Things seem to be getting worse in China. In recent months, Chinese President Xi Jinping has consolidated his grip on power. He’s pledged to return China’s economy to its socialist roots and move away from the free market path it had been on. This follows more than a year of crackdowns on publicly traded Chinese
Source: Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock got rocked this week after CEO Elon Musk revealed he had sold $3.95 billion of his Tesla stake. Many analysts immediately drew lines from the rapid-fire disposal to Twitter’s recent stumbles. It only took the world’s richest man three months to renege on his promise to avoid
In this article WBA LVS INTC DOCS USB WYNN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The pharmacy chain operator’s stock added 1.5% in the premarket after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to buy from hold. Following a recent meeting with management, the firm
To say the Covid-19 vaccination wave in 2021 moved the needle for Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock is an understatement. Revenue nearly doubled thanks to its vaccine candidate (Comirnaty), which the pharma firm co-developed with BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX). PFE stock performed strongly as well during this timeframe. So far in 2022, however, Pfizer’s performance has been far less
At long last, after taking a beating all year long SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock had a good day. On Nov. 1 share shot higher after SoFi released its third-quarter 2022 financial results. Yet, those gains were quickly coughed up as SOFI stock retreated over the next couple of days. Investors must ask themselves: Why did this happen, and
As I discussed in my last article on Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA), controversy continues to weigh on the performance of SAVA stock. Over the past week, shares in the clinical-stage biotech firm have traded wildly. First pushed lower by a perceived potential bombshell, shares then zoomed higher, as the company took an aggressive step in fighting
In this article ARKK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Catherine Wood, chief executive officer of ARK Investment Management LLC, participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 2, 2022. Lauren Justice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cathie Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF staged a dramatic relief rally Thursday
In this article BROS VCSA COIN AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travis Boersma, Dutch Bros Coffee at the NYSE, September 15, 2021. Source: NYSE Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Coinbase – The cryptocurrency exchange was up 10.7% after Oppenheimer said Coinbase was well-positioned while the larger sector was
Once considered to be a cash cow for investors, finding semiconductor stocks to buy and hold can be daunting these days. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), an exchange traded fund that holds 30 leading semiconductor stocks, is down more than 35% so far this year as a chip shortage continues to stress the industry. But if you’re a
There’s a decent chance that any stock investment is bound to decline in value right now. The Federal Reserve recently instituted its fourth consecutive 75 basis point (0.75%) interest rate hike. This move signaled that the ultimate terminal rate required to bring down inflation may be higher than initially anticipated. For most stocks, this has
How far could a $100 wager on Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock take you? In the short term, don’t expect huge gains, as traders are still nervous about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power. They’re anxious about the nation’s strict Covid-19 policies as well. Yet, Baidu shares have lost so much value that there seems to
In this article BROS ZIP FICO MTCH RIVN BMBL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The display outside the Nasdaq MarketSite is pictured as the dating app operator Bumble Inc. (BMBL) made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange during the company’s IPO in New York City, New York, U.S., February 11, 2021. Mike Segar
No-brainer battery stocks are a great choice for investors looking to cash in on the growing trends toward electric vehicles and renewable energy sources. These companies are leading the way in developing cutting-edge technologies, and things are looking good for their continued success in the future. Over the past few years, we have seen a
Like many of its FAANG peers, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has experienced a post-earnings plunge in recent weeks. Following the cloud computing and e-commerce giant’s latest quarterly earnings release, AMZN stock has hit multi-year lows. More or less, the stock has fallen back to price levels last seen at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Considering
Tumbling yet again after a poorly-received earnings report, value investors are again arguing that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is severely undervalued, and a screaming buy at current prices. Sure, on the surface, META stock appears dirt cheap. After falling nearly 72.5% over the past year, shares in the tech giant, parent company of popular social media
Cryptocurrencies extended their slide for a second day Wednesday as the market absorbed the potential collapse of popular crypto exchange FTX. Prices were pressured to start the day and plunged by late afternoon as Binance, the largest global exchange by volume, abandoned plans to acquire Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX after a due diligence exam and recent
In this article SPGI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Consumer inflation may have come down slightly in October as goods prices declined, but prices for services and rents are expected to continue to climb. Economists expect the October consumer price index rose 0.6% from September, or 7.9% from a year ago, up from 0.4%
The 2022 midterm elections are all over except for the counting. Several key states are still tabulating their votes, but it does seem likely that the Republican Party will win back control of, at least, the House of Representatives. That means the country will have a divided government, which is historically good news for stocks.
As interest rates (and the chance of a recession) keep rising, the likelihood we see this bear market in tech stocks continue into 2023 increases. However, while some high-quality, reasonably-priced names in the sector may make for great long-term buys right now, there are quite a few tech stocks to avoid. Despite the significant multiple
Everybody on Wall Street despises microprocessor manufacturing giant Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), right? That’s actually an unfounded assumption, as some big-money investors are holding large quantities of INTC stock. Maybe they know a good value when they see it, or perhaps they’re bullish on Intel as the chipmaker lays the groundwork for significant cost reductions. If you’ve been