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FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level

FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level

Stocks are holding key support as a major week of news begins. All four of the market's trillion dollar companies will report earnings: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). We'll also get the first reading on last quarter's gross...

Cryptocurrencies Score Gains as Payment Giant Enters Market

Cryptocurrencies Score Gains as Payment Giant Enters Market

Summary Paypal (PYPL) to begin offering crypto payment service.Bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 10% to new 52-week highs. Late last week, crypto-asset exchange OKEx suddenly suspended cryptocurrency withdrawals without much explanation. Later, reports surfaced that the...

Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

If you've been investing for a while, you've probably heard the term "equities." Let's explore what it means and why people call stocks "equities." Start with the equity in a house. If your home is worth $400,000 and you owe $320,000 on the mortgage, it has $80,000 of...

Attention Options Traders: TradeStation Is Now Linked to BlackBox

Attention Options Traders: TradeStation Is Now Linked to BlackBox

It's a record year for options trading as coronavirus drives more people into the market. Over 5.4 billion contracts were cleared through September, according to OCC. That flew past the previous record of 5.24 billion for the entirety of 2018. With so much activity in...

Stocks Are Drifting as Uncertainty Increases

Stocks Are Drifting as Uncertainty Increases

Stocks advanced last week, but uncertainties about the coronavirus pandemic and stimulus are increasing. The S&P 500 was up as much as 2.1 percent last Monday, only to stall and end the week with a gain of just 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones Industrial...

Cryptocurrencies Remain Strong as Industry Legal Hurdle Cleared

Cryptocurrencies Remain Strong as Industry Legal Hurdle Cleared

Summary Grayscale obtains SEC reporting company status for Ethereum (ETH) trust.Bitcoin (BTC) price action remains strong after large investment from Square (SQ). A legal milestone was reached this week in the cryptocurrency industry. Grayscale Investments, one of the...