U.S. Market News
Wall Street closes, earnings and the Fed, explained with context for Latin American and global investors.
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Stock Market Today, Thursday Oct. 29, 2026: Alphabet Sinks, Microsoft Beats, GDP Runs Hot — What It Means for Your Money
Nasdaq −1.5% as Alphabet falls 13% after earnings; Microsoft beats with Azure +48%; GDP 3.4%, core PCE 3.1%. Amazon and Intel report after the bell.
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Wall Street Close, Oct. 28, 2026: Fed Holds With Two Hike Dissents, Vertiv Soars 17% and F5 Sinks 20%
S&P 500 +0.28%, Dow +0.27%, Nasdaq +0.22%. The Fed held at 3.75%–4% with two hike dissents; Vertiv +16.9%, F5 −20.1%.
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The 25 Best-Performing Stocks of 2026 (So Far): What $200 Invested in January Is Worth Now
Moderna +597%, Sandisk +434%, Dell +291%: the 25 best large-cap U.S. stocks of 2026, how Apple, Nvidia and Tesla fared, and what $200 invested in January…
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Wall Street Market Close, Oct. 27, 2026: S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones
Chips lifted the Nasdaq 1.27% while Boeing sank the Dow; SoFi led gainers and Xylem led losers ahead of the Fed.
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Anthropic IPO (ANT): Amended S-1 Shows $33.2B Revenue — Date, Price Range and How to Buy
$16.3B in first-half revenue, an $80.7B loss and a possible $1.5–2T valuation. How the IPO works, how retail investors can get exposure, and five underappreciated risks.
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Dividend Calendar 2026: U.S. Stocks That Pay You Every Month (and How Much $10,000 Earns)
How dividends work, a month-by-month calendar of 17 U.S. dividend payers, what $10,000 to $500,000 could generate, and why yield on cost beats chasing yield.
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How to Invest in the U.S. Stock Market: How It Works, What a Broker Does and 2026’s Top Performers
Exchanges, brokers, settlement and regulators; order and account types; the most widely held U.S. stocks and the S&P 500’s biggest winners of 2026.
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What Happens If the Fed Keeps Raising Rates? The Investors and Debt-Heavy Companies Most at Risk
With inflation near 3.8% and markets pricing rates near 5% by 2027, we break down which companies, borrowers and portfolios are most exposed to more Fed…
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Stock Market Week in Review: Wall Street Stumbled on AI Doubts, Colombia Held Flat in Dollars (Oct. 19–23, 2026) + This Week So Far
S&P 500 −0.47%, Nasdaq −0.71%, Dow +0.41% for Oct. 19–23; COLCAP flat in dollars. Top movers, what it meant for your 401(k), and this week so…
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What Is an ETF? 2026 Guide to the Top Performers, Dividend ETFs and What $1,000 Became
How ETFs work, iCOLCAP and the top Wall Street ETFs with 2026 returns, dividend ETFs in real dollars of income, and what $1,000 invested in January…