It consists of a diffusion index that summarizes whether market conditions are expanding, staying the same, or contracting as viewed by purchasing managers. The purpose of the PMI is to provide information about current and future business conditions to company decision-makers, analysts, and investors. IHS Markit is known for its expertise in finance, energy and transportation, economics and country risk, aerospace, defense and security, sustainability and supply chain, natural resources,…

In early 1981, the index broke above 1,000 several times, but then retreated. After closing above 2,000 in January 1987,[43] the largest one-day percentage drop occurred on Black Monday, October 19, 1987, when the average fell 22.61%. The Dow sees the end of a long bull market on Jan. 14, 2000, in part due to the strength of the Internet business and the subsequent bursting of the dot-com bubble. It…

As a large company, many funds can give you exposure to Netflix. One of Netflix’s biggest holders is the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), a fund that tracks the Nasdaq 100. Depending on the brokerage you choose, you may have several different account options. Brokers may offer retirement accounts, 529 plans to save for college and taxable brokerage accounts. We’d like to share more about how we work and what drives…