2023 was a year which was categorised as one of the healthiest rallies in the overall US equity market, as IT stocks, communication services, and consumer discretionary saw strong gains in the year. As at November 2023 end, S&P 500 saw an increase of ~21%, surpassing its average annual return of ~10%. Tech-dominated Nasdaq index

Semiconductor industry has been categorised as the most important segments of the overall market and is the backbone of modern digital economy. Society’s dependence on a range of electronic devices and interconnected systems continues to increase on a daily basis, and because of this, importance of semiconductor industry has become more definite. Experts believe that

Blockchain industry has been categorised as the most transformative technology as of now. Advent of digital era and migration of several critical sectors including defense, banking, and healthcare to digital space has changed thy way humans perform their tasks in 21st century. Digital technologies focus on reducing paperwork and they streamline processing. However, at the

In 2022, when the overall market conditions were tough, the S&P 500 Index saw a decline of more than ~18%, and the stocks which paid dividends exhibited that they can provide some protection in the falling markets. For example, talking about the stocks which are present in S&P 500, and which paid dividend saw a

During 2022, when equity market saw the bloodbath, rally in the oil stocks was considered as the success story. This was seen because, even though inflation impacted the consumer spending and business sentiment, crude oil price saw favourable impacts. Apart from this, geopolitical events, mainly the war between the Russia and Ukraine, further helped the

In the time span of 4 years, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in huge changes in the US healthcare sector’s structure and its working style. Period of 2020 and 2021 saw numerous challenges for both patients and healthcare service providers. Though there were several difficulties, there continued to be strong momentum of innovation and expansion in

The companies which focus on operating debt-free are quite rare in current business environment which prioritizes significant growth and which focus on capturing the market opportunity as and when it arises. Here, the saying that it takes money to make money holds perfectly true. This is even more apt if businesses focus on making money

JPMorgan has been categorised as a banking giant, and it had ~$3.74 trillion in total assets as at 30th June 2023, making it the biggest private bank globally. Presence of the banking giant spans throughout the world and mainly America, and retail and investment banking divisions of the bank are divided in 2 arms. Firstly,

2023 can be regarded as the dynamic one for the overall stock market. In 1H, S&P 500 delivered a strong gain of ~16.4%, as an ~8% increase in 2Q challenged bearish market sentiments. However, 3Q gave less favorable scenario for entire market as there were concerns about inflationary pressures and the US Fed continued its

With 2023 year reaching its conclusion, there continues to be growing consensus that expected recession, which was once a topic of concern, is now being avoided. As per Goldman Sachs’ 2024 outlook report, there should be modest growth in the US economy in the next year and the financial giant does not see the onset of