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Rollercoaster Week Draws Money from the Sidelines
The stock market had a rollercoaster week but could be riding bullish momentum into yearend. The S&P 500 slid 2 percent between Friday, December 13 and Friday, December 20. It was the index's second straight negative week, with prices rebounding from a drop of 3.6...
Market Pulse: Solar Stocks Green in a Sea of Red
All the major indexes and sectors are down sharply today, but one corner of the market remains in the green: solar energy. First Solar (FSLR) helped kick off the rally with strong quarterly results last night. However the bigger story is the shift toward green...
Bitcoin on Pace for Highest Close in Almost 3 Years as JPMorgan Joins the Crypto Club
Jamie Dimon has been a major player at the Federal Reserve and run two of the country's biggest banks. Now he's the latest to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. CNBC reported this morning that Dimon's bank, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), has started using its digital...
Making the Most of Earnings Season Before Major Tech Stocks Like Apple, Amazon.com, Facebook Report
Curious about earnings season and quarterly results from technology companies like Apple (AAPL) and Amazon.com (AMZN)? This video will interest you. Learn how TradeStation’s advanced functionality can help you anticipate and...
FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level
Stocks are holding key support as a major week of news begins. All four of the market's trillion dollar companies will report earnings: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). We'll also get the first reading on last quarter's gross...
Cryptocurrencies Score Gains as Payment Giant Enters Market
Summary Paypal (PYPL) to begin offering crypto payment service.Bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 10% to new 52-week highs. Late last week, crypto-asset exchange OKEx suddenly suspended cryptocurrency withdrawals without much explanation. Later, reports surfaced that the...
Tesla Could Run out of Money, But Snap’s Breaking Out: Earnings This Week
Tesla just reported its "best quarter ever," but investors are afraid it might still run out of money. The electric-car maker earned $0.76 a share on a record $8.77 billion of revenue. Both numbers beat estimates and marked a fifth straight quarter of profitability....
Technology & Communication
Bears Tried to Sink the Semiconductor Index and Failed: Chart Study
Chip stocks have lagged along with the broader technology sector. But just when you think they're dead, they have a session like yesterday. Notice how the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index opened 2.2 percent below its close the previous session. Also notice how quickly...