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Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Prominent stocks have struggled after announcing results, but some new leaders may be stepping up. Tesla (TSLA) and Boeing (BA) got slammed after missing estimates. Facebook (FB) surpassed consensus, only to drift aimlessly. Meanwhile, less-followed companies like...

Stocks Take a Rest as Earnings Season Gets Started

Stocks Take a Rest as Earnings Season Gets Started

Stocks eased back from record highs last week as investors digested a string of earnings and economic news. The S&P 500 declined 1.2 percent between Friday, July 12, and Friday, July 19. It was the biggest weekly drop since the end of May and came shortly after...

Netflix Hammered But 5G Hopes Boost Chips: Earnings This Week

Netflix Hammered But 5G Hopes Boost Chips: Earnings This Week

Earnings season has some positive stories so far, even as several major companies take a beating. First and foremost, Netflix (NFLX). The streaming-video giant cratered again after domestic viewers dropped and global subscriber growth missed estimates by a mile. It...

Stocks Break Out as Jerome Powell Keeps the Party Going

Stocks Break Out as Jerome Powell Keeps the Party Going

Stocks broke out to new highs last week as Jerome Powell kept the party going. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent to close above 3,000 for the first time ever. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 also set new records. "Risk-on" sectors like emerging markets,...

Stocks Begin July With a Bang as Fears Keep Getting Proven Wrong

Stocks Begin July With a Bang as Fears Keep Getting Proven Wrong

Stocks kept rising last week as one bearish narrative after another vanished. The S&P 500 climbed 1.65 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, June 28, and Friday, June 5. It was the fourth gain in the last five weeks and saw the index push above...

Apple Rules the Roost for 3rd Straight Month: June at TradeStation

Apple Rules the Roost for 3rd Straight Month: June at TradeStation

Technology giant Apple (AAPL) was the most popular stock at TradeStation in June, holding its position for the third straight month. Red-hot initial public offering Beyond Meat (BYND) also catapulted into the top 10 after issuing shares for the first time on May 2....

Stocks Near Record Highs Halfway Through the Year

Stocks Near Record Highs Halfway Through the Year

Stocks fell slightly last week but still ended June within striking distance of record highs. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, June 21, and Friday, June 28. Nonetheless, the index registered the fifth winning month of the year and its best first half...

Disney, Microsoft Led the Dow Higher in the Second Quarter

Disney, Microsoft Led the Dow Higher in the Second Quarter

Today's the last day of the second quarter. A pair of blue-chip disruptors led the market higher during the period. Walt Disney (DIS) and Microsoft (MSFT) were the best performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the end of March. DIS surged 25 percent as it...

New Highs for Stocks as Fed Keeps the Money Flowing

New Highs for Stocks as Fed Keeps the Money Flowing

Stocks closed at new highs last week as the Federal Reserve offered hopes of a rate cut in July. The S&P 500 rose 2.2 percent between Friday, June 14, and Friday, June 21. The index closed 5 points above its May closing record with more than three-quarters of...