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Asian shares skidded to seven-month lows on Monday as regulation concerns upended Chinese equities and strong U.S. corporate earnings sucked funds out of emerging markets into Wall Street.

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Asian shares struggled to rally on Monday as super-strong U.S. corporate earnings sucked funds out of emerging markets and into Wall Street, where records were falling almost daily.

The rally on Wall Street faces a fresh test next week with a flood of earnings reports from major U.S. companies, including the tech and internet behemoths that have recently retaken leadership of the market.

One of the most intimidating aspects of investing in the stock market is dealing with crashes. Market crashes are normal, but they can also be unpredictable and severe. And if you're investing in the wrong places, you could lose a substantial amount of money.

Evidenced by Friday’s record close for the Dow, which for the first time cleared the 35,000 threshold, investors are seemingly feeling more confident that the upcoming earnings results from the most-influential companies in the S&P 500 will be supportive of higher valuations.

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Between Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) forthcoming OLED Switch model and Valve's newly announced Steam Deck, the handheld gaming console market is heating up again. But there's a big difference between these two consoles and their respective impacts on the market.

Monday's marketwide sell-off wasn't just an off-day for stocks. It was the worst single day for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in weeks, and the biggest daily loss for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) since October.

Wall Street gained ground for the fourth straight session on Friday, extending a rally that pushed all three major U.S. stock indexes to record closing highs as upbeat earnings and signs of economic revival fueled investor risk appetite.

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fair Isaac Corp (Symbol: FICO), where a total of 2,553 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 255,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 157.3%

Wall Street gained ground for the fourth straight session on Friday, extending a rally that pushed all three major U.S. stock indexes to record closing highs as upbeat earnings and signs of economic revival fueled investor risk appetite.

The rally on Wall Street faces a fresh test next week with a flood of earnings reports from major U.S. companies, including the tech and internet behemoths that have recently retaken leadership of the market.

Wall Street rallied for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on track for record closing highs as upbeat earnings put investors in a buying mood.

We're about to enter the busiest week of this earnings season so far, and Tesla (TSLA, $645.33) will help lead the charge after the market closes on Monday, July 26, when it reports second-quarter results.The electric vehicle (EV) maker last took its turn in the earning

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes hit record highs on Friday and were on track to end the week with gains, helped by megacap growth stocks and strong earnings from social media companies, while a weak forecast from Intel hit chipmakers.

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Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, helped by megacap technology stocks and strong earnings from social media companies, while a weak sales forecast from Intel hit chipmakers amid increasing supply-chain constraints.