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Shares of Chinese companies took a beating today as political and economic changes in the country came into focus for investors. For gambling and travel companies operating in Macao, a special

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Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) initially slipped on Monday, falling as much as 4.2%. By 2:44 p.m. ET, however, the stock had regained some of its losses, trading down about 0.2%.

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Shares of the online car marketplace Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) were tumbling today, despite market indexes making gains. Carvana's stock may have been falling as investors continue to process a price

Shares of Chinese stocks are getting hammered across the board on Monday, and for once the cause isn't interest rates. The market is worried that a new term for President Xi Jinping will lead to

Shares of Chinese tech and fintech companies Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY), Huya (NYSE: HUYA), and Lufax Holding (NYSE: LU) fell 14.5%, 4.6%, and 3.3%, respectively, as of 1:11 p.m. ET.

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Some electric vehicle (EV) stocks were having a rough day today after Tesla cut the price of its Model 3 and Model Y in China. Investors are concerned that the price cut could mean consumer demand

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares plunged as much as 7.4% Monday morning, dropping to their lowest level in almost 18 months. The move stemmed from two related reasons. As of 12:55 p.m. ET, the stock had

For investors in most cryptocurrencies, it's been a rough year. However, for investors in crypto mining-related companies such as Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN), it's been a bloodbath. Today's 6% decline in

Stock markets opened higher on Monday, and as of noon ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up a solid 1% -- but don't try to tell marijuana investors. They're going through their own private

Chinese President Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as leader of the People's Republic on Sunday -- and U.S.-listed Chinese tech stocks promptly fell off a cliff as a result.  

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Today's video focuses on China technology stocks like Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), and Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) and what investors can learn from the recent news affecting Chinese stocks.

Overall volatility in the crypto sector over the past few months remains well below where it's been for much of the past few years. That said, certain top cryptocurrencies are on the move today

Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) slumped Monday morning, falling as much as 6.5%. As of 11:47 a.m. ET, the stock was still down 3.7%.

The catalyst that sent the e-commerce purveyor lower was bearish

Investors hoping that shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) would rebound from the 9% loss they suffered last week are feeling disappointment in the early hours of today's trading session. It seems

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) continues to lose style points among investors. Shares were down another 9.4% today as of 11:30 a.m. ET, even though there was no specific company financial news to cause

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) shareholders lost ground to the market early Monday as shares fell 4% by 11:15 a.m. ET, compared with a 0.2% decline in the S&P 500. The drop added to a tough year so far for

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is a fintech company revolutionizing how people borrow money. The stock is down meaningfully in 2022, as lenders have shied away from its yet unproven platform. This video

Chinese stocks were tumbling this morning after China's President Xi Jinping broke precedent over the weekend and secured a third term as the country's leader.

Xi's past government policies have

Shares of many Chinese companies are getting hit hard today, including several of China's electric vehicle (EV) makers. Shares of Nio (NYSE: NIO), XPeng (NYSE: XPEV), and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) all

Chinese stocks fell hard this morning after China's President Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term, which will last for the next five years. For many decades now, Chinese presidents have

Shares of Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) were sinking 10.7% lower as of 11:02 a.m. ET on Monday. The decline came after Piper Sandler analyst Jason Bednar downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) crushed Wall Street's expectations, delivering a solid set of numbers for the third quarter. Most notably, it added an impressive 2.41 million net new paid subscribers while

It's difficult to predict precisely what the world will look like in five years. But here is a prediction that seems reasonably safe; in half a decade, equity markets will be up from where they are

Is Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) on the verge of a comeback?

The streaming specialist's shares have gained an impressive 34% in the past three months, easily outperforming the broader market in this