Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) stock is not in a good place, which is a little hard to understand. Source: PREMIO STOCK/Shutterstock.com The company is tied to a win-win platform with the iBuyer business model, the mechanism that enables it to buy homes quickly for subsequent flipping. It was essentially real estate agent-free. The iBuyer model undergirding OPEN
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Vinco Ventures (NASDAQ:BBIG) has apparently closed on the purchase of 80% of Lomotif, a Tik Tok competitor that recently launched in India. However, its holding in the 80% is through a division that in which it has just a 50% interest. In effect, it controls just 40% of Lomotif. So far that acquisition has done
Space-tourism play Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock have been butchered at the stock market in the past year. Over the last 12 months, its stock has shed more than 80% of its value. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com With such a massive pull back in price and the huge potential of the space tourism sector, you’d probably
Let’s not mince words. There are a number of loose ends with California-based ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) which ought to be tied up by now, but haven’t been. Without a doubt, it must be frustrating to own WISH stock in hopes of fresh, material updates, only to be disappointed day after day. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com For example,
The financial crisis of 2008 and the great recession that followed is still fresh in the memories of many investors. People saw their portfolios lose 30% or more of their values, and older workers saw their 401(k) plans and IRAs drop to levels that threatened their plans for retirement. Instead of acting rationally during severe
Agricultural commodities like corn, soybeans, and wheat are essential to the food supply, thus spawning a giant global commodities market to buy and sell them. However, individual agricultural commodities are subject to dramatic volatility related to factors including weather, season, population, and more. Investors looking for exposure to agricultural commodities may prefer to instead own
Five of the primary reasons why dividends matter for investors include the fact they substantially increase stock investing profits, provide an extra metric for fundamental analysis, reduce overall portfolio risk, offer tax advantages, and help to preserve the purchasing power of capital. Key Takeaways Companies that issue dividends can provide inherent fidelity to the financial
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock is badly in need of a reset. Like other social media companies, PINS is having a rough go these days. The stock is down by 26% since Jan. 1, and by 40% over the last three months. Source: Nopparat Khokthong / Shutterstock.com But unlike other social media stocks, Pinterest also got an
If you bought Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) stock two years ago, before the Covid-19 pandemic, your investment has scored a 857% gain. Source: vovidzha / Shutterstock.com If you bought it on Dec. 17, you’re down 58%. Novavax should get approval on its Covid-19 vaccine, now called Nuxavoid, in 10 countries over the next few months. It will
In recent days, volatility in electric vehicle (EV) stocks has ratcheted up once again. Established and early-stage names alike have sold off. Fisker (NYSE:FSR) is no exception. Already moving lower, this latest, much sharper drop has pushed FSR stock back to around $11 per share. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Now, this isn’t the first time
Let’s not fool ourselves. The situation with DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock is terrible. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com While DKNG stock may eventually transition into a viable discount – and some evidence calls for that – you’ve got to focus on the immediate threat. Right now, that threat is market panic, plain and simple. As you
While it’s possible to accrue useful information from people with an incentive to sell you something, it’s best to leave the final decision to your own due diligence. However, it’s what insiders are or aren’t doing that could be a telltale sign, which is how I feel about AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC). It’s not about the
Biotech is big business. And getting bigger. That’s good news if you’re investing in biotech stocks. According to market research firm Grand View Research, the global biotechnology industry is expected to reach $2.44 trillion by 2028, giving it a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% over the next seven years. Driving that huge growth
In this article HOOD Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev attend Robinhood Markets IPO Listing Day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Robinhood clawed back its major losses on Friday as investors looked past disappointing guidance from the company and rallied around progress on new product developments. Shares of
The stock market needs to get worse before it can get better, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “I’m looking for a day where people to say ‘I give up,'” Cramer said on “Squawk Box,” heading into another wild trading day, with both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 now in correction territory. “We have to
Logo on an Apple store is seen in Arlington, Virginia, January 27, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Shares of the tech giant jumped more than 5% following a strong quarterly report that showed its largest single quarter in terms of revenue ever. Apple beat analyst estimates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, December 8, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The stock market’s wild gyrations this past week have been an emotional roller coaster for investors, and the ride has not come to a full stop. It feels bad right now, and
Earlier in January, I suggested that the lower C3.ai (NYSE:AI) traded under $30, the more attractive AI stock became. Two weeks later, the company, whose digital twin software I like, has seen its share price fall by $5, down 84.5% over the past 52 weeks. Source: shutterstock As I write this, C3.ai’s share price is
The plant-based boom is just starting to sprout. In fact, with millions of people turning to plant based diets, analysts at Credit Suisse say the industry could grow 100-fold to $1.4 trillion by 2050, as noted by VegNews’ contributor Anna Starostinetskaya. Shorter-term, Bloomberg Intelligence says the plant-based industry could balloon to $162 billion by 2030
With the Federal Reserve expected to start raising interest rates in March, some investors feel that this will make it more difficult to find winning stocks to buy. However, the idea that interest rates move markets is debatable. As rates rise, it’s possible that income-concerned investors will be less incentivized to buy dividend-paying stocks, opting
Nearly the entire stock market is under pressure at the moment. Technology, healthcare, retail — it doesn’t matter. Even the safety we find in dividend stocks is under assault. In fact, almost everything is under pressure right now, with the exception of energy stocks. Overall, dividend stocks aren’t inherently safe or dependable. You have to
At just under $2.50 per share, there’s no question that ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) is a low-priced stock. But is WISH stock a cheap stock, in terms of valuation? That’s another question entirely. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Sure, with a market capitalization of $1.4 billion, against $2.59 billion of trailing 12-month sales, its price-sales (P/S) ratio of around
GameStop (NYSE:GME) has taken a huge hit in the past month and a half since its earnings came out for the quarter ending Oct. 30. As of Jan. 28, GME stock is at $94.65 per share, down from $148.39 at the year-end and also from a recent peak of $247.55 on Nov. 22. Source: Shutterstock
How does a nation’s education system relate to its economic performance? Why do most workers with college degrees earn so much more than those without degrees? Understanding how education and training interact with the economy can help explain why some workers, businesses, and economies flourish, while others falter. As the labor supply increases, downward pressure is
I wrote about Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) in February 2021 when it was heading towards its meme-stock induced 52-week high. As a company that was, and remains, a pre-revenue company, I made a bearish call on GEVO stock. Source: Shutterstock That proved to be the right call. Since February, GEVO stock went on a steady trip lower,
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) made a splashy debut with its initial public offering in March. CPNG stock was priced at $35 a share. It shot up to a high of $69 on its first day of trading before closing up 40%. Since then, it’s been mostly downhill for shares. Source: Michael Vi /
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) helps make everything online secure fast and reliable. The company does its best to eliminate fears of cyberattacks, boost productivity, and improve remote working for its clients. This is a very strong economic moat for NET stock but, right now, it isn’t enough to make it worth buying. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Cloudflare
A Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III SV05 satellite on a mission for the U.S. Space Force on June 17, 2021. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX broke its own annual orbital launch record last year, and it’s looking to pick up the blistering pace further in 2022 to an average rate of one per week.
People wait in line for t-shirts at a pop-up kiosk for the online brokerage Robinhood along Wall Street after the company went public with an IPO earlier in the day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the
Tech stocks, including most big tech names, have been performing very badly in the first few weeks of this year. The Nasdaq 100, which is made up primarily of large tech companies, has tumbled 13% in 2022 so far. But investors who follow a few principles when it comes to buying large tech stocks can