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January 9, 2024

RBC downgrades tech sector on valuation concerns

RBC Capital Markets analyst Lori Calvasina has downgraded the technology sector from an "Overweight" rating to "Market Weight" after an impressive 2023 performance stirred doubts around current valuations. Offsetting its tech downgrade, RBC lifted ratings for the consumer discretionary and utilities sectors. Yahoo Finance's Josh Schafer breaks down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith

January 9, 2024

Gold prices under pressure from rate-cut angst before inflation data

-- Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Wednesday, retaining most of their losses from the prior week as investors questioned bets on early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

January 8, 2024

Gold prices steady from new year’s losses, inflation data awaited

-- Gold prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Tuesday, recovering from a rough start to the year as markets reassessed expectations for early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve before key U.S. inflation data due this week.

December 31, 2023

How polarized is Washington? Even 2023 stock market returns were divided by party.

The political divisions in Washington are being felt down to the returns that lawmakers get from their controversial stock-trading activities.

December 27, 2023

2024 trends to watch: Relief for homebuyers, struggles for retailers

From the media industry to housing to retail, here’s what CEOs, economists, and strategists are predicting for 2024.

December 27, 2023

Amplify ETFs Declares December Income Distributions for its ETFs

CHICAGO, Dec. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs announces December income distributions for its ETFs. ETF NameTickerAmount per ShareEx-DateRecord DatePayable DateAmplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETFBATT$0.3402712/27/202312/28/202312/29/2023Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETFBLOK$0.3436312/27/202312/28/202312/29/2023Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETFCOWS$0.0447112/26/202312/27/202312/29/2023Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETFDIVO$0.1458412/27/202312/28/202312/29/2023Amp

December 21, 2023

BlackRock Announces Product Updates to 10 iShares ETFs

NEW YORK, December 21, 2023--BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced its plans to implement stock splits for the ETFs listed below. These splits will lower the share price and increase the number of outstanding shares. The total value of shares outstanding is not affected by the share split.