Restaurant stocks have served up gains this week after U.S. Census Bureau data revealed that the industry’s total sales topped $70.6 billion in June, up 2.3% from May’s sales volume and 6.6% above February 2020’s pre-pandemic sales figure of $66.2 billion. It marks the fifth solid gain in the past six months, raising hopes that
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In this episode of The Investor’s Podcast, Stig and Preston have a fun and casual conversation with Gregg Pisani – a former trader on the floor of the NY Stock Exchange. Gregg discusses the typical work day and what it’s like processing millions of trades each day. If you’ve ever wondered what all those people
Kevin Matras looks for stocks under $10 with explosive potential. Highlighted stocks include ACLS, AFFX, NM, SONS and TQNT.
Editor’s Note: This article is part of Joanna’s Top Trades — a weekly feature dedicated toward making you money within a specific space. Joanna’s picks for this week are Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) and Romeo Power (NYSE:RMO) as the top electric vehicle (EV) supplier stocks to trade this week. I’m a green investor — from cars, to
In this article SPCE Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides CNBC | Michael Sheetz George Whitesides, the former CEO of Virgin Galactic, will fly on the company’s next spaceflight test, CNBC has learned. Sir Richard Branson made the announcement at a party on July 11 in Las Cruces, New Mexico — following his own spaceflight —
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange, July 20, 2021. Source: NYSE Here comes one of the biggest market weeks of the summer. First, the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday. While no action is expected, there could be some mention of the central bank’s possible wind down of its bond program. That could move
In case you didn’t get the memo, solid-state electric-vehicle (EV) battery maker QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) is set to release its second-quarter financial results after the market closes on July 27. So this begs the question of whether it makes sense to hold QS stock now. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com After the company’s bruising first-quarter loss, it’s
Inarguably, one of the current century’s biggest investment narratives has been the rise of China stocks. Once a mess of an economy suffering from an identity crisis, the Asian juggernaut embraced Western-style capitalism — at least in its business dealings. Quickly, the so-called Chinese miracle occurred, catapulting the nation to an economic powerhouse second only
In my past articles on Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) stock, I’ve focused on the U.S. pot legalization angle. That’s mostly because federal legalization of cannabis would result in large gains by SNDL stock. But Congress’ statements suggest that this development may take a long time. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com So is it still worth buying
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A quarter of the way through earnings season, we are headed toward the best profit growth in over a decade. One fourth of the S&P 500 has now reported second-quarter earnings. Overall earnings are now expected
In this article HON TWTR INTC SAM SNAP Pedestrians walk past Skechers shoes displayed outside of a store in San Francisco, California. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Friday: American Express – American Express gained 3.3% after reporting quarterly earnings of $2.80 per share. That beat the consensus estimate of
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) looks like good value today given both its prospects (especially in India) and its valuation metrics. This is a biotech company that has developed a popular, non-RNA-related vaccine against Covid-19. Right now, it looks like NVAX stock could be worth at least 100% more to $419 than its present price of $209.52 as
Many may be waiting for the other shoe to drop with Gamestop (NYSE:GME) stock. But not even market-wide jitters about the Delta variant could knock down the most popular “meme stock.” In fact, on the day the Dow slumped over concerns, GME stock ticked higher rather than lower. Source: Emil O / Shutterstock.com Will this
Investment banking is a fast-moving, high-stress, ferociously competitive business that requires specialized knowledge and experience — not to mention commitment, focus, as well as the physical and mental stamina required to work long hours. Career opportunities in investment banking are always available, although they’re more abundant in boom years and scarce in lean economic times. To help land the big
The investing world has certainly changed in recent decades. If I had proposed to my partners at my former firm in the 1990s that one day we could buy stock in a company that grows marijuana, I would have been fired on the spot. Canadian based Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) is just one of the many
Mark “Forger” Stucky, after piloting the company’s first successful spaceflight on December 13, 2018. Virgin Galactic Mark “Forger” Stucky, Virgin Galactic‘s flight test director and pilot, is no longer with the space tourism company. “I am now a former Director of Flight Test and former SpaceShipTwo pilot,” Stucky wrote in a post on LinkedIn. He
In this article INTC SNAP TWTR SAM SKX The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 14, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Twitter — Shares of Twitter jumped more than 4% after hours following a strong quarterly earnings report. The social
Heading into 2020, S&P 500 dividend stocks had averaged 8.1% dividend growth over the previous five years. In 2020, thanks to Covid-19, that growth slowed to a trickle, up by a scant 0.07%. Now halfway through 2021, dividend payouts for the S&P have reversed course, presently down by 3.05%. Many companies have slowed their payouts
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares have seen a dramatic drop in price this week. From a close of over $750 on Monday, to currently trading around the $194 level. There’s no need to panic here, however. This was planned. The big drop is primarily attributable to the company’s 4-for-1 stock split, which went into effect on Tuesday morning.
