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Visitor walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — Ford was the biggest loser in the S&P 500 in early trading, with shares plunging more than 9% after the

Shares of Tesla are roaring higher — but some are worried Elon Musk’s electric carmaker might be a speculative bubble that sometimes occurs in financial markets, especially near the end of bull markets. Rising more than 110% in 2020 alone, some believe Tesla has become unmoored from its fundamentals, fueled by short covering and the

Visitor walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Ford – The automaker’s stock dropped 10% in extended trading after the company missed on earnings but beat revenue in its fourth-quarter

The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Steve Grasso was a buyer of IQIYI. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Anthem. Dan Nathan was a buyer of General Motors. Guy Adami was a buyer of Thor Industries.  Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Tim Seymour is long AMZA, AMZN, AAPL, ACBFF, ACRGF, ALEF,

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla Inc., speaks during an event at the SpaceX launch facility in Cameron County, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Bronte Wittpenn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Tesla — Shares of Tesla jumped 11.3%,

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Alphabet — Google parent company Alphabet‘s shares slid 4% after hours despite beating earnings estimates for the fourth quarter, as the company came in light on revenue. The company reported earnings of $15.35

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 21, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. stock market erased all of its 2020 advance amid growing concerns the fast-spreading coronavirus will lead to a global economic fallout, but a slew of Wall Street strategists

India’s finance minister said there are signs pointing to a turnaround in Asia’s third-largest economy, and the government’s growth targets for 2021 are within reach. “I say it is realistic because we’ve taken various factors on board, and expect the (government’s) revenue generation to improve, which it’s already showing signs of,” Nirmala Sitharaman told CNBC’s

Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher expects the bond rush to intensify. According to the firm’s global head of rate strategy, coronavirus fears will drive more investors into the U.S. Treasury market as a safe haven play and drive yields sharply lower. The benchmark 10-year Treasury Note yield is already down 22% so far this year.

Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers Christian Petersen The world’s premiere athletes are getting an early look at venture capital deals — partially thanks to their social media game. Athletes’ Twitter and Instagram followers give them a direct line to fans, which in some cases can be used to promote portfolio companies

A worker assembles a box for delivery at the Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore, Maryland, April 30, 2019 Clodagh Kilcoyne | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — Amazon jumped nearly 9% in midday trading after the e-commerce giant reported fourth-quarter earnings well ahead of Wall Street consensus expectations. The

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wall Street is suffering a risk-off relapse, producing a milder but familiar set of the symptoms felt during last year’s overdone summertime recession scare. Bond yields have rushed toward their old lows, flattening the gap between very short-term and

A Columbia Sportswear Company sign hangs in front of their store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets shopping mall on November 17, 2019 in Central Valley, New York. Gary Hershorn | Corbis | Getty Images (This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening

The stock sell-off deepened on the last day of January on concerns that the deadly coronavirus will disrupt the global economy, and in the process ruin an old market indicator that was signaling a positive year. As goes January, so goes the year — this Wall Street saying from the widely watched “January barometer” suggests

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, January 14, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Federal Reserve officials this week affirmed their commitment to staying put on interest rates for the time being, but markets have other ideas. The fed funds futures market, where traders go to bet on the central bank’s

Customers look on as a Walmart cashier rings up their purchases at a Walmart store on August 15, 2019 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images U.S. consumer sentiment came in marginally above expectations and within striking distance of a cyclical peak amid strength in the labor market and strong increases in income, data

An employee assembles an excavator at the Caterpillar Inc. manufacturing facility in Victoria, Texas. Callaghan O’Hare | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Friday before you hit the door. 1. Caterpillar earnings Industrial giant Caterpillar is set to report quarterly earnings before the bell Friday. Investors will look

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon Katherine Taylor | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Amazon – The e-commerce giant’s stock surged more than 10% in extended trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. Amazon reported earnings of $6.47 per share on revenue of $87.44 billion, while analysts

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Coca-Cola (KO) – The beverage giant matched estimates with quarterly earnings of 44 cents per share, with revenue above Street forecasts. Coca-Cola also said it had its largest market share gain – as measured by value – in nearly a decade. Verizon (VZ) – Verizon missed

2016A statue is seen next to the logo of Germany’s Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Deutsche Bank on Thursday posted a full-year net loss of 5.3 billion euros ($5.8 billion) amid a huge transformation project, the cost of which the German lender said is now 70% complete. The German lender announced