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Quick refresher: A “bear market” refers to when stocks drop 20% or more from their recent peak. They’re a sign of extreme negative sentiment on Wall Street and are more severe than garden-variety sell-offs. Since World War II, the S&P 500 has experienced 17 bear … Read More

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, though the major indexes still headed for steep weekly losses as concerns over the resilience of corporate profits in the face of inflation resurged this week. The S&P 500 advanced by about 0.8% just after the opening bell, following equities … Read More

Musk didn’t cooperate with the filmmakers, who focus on Tesla’s safety record, several fatal accidents tied to the technology and perhaps most significantly, Musk’s history of repeatedly saying that true self-driving technology is “two years away,” illustrated by clips of the CEO moving the goalposts … Read More

An earnings recession is not the biggest threat facing the stock market right now. That may seem a curious assertion to make in a week in which the largest retailers are reporting disappointing earnings and retail-sector stocks are being pummeled. In fact, contracting P/E multiples … Read More

Placeholder while article actions load By now, everybody knows the two-pronged promise Tesla has been making for nearly a decade: The car company aims to revolutionize both cars’ relationship to the environment (through gas-free electric power) and consumers’ safety on the roads (through self-driving capabilities). … Read More

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise after S&P 500 closes on brink of a bear market Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in … Read More

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – The athletic footwear and apparel retailer reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $1.60 per share, 5 cents above estimates. Revenue was slightly below forecasts, and same-store sales fell by less than half … Read More

Online grocery delivery start-up Weee! encourages customers to share videos of recipes and favorite items on its app. It specializes in hard-to-find Asian foods, along with fruits, vegetables and other staples. Weee! Online grocery start-up Weee! specializes in hard-to-find foods from Asian and Hispanic cuisines. … Read More

Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., discusses the impacts of record-high gas prices. Gas prices have been hitting fresh records for the past 11 consecutive days amid the energy supply crunch in the U.S., according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which noted that the stretch of record-high prices … Read More

Global stocks and U.S. equity futures rose, recovering some ground after the S&P 500 came close to falling into a bear market and the Chinese central bank cut a key interest rate.  Futures tied to the S&P 500 climbed 1.1%, suggesting the broad-market index may … Read More