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Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

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...

Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings

Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings

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 Has Begun. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

Earnings Season Has Begun. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

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...

E-Commerce Breakouts! Target and JD.com Explode Higher: Earnings This Week

E-Commerce Breakouts! Target and JD.com Explode Higher: Earnings This Week

If you want to know the week that e-commerce officially took over the world, this might have been it. Companies including Minneapolis-based Target (TGT), Beijing-based JD.com (JD) and Singapore-based Sea (SE) rode strong digital trends to new record highs. Meanwhile,...

Travel Stocks Gain as Executives See Demand Rebound: Earnings This Week

Travel Stocks Gain as Executives See Demand Rebound: Earnings This Week

The last week of earnings featured mixed results from technology companies and optimism from two prominent travel companies. Cruise-ship operator Royal Caribbean (RCL) and hotel giant Marriott (MAR) predicted demand will continue to recover as the U.S. economy reopens...

Tesla Results Come Through and Housing Surges: Earnings This Week

Tesla Results Come Through and Housing Surges: Earnings This Week

This week's earnings featured a huge quarter from electric-car maker Tesla and several positive surprises in the housing space. TSLA's earnings and revenue beat estimates in the second quarter, despite coronavirus shuttering some factories. Its manufacturing practices...