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Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know

Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know

The most important part of earnings season is about to begin as major technology stocks like Tesla, Microsoft and Facebook present their numbers. TSLA and MSFT get the ball rolling Thursday afternoon. FB, Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) follow...

Netflix’s Covid Surge Fades and Banks Struggle: Earnings This Week

Netflix’s Covid Surge Fades and Banks Struggle: Earnings This Week

Earnings season has begun on a weak note as banks struggle and Netflix said its blistering growth will slow. The four biggest U.S. lenders -- JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC) -- have issued quarterly results. JPM, C and...

An Earnings Season Like No Other Is About to Begin

An Earnings Season Like No Other Is About to Begin

Earnings season is about to start, with the coronavirus pandemic causing one of the most uncertain backdrops ever. Analysts are looking for S&P 500 earnings to decline by 43-44 percent, according to Reuters and Factset. The energy sector is expected to have the...

Key Options Strategies to Know as Earnings Season Begins Next Week

Key Options Strategies to Know as Earnings Season Begins Next Week

Second-quarter earnings season begins next week against one of the most uncertain backdrops ever. It's a good time to review some options strategies to manage risk in the age of coronavirus. Here are some options trading strategies we'll consider today: Long...

Don’t Read This Post if You Like Earning 0% on Your Money

Don’t Read This Post if You Like Earning 0% on Your Money

Tired of super-low interest rates? The IPO market may offer a solution. Angel Oak Dynamic Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (DYFN) plans to raise $100 million in an initial public offering next week. TradeStation clients can access the IPO market thanks to our...

The Economy Is Showing Signs of a Rebound, With More Help From the Fed

The Economy Is Showing Signs of a Rebound, With More Help From the Fed

The economy is showing more signs of recovery, even as coronavirus cases rise in parts of the U.S. The New York Federal Reserve reported yesterday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey was -0.2. That was much better than the -27.5 percent average forecast. It had...

The Fed May Take New Steps to End the Coronavirus Recession

The Fed May Take New Steps to End the Coronavirus Recession

The Federal Reserve may get creative as it looks to revive the economy from its worst crisis of the modern era. Central bank watchers expect interest-rate controls and increased asset purchases when new policies are announced tomorrow afternoon. The goal is to...

Housing Shows Strength, Even With More Bad Economic News Today

Housing Shows Strength, Even With More Bad Economic News Today

More bad economic news is expected today, but the real story could a rebound in the housing market. Mortgage data for the last four weeks have shown strong demand for home buying. Refinancing normally dominates lending, but now they've swung sharply toward purchases....

E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

Earnings season is pretty much finished, and the main story wasn't Covid-19. Instead, it was the complete dominance of e-commerce and cloud computing. Megacap Internet companies like Amazon.com (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) climbed on strong results. They...