In this episode of The Investor’s Podcast, the Stig and Preston discuss the ideas of Peter Thiel. Peter is a famous Silicon Valley Billionaire who founded PayPal and Palantir. He also owned a 10% stake of Facebook. The Investors, along with Hari Ramachandra, discuss Peter’s new book – Zero to One. Hari Ramachandra who was
I want to share with why the market hates a strong dollar, and what you really need to know about dollar movement… How Dollar Plays into the Stock Market You need to understand how the dollar plays into the stock market. The stock market has a lot of companies that deal with business internationally. The
In this article CAT S NOW TTWO ORCL Jim Umpleby, CEO of Caterpillar Inc. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investors caught a break last week, as the major averages ended Friday with gains, but volatility will likely remain a central theme going forward. Not only are investors weighing the Federal Reserve’s recently announced rate hike, but
In this article SPOT MU BNTX PFE BA NVDA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DiDi Global (DIDI), Alibaba (BABA), JD.com (JD), Pinduoduo (PDD) – China-based stocks listed in the U.S. are staging strong rallies in premarket trading, helped by state media reports that the Chinese government will take steps to support
The metaverse is a hyper-growth market, and Matterport is an ambitious competitor in this ongoing revolution Matterport’s services, while robust and feature-rich, are surprisingly affordable Even with service affordability, Matterport is still able to generate powerful revenue Source: Dennis Diatel / Shutterstock Headquartered in California, Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) is a spatial data company that seeks to digitize
Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock is off over 61% from its November peak and also down 52% since the end of 2021. Analysts are still positive on the stock, but with higher rates coming consumer spending could slow in the second half. This may not be adequately reflected yet in SHOP stock, despite its bounce off a
McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) is off 12% from the end of last year, but prospects for the company are excellent. Despite losing $50 million a month in Russia, McDonald’s should still produce significant positive free cash flow in 2022. Investors should still load up on MCD stock, given that its valuation has room to grow at
You may have been able to check your credit score lately using a number of free services including from your bank or mortgage lender. But, what good is knowing your FICO score if you don’t understand what the number means on the overall reporting scale? Maybe you have a 740 FICO score. If the maximum
In this article BABA PDD AVAV NVDA Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo — Shares of Chinese companies listed publicly in the U.S. surged as Beijing signaled support for the stocks. The
Despite its stock split, Alphabet is still down on the year Analysts keep insisting there are growth catalysts Google Cloud Remains a Problem Despite heavy support from observers, even me, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL,NASDAQ:GOOG) stock is down 6.2% year-to-date. The stock was expected to open near $2,650/share on March 18. That’s a price to earnings ratio below
[embedded content] We can’t have an economic podcast without discussing the Eastern European conflict, which has hastened the spike in oil prices. It’s been on a tear lately, and oil stocks have seen some nice gains. But at the risk of striking any nerves, I’ve got something to say: “The oil trade is for suckers.”
Even the Russia-Ukraine conflict hasn’t done much to galvanize Boeing stock. A return to early 2020 price levels isn’t a question of “if,” but “when.” Investors should seize the opportunity to own a piece of an iconic American business. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing (NYSE:BA) is an aerospace and defense company that’s known worldwide. For many generations,
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In this article BBBY Shoppers exit a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Business: Bed Bath & Beyond runs a chain of retail stores. It operates through two segments, North American Retail and Institutional Sales. The company sells a range
In this article JOAN BA MRNA X GME FDX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: FedEx (FDX) – FedEx earned an adjusted $4.59 per share for its latest quarter, missing estimates by 5 cents, though the delivery service’s revenue beat analyst forecasts. FedEx’s bottom line was impacted by worker shortages stemming from
Legacy technology giant International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), better known as IBM, has come through the tech wreck of the past few months relatively unscathed. IBM stock has proven to be more resilient than many analysts and investors previously thought. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Year-to-date (YTD), IBM stock is down 5% to $127. That’s much better than
FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) was supposed to offer investors a streaming sports TV service with a betting upside. However, FUBO stock has totally failed to deliver on that potential. Shares are down from a peak of $50 last year to under $8.50 now. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com This is hardly a buy-the-dip opportunity either. Rather, this
At some point this weekend, you’re probably going to go shopping for groceries, or refill your car at the local gas station. When you do, your jaw is going to drop when you whip out your credit card. Over $4 a pound for a chicken breast? More than $5 a gallon for gas? Source: InvestorPlace
When you are named the beneficiary of an individual retirement account (IRA), and the IRA owner dies, you may think you’ve received a tax-free inheritance. Well, that’s only partially correct. Under current tax law, the inheritance itself—that is, the entire sum in the account—is tax-free. But you are still required to take distributions from the
In this article X GME FDX TSLA MRNA RENT WING MDB GRMN JOAN Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer