stocks plummeting.
However, there's still a way to make money.
by Tim Melvin
All these recent healthcare deals – the latest being between Wal-Mart and Humana Inc. – have led our Tim Melvin to predict this multibillion-dollar healthcare trend that's created the chance to remake healthcare…
Penny stocks give an investor the opportunity to reap a massive profit with very little initial investment.
That's why we're bringing Money Morning readers the five top penny stocks to buy in April 2018.
Our top five penny stocks for April 2018 all have a perfect VQScore of 4, meaning that they have strong underlying value and a solid chance of providing significant gains.
In fact, a few of them are slated to provide returns of over 70%. Here they are...
The Dow Jones today traded over 100 points lower after China announced on Sunday that it plans to impose tariffs of up to 25% on 130 U.S. exports.
