The power of the internet is bringing individual investors together to crush Wall Street hedge funds and other investment bigwigs. It’s a new trend that’s only just getting started, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Monday. “It’s the ‘wallstreetbets’ people.’ And they have ganged up, arguably allowed by free speech purposes, to center on a few
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: GameStop (GME) – GameStop shares surged 40% in premarket trading, continuing its meteoric recent rise. The video game retailer’s stock is worth about 3-1/2 times more than it was when 2021 began, amid a battle between GameStop enthusiasts and short sellers. GameStop is
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is down nearly 1% so far this year. That’s strange, considering it got its vaccine out the door in record time. The novel coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy. Pfizer and BioNTech’s (NASDAQ:BNTX) vaccine received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) due to its excellent efficacy of 95%. But despite that,
Since late October, Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock has definitely been in the bull mode. Source: vaalaa / Shutterstock.com The BA stock price is up almost 40%, versus a 24.4% gain in the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (BATS:ITA), which has Boeing shares as its largest holding of the 37 stocks in the portfolio. The price
Bionano Genomics’ (NASDAQ:BNGO) products appear to be quite valuable and meaningfully superior to the standard systems used to map genomes. As a result, I believe that BNGO stock is likely to climb much further in the coming years. And, I recommend that longer-term investors buy the shares. Source: Connect world / Shutterstock.com The company’s top
Remember the 2014 Tom Cruise film Edge of Tomorrow? Source: Warner Bros. Great flick. If you haven’t seen it and are into science fiction movies, I highly recommend giving it a watch. In any event, the movie centers around Cruise playing a solider who uses a supercharged, futuristic military exoskeleton to help fight off an
Kacper Pempel | REUTERS Cryptocurrency-related crime fell last year to a small fraction of overall trading volume. But some targeted hacks boomed as criminals exploited people working from home during the pandemic. Last year, illicit activity made up 0.34% of all cryptocurrency transaction volume, according to a report from blockchain data firm Chainalysis. That was
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about his plan to administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the U.S. population during a news conference at Biden’s transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, January 15, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden agenda is expected to result in a faster-growing economy, a stronger stock market and higher interest rates
Certificates of deposit (CDs) are popular safe-haven investments for people looking for a steady return that isn’t tied to stock market performance. But taxes due on the yield from a CD can take a bite out of an investor’s returns since they’re taxed as interest income. A CD is typically issued by a bank or
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Over the past month, we have seen unprecedented political events, such as the permanent ban of former President Donald Trump from both Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). That’s called into question the role of social media in modern democracy. But the markets do not exist in a vacuum. So, these developments should also have investors
XL Fleet (NYSE:XL) is one of the companies that went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2020. XL stock is trading on the New York Stock Exchange. After climbing to more than $32 per share in December 2020, the stock has been steadily declining. Source: Pasuwan/ShutterStock.com That’s not unusual for newly public
If 2020 was the year that all things e-commerce leaped to the fore, then you have to wonder whether someone forgot to tell the folks at China’s Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA). For while shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) killed it, spiking some 74%, those who held BABA stock saw share prices rise very modestly. The S&P 500
A woman is reflected in a puddle as she passes a Bank of America branch in New York’s Times Square. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Democrats officially control the Presidency, Senate and House, yet Wall Street appears to be largely unphased. According to data from LPL Financial, the S&P 500 delivered its highest Inauguration Day
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Morgan Stanley (MS) – Morgan Stanley earnings and revenue beat estimates for the fourth quarter. Results were helped in part by strong growth in investment banking and trading revenues. The company’s shares rose 2.5% in premarket trading as of 7:40 a.m. ET. UnitedHealth
In recent months, the surging interest in clean energy, electric vehicle, and battery electric stocks sent FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) to highs not seen since 2018. With no value or profitability, markets are turning a blind eye on fundamentals. FCEL stock is a perfect example. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock FCEL stock has only positive momentum and decent
China’s electric vehicle market is getting more competitive by the day. Favorable Chinese government policies have given the industry a strong push in the country. As a part of this increasingly hot movement, Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) is evolving into a notable name in the EV space with a strong foothold in the space. This boost in
Switchback Energy (NYSE:SBE), which will trade as ChargePoint under the ticker CHPT starting next month, is reportedly the unquestioned leader in electric-vehicle charging. That’s why some feel like SBE stock is a no-brainer investment. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com But is it? As the merger between the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and the California-based
The U.S. stock market could roar higher if President-elect Joe Biden is able to smooth out the country’s rocky start to Covid vaccinations, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday, just a few hours before the Democrat is sworn into office. “It’s pure chaos. I predicted it would be pure chaos. I never thought it would be
Traders on floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: New York Stock Exchange Cyclical stocks that do well in a stronger economy are widely expected to lead the market higher this year, but don’t count out big tech stocks altogether — they may provide shelter in any market storm. When the major stocks indices
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports that more than 80 million taxpayers use paid professionals to complete and submit their tax returns. If you’re one of them, it is important to organize your receipts, forms, and other documents well before tax time. Your preparer may take information directly from you or ask you to complete a
Access free tools and notes to these lessons at: http://www.BuffettsBooks.com Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, we learned the importance of always understanding the consequences of our actions. Buying and selling stock can have an
Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) is a biotech firm that is trying to stay relevant with its latest partnership with an Indian Covid-19 vaccine developer, Bharat Biotech. OCGN stock has risen from well below $1.00 per share at the end of last year to $2.23, as of Jan. 20. Source: Shutterstock The problem is this is a very
Investors and non-investors alike admire Warren Buffett’s extraordinary success in the business world. One of the key strategies the Oracle of Omaha follows is to buy stocks when they are trading at sale prices. That is to say, undervalued stocks. Buffett and his team hunt for these, since sound stocks under pressure will reward holders
Shares of special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE:CCIV) have been soaring over the past two weeks on rumors that the company is set to acquire premium EV maker Lucid Motors. Such murmurs have been neither confirmed nor denied by either Churchill Capital or Lucid Motors. Still, CCIV stock has more than doubled
Medicines for dogs from Elanco (above) and Bayer (below) are available in an animal shelter on the treatment table of a veterinarian. Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty Images Company: Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN) Business: Elanco is an animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets products for companion and food animals. The company provides
IBM’s logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — Shares of the U.S. automaker dipped about 1%, retreating from an all-time high hit in the previous session. The stock jumped 6.2% Thursday following positive comments from
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is simply too highly-priced for most value investors. This is despite the buy recommendations on AMD stock that most analysts presently hold. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com The bottom line is that at $89.45 per share as of Jan. 19, AMD traded for 49 times 2021 earnings and over 8.7 times sales. That
The recent surge in popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) has sparked an increase in other cryptocurrencies’ prices. Right now, Ethereum’s (CCC:ETH-USD) Ether is the second most valuable altcoin and is up roughly 100% in the past month. Source: Shutterstock As such, institutional investors should start looking at Ethereum with similar engrossment as they do Bitcoin —
It sounds like a Jeopardy question, or I should say answer … Source: Shutterstock Three “S” industries that can make you rich. What are space, supersonic air travel, and SPACs? The fact that they all start with the same letter may be a coincidence … but it’s no coincidence that they’re the focus of today’s