A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a closed restaurant as snow falls in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images December’s job growth likely slowed dramatically from November’s pace and could even be negative, as businesses and consumers responded to the spreading coronavirus. Economists expect 50,000
Month: January 2021
Before we discuss the opportunity in Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock, we should spend a few minutes describing the landscape. The macroeconomic conditions are pretty bad, yet somehow the equity indices won’t stop making highs. The small caps exploded up 4% earlier this week in spite of a lot of negative headline littering the news feeds. That said,
When gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the 1850s, thousands upon thousands of people rushed to California hoping to strike it rich. Source: Shutterstock Some got lucky and did. Most did not. A few very smart folks made their fortunes another way — by selling basic goods to the miners. You may not have
Dividend stocks are very appealing to investors, for good reason. Growth stocks tend to make the headlines — with the 2020 pandemic, shareholders in key areas like vaccine development and working from home technology saw triple-digit gains. In contrast, dividend stocks don’t have the same degree of frenzy. Owning shares in companies that offer regular
Fisker (NYSE:FSR) is facing tough competition. What’s more, the company is still not conveying any concrete points that differentiate its upcoming Ocean SUV. Because of that, I remain bearish on Fisker stock. Moreover, I’m less than thrilled with the automaker’s partnership with Magna (NYSE:MGA) as well as the fact that shares continue to trade at
Chamath Palihapitiya speaking at the 2017 Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. David A. Grogan | CNBC Consumers have been sitting at home for months and months, and without typical things to spend money on, assets in bank accounts are growing. And that is a positive sign for stocks, according to
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Despite the chaos at the Capitol, the S&P 500 closed Wednesday at a new high, which baffled some observers. “I think most feel this [the Washington protests] is more of a one-off situation, that this as an isolated event as opposed to some
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) – The housewares retailer reported quarterly profit of 8 cents per share, short of the 19 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also fell short of forecasts, hurt by a steep drop in store traffic and higher freight
I began writing about the hydrogen economy over a decade ago. Now the promise is real. Source: Shutterstock Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), which produces fuel cell systems for short-haul transport, has announced a $1.5 billion investment from SK Group of Korea. The cash brings the Koreans about 10% of Plug Power. But it looks like good
On Tuesday, a massive three-hour outage on the workplace collaboration tool Slack frustrated companies and workers all over the world. Source: Shutterstock Then on Wednesday, another workplace-communications tool, the Zoom-like RingCentral, experienced problems in North America. Folks stuck at home had to reschedule virtual meetings or download some other tech communication software and learn it
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) looks like a good name for longer-term, more conservative investors. PFE stock looks poised to perform fairly well over the next three or four years. Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com Shares are trading at a relatively low valuation, and there are multiple promising drugs and vaccines in Pfizer’s pipeline. Plus, the company is
http://www.Zacks.com – Kevin Matras explains the PEG Ratio and how to use it for finding undervalued companies. Stocks highlighted include BUCY, DV, IMA, OSIS and SCHL.
Because of the once-in-a-century pandemic that is the novel coronavirus outbreak, many if not most people believed that during the onset of the crisis, this catastrophe would spell doom for the equities sector. However, thanks to the unforeseen (and largely successful) transition to working from home, many stocks enjoyed remarkable gains. However, several others represented
Ethical violations and criminal activities in various industries have affected our economy over the past few decades, particularly in the banking, financial, and housing sectors. When it comes to financial crimes, mortgages provide ample opportunity for bad actors to steal, defraud, or cut corners. Let’s examine the complex ethical and criminal issues surrounding mortgage fraud.
Dan Henry, CEO of Green Dot Source: Green Dot Green Dot, a fintech player that’s often overlooked compared to bigger rivals PayPal and Square, has been on a tear lately, with its stock climbing 140% last year. Still, the company’s shares have ample room to run as it launches a digital bank account for low
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff (R) and Raphael Warnock (L) of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on November 15, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images Democratic control of Congress should help keep the bull market in stocks going with a big boost of fiscal spending, but it could also
Before I get into the details of the opportunity in Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), I want to talk about the entire market. LMND stock has a bright future, but there’s a lot of extrinsic risk because, astonishingly, Wall Street is thriving while Main Street is struggling. Source: Stephanie L Sanchez / Shutterstock.com Mom-and-pop businesses are dying while larger
“Time is money.” Source: Shutterstock It’s as true now as when Ben Franklin wrote that back in 1748 in his essay, Advice to a Young Tradesman. It takes time to compound your money and multiply your wealth. On the other hand, time spent out of the market often (usually!) results in lost profits. And here’s
When recessions strike, the share prices of just about every company fall. This is because stocks are forward-looking and tend to overreact to both the upside and the downside. And when recessions do strike, investors rapidly discount negative earnings growth in the form of lower share prices. For some stocks, however — like Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
On so many levels, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has been a winner. Gone are the days when the company was associated with a disturbing series of food-poisoning incidents, after which CMG stock traded at one point well under $300. Today Chipotle’s shares are above $1,350. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com Therefore, congratulations are in order for
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- …
- 20
- Next Page »