A month ago, I had never heard about Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX). Now IDEX stock up nearly 120% year-to-date and 638% over the past six months. Source: Shutterstock Obviously, the company’s one-two punch of clean energy and fintech (it helps companies finance the adoption of electric fleet vehicles) has all the markings of big-time momentum play. That
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Arguably no other sector better represents the profound changes that we’ll see during the Roaring 2020s than electric vehicles (EVs). For more than a century, the combustion engine has defined personal transportation. But its obvious limitations — dirty emissions and complex architecture leading to multiple fail points — will play a huge role in companies
In the stock market, the questions that flash through every trader’s mind when the S&P 500 has a bearish week go something like this: “What if this is it?” “What if this is the end of the bullish rally?” “What if the bears are waking up and taking control?” Those questions flashed through the minds
As you know, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) have been under the spotlight these past two weeks following the big Reddit short squeeze. I’ll discuss far more in-depth about the Reddit Revolution in my Breakthrough Stocks February Monthly Issue tomorrow, but today I’d like to spend some time discussing one of the biggest short
A Starlink user terminal installed on the roof of a building in Canada. SpaceX Boxes containing Starlink kits, with user terminals and Wi-Fi routers. Starlink Starlink is SpaceX’s ambitious project to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, known in the space industry as a constellation, designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers anywhere on the
Pedestrians pass in front of Pinterest signage displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing company were up 8.1% on the back of quarterly earnings that were higher than analysts expected as the
Green energy stocks have been rallying as the Joe Biden administration continues to push its eco-friendly policies forward. And leading fuel-cell solutions provider, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), is among the biggest beneficiaries of that improved investor sentiment. Basically, the green-energy mania has taken FCEL stock and others parabolic. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock In the last three months,
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A year ago, on-device media technology company Digital Turbine (NASDAQ:APPS) was a nonstarter on Wall Street. The company was on virtually no one’s radar, and the APPS stock price was sitting in penny stock territory below $5. Since then, the business has caught fire, and APPS stock has soared all the way to $75. It’s
Although I haven’t been an ardent supporter of Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE), I can appreciate the appeal of the underlying space tourism industry. There’s the romance of the ultimate frontier, and more importantly, industry projections are quite intriguing if you believe in the viability of SPCE stock. Source: Tun Pichitanon / Shutterstock.com According to IBISWorld, commercialized
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said top regulators should be looking at the GameStop trading saga and how it is impacting markets. However, she said the situation isn’t impacting how she approaches monetary policy and doesn’t see the Fed making any adjustments in reaction to the Wall Street uproar. “I don’t think it’s something
Wall Street is concerned about the Yellen regulator super-summit, and with good reason, market watchers say. “The Street should be worried,” Jamie Selway, former head of electronic brokerage at ITG and now an investment advisor, told me. “There’s clearly questions about gamification, and whether a lot of these approaches are suitable and inducing unnecessary trading
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Canada Goose (GOOS) – Canada Goose shares surged more than 15% in the premarket after the outerwear maker beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Results were helped by strong growth in China sales as well as a surge in online
Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) shares fell 5% during Thursday’s session after Loop Capital downgraded the stock to Hold with a $60 price target. Key Takeaways Big Lots shares moved lower on Thursday after Loop Capital downgraded the stock to Hold with a $60 price target. Analyst Anthony Chukumba cited the stock’s valuation for the downgrade
Shares of SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) are up more than 523% in the past year as of Feb. 1. Some of that SPWR stock gain has been fueled by solar energy support by the Biden Administration. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Yet the company is still is in dire straits. Management announced the closing of a major plant
Online dating leader Match (NASDAQ:MTCH) reported mixed fourth-quarter numbers this week, and investors weren’t too impressed. MTCH stock gave back nearly 8% on the news. Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com But here’s the good part: This dip in Match stock is a golden buying opportunity. Match’s earnings were broadly good. But, more importantly, this remains
Welcome to Reddit-land! Source: Shutterstock Thanks to this online stock-chat forum, numerous previously unloved stocks have been rocketing higher over the past few weeks. Reddit has become a powerful, albeit narrowly focused, force in the stock market. In recent days, Reddit traders have sunk their teeth into heavily shorted names like GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings
A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston’s Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images As Washington squabbles over stimulus, the bond market is already counting on lots of fiscal spending and an economic bounce back. In an extreme case, inflation
The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: eBay — Shares of the online marketplace rose 8.5% in after-hours trading after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenues that topped analysts’ expectations. eBay posted adjusted per-share
Disney (NYSE:DIS) is likely to reach new highs once its earnings come out after the market closes on Feb. 11. DIS stock is down 3% year-to-date, but this downdraft could easily turn around after the earnings release. The main reason is investors will see how powerful its over-the-top (OTT) streaming subscription services have become. For