What Is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is digital money. This type of currency uses blockchain technology, which is considered secure because it is capable of establishing distributed consensus even among untrustworthy parties. Cryptocurrency blockchains resemble old-fashioned bookkeepers’ ledgers, except that the ledger is electronic, and everyone with access to the ledger can also be the bookkeeper. Investors
Month: September 2022
In this article GTLB NWL COUP Employees assemble food containers on a production line at the Newell Rubbermaid factory in Mogadore, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Newell Brands — The parent company of brands such as Yankee Candle and Rubbermaid saw its shares
Amid increased signs that a powerful bull market could be on the way for the U.S. stock market, there are many good, beaten-down stocks to buy for long-term investors. To assist these investors in their search, I have gathered a short list of stocks to buy before the bull market returns. A significant amount of
Paul Morigi Thesis I turned bullish on big oils around September 2021 sensing that the oil price was too compressed at that time and travels began to recover after the pandemic. As such, I see that the profitability of big oil stocks, after bleeding cash for years, was about to turn a corner. And my
In a search for growth, many investors have done well seeking out popular stocks. Whether it’s meme stocks discussed on forums such as Reddit’s WallStreetBets or options-driven tech stocks, there are plenty of rags-to-riches stories amid the market mania of recent years. Of course, there are also hot stocks to avoid, particularly for investors who
In this article ILMN NEE BBBY DWAC FedEx trucks at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kaiti Sullivan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday Tuesday: Illumina — Shares of the biotech company rose 2.52% after Illumina said it plans to appeal a decision by the European Commission
Today I’m writing about Dow stocks to buy. Seasoned investors are realizing that many of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are now trading at low valuation levels and prices. The index serves as a bellwether that tracks investors’ sentiment. These large-cap, well-known companies are widely regarded as safe havens from
Global movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) made a splash in the financial headlines when it issued AMC’s Preferred Equity (NYSE:APE) shares. CEO Adam Aron seems to enjoy attracting attention and rallying the troops (or apes) with stunts like this. However, it’s all a distraction from the company’s fiscal problems, so it’s wise to just avoid AMC
David Becker Panasonic is transitioning and no one is paying attention An undercovered gem, Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY) (OTCPK:PCRFF) is trading at below book value for a company transitioning the lion-share of its business into batteries and green energy. There are not many deals, if any, left in this space. Panasonic at these prices is a buy-and-hold
[embedded content] This week, we’re talking about my Big Three investing themes for the rest of the year (and beyond). You’ve probably heard me talk about each at one point or another. But I’m a big fan of repetition. And indeed, if you’re not invested in the Big Three, then you may as well not
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the Employment Situation Summary, better known as the employment, or jobs report, at 8:30 a.m. ET on the first Friday of every month. The report is based on surveys of households and employers. It estimates the number of people on payrolls in the U.S. economy, the average
Although the current market situation isn’t the most encouraging, forward-thinking investors could use this time to strategize entry into no-brainer small-cap stocks to buy. Though no hard definition of small capitalization exists, typically, analysts reference this category to include companies with a market value between $300 million to $2 billion. For the purposes of this
SPmemory/iStock via Getty Images Situation Update GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) successfully closed amend & extend transaction to smooth out its maturity wall. The previous $2.0 billion maturity in 2023 and 2024 is largely pushed out to 2026-2027. There are some stub pieces remaining in 2023 and 2024 but the sizes are small and the company will
A bus driver fills up at a gas station in Brooklyn on August 11, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Labor Day marks the end of the summer driving season. While gas prices are elevated, the U.S. avoided the stretch of super high prices that some had feared. Gasoline prices are
MarketWatch published an article early in 2022 which highlighted last year’s best-performing S&P 500, mid-cap, small-cap, Nasdaq-100, and Dow 30 stocks. Some of the names on the five lists were cited by analysts as the top growth stocks to buy in 2022. We know in hindsight that growth stocks weren’t the best bet over the
frantic00 Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) was a stock that was absolutely battered in the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s fortunes and its stock price by extension. It had since mounted a miraculous return from the pandemic lows, but the recent turmoil in equity markets brought about largely by the Federal Reserve adopting a hawkish approach has
Stock market investors accept the risk that prices will fall from time to time—sometimes severely—but people who buy a house may assume that the value of their home will never decrease by all that much. They’re not wrong. Historically, the housing market has not suffered from the frequent price bubbles and extreme volatility that are
There are some attractive EV battery stocks under $10 that can be valued creators within the electric vehicle sector. Even with some near-term challenges, the segment remains one of the hottest investment themes. This is likely to hold true through the decade as governments make a big push toward green mobility. The EV battery market will
Hazal Ak/iStock via Getty Images Cash remains king when the market fluctuates especially at a time when the Federal Reserve is both increasing interest rates and carrying out quantitative tightening. In this case, it is better to invest in companies like A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) which possesses a superior free cash flow margin metric when compared
In this article WDAY HUBG MCD INTU MRVL A logo of the McDonald’s restaurant is seen in the window with a reflection of Kremlin’s tower in central Moscow, Russia March 9, 2022. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Another month has gone by and the market outlook shows no signs of improvement. August began on an upbeat