In the rosiest of scenarios for Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) stock, the Covaxin vaccine for the novel coronavirus will be approved by the FDA only around the second quarter of 2023. And the company appears to be dragging its feet on getting the process started. Source: shutterstock.com/PhotobyTawat Meanwhile, information I recently uncovered suggests that Canada will probably
With the at-the-market sale of 5 million shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock on June 22, GameStop now has 76.8 million shares outstanding for a market capitalization of $14.8 billion. Source: Shutterstock / mundissima The last time I wrote about GameStop in late May, I continued to be amazed by GME stock’s resilience. Since then, it’s
In this article NTGR CROX LUV WHR ULVR-GB A customer selects bar of Dove soap, a Unilever product, at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London, U.K. Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Thursday: Netgear – Netgear shares plummeted 14.2% after the computer equipment maker reported lower-than-expected sales and revenue
While even former dogs like Ford Motor (NYSE:F) have gotten expensive of late, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) stock remains dirt cheap. Source: Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com America’s biggest bank opened July 14 at $149.71 per share. That’s a market cap of $447 billion, which sounds massive. But it’s also a price-to-earnings ratio of just 10. There’s
As all eyeballs focus on the remarkable record-breaking ascent of the major indices, less attention is paid on defensive names. That’s only natural because of immediacy bias or the tendency to perceive current emotions as more intense than previous emotions. Nevertheless, it might be time to think about hedging against this soaring valuation and what
Health insurance company Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) is on a mission to lower costs for Medicare patients. So far, it is spending more money than it brings in. Additionally, activist short-seller Hindenburg Research released a scathing report that criticizes its business model and the quality of its software. As a result, CLOV stock is incredibly volatile
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the maximum Social Security benefit that an individual who files a claim for Social Security retirement benefits in 2021 can receive per month is as follows: $3,895 for someone who files at age 70 $3,113 for someone who files at full retirement age (FRA) $2,324 for someone who
To make a comparison to football, IBM (NYSE:IBM) is the Dallas Cowboys of technology. How do I mean? Well, both IBM and the Cowboys are overrated. They haven’t won a title in a quarter century and they’re not going to do it this year. Their system is stale, yet somehow they still have fans. All
Online brokerage pioneer Thomas Peterffy told CNBC on Wednesday he’s invested in cryptocurrencies, while still expressing skepticism over the long-term future of the digital asset class. “Even I myself have put a little bit of money into crypto, because even though chances are, I think, that this is not going to be a viable market,
In this article CSX KMI TXN LVS Signage is displayed outside the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Roger Kisby | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Las Vegas Sands — Shares of the casino giant slipped 2% in extended trading after
In general, Dividend Aristocrats are the foundation for the portfolios of most serious dividend growth investors. European Dividend aristocrats are typically blue-chip stocks that have proven to reward shareholders with rising dividends over a long period. While historic dividend payment does not guarantee future distributions, it can help investors when accessing the likelihood of a