Stocks | March 19

Tesla Inc. stock picked up a couple of upgrades this week while confusion still reigned about the extent the company’s California factory had been affected by a coronavirus-related shutdown.Bank of America analysts moved Tesla TSLA, 16.137% shares one notch to the

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Stocks | March 19

After historic sell-off this month, the last thing many investors want to do is buy stocks. They’ve just ridden a wild roller coaster, and their tolerance for risk has fallen alongside their precious portfolios. After Monday’s devastating losses in the markets,

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Economy, Stocks | March 18

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that he would advise investors to sell troubled stocks on any market bounces rather than trying to find stocks to buy on market declines.“It’s really the opposite of buy the dips,” Cramer said “Squawk on the

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Stocks | March 18

If you’re one of those people — a pundit, investor or active manager — who’s been bracing for passive investing and exchange-traded funds to blow up the stock market, well, there’s some bad news for you. But first, let’s recall some

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Stocks | March 18

The megacap tech club is on the rebound.Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet — all onetime members of the $1 trillion market cap club — are sharply higher on Tuesday. However, the four remain deep in the red for the

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Stocks | March 17

Mark Cuban is dipping his toes into the stock market amid one of the sharpest selloffs in history.All three of the major U.S. averages plunged by at least 9.5 percent Thursday, their biggest one-day drops since the 1987 Black Monday crash.The

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Economy, Stocks | March 17

The stock market has been trading “out of the box” and has delivered an ominous variety of “first evers.”For the first time ever:• The S&P 500 Index fell from a 52-week high to a 52-week low in less than three weeks.• The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate

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Stocks | March 16

The pandemic coronavirus has pushed the stocks into bear market territory. All three major indices, namely the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq suffered heavy losses on Mar 12 as the panic selling continued unabated.Per CNBC data, Dow and

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Stocks | March 13

The stock markets have been see-sawing wickedly in recent sessions. The Dow Jones average has seen several daily swings of 1,000 points or more. Fears about the COVID-19 epidemic lie behind the increased volatility; the spread of the virus has shut

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Stocks | March 13

When markets get turbulent, it’s a good time to consider re-allocating into less risky assets. Some folks call them low-beta or “safety-cushion” stocks. I call them volatility-resistant stocks because they function like financial shock absorbers.They’re tough to find when stock market

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