Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) is one of the most fascinating new tech companies to emerge from the recent special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) boom. The firm is pioneering a new business model that involves offering geospatial services to landlords and retail business operators. As is often the case for names with emerging, new technologies, MTTR stock has
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Limit Orders vs. Stop Orders: An Overview Different types of orders allow you to be more specific about how you’d like your broker to fill your trades. When you place a limit order or stop order, you tell your broker you don’t want the market price (the current price at which a stock is trading);
If the opinion of the analyst community means anything, then SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is a strong buy for 2022. At present, SOFI stock is over 60% less than its consensus price target of $24.63. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com However, since it first began trading publicly in December 2020, the stock has made three attempts at hitting this mark.
Emerging fintech firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is consolidating at the $15 a share level. After breaking out in October, only to peak at over $20 in November, SOFI stock is near $15 again. The Federal Reserve’s rate heightening policy spooked fintech investors. A sell-off in mega-cap electronic payment processing firms did not help matters, either.
A KKR logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), August 23, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Trading stocks in the capital markets in 2021 has not been an endeavor for the faint of heart. The year could be characterized by exciting events like a powerful influx of retail
Perhaps no other market segment besides oil stocks have featured as strong a will-they, won’t-they narrative of pure binary chaos. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices slipped to below zero, an unprecedented circumstance as the global economy ground to a halt. With much of the world citizenry sheltering in place, there was
Electric vehicles are taking over the world. You know that. I know that. The market knows that. We all know that. Source: Shutterstock Consumers want to drive electric vehicles these days, with 60% of today’s prospective car buyers wanting to buy an EV. Lawmakers want you to drive an EV, too, as more than 200
One of the biggest financial challenges you’ll face in life is saving for retirement. There are various schools of thought on how much money you’ll need in order to live comfortably after you stop working. No matter what that figure is, it’s essential to be proactive about saving if you want to reach your retirement
The crypto market has sold off this month, fueling the debate about whether the bull run is coming to a halt. Industry leaders such as Ethereum (CCC:ETH-USD) have shed a fair share of their values in the past month. However, there have been a few anomalies, of which Ethereum’s aggregator Polygon (CCC:MATIC-USD) takes the cake. With
Investors in Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) stock are finding life in the middle to be baffling. In the past 12 months, NET stock was being overlooked for reasons that I would have to guess had to do with investors chasing other sectors. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com But that all changed in early summer. As our Louis Navellier points out
In this article NCLH PFE Paxlovid, a Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer | Handout | via Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pfizer — Shares jumped 1.9% after British regulators approved the
Semiconductors like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock have been red-hot in 2021, and they’re aiming to end the year as they began – buoyant. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com While there is no shortage of stunning charts, AMD stock offers the cleanest and most compelling opportunity right now. Its share price smashed through resistance right
With Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) stock facing dangerous threats and unlikely to generate big returns for investors over the next year or two, I don’t believe that the shares are a buy for any type of medium-term or long-term investor. Meta Platforms is the company formerly known as Facebook. Source: Chinnapong / Shutterstock.com Among the biggest risks
On today’s show, we talk about Bitcoin borrowing and lending with Blockfi’s CEO, Zac Prince. Additionally, Preston was accompanied by Blockfi investor, Mark Yusko from Morgan Creek Capital Management. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: – What are the basics of how Bitcoin lending works – What is over-collateralization – What are some of the risks
The rising cost of a college degree has more students than ever borrowing to cover their expenses. While some students opt for loans from private lenders, as of March 2021, an estimated 42.9 million borrowers have Federal Direct Loans. Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loans may be subsidized or unsubsidized. Both types offer numerous benefits,
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It’s back to business in the week ahead with a busy economic calendar to start the new year, including the always important monthly jobs report. After a stellar 2021, stocks head into the 2022 with
With enterprise artificial intelligence software company C3.ai (NYSE:AI) adding impressive customers and growing its revenue at a fairly rapid pace, I continue to believe the company can become the “Microsoft of AI.” Just as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) developed tools that made it easy for businesses to develop documents and perform complex calculations, C3.ai has created products
Investors looking for ways to generate reliable income may have industries like fossil fuels, consumer staples, or utilities come to mind. However, if one knows where to look, there are alternative industries that offer similar income streams as some of the better-known areas of the market for income investors. One of those areas is coal
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) has seen some wild swings in recent months. Between mid-October and mid-November, LCID stock more than doubled in price before quickly reversing and falling more than 30% into its early December low. Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com The sell-off included an 18% single-day drop on news the U.S. Securities and