Initial claims for unemployment insurance across the U.S. were 227,000 for the week ending March 5, 2022, on a seasonally adjusted basis. This represented an increase of 11,000 (5.1%) from the revised figure for the prior week. This came after five declines in the prior six weeks. It also was 5.1% above the estimate of
It is hard to believe that this is the first time I have written about Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) and AFRM stock. Source: Joaquin Corbalan P / Shutterstock.com The San Francisco-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm went public at $49 on Jan. 12, 2021, selling 24.6 million shares and raising $1.21 billion in the process. The company’s share
The Amazon logo is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France. Pascal Rossignol | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Amazon — Shares rose 6.8% in the postmarket after the e-commerce giant announced a 20-for-1 stock split and $10 billion buyback. CrowdStrike — Shares soared more than 13%
Investing in the next big thing by becoming an early investor of visionary companies seems like an interesting idea. It is also a very risky one, as startup investing is not suitable for every investor; certainly not for the risk-averse one. SeedInvest offers access to many startups to invest in and provides tools to learn
Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) stock, formerly known as CenturyLink, is not going to be worth investors’ capital. This is despite recent earnings which provide some reason for optimism. Some investors might want to show Lumen Technologies some optimism and invest their capital. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com But take a long-term view on this stock and
Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) have been in a downtrend since October 2020. Yet, a year ago, I bet few China perma-bulls expected BABA stock would be flirting with the $100 level for the first time in more than half a decade. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com After losing 57% of their value in
Dr. Adam Back and Samson Mow talk with Preston Pysh about their assistance with El Salvador to issue a billion-dollar bond that’s backed by Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:00:10 – How did the coordination with El Salvador to create this bond come about? 0:02:09 – What’s the
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In this article OXY Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images As oil prices surge to the highest levels since 2008, Occidental Petroleum CEO
Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Acorns, the fintech start-up that scrapped plans to go public in January, has raised $300 million from private investors, CNBC has learned. The savings and investing app is now valued at $1.9 billion after the transaction, more than double its last private round valuation, according to
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 2, 2022. Source: NYSE The Securities and Exchange Commission is voting on Wednesday to propose new cybersecurity rules for public companies. There are two components to the proposal: Mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting: “Material” incidents would have to be reported on an 8-K form within four business days
In this article PEP THO EXPR CPB SFIX AMZN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer matched estimates with adjusted quarterly earnings of 69 cents per share, and revenue essentially in line with forecasts as well. Campbell’s adjusted gross margins slid 340 basis points due to
In this article AMZN BMBL SFIX JBHT SBUX GE Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bumble — Shares of the online dating company surged more than 43% in midday trading. Fourth-quarter revenue was just short of expectations from Refinitiv. Still, BMO
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) stock has fallen sharply off of its 13 month old highs. From high to low it lost more than 60% of its value. Source: Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com However this did not happen because of a breakdown in its fundamental thesis. Most of it was through no fault of its own. For months,
In recent days, Camber Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:CEI) has spiked for the first time in months. Obviously, due to what’s playing out at present with oil prices. Crude oil prices are hitting levels they haven’t reached since 2008. Now investors are piling back into anything oil-related, which includes CEI stock. Source: Shutterstock But while this development is
It’s been a bloodbath on Wall Street this year. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average corrected, and the NASDAQ Composite officially entered a bear market earlier this morning. The reality is there’s a significant amount of uncertainty hanging over Wall Street. And if it’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that Wall
Make hay while the sun shines. This old saying was certainly in full effect for the past decade when it came to the markets. But today, market forces we haven’t seen for a decade are making dividend stocks much more attractive again. Imagine we were living in a lovely estuary, growing fat on growth stocks
Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock effectively symbolizes the strength of U.S. diplomatic influence and its military prowess. However, the thorns of interconnectivity raise big questions for the company. Source: vaalaa / Shutterstock.com As you know, the Biden administration along with western allies have imposed severe sanctions on Russia following its decision to invade Ukraine. Due to the
Easily my least favorite stock to cover, Vinco Ventures (NASDAQ:BBIG) is the bane of my existence. While some companies can be rather obfuscating regarding what they actually do, Vinco really takes the cake. It’s a self-inflicted stun grenade — or flashbang to use special operator parlance — one that leaves BBIG stock staggering in a
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed, on March 9, 2022, amendments to its rules that are intended to enhance and standardize disclosures by public companies regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting. The proposed amendments aim to inform investors about a registrant’s risk management, strategy, and governance, and to provide timely