Elisabetta A. Villa | Getty Images European Union (EU) and Italian national flag banners hang in central Rome on May 29, 2018 in Rome, Italy. A rise in populism for the embattled nation of Italy won’t be enough to unsettle investors this year, with analysts at Citi predicting markets in …

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, speaks with reporters during the White House Sports and Fitness Day event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s top outside …

Scott Olson | Getty Images Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a press conference where he addressed issues related to the city’s murder rate and the city’s Sanctuary City policy on January 25, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unexpectedly announced Tuesday that he will not be running …

Apple shares have been on fire lately and will add to their gains as the company’s flagship product, the iPhone, increases its market share, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity predicts. Analyst T. Michael Walkley increased his price target on Apple’s stock to $250 from $220, implying a 10 percent jump …

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw recommends a call spread in Apple Dan Nathan likes Electronic Arts Mike Khouw recommends a call spread in Amazon Trader disclosure: Mike Khouw is long S&P, HAL. Bearish on TSLA. Dan Nathan is long …

Mike Blake | Reuters Newly manufactured Tesla vehicles are placed on transport trailers from a large inventory of newly made vehicles in Burbank, California, August 24, 2018.  Tesla’s electric car sales will suffer due to increased competition from other luxury automakers, according to Goldman Sachs. The firm resumed coverage on …

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018. Facebook shares will disappoint as governments increasingly scrutinize the company’s practices, according to MoffettNathanson. The firm lowered its rating to neutral from buy …

Drew Angerer | Getty Images DJ Koh, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics, introduces the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone at the Barclays Center, August 9, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.  “You can use most of the uses … on foldable status. But when you …

Chris Wattie | Reuters The casket is pictured leaving the memorial service of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at National Cathedral in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2018.  A grief-stricken Meghan McCain appeared to take a swipe at President Donald Trump during a moving tribute honoring her father, Arizona GOP Sen. …

Chris Wattie | Reuters The casket is pictured leaving the memorial service of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at National Cathedral in Washington, U.S., September 1, 2018.  Meghan McCain’s apparent criticism of President Donald Trump at the memorial service of her father, Arizona Sen. John McCain, was in line with …