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Electrolux shares rally on upbeat forecast

Second-quarter earnings reporting begins next week

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla crushed earnings estimates Wednesday evening. Its stock initially popped in after-hours trading, but closed down 5% on Thursday. Figuring out Tesla stock (ticker: TSLA) can be hard, but there are a few reasons for its weak performance Thursday. No Love From Analysts Wall Street was impressed with the results, but not overly so. “Good but not great,”… Read More »Tesla Stock Dropped After Stellar Earnings. Great Wasn’t Good Enough.

A popular measure of the U.S. dollar on Thursday neared its lowest close in nearly two years, extending a decline in the greenback that has accelerated in recent weeks in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.07% fell 0.2% to 94.78 on Thursday afternoon. That puts the index, which measures the buck’s… Read More »One measure of the U.S. dollar nears its lowest close in about 2 years

‘While the cynics obsess over the negatives, the market continues focusing on the positives,’ and the S&P 500 is closing in on a record high