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What happened Shares of electric-car company Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped on Monday, rising about 9% as of 1:40 p.m. EDT today.

The new week got off to a mixed start on Wall Street, but investors in the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were celebrating. Both it and the Nasdaq-100 index benefited from a big bounce in technology stocks, rising between 1.5% and 2% as of 1 p.m. EDT.

Convinced of Tesla Inc's imminent meteoric rise, Orestis Palampougioukis, a Netherlands-based software developer, took out a 43,000 euro ($49,000) loan in early October to invest it all in the electric carmaker, which at the time was trading at around $230 a share.

The S&P 500 rose on Monday as promising early data on a host of COVID-19 vaccine candidates countered fears over a surge in infections, while gains in technology stocks put the Nasdaq on track for a record closing high.

The S&P 500 edged higher on Monday as promising data across a range of COVID-19 vaccine candidates and hopes of more stimulus helped overcome fears around the extent of the economic damage from a surge in domestic coronavirus infections.

Either the market has to correct, or the news stories have to catch up to the optimism. Here are three stories that will play out this week and that investors should watch closely to see which of those things is more likely.

The S&P 500 edged higher on Monday as promising data across a range of COVID-19 vaccine candidates and hopes of more stimulus helped overcome fears around the extent of the economic damage from a surge in domestic infections.

Repeatedly finding themselves in the headlines this summer, electric-vehicle stocks arguably make up the hottest niche of the renewable energy industry. But investors who are drawn to the clean energy industry should recognize that there are plenty of options to consider beyond

The S&P 500 and Dow indexes were set to open lower on Monday as concerns about a jump in COVID-19 cases curbed risk appetite, with investors also hoping for more stimulus to shore up a battered global economy.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday as concerns about a jump in COVID-19 cases kept risk appetite in check, with investors also looking for signs of more stimulus to shore up a battered global economy.

The pandemic hasn't changed common sense investment advice with regard to asset allocation, but out of dark times often comes unusual opportunity. There are a number of burgeoning industries set to grow from the affects of coronavirus, so an investigation of attractive Exchange

The pandemic hasn't changed common sense investment advice with regard to asset allocation, but out of dark times often comes unusual opportunity. There are a number of burgeoning industries set to grow from the affects of coronavirus, so an investigation of attractive Exchange

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng Motors, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Monday it has raised around $500 million in its latest funding round.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng Motors, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Monday it has raised around $500 million in the latest funding round.

I'm a buy-and-hold investor at heart who likes to let my winners run. That means I usually don't sell stocks after a big run-up since I'm banking on even greater gains in the decades ahead. However, that's not a rule set in stone but more like a guideline. If a stock soars to a

Chinese electric-carmaker NIO (NYSE: NIO) has been on a tear: The company's stock has gained almost 180% since the beginning of June, as investors hoping to find the next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have piled into its U.S.-traded American depositary shares.

The second quarter earnings season kicks into high gear this coming week with results expected from technology heavyweights Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA) and Amazon (AMZN), among others.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced investors to reassess their investment philosophies. There has never been a better time to add high-quality names to your portfolio that have done well during this crisis. Trends that we've already seen in place, such as working out at

Stocks rallied last week as investors welcomed the beginning of the second-quarter earnings season. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained more than 1%, and the S&P has climbed back to roughly even so far in 2020

The stock market finished mixed on Friday to complete a tumultuous week for investors. Earnings season has begun in earnest, but the readings that market participants got from companies that reported their latest results were far from clear about the future direction of the U.S.