Amazon (AMZN) issued its initial public offering almost 25 years ago on 17th May 1997 at the stock price of $18 for a share in NASDAQ. Since then it has become one of the biggest successes in tech industry. If you had invested $1000 at Amazon's IPO and held on to the share, it … [Read more...] about If you invested $1000 in Amazon (AMZN) 10 years ago, how much is it worth now?
15 Best and Worst Stock Returns of S&P 500 in 2021
S&P 500, short for The Standard and Poor's 500 is one of the US stock market index widely used to track the performance economy in US. S&P 500 index had a great year in 2021 with about 26% gain in return. First time in a while S&P 500 index also beat Dow Jones Industrial … [Read more...] about 15 Best and Worst Stock Returns of S&P 500 in 2021
4 Charts to Understand the Performance of Microsoft (MSFT) Stock in 2021
How did Microsoft stock perform in the year 2021. Here are four charts to understand the performance of Microsoft's stock. Overall, if you had invested in Microsoft in the beginning of 2021, it is good year for you. In the first, chart, we look at the daily closing price … [Read more...] about 4 Charts to Understand the Performance of Microsoft (MSFT) Stock in 2021
How did Market Cap Weighted S&P 500 index compare with equal weighted index in 2021
The most commonly used S&P 500 (Standard & Poor’s 500) stock index is weighted by market value of the companies. For example, Apple the most valued company in S&P 500 index carry more weight than the others. Another version of the index derived from S&P 500 is equally weighting … [Read more...] about How did Market Cap Weighted S&P 500 index compare with equal weighted index in 2021
US Inflation Rate Data
The US inflation rate has been on the rise since last year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the inflation rate for November reached 6.8% over the last year. This is the highest point since 1982. US Inflation Rate since 2020 In the beginning of 2020, the US … [Read more...] about US Inflation Rate Data