How To Make Money In The Stock Market?

  What is the latest in the stock market? The stock market has recently seen some major ups and downs . On the one hand , technology stocks have been taking off, with Google and Apple breaking their records . On the other hand, retail stocks have been in decline, with Kmart considering bankruptcy and Sears shutting down stores across the country . Here’s an overview of what’s happened and what it means for investors going forward . The Dow Jones The stock market did pretty well last year , growing more than 6% . So far , so good . Investors are on track to make more money from their stock holdings than any year since 2012 . A total of 1 , 154 companies have reported quarterly earnings thus far and 71% of them beat expectations on both top and bottom lines . Companies grew profits by an average of 7% for Q1 earnings per share compared to a 6% decline during Q4 2017 - 2018 (when Trump was elected) . In terms of revenue growth , 44% of S&P 500 companies report...