New Year 2023 will see a continued tightening of monetary policy as the Federal Reserve attempts to rein in sky-high inflation. Following the 50 basis point rate hike in Dec., there are expectations that Feb. and March will see 25 basis point rate hikes, respectively. That will bring target rates near 5% which is where
Last Wednesday, executives at Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT) finalized a bizarre transaction. In a single stroke, they converted the firm’s entire listed block of preferred MMTLP shares into untradeable common stock of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. At first glance, the transaction seems like moving cash from one pocket into another. Meta Materials maintains full control of
Bob Pisani’s book “Shut Up & Keep Talking” CNBC (Below is an excerpt from Bob Pisani’s new book “Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange.”) Most people like to think that they’re rational. But — at least when it comes to investing —
In this article CTAS BB SIX FDX RAD NKE CCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vehicles sit parked outside of a Rite Aid Corp. store Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Rite Aid — Shares of Rite Aid dropped nearly 14% in midday trading after
The end of the year is often a time for investors to buy and sell stocks and clean up their portfolios. Some investors allocate excess cash to new investments or add to existing holdings. It makes sense to look at your portfolio and add to undervalued stocks with the prospect of solid total returns. Alternatively,
A growing number of stock market commentators are arguing that a big recovery for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) will happen in the coming year. Yet while at first glance GOOG stock may seemingly have many of the ingredients in place to make such a comeback, it’s far from a given. Sure, despite all the doom and gloom
In this article NEM MRNA GILD FDS TSLA LCID GIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign is posted in front of the Gilead Sciences headquarters on April 29, 2020 in Foster City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: General Mills — General Mills dropped
For a moment, imagine a world of limitless energy – one where energy is so abundant that everyone can power their homes and businesses for mere pennies. These days, it’s tough to imagine a world like that. This winter, the average U.S. heating bill is expected to exceed $1,000. But thanks to a potential world-changing
If you’re thinking about which stocks to sell heading into 2023, you might want to start with companies whose CEOs are overpaid. The Financial Times published an article in mid-December discussing how to pay executives in the age of stakeholder capitalism. It pointed out that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy earned nearly $213 million, 6,474
Famed investor Bill Gross said he expects big trouble ahead should the Federal Reserve keep hiking interest rates. “The economy has been bolstered by tremendous amounts of trillions of dollars in fiscal spending, but ultimately when that is used up, I think we’ve got a mild recession, and if interest rates keep going up, we’ve
This year has been a particularly rough year for growth stocks. The severe macroeconomic climate has led to a broad risk-off investment sentiment, forcing investors toward defensive plays. On the positive side, there are plenty of opportunities to buy well-known growth names at discounted valuations. For example, the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG), one of the largest
It seems like yesterday that environmentally friendly fuel-cell systems provider FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) was all the rage on Wall Street. Lately, however, FCEL stock has been a money loser for investors. It’s sensible to check FuelCell Energy’s financials carefully – and considering the unfavorable value proposition of the shares now, it’s hard to give them anything
At long last, there are two pieces of positive news concerning California-based neo-banking firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI). First of all, a high-level executive at the company reportedly purchased a very large number of SoFi Technologies shares. Furthermore, SoFi Technologies is working with Mastercard (NYSE:MA) to offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service. These developments suggest it’s
In this article AJRD TSLA MESA SBGI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) – Aerojet Rocketdyne agreed to be bought by rival defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX) for $4.7 billion, or $58 per share in cash. Aerojet Rocketdyne rose 2% in the premarket,
With a good deal of pent-up travel demand, keep an eye on experience stocks. For one, according to SWNSDigital.com, 80% of Americans say they need a vacation in 2023 “more than ever before.” Two, according to Hospitalitynet.org, “The most recent American Travel Sentiment Study indicates that 92% of Americans have travel plans in the next six
Last Wednesday, we finally got the announcement: Elon Musk had sold another $3.6 billion of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock earlier in the week. (SEC filings tend to lag several days behind transactions). Such a sale had been months in the making. Not only did Mr. Musk likely overpay for his Twitter acquisition. A series of unforced
In this article DIS WYNN MGM LVS TSLA MESA CCL CZR META WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visitors learn about a Tesla model S at the auto exhibition area of the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 7, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Check out the companies
[embedded content] So, if we’re shorting Tesla (TSLA), should we be buying Rivian (RIVN) and Lucid (LCID) right now? Well, if you’ve been with us for a while, you know our answer is yes. We’re confident that these two companies will win significant market share as their production ramps and that the EV stocks will
Although a new year tends to bring feelings of optimism, when it comes to the current market dynamics, it’s time to consider hot stocks to book profits in before 2023 arrives. At first, circumstances appeared favorable, with CNN reporting on Dec. 13 that inflation cooled more than expected. However, by the following day, the Federal
[embedded content] Let’s check in on a stock we haven’t mentioned in a while – Tesla (TSLA). We’ve been bearish on this one for a while. It was the first mover and, really, the only viable competitor in the EV space for years. But since its production ramp in 2019, a lot of competition has