Stocks have been grinding sideways, but once they breakout, the move to the upside could be powerful, technical analysts say. The S&P 500 has been edging closer to 3,028, its high from July 26, but it has backed off a number of times, creating a jagged seesaw pattern on August’s …

Oliver Furrer | Cultura | Getty Images You don’t have to be a hedge fund guru to discuss alternative investments with your clients, yet it doesn’t hurt to get educated. It’s no secret that portfolio diversification protects investors from the whims of the stock market, blunting the volatility you get …

Cartons of White Claw, a flavored alcoholic fizz in a can are on display at the Round The Clock Deli September 11, 2019 in New York City. TIMOTHY A. CLARY | AFP | Getty Images Summer may be over but popularity of White Claw and Boston Beer’s Truly spiked seltzer …

The streaming wars may have claimed a new victim. Roku shares plummeted nearly 30% last week, its worst weekly performance stretching to its 2017 IPO. The streaming platform stock was pummeled Friday after Pivotal Research slapped a sell rating and $60 price target on it, fearing a rush of competition …

Fortitude or denial? Wall Street’s steadiness last week in response to several tidy excuses for skittishness raises this question. The S&P 500 eased back just half a percent, holding within 1% of a record high, in a week that began with an oil-price spike following an attack on Saudi Arabia …

D. B. Weiss (C, speaking), David Benioff (3rd L) and cast and crew of ‘Game of Thrones’ accept the Outstanding Drama Series award onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Despite …

Out of service fuel pumps are covered in plastic wrap and tarps at an Exxon Mobile gas station. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Is the oil barrel half empty or half full? In the past week you had your pick of answers to choose from, and they were bookended …

Plenty of parents start their kids off with a piggy bank to underscore the importance of savings. Very few teach their children how to invest. “Investing is something a lot of parents struggle with,” said Roger Young, a senior financial planner at T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills, Maryland. Parents …

Celebration at the Nasdaq during the Datadog IPO, September 19, 2019. Source: Nasdaq Other years have had more tech IPOs than 2019, but there’s never been a year that’s minted so many big ones. After Datadog’s first-day pop on Thursday, the provider of analytics and monitoring tools became the fourth …

If you work in an office, email is likely an essential part of your job — and your life. When software company Adobe surveyed over 1,000 American workers for its annual email usage study, they found that people on average spend more than five hours per day checking their email. “Email …