The NASDAQ-100 is widely followed as a measure mainly of the big tech and social media stocks that make up the index.

It's often the case that U.S. traders treat an overnight sell-off in stock-index futures as an opportunity rather than a warning. So the next few hours, as the East coast wakes, up will be instructive ...

Small caps outperformed on the upside, but the Nasdaq cut losses as Google stock and Broadcom triggered new entry points.

In early trading on Thursday, shares of AstraZeneca topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.4%. Year to date, AstraZeneca registers a 13.0% gain.

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of CDW topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 5.7%. Year to date, CDW registers a 21.0% gain. And the ...

In early trading on Tuesday, shares of Palantir Technologies topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 24.7%. Year to date, Palantir Technologies ...

Here are 3 charts that will make you think about it. QQQM invests in US large-cap companies, tracking its benchmark, the NASDAQ-100 index. It has an expense ratio of 0.15%, with a dividend yield ...

In early trading on Friday, shares of Atlassian topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 18.0%. Year to date, Atlassian registers a 29.4% gain.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) marks the 40th anniversary of the Nasdaq-100 Index, the world’s preeminent large-cap growth benchmark. The company said, “Since its inception on January 31, 1985, the index has redefined ...