Known as a silicon-wafer fabricator or “fab,” Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) struggled along with other tech part makers amid 2021’s global supply shortage. Consequently, TSM stock chopped around and made little progress that year. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Now however, Wall Street is warming up to Taiwan Semiconductor in 2022. This company is rarely buzz-worthy in
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Bakkt Holdings (NYSE:BKKT) stock has had a mystifying run over the past six months or so. The company launched via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and almost immediately skyrocketed from $10 to $40. Source: iQoncept/ShutterStock.com These gains would not last, however. BKKT stock hit $40 in October. By December, it was back down to
The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest market in the world: Currency is changing hands whenever goods and services are traded between nations. The sheer size of the transactions going on around the globe provides arbitrage opportunities for speculators, because the currency values fluctuate by the minute. Usually, these speculators make many trades for
Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) has announced a few impressive commercial deals in recent months, and there are signs that its government business could be more “sticky” than I previously believed. Nevertheless, given my continued concerns about the company’s profitability, competition, and valuation, I remain bearish on PLTR stock. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Meanwhile, the stock’s
In today’s episode of hungry for returns we are going to answer: As a long term investor, how long should you wait before buying the dip on a stock? In this video, I’m going to answer this question in detail, and I’ll share with you the 4 main points you need to keep in mind
In this article DAN Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Company: Dana Inc. (DAN) Business: Dana provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific. It offers sealing solutions, thermal-management technologies, and digital solutions
In this article ISRG CSX SLB NFLX PTON PPG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Schlumberger (SLB) – The oilfield services company’s stock rose 1% in the premarket after it beat top and bottom-line estimates for the fourth quarter. Schlumberger earned an adjusted 41 cents per share, 2 cents above estimates, as
When Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) posted a small profit in the last quarter, it marked a positive turning point. Skittish investors will ignore TLRY stock because of its meme trade last year sending it to a $67 high. Source: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock.com Those who avoided the quick pump (momentum buying) and fast dump (panic selling) should
We finally have more clarity regarding when DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDI) will list in Hong Kong. According to a South China Morning Post report, shares could list as early as the second quarter of this year. The company is set to delist in the U.S. and offer a one-for-one exchange for their shares. It caps a
Founded by billionaire Richard Branson, New Mexico-headquartered Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) is on a mission to send people into space, even if they’re not professional astronauts. However, the investment community hasn’t opted to launch SPCE stock into orbit during the past half-year. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Four out of 12 Wall Street analysts covering Virgin Galactic
In this article MSTR MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of MicroStrategy tumbled 17.8% Friday afternoon after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly rejected the company’s
In this article DIS PTON NFLX INTC Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix – Shares of the streaming giant tanked 21%, on pace for their worst day since July 2012. The steep sell-off came after Netflix admitted that streaming competition
Investors in fantasy sports betting company DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) have started 2022 on a down note. DKNG stock has already declined more than 20% since the start of January, adding to its substantial losses in 2021. By comparison, the S&P 500 index has only dipped 4.7% in January. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com DKNG stock hit
Last year was certainly an exciting time to be an investor. Volatility was the name of the game, perfectly exemplified by the market. Early in 2021, most stocks surged as speculative mania took over. However, the prospect for higher interest rates and a continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic hurt investor sentiment near year-end. Accordingly, questions
If Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) is going to improve in 2022, it will have to find new ways to attract users. But how it will manage to do that is still up in the air. And that’s why TWTR stock is bleeding these days. Twitter currently trades at $35.10, down more than 18% since the beginning of
As of late 2021, American students are on the hook for approximately $1.75 trillion in student loans, according to data compiled by the Education Data Initiative. 43.2 million student borrowers owe an average of $39,351, up significantly from past decades. With that much money on the line, it’s reasonable to be curious about who might
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When it comes to investing, I think we can all agree that the name of the game is to make money. Why else are we here? A good step toward that goal is to avoid overvalued stocks. In short, overvalued stocks are those whose price exceeds the company’s near-term earnings outlook, or its price-to-earnings (P/E)
In this article NFLX CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday investors should remain calm about the overall stock market despite Netflix‘s worst single-day decline in years, which was wiping out gains back to April 2020. Netflix, at its lows of the day, was down more than 25% to roughly $380 per share, following slowing subscriber growth
Traders on the floor at the NYSE, Jan. 13, 2022. Source: NYSE Market turbulence is likely to continue in the week ahead as the Federal Reserve meets and the biggest of big tech —Apple and Microsoft — report earnings. Stocks on Friday were closing out their worst week in months, with big losses in technology
“This time, it’s different.” Often considered the four most dangerous words in finance (five if you don’t count contracted words as singles), the sentiment warns of ignoring historical lessons and plowing ahead without a care in the world. That’s why to my knowledge, no one has uttered them in the new normal. Still, not saying
When it comes to income investing, we prefer dividend stocks that have demonstrated long histories of being able to raise their dividends throughout all kinds of economic conditions. There are many ways to find stocks with great dividend longevity, but one of the easier ways is to simply start with the Dividend Aristocrats. This is
With the growth of online retail, I can understand the attraction retail investors have to ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH). However, WISH stock is down about 90% from its 52-week high. And the chart hasn’t given bulls much to be encouraged about since early summer. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com That was when I first wrote about WISH stock.
The Nasdaq has taken a plunge at the start of 2022. However, the fall of tech stocks may provide an opportunity to buy low and sell high. In a bear market, prices and the intrinsic value of companies can substantially deviate. But over time, they will move closer to the true values of companies and
The Axiom space station, with the circular SEE-1 module attached, is seen in an artist’s rendition. Axiom Space The producers of Tom Cruise’s planned space movie on Thursday announced plans to attach a studio to the space station in development by Houston-based company Axiom. U.K.-based studio Space Entertainment Enterprise, co-founded by producers Elena and Dmitry
In this article CSX NFLX ISRG PPG In this photo illustration the Netflix logo in the App Store seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Netflix — Netflix shares dropped 19% in extended trading after the company’s
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) stock has been an under-performer among stocks that have been in the Covid-19 vaccine race. After touching highs of $331.7 in February 2021, NVAX stock has plunged to its current price levels of $90. Source: Vladimka production / Shutterstock.com Of course, there have been fundamental factors that have served as catalysts for the
In general, investors look for capital gains from high-growth stocks. Dividend stocks, meanwhile, often don’t provide significant upside. However, investors who prefer regular cash flows tend to go overweight on dividend stocks. Of course, there are exceptions among dividend plays, from the perspective of healthy capital gains as well as dividend gains. My focus in
Investors in Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) can’t catch a break — whether the news is positive or negative. One month ago, NVAX stock was trading for above $200 per share. Since then, it’s plummeted 55% to around $90 a share. Despite my longstanding bullishness on the Covid-19 vaccine play, I’ll admit it’s debatable whether NVAX stock is
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) shares jumped by 2% Thursday morning after a raft of analyst reports forecast a positive outlook for the company’s upcoming earnings report. Bank of America analyst Brad Sills reiterated Microsoft as his top pick and revised estimated revenue targets for the company. Citi analyst Tyler Radke forecast a “modestly positive set-up,” and