Today, we’ll introduce seven defensive stocks to buy for a bear market. As broader indices try to stabilize, investors are looking for robust shares that could hold up well in current volatility. InvestorPlace readers are keeping a close eye on the S&P 500 index, which has declined roughly 18% in 2022. Earlier in June, markets plunged
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Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock SoFi Technologies’ (NASDAQ:SOFI) efforts to become a leading online bank are not off to a great start. The fintech company is running large operating losses and the value of SOFI stock has plummeted 63% so far this year. However, many people haven’t given up on SoFi. That includes, importantly, the
Source: Jimmy Tudeschi / Shutterstock.com In mid-June, shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) fell to a fresh low of $13.30 following the release of an analyst report that raised concerns about its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy. WBD stock has only been trading since April 11, after Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, but it is down more than
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) can be powerful tools for financing big projects without incurring high-interest credit card debt. But when interest rates are unstable, adjustable-rate products like HELOCs are a bit trickier. How do you decide when is the right time to apply for a HELOC, and what should
If you’re looking for dividend stocks to buy and hold forever, a good place to start is the S&P 500 dividend aristocrats. These are S&P 500 stocks increasing their dividends for 25 consecutive years. The current S&P 500 dividend yield is 1.65%. As recently as the March 2020 correction, the yield was almost 2.4%. At
In this article MO COIN HOOD DWAC BNTX SAVE Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit Airlines lost 4.7% in the premarket after saying it would accept the latest improved takeover bid from Frontier Group (ULCC). The latest Frontier cash-and-stock bid is valued at $2.7 billion based on
Headquartered in Illinois, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a well-respected pharmaceutical businesses with a broad range of medical treatments and solutions. If you’re going to pick a pharmaceutical-market stock for a buy-and-hold position, you’d be hard-pressed to do much better than ABBV stock. With a market capitalization exceeding $273 billion, AbbVie is a true giant among drugmakers. Plus,
Shares of cryptocurrency brokerage firm Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) stock have plummeted an astonishing 75% year-to-date. After that sort of decline, it might seem like COIN stock is an obvious buy here. Surely it has to bounce at some point, right? While Coinbase may be due for a relief rally once the price of Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) stabilizes, it
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has not had a great run lately. Unfortunately, FAANG has not been able to buck the market’s overall selloff. A few of the components are holding up okay, but Meta (NASDAQ:META), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and AMZN stock are all badly underperforming the Nasdaq. Unfortunately for Amazon, it’s not sitting in a good place. Inflation
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 15, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a major rebound last week from this year’s steep declines. Despite the bounce, Wall Street is preparing to wrap up the worst first half for stocks in decades. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders are forced to live with a chief executive officer (CEO) who is probably the most disruptive individual in the tech industry. This has big advantages — much of Tesla’s progress over the past decade has been largely because of CEO Elon Musk’s sheer force of will, determination, and a bit of showmanship. That
Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock has kept falling without any indication of it bottoming out, and it has recently dipped even more with Gary Gensler’s stock trading proposal. The company’s finances aren’t doing great either, as Robinhood has missed its earnings expectations this quarter, leaving an even more bearish outlook for the stock. Robinhood is clearly struggling,
Most of us are familiar with the metaverse. Or, the “sci-fi concept whereby humans put on some sort of headset or smart glasses that allows them to live, work and play in a virtual world much like the one depicted in the ‘Ready Player One’ movie,” as noted by CNBC. Better yet, according to a McKinsey
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 27, 2020, included new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which expired Aug. 8, 2020. The PPP was a U.S. loan program established to help small businesses affected by the economic slowdown associated with the COVID pandemic to pay
In this article IMO-CA SU-CA ADBE AVGO KLAC A sign on the campus offices of chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is shown in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters As the first half of 2022 winds down, investors can be certain of at least one thing: This year will likely continue to be difficult. Economic risk is
In this article WE UAL KBH General view of WeWork Weihai Road flagship is seen on April 12, 2018 in Shanghai, China. World’s leading co-working space company WeWork will acquire China-based rival naked Hub for 400 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Jackal Pan/Visual China Group via Getty Images) VCG | Getty Images Check out the
Supply chain troubles and inflationary pressures have weighed down corporate bottom lines this year, resulting in widespread stock market sell-offs. The volatility is having a dizzying effect on investors with plenty of uncertainty in the market. Hence, one of the best ways to take advantage of the downturn is to invest in high-quality bets for
Snap (NYSE:SNAP) stock collapsed after its first-quarter earnings report. The share price is now down about 72% for 2022. Snap reported a net loss of $359 million, 22 cents per share fully diluted, on revenue of $1.06 billion, on April 21. The result sent shares down 43% in a single day. Snap was due to
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock, the darling of 2021’s market, has lost 44% of its value in 2022. But it’s still not a cheap stock. At its June 23 price of $165/share, Nvidia’s market cap was $407 billion, on fiscal 2022 revenue of $27 billion. The price to earnings ratio was nearly 44. The dividend yields just
In this article FDX SRPT SWBI Engineers move a 350-volt battery pack to be installed in a Fedex Corp. Express General Motors Co. (GM) van at the VIA Motors Inc. facility in Orem, Utah, U.S. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the stocks making headlines after the