2020 has been a year like no other. Source: iQoncept/shutterstock.com Tragic wildfires in Australia and California. Social justice protests and riots across the U.S. A contested presidential election. A pandemic that shuttered schools and businesses around the world during the spring, as well as reignited restrictions with the fall resurgence of the virus. A subsequent
Month: November 2020
As you have probably figured out by now, the onset of the novel coronavirus hit some companies harder than others. We can look at American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) as a prime example of this. Profound changes in the economy have made it difficult to profit from AAL stock long-term. Source: GagliardiPhotography / Shutterstock.com Sure, it might be
InvestorPlace contributor David Moadel recently suggested that BP’s (NYSE:BP) move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy was controversial. Well, if that’s controversial, I say back the truck up and buy all the BP stock you can muster. Source: JuliusKielaitis / Shutterstock.com Why? Because traditional energy investors are going to continue to get their hats
It’s been a phenomenal year for Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock. The once-tiny electric-vehicle (EV) startup rocketed in value as aggressive investors from all walks of life have piled in. Shares are now up 1,400% since the start of the year. Source: Andy Feng / Shutterstock.com More conservative investors might worry: China has produced some stunning fraud
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE For most of the eight months since the Covid crash culminated, the stock market’s recovery has fed off rampant doubt, disbelief and cognitive dissonance toward resurgent asset prices set against a severely damaged economy. No more. Wall Street’s rally has now entered the
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE A big year-end rally? Don’t get too excited yet. December is traditionally an up month: Since 1945, the S&P 500 rose nearly 1.5% in all Decembers and advanced in price 73% of the time, according to Sam Stovall at CFRA Research. But hopes for the
Moderna in Cambridge, MA is pictured on Feb. 28, 2020. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Moderna — Shares rallied more than 14% after the drugmaker said its coronavirus vaccine candidate was more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 during a trial. The
Investment Thesis Fortescue – Iron Ore Producer On the surface, Fortescue (OTCQX:FSUGY) (OTCQX:FSUMF) is an iron ore miner, at the mercy of fluctuations in commodity prices, and with all its eggs in one basket, selling close to 95% by value of its ore into the Chinese market in 2020. Dig deeper, and one finds Fortescue
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Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC), the Canadian cannabis and CBD products company, seems to be experiencing a turnaround. It wasn’t that long ago that CGC stock was in the doldrums and its outlook was quite dark. Source: Shutterstock But now it looks like the company’s prospects are much brighter at least for the near term. Moreover,
2020 has been a crazy year. Some stocks have fallen 90%; others have risen 900%. Some industries are in turmoil, while others are experiencing the best growth imaginable. For better or for worse, Teladoc Health (NASDAQ:TDOC) is experiencing strong growth this year. As a result, TDOC stock is up 126% in 2020. Source: Piotr Swat
PayPal has been around since 1998 when it emerged as a safe and secure way to pay for purchases on eBay. If PayPal wasn’t as safe or safer to use than a credit card, cash, or a check, it would have been consigned to the rubbish heap of dead websites long ago. In fact, it
Frank Calderoni, CEO of Anaplan. Adam Jeffery | CNBC In the final leg of 2020, stocks have delivered a record-breaking rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently closed above 30,000 for the first time, with the other major U.S. stock indexes hovering close to record highs. Encouraging updates on the advancement of a coronavirus vaccine
E-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is often considered the Chinese equivalent to America’s Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). The two companies even have comparable sales mega-events. Whereas Amazon had Prime Day (which was actually two days) on Oct. 13 and 14, Alibaba stock holders waited with bated breath for the results of Singles’ Day on Nov. 11. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com
Nio (NYSE:NIO), the Chinese maker of luxury electric vehicles, is not Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). But investors are treating NIO stock as though it is. Source: Carrie Fereday / Shutterstock.com The shares have been a 10-bagger, gaining 1,227% in value through Nov. 24. The gains have come since the government of China announced it was handing the firm
Marijuana companies are surging, and Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) is no exception. Though Tilray stock has shown signs of life, it hasn’t shown enough of it. Source: Jarretera / Shutterstock.com Marijuana stocks have been on fire over the past three weeks. It all started with the presidential election. With Vice President Joe Biden set to take the
A salesman carries a Best Buy shopping basket in San Francisco, California. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. American Airlines, United Airlines, Carnival — Airlines and cruise stocks surged on Tuesday as stocks tied to an economic recovery continued to rise after a series of positive vaccine announcements. Shares of
Gambling stocks have been on fire since March’s novel coronavirus crash. When the pandemic first hit, investors feared the worst for the gaming sector. But, with social distancing having less impact than expected — along with the continued sports-betting megatrend — names in this industry made a tremendous recovery. However, as Covid-19 cases begin to
Here’s a little investing brain teaser to shake you out of your tryptophan coma this holiday weekend. Source: Shutterstock What do these four companies have in common … besides absolutely massive gains? Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE) They’re all well-known tech giants worth a ton of money, from Oracle’s $173 billion
Impact investing is a major topic on investors’ radar screen, boasting huge growth, and widespread acceptance among those seeking to align their portfolios with their personal values. But impact investing has always been more than a fad. Key Takeaways Socially responsible investing’s origins in the United States began in the 18th century with Methodism, a
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