European stocks rose on the last trading day of the month, fueled by better-than-expected results and after big gains from top US tech companies. That joy helped investors sideline, for now, the signs of increasing global economic problems due to the pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.57% …
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If you really want to call yourself a counter investor, it’s time to take a closer look at what hasn’t worked so far this year: value stocks and dividend stocks. Value stocks have underperformed growth stocks (especially Tesla Inc. TSLA, -4.09% and the most popular tech names) amid the economic …
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A weaker day for stocks is brewing on Tuesday, as optimism about the US stimulus progress. The asset that stole the show on Monday, of course, was GCQ20 gold, -0.34%, which rose to $ 1,931 an ounce, the highest settlement in history. That prompted the crowd to expect $ 2,000 …
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Guilty pleasure? More like superfood. The researchers conducted a combined analysis of studies from the past five decades that looked for links between eating chocolate and coronary artery disease, which included data from more than 336,000 participants who reported their consumption of chocolate. And those who ate chocolate more than …
Read More »Tesla’s prayer for profit, profit tests for Intel and Microsoft highlight first big week of profit contaminated with coronavirus
To date, this earnings reporting season has lived up to expectations that it will be the worst since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, but a number of big names could offer better news in the coming week. Tesla Inc. TSLA, + 0.01%, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.51%, and Intel …
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