The aggregate S&P 500 index has returned 15% since the start of the year, with five stocks accounting for 60% of the aggregate index’s year to date return - $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$, $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$, $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$, $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$, $Amazon(AMZN.US)$and $Meta Platforms(META.US)$.
U.S. equity market concentration is now the strongest ever by some measures, which is raising justifiable concerns. But i...

After a period with few stock splits, major companies are now showing renewed interest in them. $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$, for instance, has announced a 10-for-1 stock split effective June 7, making it the fifth of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks to split its shares in under four years. $ASML Holding(ASML.US)$, often described as "the most important tech company you've never heard of," is gaining recognition for its crucial role in semiconductor productio...

$NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$'s market capitalization reached $3.01 trillion, surpassing $Apple(AAPL.US)$'s $3 trillion and making it the second-largest publicly traded company in the US, just behind $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$'s $3.15 trillion.
On Wednesday, Nvidia shares rose 5.2% to $1,224.4, while Apple's shares increased 0.8% to $196, helping both the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ reach new record ...