Signage is displayed outside of a Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. WideOpenWest — The U.S. cable operator saw its stock price increase 12.3% after it announced it will
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What Was Japan’s “Lost Decade” Real Estate Crisis? Free markets economies are subject to cycles. Economic cycles consist of fluctuating periods of economic expansion and contraction as measured by a nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). The length of economic cycles (periods of expansion vs. contraction) can vary greatly. The traditional measure of an economic recession
In the age of meme trades and wild bets in speculative markets, the idea of jumping on board cheap stocks to buy might seem risky from all angles, particularly from the time perspective. That is, you typically don’t want to chase trading narratives that are long in the tooth. And this objection — along with
Is there still hope for Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN)? Or are the OCGN stock bulls just delusional? In my view, you can count on the latter. Any way you slice it, this biotech company has little chance of generating big profits — or even big sales — from its Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine candidate. Source: Shutterstock As you
Electric vehicle (EV) stocks were hot performers to start off 2021, but since the spring, they’ve struggled. A variety of factors including a global chip shortage, rising interest rates and share value dilution as a result of raising capital led to investors losing confidence in the sector. Fisker (NYSE:FSR) felt that impact more than many
Robinhood will pay roughly $70 million in penalties for its systemwide outages and misleading communication and trading practices, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Wednesday. The settlement regards the technical failures Robinhood experienced in March of 2020, Robinhood’s lack of due diligence before approving customers to place options trades and purveying misleading information to customers
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The floor of the New York Stock Exchange, which has been quiet in the past year, has suddenly come to life. Traders have been returning, restrictions have been relaxed so more visitors can come on the floor, and the IPO business is booming.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaks via video link during a virtual emergency meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 9, 2020. Saudi Press Agency | Reuters OPEC heads into Thursday’s meeting with Russia and other allies with
Penny stocks can be broadly categorized as stocks that trade below $5. In most cases, penny stocks are small market capitalization or micro-cap stocks. With social media playing a big role in the investment world, penny stocks have been in the radar. Being largely small-cap stocks, investors need to remain cautious. The best is to
Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) should present investors with a relatively simple proposition. If you believe that the housing market will remain robust, you’re a buyer of RKT stock. If you believe there will be a normalization or pull back, then you’re sitting out. Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com So far in 2021, it looks like the latter is occurring. Rocket Companies is the parent
Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) is a Colorado-based renewable jet fuel company. The company is building a huge green plant in South Dakota to make fuels from non-carbon sources. The problem is the plant won’t be online and producing cash flow until 2024. That’s a long wait for GEVO stockholders. Source: Oleksiy Mark / Shutterstock.com The plant will
In this article ZM 6694.T-JP Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, revealed he is fond of Zoom, saying the videoconferencing software will keep thriving even as life goes back to normal after the pandemic. “I have fallen in love with Zoom,” Munger said during an interview with Becky Quick on CNBC’s special “Buffett & Munger:
Boxes containing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are stored at the Kedren Community Health Center on January 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Moderna shares surged 5.6% after the company said its Covid vaccine showed
Successful companies aren’t born, they’re made. Companies usually have to work their way from humble beginnings through the ranks just like everyone else. Unfortunately, some investors believe that finding the next big thing means scouring through penny stocks in the hope of getting a piece of the next Amazon (AMZN) or Facebook (FB). In most cases, this
Metal and mining stocks have been trending higher in the last few quarters. And this upside has been in-sync with a broad-based rally for commodities. The rally is evident from the fact that the Core Commodity CRB Index has surged by 56.5% in the last 12 months. However, I believe that there is more upside
After Reddit’s subgroup, r/WallStreetBets, sent AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) flying, the shares have proven to have staying power. AMC stock has hovered near $60 for nearly all of June, and the stock is not too far from its 52-week high. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com AMC has a history of selling shares and raising debt because its
When a company burns through $8.5 billion in cash over a one-year period, the money has to come from somewhere. It can come from either cash on the balance sheet, from issuing more debt or from selling more equity. For American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), it was mostly debt financed. In 2020, total debt (including operating
In this article 9988-HK 9888-HK FISV Leon Cooperman on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman said Tuesday that stock picking is key to superior returns going forward as the overall market has grown stagnant after a historic rebound from the pandemic hit. “In terms of my long-term outlook, to be honest
The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New New York, January 16, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Stocks are expected to move higher in the second half of the year, propelled by strong earnings gains and super-charged economic growth. The market’s gains, however, are not expected to be
There’s a distinct pattern to the action of salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) stock. When it makes a big acquisition, the shares fall, relative to the NASDAQ average. As the acquisition is absorbed, CRM stock rockets ahead of the average. Then, Salesforce makes another deal. Source: Bjorn Bakstad / Shutterstock.com This happened with Mulesoft in 2018. Then again
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock has had a mind-boggling run, but that doesn’t mean this meme stock favorite can hold onto its gains. Source: rblfmr/Shutterstock.com AMC stock has rallied 176% in the past month and now sits at around $58 a share. Year-to-date, AMC stock has gained more than 2,590%. On the first trading day of 2021,
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) is an ideal company for tech investors who like to capture share-price momentum. Indeed, NET stock tends to reward long-term shareholders handsomely and without undue risk. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Somehow, despite its clear value proposition to the loyal investors, Cloudflare isn’t as well-known as it ought to be. Perhaps it’s just not
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Boeing (BA) – Boeing is not likely to receive certification for its 777X long-range aircraft until mid-to-late 2023 at the earliest. That’s according to a letter from a Federal Aviation Administration official to Boeing that was obtained by CNBC, saying there were numerous
If you were to craft the perfect investment, you would probably want its attributes to include high returns and low risk. The reality, of course, is that this kind of investment is next to impossible to find. Not surprisingly, people spend a lot of time developing methods and strategies that come close to the “perfect
The markets are a tough place to navigate at the moment. On the one hand, stocks slid recently on Fed rate hike fears. But, on the other hand, we are in the middle of the economy coming back to life. So, if you are confused regarding the best stocks to buy, you are not the
Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) stock is up 94.9% year-to-date, but there is cause for concern. Source: shutterstock.com/Tunatura SNDL stock has lost 36.8% in the last month. So it seems that the cannabis producer’s Reddit-induced rally is done and dusted. Welcome to the world of Reddit investing, where weakness can become a source of strength. If the
Nio’s (NYSE:NIO) “Power Day” will take place in Shanghai on July 9, according to an invite CnEVPost recieved. The event is set to take place in a hotel near one of NIO’s battery swap stations and takes place shortly after NIO Power’s third anniversary. The invite detailed plans for the company to “showcase its products, technologies,
In this article .AD.IXIC An ASL Airlines Boeing 737-400 freighter landing at Milan Malpensa airport. Fabrizio Gandolfo | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Intellia Therapeutics – Intellia shares surged 56% after the company announced positive results from a phase one study, along with partner Regeneron, of a gene-editing
I don’t know many investors who don’t like dividends. However, there are many investors who would opt for either dividend income or earnings and revenue growth. This divide between growth and dividend investors has left a rift among dividend stocks. But does there need to be one? Not necessarily. While we can find growth stocks
The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) reported surging earnings and free cash flow (FCF) on May 12 for the March first quarter. More meaningful, though, was management’s 2021 outlook increase. From that, it’s clear that WEN stock is worth considerably more than its present price. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com How much more? At least 45% higher