Edge-computing services provider Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) was a darling of the tech sector for a while in 2020. No company can be a market favorite forever, though, and eventually gravity took hold of FSLY stock. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Is that terrible news for prospective investors of FSLY stock? Not at all. In fact, I’ve given
There are investors out there who see this market as being in a bubble, or something close. And I’d expect many of those investors would point to Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock as “Exhibit A” in their argument. Source: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com After all, many growth stocks that are barely profitable — or not profitable
It was a quiet day in the stock market, despite the S&P 500 rallying more than 1%. Investors are still waiting for tech to regain its footing and find some momentum. Let’s look at a few top stock trades ahead of next week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Nio (NIO) Nio (NASDAQ:NIO) has
This has been one of the craziest weeks I can remember in more than 20 years. Source: Shutterstock I already told you how Monday was one of the strangest trading days I’ve ever experienced. And while the rest of the week wasn’t quite as wacky, it was certainly different. One theme was a rotation out
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, students learned about the impacts of inflation. By understanding what causes inflation, we can then understand how it
Stocks v. Options Similarities: -Both are trade-able securities. -Both have bid and ask prices and a bid-ask spread -Listed on the same exchanges Differences: -Options have expiration dates, stocks do not -There is no set number of options -With stocks, you own a piece of the company and you have voting rights -With options, you
The Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) Filter lets you search for stocks with the highest probability of positively surprising (or negatively surprising, if that’s what you’re looking for). This proprietary metric has proven to predict earnings surprises with a 70% accuracy. And when the ESP is used with Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys, #2
Investors held the sell button down all day today as all major S&P 500 sectors traded lower. The DJIA led the declines among major averages as recovery stocks were sold off for the second day in a row. There were more bad headlines weighing on sentiment, including another daily record in new COVID-19 cases across
Could all those retirees in Florida and Arizona have it wrong? For decades, older Americans have migrated south once they left the workforce, settling in states where they can enjoy year-round sunshine. But according to a report from the Center for the Future of Aging of the Milken Institute—a think tank that focuses on economic and
For many people, converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is a good move. With Roth IRAs, there are no required minimum distributions (RMDs), the money grows tax-deferred, and qualified distributions are tax-free. One drawback, though, is that if your traditional IRA contains both deductible (before-tax) and nondeductible (after-tax) amounts, you must treat the
“Quantitative easing” refers to steps that the U.S. Federal Reserve takes in attempting to boost the country’s lagging economy. Historically, the Fed’s main tool for spurring growth has been lowering short-term rates. However, QE employs expansionary monetary policy, which involves the purchasing of bonds when the interest rate can no longer be lowered. In September
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors should feel more confident that an orderly transition of power from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden should occur — suggesting a “Black Swan” event that Trump refuses to leave the White House, despite losing a democratic election, appears unlikely. Cramer pointed to a number of developments
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DraftKings (DKNG) – The mobile betting service reported a quarterly loss of 57 cents per share, smaller than the 61-cent loss that Wall Street had anticipated, while revenue was above analyst forecasts. DraftKings said it was helped by the resumption of activity by major sports leagues
Pharmaceutical stocks are in focus though fiscal year 2020. As companies rush to deliver a vaccine against the novel coronavirus pandemic, there are attractive investment opportunities. Europe is already witnessing a second wave of coronavirus infections. In addition, a record number of cases were reported in several states in the United States. Attention has therefore
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) is a powerful telecom company that is a steady earner and good growth characteristics. But VZ stock is probably fairly valued at this point, despite its growth. Yet it pays a safe and growing dividend and an attractive dividend yield. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com So far this year VZ stock dropped 4.67%
It’s been an incredible comeback year for iBio (NYSEAMERICAN:IBIO). Up until 2020, IBIO stock had a long and unfortunate run as a publicly traded investment. Shares dropped from a peak of $55 each in 2011 to as low as 5 cents last year. However, for the fledgling biotech and vaccine company, the novel coronavirus gave it
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in the process of becoming Walmart (NYSE:WMT). But no one interested in AMZN stock is asking whether it should. Source: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com The “whisper number” on Amazon’s December quarter sales is $112.5 billion. That’s still almost $20 billion short of what Walmart should do for the quarter ending in October. But
Caterpillar Inc. excavators are displayed for sale at the Whayne Supply Co. dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images This week, investors shifted money away from high-flying tech stocks, and into beaten-down groups like energy, industrials and real estate. These sectors, which are more sensitive
Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Check out the companies making headlines after hours on Thursday: Cisco Systems — Cisco shares rallied nearly 9% in after-hours trading on the back of better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter. The company reported earnings per share of
As a hypergrowth investor, I spend a large portion of my time analyzing emerging small-cap stocks that could turn into the “next big thing.” I’m constantly searching for big 10X winners and the next Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Source: Shutterstock Indeed, I’ve found more than a few 10X winners. Like Advanced Micro