Tesla lifts Nasdaq to record-high close, S&P 500 dips
June 23 - The Nasdaq climbed to a record-high close on Wednesday, fueled by a rally in Tesla Inc , while the S&P 500 dipped, even as investors cheered data that showed a record peak for U.S. factory activity in June.Gains in Nvidia Corp and $Facebook$ Inc extended a recent rebound in top-shelf growth stocks that fell out of favor in recent months as investors focused on companies expected to do well as the economy recovers from the pandemic.Data firm IHS $Markit$ said its flash U.S. manufacturi
Amazon and Apple are the most valuable brands in the world -- but these Chinese companies are catching up
These are the top 100 most valuable global brands for 2021, according to a company that analyzes brand equity.Amazon and Apple are the world's most valuable brands, but watch out -- these Chinese e-commerce leaders are slowly but surely rising in the ranks.Tech giants Amazon $$, Apple $$, Google $$ and Microsoft $$ lead this year's list of Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands by Kantar BrandZ, a company that analyzes brand equity, but Chinese social media and video games company Tencent is close