Image source: Getty Images. The Social Security Administration revealed its list of changes for 2017, and one of the most dramatic differences is the 7.3% increase in the maximum taxable earnings for Social Security. Here are the details of the increase, what it could mean for your tax bill, and what could be coming next.... Read More →

By Jeff Miller : We have a normal week for economic data, including the first estimate for Q3 GDP. There are also important earnings reports. Election stories have become even more intense. Meanwhile, the market has been pretty quiet. I expect financial media to be asking: When will the trading range be broken? Personal Notes... Read More →

InvestorPlace InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips U.S. equities drifted near the unchanged line Friday, recovering from deeper, early session losses to stay within the confines of an increasingly tight multi-month trading range. For two weeks now, the market has oscillated around, but finished near, where it opened as volatility is... Read More →

InvestorPlace InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips With no news to get them off the fence, traders were content to end a lethargic week with an even more lethargic Friday, getting an early start on the weekend. The S&P 500’s close of 2141.16 was a mere 0.01% lower than Thursday’s last... Read More →

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO)  went public earlier this year to incredible success. In this segment from Industry Focus: Tech , Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and David Kretzmann talk about two metrics that investors can use when evaluating Twilio’s performance — dollar-based net expansion rate and active customer accounts — and how Twilio has grown them... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. Republicans generally favor lower capital gains taxes, which is obviously good for long-term investors. However, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn’t proposing to change the three tax rates that the current tax law charges for long-term capital gains. There’s much more to the story than that, so let’s take a closer... Read More →

By SA Editor Michelle Carini : Welcome to the latest edition of the Energy Recap. This week, we’re including a couple of different charts that focus on the oil rig count, crude oil futures, and crude oil production. U.S. Oil Rig Count (-) Source: Baker Hughes, via here . U.S. Crude Oil Futures Source: NYMEX... Read More →

After the bell Thursday, several companies have reported quarterly earnings results, including Microsoft MSFT , Advanced Micro Devices AMC , PayPal PYPL and Schlumberger SLB . Microsoft performed so well, its stock is now trading at record highs in the after-market. With Productivity Business Processes (Office 365, etc.), Intelligent Cloud and PC all outperforming expectations... Read More →

With the Q3 earnings season starting off on a strong note, the magnitude of negative estimate revisions for the quarter has been lower than that witnessed in the preceding quarters. Coming to the aerospace and defense sector, although total earnings projections remain negative, the picture is relatively better when compared to other notable sectors like... Read More →

The telecom industry experienced a good run on the bourses last week as most of the key stocks traded in the green. The U.S. telecom regulator, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has reduced the clearing target price of the ongoing 600 MHz low-band wireless spectrum auction, popularly known as the Incentive Auction. At present, the regulatory... Read More →