Investors in electric vehicle battery hopeful QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock are not having a good year so far in 2021. QS stock now is near $22, down close to 75% year-to-date (YTD). The record high of $132.73 hit in late December 2020 seems far away in the rearview window. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Leading automakers
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In this article HPQ GPS PTON HIBB BIG AAPL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Big Lots (BIG) – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled 9.5% in premarket trading after it missed top and bottom-line estimates for its latest quarter. Big Lots earned $1.09 per share, 3 cents shy of analyst forecasts, and
Three years ago, the term unicorn — a startup valued at over $1 billion — was all the rage on Wall Street. Two of those companies — specifically Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) — stole the show with their long initial public offering (IPO) process. They waited far too long before they came to market.
How far can a small medical devices company take a celebrity endorsement? The shares of veterinary diagnostics company Zomedica (NYSEAMERICAN:ZOM) surged after an endorsement from Tiger King celebrity Carole Baskin. In response, meme traders bid ZOM stock up sharply. Since the short interest in ZOM stock is high, the news created a dramatic short squeeze. Source:
In this article FISV Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Company: Fiserv Inc. (FISV) Business: Fiserv provides payment and financial services technology worldwide. The company operates through Acceptance, Fintech, and Payments segments. The Acceptance segment provides point-of-sale merchant acquiring and digital commerce services; mobile payment services; security and fraud protection products; Carat, an omnichannel
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of Americans financially. In a survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), three in 10 Americans said paying off debt is their top financial stressor, while 55% were worried about having enough cash tucked away in savings. Though the federal government has introduced numerous measures to provide
Meme stocks aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. One of the most interesting trends to emerge during the pandemic, this subcategory of stocks is generating a lot of interest, especially from retail investors. And that has led to a sharp increase of buying into companies with high short ratios. This is traditional investing turned upside down.
In this article GPS MRVL PTON WDAY DELL Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2013 Oracle Open World conference on September 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton – Shares of the cycle maker tumbled more than
“Space, the final frontier…” I heard these words on TV all my life. I’m a big fan of sci-fi shows and am thus a long-term believer in space travel. My only venue to trade this notion on Wall Street has so far been Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock. It is the only public company that will
This year is shaping up to be a strong one for dividend stocks. Payouts to shareholders are projected to reach $1.39 trillion for all of this year, just 3% shy of their 2019 pre-pandemic high, according to British asset manager Janus Henderson. Dividend payments in the second quarter of this year increased 26% from the
Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) has been one of the year’s biggest disappointments. The so-called King of SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies), Chamath Palihapitiya, took the health insurer public via one of his Social Capital Hedosophia SPACs. CLOV stock shares almost immediately tumbled after short sellers revealed that it had failed to disclose a government investigation into
Investors watch an electric screen displaying stock price figures at a stock exchange hall on February 18, 2021 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Beijing is eyeing new rules that would restrict domestic internet companies to go public in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Chinese regulators
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to talk about the pennant stock chart pattern, which is a continuation pattern, which means it continues moving in the same direction that it originally came from. In this episode I’ll show you what this pattern looks like, some of its previous trends, the volume, projections,
Investors have been pouring money into the newly launched blockchain ETFs, here is what they need to know (BLOK, BLCN, LEGR, KOIN). AMP-TFR DAT SHR: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/BLOK/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID REALT-NDQ NEXGN: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/BLCN/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID FT-INDXX INN TP: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/LEGR/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Earlier this year, General Electric (NYSE:GE) stock surged from a split-adjusted $50 per share to as much as $115.36 per share. The surge was mostly due to the Covid-19 “reopening” trade, along with success with its turnaround. Yet in recent months, shares in the industrial conglomerate have traded sideways. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Its
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, August 3, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters With Jackson Hole in the rear-view mirror, August’s employment report could be the next driver for markets. Stocks gained in the past week, surging again to new highs Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome
Ahead of its second-quarter earnings report, markets sold off shares of Roblox (NYSE:RBLX). However, the gaming platform allayed fears when it posted respectable results. That said, RBLX stock is still relatively expensive compared to other video game stocks like Activision (NASDAQ:ATVI) or Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA). Source: Miguel Lagoa / Shutterstock.com Roblox trades at 19 times
Many investors often break their portfolio into separate baskets, such as core holdings versus non-core holdings. Core holdings, including dividend stocks, are often considered to be the best available companies to own as their competitive advantages have set them apart from their peers. These are the stocks investors plan to hold forever. These types of
Outlier Covid-19 vaccine play Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) stock has been on a negative run in the past three months, losing about 17% of its value. Source: Shutterstock The company failed to gain an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA for Covaxin, the Indian variant of the coronavirus vaccine. Moreover, its partner firm Bharat Biotech is
In this article ASTR [The livestream is slated to begin at 4 p.m. EDT. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Rocket builder Astra Space is going for its first launch since the company went public, with the company also aiming to reach orbit for the first time. Astra is launching