Stocks rose Monday amid another rush of earnings reports this week including Alphabet results due after the bell.

Tesla says it will buy Maxwell Technologies, a battery technology firm, for around $218 million.

Jim Cramer weighs in on Starboard's investments, Tesla's purchase and Alphabet's earnings.

The new president's stimulus policies, the possibility of a 2016 rate hike and lower movie receipts are among the topics analysts are studying for the final months of the year.

Maxwell Technologies surged 18% with a new deal for equipment on Cadillacs next year. Instacart and Postmates are teaming up with more brick-and-mortar retailers to challenge Amazon.

Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator have told startups that cutting costs is a priority.

Elon Musk will soon allow Dogecoin to purchase SpaceX merchandise.

The theme park company has opened Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and not everyone is happy despite the ride getting wonderful reviews.

Aurora is slashing its production capacity as it builds a runway toward positive Ebitda a year from now.