Wall Street was set to open lower on Thursday as concerns about the economic toll from another round of shutdowns across the United States offset data showing a higher-than-expected rise in domestic retail sales in June.
Technology stocks were flat to lower premarket Thursday. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down over 1% while the SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was recently inactive.
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The investing world has changed a lot over the last decade, and 2020 is on track to be a year of particularly dramatic shifts. Many companies and investment strategies that once produced strong, dependable results are losing popularity, and investors are increasingly favoring in
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday after a surprise drop in China's retail sales signaled a bumpy economic recovery, with investors now turning to the next set of quarterly bank earnings and economic data to gauge the pace of a domestic rebound.
This has been a truly wild year to be an investor. During the first quarter of 2020, Wall Street and investors endured the swiftest bear market decline in history. But by the second quarter, they were privy to the strongest quarterly move higher since 1998. These baffling moves
(RTTNews) - Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals were apparently hacked on Wednesday and tweets were posted requesting followers to send bitcoin to a specific address, according to reports.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 405,884 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Tesla Inc's vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the second quarter, according to data from Cross-Sell, a marketing research firm that collates title and registration data.
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and Fool contributor Brian Feroldi to discuss how to talk to kids about money. First, Robert has some tips for tax day, and also on how to increase your chanc
A number of major Twitter accounts, including the official accounts of billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk and Silicon Valley giants Apple and Uber, were apparently hacked on Wednesday, with affected accounts seeking bitcoin donations.
While the possibility of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) building a new factory in Texas is gaining traction, the automaker is also focused on its current U.S. facility in Fremont, California. Electrek.co, a website that follows the electric transportation industry, is reporting that in ad
(RTTNews) - A county in central Texas has approved a plan to give millions in tax breaks to Tesla if the luxury electric carmaker builds its next "Gigafactory" at a proposed site there, reports said.
Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) have been on quite the roller-coaster since their May 2019 initial public offering. After going public at just $25, the plant-based meat substitute producer skyrocketed to an all-time high of $239.71 within just two months. Then, after a seco
Just when it seemed the hype for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock today couldn't get any greater, Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter more than doubled his 12-month price target for the electric-car maker's stock. The new target is a Street high for Tesla shares, implying about 50%
It's been a wild year for the stock market, with the coronavirus pandemic punishing investors, then seemingly rewarding them. In less than a five-week span, the broad-based S&P 500 shed 34% of its value. Then, during the second quarter, the benchmark index recouped most of w
Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance standards to follow as they roll out the most significant changes to vehicle technology in a generation.