Most people picture a trading floor at a futures exchange as a scene of utter chaos, with fierce shouting matches, frantic hand signals, and high-strung traders jockeying to get their orders executed, which is not too far from the truth. These markets are where buyers and sellers come together to trade an ever-expanding list of
Month: June 2021
Crypto investor Mike Novogratz told CNBC on Tuesday that bitcoin faces near-term uncertainty after falling below $30,000, but he maintained a long-term positive outlook. Bitcoin has struggled in the past two months, after notching an all-time high in April near $65,000. The weakness in recent days comes as reports indicated China took further steps to
In this article GME SBH RCL CRWD PTON COIN A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — Shares of the stationary bike company
When I last wrote about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock in May, I argued why it was way too early to buy it. One month later? That’s still looking to be the case. The electric vehicle battery play was red hot late last year, when it briefly hit prices as high as $132.73 per share. Source: Michael
For much of the year, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) traded in a steady uptrend. Unlike last year, when the world did not have a Covid-19 vaccine rollout, CCL stock stands a better chance of rewarding investors. The stock continues to find support on the 50-day moving averages. Source: Kokoulina / Shutterstock.com What are the positive catalysts
Last month I wrote about the upcoming spinoff at AT&T (NYSE:T). It has not announced how much the exact dividend cut (“nearly 50%“) will be and the deal is still a year off. Since then, T stock has fallen about 3% from $29.55 to $28.65 as of last week’s close. But it still does not
Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) stock might appear interesting at first blush. After all, the company has developed an optical DNA mapping instrument called Saphyr. It is a high throughput system – which looks like a printer from the outside – that allows genome variations to be rapidly identified. Source: Connect world / Shutterstock.com However, upon taking
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Engine No. 1, the upstart activist firm that put three candidates on Exxon’s board of directors, is launching an exchange-traded fund in a bet that shareholder activism will take center stage in coming years. The Engine
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: GameStop (GME) – The videogame retailer’s stock jumped 6.8% in the premarket after it had announced it had completed a previously announced sale of 5 million common shares, raising $1.126 billion. MicroVision (MVIS) – MicroVision shares slid 10.8% in the premarket after the
Whenever I see a stock trending on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit, I get suspicious. Anyone can post there. They can say anything. There’s the reputation for pushing short-squeezes on failing companies. There’s just no credibility. Source: Marcus Krauss / Shutterstock.com Case in point, a small company called Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO), which in February got a push
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) has usually been right when it comes to investing in long-term value creators. Among Berkshire Hathaway’s investments are a growing portfolio of companies that are in the business of geothermal power. As clean energy grows more prominent, knowing which geothermal stocks will be winners is critical. Berkshire also points out that
Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) stock is up 57% in the last month. The price action highlights the uncertainty of investing in celebrity SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) plays. Source: Shutterstock Bit of background here. Venture capitalist and resident SPAC king Chamath Palihapitiya helped Clover, which sells Medicare-backed insurance plans, to go public through a $3.7 billion deal
When visiting a new destination, it helps to map out the directions. Once you arrive, it’s a good time to make an activity plan. If you’re going to a state park for a hike, you’ll want to determine how to get there and which trail to follow at the park. Similar to an expedition, an
Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration picture taken June 7, 2021. Egdar Su | Reuters MicroStrategy said Monday it owns more than 100,000 bitcoins after completing another purchase round, this time spending roughly $489 million on 13,005 tokens. Shares of the Virginia-based enterprise software company were down more than 6% in
In this article SAFM GSAT FANG PPC A worker wearing a protective mask fulfills an online order at a Stew Leonard’s supermarket in Paramus, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Stew Leonard Jr. said that the meatpacking plant the company uses is operating at about 70% capacity, and he expects it to rebound to
It’s fair to say that Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) wasn’t the first or most famous entrant into the Covid-19 vaccine race. Nevertheless, there are reasons to be bullish on INO stock. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com It’s unfair to pigeonhole INO stock as “just a Covid stock.” Inovio remains on the cutting edge of DNA science with 15
IBM (NYSE:IBM) produced stellar first-quarter earnings on Apr. 19, with huge implications for the stock. Most importantly, the company’s cloud-based software earnings are now on a clear recurring growth path. I estimate IBM stock is now worth at least one-fourth more at $183 per share. Moreover, the stock is also cheap. Source: shutterstock.com/LCV IBM’s revenue
This article will look at three of our favorite ways for investors to profit from a rising housing market. These are not homebuilder stocks, but instead represent companies that have business models that will benefit from continued growth in home construction and new and existing home sales. This list includes two companies that have overcome
I’ve been wrong twice about DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock. I may be again. In June 2020, six months after DraftKings came public, I warned people to look out below. At the time the stock was at $42/share. It has since traded for as much as $72/share. In January 2021 I suggested there was still time to
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday he’s offloaded most of his bitcoin holdings, expressing concerns around the recent crackdown on crypto mining by the Chinese government and bitcoin’s role in some ransomware attacks. “Sold almost all of my bitcoin. Don’t need it,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” more than two months after he first
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