The stock market has been extremely volatile so far this year, and for many investors, the news has been extremely bad. But looking at the Nasdaq 100 index, you'd never know it, because the benchmark is actually up 18% in 2020.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has rocketed higher again in recent days, after the company easily beat analysts' estimates for its second-quarter production and vehicle deliveries. While the COVID-19 pandemic did take a toll on the electric vehicle maker, it wasn't quite as bad as s
Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged higher on Monday, rising more than 13% by the time the market closed. During after-hours trading, shares moved even higher to levels above $1,430. The stock's big boost came after an analyst released a bold 12-month price target for the stoc
It's been quite the turbulent year for the markets. Then again, it's not as if there's a modern-era precedent to dealing with pandemic. No one is certain what to expect at this point, which is why the stock market lost a third of its value in five weeks during the first quarter,
Sunrun Inc said on Monday it will buy Blackstone-backed peer Vivint Solar for about $1.46 billion in an all-stock deal, as the top U.S. residential solar installers look to solidify their market position.
What happened
Shares of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rocketed 29.3% in June, propelling the company's stock price above $1,000 a share for the first time ever, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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The stock market enjoyed a big bull market on Monday, and the Nasdaq helped lead the way. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) index climbed more than 2%, and the Nasdaq 100's gains amounted to 2.5% by the end of the day.
Shares of Tesla Inc surged 13% to a record high on Monday, extending their rally to over 40% in five sessions after analysts raised their price targets on the electric car maker following its strong quarterly deliveries.
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in China's economy boosted optimism, helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States.
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing mailbag, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers listeners' questions about investing, diversification, and more. If something bad happens in the world, and a stock goes up, should you own that stock? He also talks about the value o
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing mailbag, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner answers listeners' questions about investing and more. If something bad happens in the world, and a stock goes up, should you own that stock? The value of holding shares through thick and thi
Global stock markets rallied and China's yuan posted its biggest gain since December on Monday as investors bet the Chinese economy would boost global growth even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business re-openings across the United States.
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in China's economy boosted optimism, helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States.
Shares of Tesla surged 10% to a record high on Monday, extending their rally to nearly 40% in five sessions after analysts raised their price targets on the electric car maker following its strong quarterly deliveries.
Wall Street's major indexes were up more than 1% on Monday as data showing unexpected growth in the U.S. services sector last month and a revival in China's economy boosted optimism, helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases at home.
Wall Street's major indexes climbed on Monday as data showing unexpected growth in the U.S. services sector last month and optimism over China's economic revival helped investors look past a surge in new cases of COVID-19 at home.
In trading on Monday, the Lithium ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Lithium Americas, up about 15.3% and shares of Tesla, up about 10.7% on the day.
What happened
Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped on Monday, rising more than 10% as of 11:54 a.m. EDT. The gain adds to a huge run-up in the electric-car maker's stock recently. Shares are up 218% year to date and nearly 40% in the last five trading days alone.