To The Moon

When MicrosoftMSFT 0.53%co-founder and ex-CEO Bill Gates announced the end of his marriage to Melinda Gates, he requested “space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”Gates’ request that people not pry into his world might be a tad difficult, given the pair are among the world’s richest married couples. Nor will it be easy for them to start a new life when their old one encompassed a complex financial environment.For those curious about how the other 1% live, here is

It’s another packed week of earnings reports, with 130 S&P 500 companies on deck to release their fi

It’s another packed week of earnings reports, with 130 S&P 500 companies on deck to release their fi

Investors need to be more focused on finding companies that can clear a higher bar on earnings: Nuve

Electric-car companyTeslahas now produced a profit for seven consecutive quarters. Tesla managed aGAAPnet income of $438 million in the first quarter, up from just $16 million one-year prior. It would appear, at least at first glance, that the electric-vehicle pioneer is on the right track in terms of profitability.The problem is that these profits aren't really coming from the cars that Tesla sells. The company currently generates hundreds of millions of dollars in pure profit each quarter fro

The S&P 500 closed little changed near its record level on Tuesday as investors braced for a big bat

Tesla not only has to contend with pure-play EV-makers. It will also face new entrants such as Apple and Chinese smartphone makers Huawei and Xiaomi.More traditional automakers will also be producing electric vehicles. Even if the demand side is plausible, it would mean Tesla needs to build many more factories.However, if analysts are right that Tesla's true potential lies in a future rollout of an autonomous ride-hailing fleet, its share price has much room to head north based on the consensus

S&P 500 companies' race to a $2 trillion market value is about to get more exciting — andlots of money is being made on the way.The race to $2 trillion got all the more real Wednesday. Shares of Microsoft leapt nearly 0.9% t0 260.58 a share. That's a new all-time high for the stock, taking out the previous high of 246.10 and topping even its value at the height of the 2000s dot-com boom. It also lifts the company's value to $1.97 trillion.Following a 17.2% rally this year, Microsoft is now the S