Amazon.com Inc. doubled its profit in the first three months of 2019, according to a Thursday earnings report, sending shares less than 1% higher in the extended session. See full story. Intel stock plummets on disappointing earnings outlook as new CEO takes…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, SEC settle latest Twitter beef
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement stemming from their latest Twitter beef Friday afternoon. According to a court filing, the two sides agreed to amend the original settlement to be more spe…
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NewsWatch: This is how Lyft, Ben & Jerry’s and Pizza Hut are celebrating 4/20
The unofficial cannabis holiday is getting legitimized by mainstream brands. See full story. The stock markets progress to a fresh record hinges on a key gauge of economic growth Wall Street is set to get its first read of 2019 economic growth as investors …
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MarketWatch First Take: Elon Musk keeps moving Tesla’s finish line
Elon Musk on Aug. 1, 2018: In the second half of 2018, we expect, for the first time in our history, to become both sustainably profitable and cash-flow positive. Elon Musk on Oct. 24, 2018: We expect to again have positive net income and cash flow in Q4, an…
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NewsWatch: Stocks are calm and volume has dried up — is this the ‘calm before the storm’?
When volatility died down twice last year, stocks crashed, writes Simon Maierhofer. See full story. You can capture a dividend above 5% and still enjoy stock-market growth Jeff Jonas of Gabelli talks about a closed-end fund that invests in the health-care a…
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