For many years, income-oriented investors have counted on healthcare Source: Manuel Esteban / Shutterstock.com giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock to provide reliable dividend distributions. In fact, it’s not unreasonable to say that this is among the main benefits of holding PFE stock for the long term. However, nothing in the markets is 100% reliable and some folks
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On June 3, Cantor Fitzerald analyst Pablo Zuanic upped his rating on Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) from neutral to overweight. However, at the same time, Zuanic lowered his price target on TLRY stock to $22, down from $30.25. Source: Jetacom Autofocus / Shutterstock.com I must admit I’ve never been able to understand analyst decisions about stocks they
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that trading meme stocks is more gambling than investing. “It’s exciting. It’s fun, and it’s real,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” However, he added, “If you’re going to play it, I think that you can, I don’t know, go to the casino. These should be offered at the casino.” He
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Clover Health (CLOV), Wendy’s (WEN) – The two stocks extended their gains in premarket trading, after surging yesterday on increased social media attention. Clover – a seller of health-care insurance that went public via a SPAC deal in October – has risen for
GameStop (NYSE:GME) is up 85% over the past month through June 8. GME stock now has a market capitalization of $21 billion. It is unquestionably the King or Queen of Reddit stocks. Source: Shutterstock / mundissima If you’re thinking about buying GME around $300, I implore you to consider buying Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) before you do.
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) stock often rises meteorically and then crashes quickly. That’s what has happened recently to the shares of the Canadian company that was once known for its phones and is now focused on security software. Source: Paul McKinnon/Shutterstock.com BB stock doubled between June 1 and June 3, spiking above $20 at 9:30 am on
In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a $500 million investment in the parent company of Nubank, a privately held digital bank based in Brazil, the South American company announced on Tuesday. Nubank, which was
In this article CLOV SFIX WEN A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stitch Fix — Shares of Stitch Fix jumped 12% after the online styling service reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The company posted a loss of 18 cents
Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) is a United Kingdom-based company that makes a specialty of handling gambling payments. Now having gone public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), PSFE stock is being touted as the best way for you to get into iGaming. Source: Sulastri Sulastri / Shutterstock.com Of course, the gambling payments game is not new.
What Is Algorithmic High-Frequency Trading? Algorithmic trading (or “algo” trading) refers to the use of computer algorithms (basically a set of rules or instructions to make a computer perform a given task) for trading large blocks of stocks or other financial assets while minimizing the market impact of such trades. Algorithmic trading involves placing trades
Inflation concerns are one of the most relevant issues related to the economy currently. As the U.S. shifts into the post-pandemic era, it seems that inflation is an unavoidable buzzword in almost all economic discussions. There are several indicators pointing to the idea that inflation is indeed coming to be. The OECD reported that in
Given the tense environment surrounding EVs, I’m not going to reveal how I really feel about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Electric vehicles are the future, period, and may you rot in perdition if you believe otherwise (at least that’s what the popular mantra is these days). By those lights, I should
An artist’s rendition of a Terran R rocket launching to orbit. Relativity Space 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space raised $650 million to step up work on a fully reusable rocket that will attempt to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in less than three years, the company announced on Tuesday. The money will be used “to accelerate some
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Stitch Fix (SFIX) – Stitch Fix lost 18 cents per share for its first quarter, smaller than the 27 cents a share loss that analysts were anticipating. The online clothing styling company’s revenue came in above estimates. Stitch Fix also issued an upbeat
I’m hesitant to say this, but I suspect that investors of Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock have a particular personality type. Indeed, I’d venture to say that PLUG stockholders are generally risk-tolerant, adventurous, forward-thinking, visionary and open-minded. Source: Alexander Kirch / Shutterstock.com Sure, I’m indulging in some sweeping generalizations here. The last thing I need right now
Last week, we sent shockwaves throughout the financial community and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock holders, when we wrote that electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors, which is going public through a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE:CCIV), was going to eat Tesla’s lunch in the premium EV category. Apparently, we even caught the attention of
Bull markets often make investors act out of character. This phenomenon is currently playing out with the Reddit “meme stocks,” in particular Naked Brands (NASDAQ:NAKD). At one point this year, NAKD stock “soared” to a price of $1.65 per share. Source: Shutterstock However, investors familiar with Naked Brands might recall this company spent most of 2020
A sign hangs in front of an AMC theater on January 27, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Shares of AMC Entertainment more than quadrupled today as investors continue their buying spree on heavily shorted stocks. Scott Olson | Getty Images Insider-selling activity at AMC Entertainment ramped up like never before during the recent explosive rally driven
In this article KDP AMC BIIB COUP MRVL SFIX Katrina Lake, CEO of Stitch Fix Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Stitch Fix — Shares of Stitch Fix surged 15% in extended trading after the online styling service reported fiscal third-quarter results beating Wall Street expectations. The company
Dividend stocks are suitable for most investors, generally providing low volatility and income in the form of dividends. There is no reason why you should not like or not have dividend stocks in your portfolio, even if you’re more interested in day trading or investing for the short term. Dividend aristocrats are a unique set
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) sold 11.55 million shares of AMC stock on June 3 at $50.85 a share. The stock sale raised $587.4 million in equity proceeds before fees. As a result of the sale, it now has 513.3 million shares outstanding, 10 times the amount a year ago. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Axios’ Felix
What Are 5 Recession Resistant Industries? When a recession or an economic slowdown occurs, markets tend to become volatile leading investors to sell stocks. While some industries are very susceptible to economic changes, other industries perform well regardless of what’s happening with the economy. Although no company is completely recession-proof, the following industries tend to
Online sports betting companies are changing the way people experience sports. DraftKings is a daily fantasy sports company that has made the most of the pandemic. Through its suite of applications, it has gained a large market share and has become a prominent name in the sports betting industry. With online betting and iGaming legalization
For the past decade, Northern Dynasty (NYSEAMERICAN:NAK) stock has been one of the larger gold mining juniors out there. Source: allstars / Shutterstock.com The company has long sought to develop its Pebble property into a working gold mine. In recent years, the price of gold cooperated as well. As gold surged, it seemed increasingly as if
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Chairman and CEO Thomas Peterffy. Mike Segar | Reuters Interactive Brokers founder and chairman Thomas Peterffy on Monday issued a warning to investors betting against so-called meme stocks like AMC Entertainment. “It is extremely tempting to short these stocks, but unless you have huge liquid resources, please try to resist the temptation
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Amazon.com (AMZN) – CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he and his brother Mark will join an auction winner aboard the first human spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin on July 20. Bezos is set to step down as Amazon CEO on July 5 in
This will be an important week for the stock markets. The S&P 500 has a hard line in the sand that the bulls can use to trigger more upside. If it triggers, hot stocks will lead up in a big way. This bunch does not do anything mildly. Today, we identify three such situations where
Hurricane season is not for the faint of heart. It has far-reaching negative implications for the broader economy and the investment world. But there are companies out there that actually benefit from the season. So, it is not surprising that many people seek out the best stocks to buy to profit during this time. We
In this article VIV-FR PSTH Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s blank-check company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) confirmed Friday it was in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group for around $4 billion. The deal values Universal Music at 35 billion
A contractor working for Amazon.com cleans a delivery truck in Richmond, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon, Qualcomm and Micron were among stocks that fell after a report that the Biden administration is pushing for a tax change that would require companies to pay a