Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Cameron Costa | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said Monday he donated his entire stake in Coupang — worth more than $1 billion — to charity following the South Korean e-commerce company’s IPO last week. Ackman, who runs the Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund,
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Do you have Fear of Missing Out on all this wild trading going on this year? Would you buy a FOMO fund if someone offered it to you? Some investors are betting you will. Investing in the stock market these days is like
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 23, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Reuters Odds are high the Fed will move markets this week, no matter how hard it tries not to. With the surge in interest rates and
Investors in retirement may desire additional income. Those who don’t have a pension are likely relying on Social Security, and their retirement portfolio to cover their expenses. For retirees, investment income from retirement stocks needs to be safe and reliable. This is especially true for high-yielding stocks. There are dangers in high-yield investments, as this
Since the its initial public offering (IPO) in late September, the shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) have logged impressive gains, up about 190%. This has put the market capitalization at $48.7 billion. Although, as has been the case with other hot tech operators lately, PLTR stock has come under pressure. The price has gone from
The Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states in 2015 was undoubtedly a watershed moment in American society. It also had some major practical implications for same-sex couples, including the ability to file federal taxes using the married designation and filing status. Domestic partnerships and civil unions—although counted as legal relationships that are recognized on the state level—are
It’s been a rough few weeks for SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) investors. And that includes those long Tuscan Holdings (NASDAQ:THCB) stock. Following its announced deal to merge with EV battery play Microvast, and the overall euphoria for EV SPACs, THCB stock was flying high. At one point, the share price topped 25 per share,
EV stocks have nosedived in the past few weeks over fears of inflation. An estimated $400 billion of market value has been wiped off. However, California-based EV start-up Fisker (NYSE:FSR) is moving in the opposite direction. FSR stock has grown over 50% in the past month amidst a slew of positive business developments. Source: Eric
Shoppers walk past a “Sale” sign outside a store at the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shutting down a $20 trillion economy in full swing seemed a daunting enough task by itself. Restarting that massive machine has proven still tougher. A
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) knows how to wow the markets. It told the world and analysts during its February 18 earnings release that it expects “low single digits” in sales growth. Meaning 1% or 2%. As a result, don’t expect WMT stock to take off this year like a thunderbolt. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Moreover, Walmart’s
Stitch Fix reported some disappointing numbers for the quarter and the stock is under pressure.
Way back there in 2017, Naked Brand Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NAKD) traded in territory worthy of a mega-buff body builder. If I have my figures right, NAKD stock topped $1,400 per share on Feb. 10, 2017. It was a heady time for a company that, in its own words, “focused on enhancing the architecture of the
The growth stock meltdown of late February and early March has created some compelling buying opportunities. One such opportunity is in one of my favorite small-cap growth stocks, healthy energy drink maker Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH). Back in early September 2020, I told subscribers of my financial newsletter The Daily 10X Stock Report — which is aimed at delivering
Signage is displayed on the ZoomInfo Technologies headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Scott Eisen | Bloomberg | Getty Images How are investors supposed to find stocks poised to outperform amid the latest round of market volatility? One way is by following the activity of analysts with proven stock picking abilities. TipRanks
A customer wearing a protective mask loads lumber onto a cart at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation is just warming up, but by late spring it could get downright hot, even if temporarily. February’s consumer price index — a
Think of AT&T (NYSE:T) as a bond, not a stock. Seen from that perspective, it’s a bargain. You pay $30 a share and expect $2.08 each year in dividends. That’s an annual yield of nearly 7% on each share of T stock. With even junk bonds now paying just 4% it’s a slam dunk. Source: Roman
Car stocks, especially shares of electric vehicles (EVs), have turbocharged portfolios in the past year. Meanwhile, the auto industry — which increasingly relies on semiconductors — has been in the limelight. However, due to the current chip shortage, many car makers have announced they would be temporarily halting production. As a result, car stocks have
Inflation can have a dampening effect on fixed-income investments, reducing their purchasing power and cutting their real returns over time. This happens even if the inflation rate is relatively low. If you have a portfolio that returns 9% and the inflation rate is 3%, then your real returns are about 6%. Inflation-index-linked bonds can help
Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX) has been one of the more actively traded stocks in 2021. On Feb. 8, IDEX stock closed at $5.43. That was fueled by retail investors eyeing their next GameStop (NYSE:GME) candidate (IDEX isn’t available to institutional investors, yet). However the stock couldn’t hold its 163% gain and is trading at about 50% of
Most investors know how badly Carnival Corporation’s (NYSE:CCL) management team and shareholders are looking forward to a return to normal. Indeed, the incredible downside move in CCL stock from over $50 per share pre-pandemic to lows of under $8 a year ago cites the concerns the market previously had with this company staying afloat in these