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Tariff Stunner Puts Stock Buyers on Strike
Wall Street is on recession watch amid “Armageddon” and “stagflationary purgatory.”
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...
Silver ETF Makes Historic Move with Massive Options Volume
Silver shined yesterday like it hasn't done in years. The iShares Silver ETF (SLV) not only flew 9 percent on Wednesday -- its biggest gain since 2008. It also traded more than 2 million options contracts, its highest total since May 2011. SLV even outpaced other...
Chip Stocks Are Trying to Break Out Before AMD, Intel Earnings
Semiconductors are starting to outperform as investors prepare for results from firms like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) broke out to new record highs on July 6 and have held their ground since. Its relative strength...
Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know
The most important part of earnings season is about to begin as major technology stocks like Tesla, Microsoft and Facebook present their numbers. TSLA and MSFT get the ball rolling Thursday afternoon. FB, Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) follow...
The Nasdaq Just Had the Worst Week In a Decade, By this Measure
Stocks rose again last week, flirting with post-pandemic highs, even as major technology names declined. The S&P 500 rose 1.25 percent between Friday, July 10, and Friday, July 17. It was the index's third straight weekly gain, with more than four-fifths of its...
Netflix’s Covid Surge Fades and Banks Struggle: Earnings This Week
Earnings season has begun on a weak note as banks struggle and Netflix said its blistering growth will slow. The four biggest U.S. lenders -- JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC) -- have issued quarterly results. JPM, C and...
Technology & Communication
Apple Could Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout With New Features Unveiled at WWDC
Apple has been a frustrating stock for most of the year, but now it may be squeezing toward another rally. The first pattern on today's chart is its super-tight Bollinger bandwidth, which yesterday was the narrowest since December 2019. That could suggest price is...