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Facebook or Alibaba. One -- or both -- of the tech giants could become the market's next trillion dollar company next week. Facebook (FB), the world's top social media platform and fifth busiest website in the world, reports earnings. It's jumped the last two...
If you've been investing for a while, you've probably heard the term "equities." Let's explore what it means and why people call stocks "equities." Start with the equity in a house. If your home is worth $400,000 and you owe $320,000 on the mortgage, it has $80,000 of...
It's a record year for options trading as coronavirus drives more people into the market. Over 5.4 billion contracts were cleared through September, according to OCC. That flew past the previous record of 5.24 billion for the entirety of 2018. With so much activity in...
Stocks advanced last week, but uncertainties about the coronavirus pandemic and stimulus are increasing. The S&P 500 was up as much as 2.1 percent last Monday, only to stall and end the week with a gain of just 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones Industrial...
After weeks of going nowhere, Tesla is starting to move before its quarterly results. The electric-car maker rallied more than 70 percent in August, followed by a sideway triangle pattern in September. Yesterday, it pushed near the top of its range. Are investors...
Earnings season began yesterday and will grow increasingly busy through early November. Here's what to expect. First, it's useful to know the general sequence of events. Next, how's the sentiment going into the events? Third, how can you follow the news? Finally, what...
5G networking, bigger screens, a new upgrade cycle. Those are some reasons Apple's product launch today could be huge. Tim Cook, CEO of the world's most valuable company, is expected to unveil four new versions of the iPhone 12 at 1pm ET today. Prices will reportedly...
The Nasdaq-100 has struggled for the last month, but Apple and Amazon.com could draw interest back to major tech stocks this week. The Nasdaq-100 rose 4.2 percent between Friday, October 2, and Friday, October 9. It was the index's third straight positive week, and...
Stocks just broke a four-week losing streak. Now's the last lull before a surge of activity in the market. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, September 25, and Friday, October 2. More than three-quarters of the index's members advanced as investors...
Technology stocks just had their worst month since March, but some big events could draw attention back to the group in October. Apple (AAPL) is expected to release a new iPhone in about two weeks. Amazon.com (AMZN) will hold its key Prime Day around the same time....