Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 827,361 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 82
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, boosted by tech stocks in a broad-based rally, although concerns over a slowing economic recovery and the possible tapering of stimulus saw the indexes on course for weekly losses.
Stocks performed well on Friday, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) led the way higher. Gains of about 1% as of 11:45 a.m. EDT outpaced other major indexes.
The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street indexes on Friday, driven by strength in tech stocks, although concerns over a slowing economic recovery and the possible tapering of stimulus saw the Dow and the S&P 500 set for their worst week since mid-June.
A 9% comps increase may not look so impressive when compared to 24%. But the company is Target (NYSE: TGT), and the quarter is coming after a phenomenal pandemic performance -- so it was actually quite a feat to stack a 9% rise in the second fiscal quarter (ended July 31) on top
Online retailer Wish -- which trades as ContextLogic (NASDAQ: WISH) -- must be wishing it could take a mulligan. Wish reported a huge earnings miss last week, and shares crashed over 20% following the announcement.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, as concerns over a slowing economic recovery and the possible tapering of monetary stimulus hurt economy-linked sectors and put the Dow and the S&P 500 on course for their worst week since mid-June.
While most people put enough thought into their stock picks, not too many investors think as carefully about the sort of account used to make these purchases. And to be fair, it mostly doesn't matter much of the time -- you're either paying taxes now or paying taxes later. For mo
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Apple Inc is delaying its return to corporate offices to January at the earliest from October due to surging COVID-19 cases and new variants, Bloomberg News reported https://bloom.bg/3gihpBW on Friday, citing a memo.
Apple stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trading at near all-time highs of about $150 per share, driven by anticipation surrounding the launch of the new iPhones in September. So what will the new device mean for Apple?
Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group is in talks with smartphone maker Xiaomi and Shenzhen state-backed investment firms as it looks to sell part of a 65% stake in its electric vehicle (EV) unit, three sources said.
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 4.16 to 14,938.1. The total After hours volume is currently 53,716,247 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Apple Inc. (AAPL) is +0.03 at $146.73, with 4,894,724 shares traded. Over the las
Apple finally appears poised to get back to a normal product launch schedule, which means a host of new products – including the much-expected iPhone 13 – are likely to be announced in just a few weeks.
The SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (SPGM) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 701,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of SPGM were off about 0.5% on the day.
On this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and longtime Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, dive into Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) latest earnings and the key points investors need to know. Also, Matt and Jason answer a listener's ques
There comes a time when a growth stock has to take a good look in the mirror and ask itself if it's time to start appealing to income investors, too. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is seemingly at that juncture.
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