Investors were ecstatic when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a 4-for-1 stock split back in late July. The first stock split in six years created a wave of buying in the tech giant's shares, sending the stock to record highs and Apple's valuation above the $2 trillion mark.The spli
Retail investors have been a growing force in 2020, exploding in numbers during lockdowns and helping fuel the rebound in stocks from pandemic-driven lows. Now, as election-related volatility spikes, this new cohort sees opportunities.
China government officials are forecasting sales of non-gasoline-powered vehicles to jump to 20% of overall Chinese sales by 2025, from just 5% now.Sales of "new energy vehicles," which include battery electric, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, are expected to ju
What happenedEasy go, easy come. On Friday, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock closed out the month of October on a low note, falling 5.5% after Consumer Reports rated the company's Autopilot autonomous driving software "a distant second" to the Super Cruise driving tech offered by Gener
The higher one climbs, the harder one falls. Such is the fate for stocks that are trading at ridiculously high price-to-earnings ratios. This is especially the case in the context of the ongoing market sell-off, where the S&P 500 has now declined 8.3% from all-time highs. The
Some investors are betting the technology and communications stocks that drove a massive rebound in U.S. markets this year will face a tougher slog in coming months, no matter whether Republican President Donald Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden wins Tuesday's election.
In this segment from Fool Live, Senior Consumer Goods & Industrials Specialist Asit Sharma and senior technology specialist Daniel Sparks put the spotlight on Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) improved bottom line.The electric-car maker has gone from burning through huge sums of cash to
We're counting down to Nov. 3. The election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is one of the most anticipated elections in modern history. The only thing that holds more sway in the news is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With a ton of votes already in early, and polls opening Tue
After more than a year of campaigning and seemingly millions of robocalls, the United States goes to the polls this Tuesday.Elections, as they say, have consequences, and investors understandably are focused on what happens on Tuesday and what it will mean for their portfolios.
Forget ghouls and goblins -- if you want to scare an investor, just show them a five-week chart of the benchmark S&P 500 between Feb. 19 and March 23. The S&P 500's 34% loss in roughly one month during the first quarter marks the fastest bear market decline in history.Of