Microsoft is one of five companies accounting for 27% of the S&P 500 market capitalization. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Markets were hardly changed for the second day in a row on Tuesday with both ...

The invention of market cap-weighted indices has been beneficial for the average investor by providing a simple and efficient way to gain exposure to equity markets. We examine how elevated ...

The Magnificent Seven stocks (Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla) have been the largest driver of equity returns in recent years and were again the dominant contributors in ...

History shows the tech-heavy stock market still has room to run higher, Goldman Sachs said. In five out of seven peaks in market concentration going back 100 years, stocks have kept rising. Just 10 ...

The "Magnificent Seven" — made up of Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), and Apple (AAPL) — have led the market (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) ...

‘Market concentration’ is a phrase on the lips of a lot of the market right now, especially as the Magnificent Seven tech stocks continue to swell in size. The Magnificent Seven is made up of the Big ...

When stock market concentration is high, a relatively small number of companies make up a significant portion of the market. Find out what impact this could have, including potential opportunities and ...

The streaming industry is recognized for its oligopolistic nature, where key platforms hold considerable market power. Even as Netflix cements itself as the undisputed market leader, the trend is not ...

Since the low point of 2008, the value of global bonds and equities has grown to $255bn, more than 2.5x their starting value. In share markets, those 16 years have also seen an expansion of the ...