Election Looms: Volatility Ahead?

U.S. stocks were mixed Thursday with tech stocks regaining the throne as the strongest market area. Earlier in the week, semiconductor stocks declined due to a surprise earnings release by Dutch semiconductor giant ASML Holding ((ASML) ). ASML’s earnings were released on the company’s website due to an apparent technical error. The weakness in ASML reverberated throughout the semiconductor industry, and the Semiconductor ETF ((SMH) dove more than 5% on the news.However, as I mentioned in my recent commentar ...