Tech stock rally sends S&P and Nasdaq to record highs
- The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit all-time highs on Monday, fueled by tech stocks as investors expect a robust earnings season while interest rates remain low.Big tech companies including Facebook Inc, Netflix Inc, Twitter Inc and Nvidia Corp were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.The S&P 500 continued its recent momentum after paring some earlier losses, recording its third record high in a row, after logging its best weekly performance in 20 weeks last Friday.In contrast, cycl
Tesla Stock Has Been on Fire This Week. Here Are 4 Reasons.
Stock in electric-vehicle pioneer Tesla is on fire for seemingly no reason.There haven’t been any big,splashy upgrades that can explain the recent run. Shares have jumped almost 8% for the week and are on pace for their best week since April.Investors, rightly so, are wondering what’s going on. We found four reasons, outlined below.Many electric-vehicle stocks have been on a winning streak lately, beyond just Tesla. Coming into the week, shares of Chinese EV maker NIO were up 17% for the month.X
S&P 500 rises to another record, heads for its best week since April
U.S. stocks rose on Friday with the S&P 500 building on its rally to records, as investors bet that higher inflation will be temporary as the economy continues to recover.The broad equity benchmark climbed 0.2% to hit another all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 160 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.2%.Wall Street extended gains after a key inflation indicator that the Federal Reserve uses to set policy rose 3.4% in May, the fastest increase since the early 19