Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Back when humans had to calculate indexes by hand, the Dow was built to include one share of each ticker. That meant all you had to do was add up share prices and you had your index. That also seemed ...

Stock splits do not alter a company's overall value, but can make shares more accessible to retail investors. ASML has split its stock four times, with one being a reverse split. ASML stock is up 90% ...

Unsuspecting Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) investors might be startled this morning if they glance at a stock price chart for shares in the TV streamer. As of the time of this writing, popular stock tracking ...

But even amid all of this uncertainty, some industries have proven resilient throughout the year. Within the broader technology sector -- which itself has had a tough year so far -- the communication ...

It was nearly one year ago that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) last split its stock. That 10-for-1 stock split was the sixth in the company's history since entering the public markets in 1999. Shares proceeded ...

It might seem like a stock split creates shareholder wealth out of thin air. If I have one ServiceNow share today and the company issues a 10-for-1 stock split, I'll have 10 shares when it takes ...