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In this article BABA BIDU 9618-HK China’s economic headwinds and slowing retail sales growth could weigh on Alibaba’s fiscal second quarter earnings when it reports numbers on Thursday. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Shares of Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. are falling Monday as investors reassess their positions amid renewed delisting fears.
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 14, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose slightly on Monday night as investors continue to monitor developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and get ready for a key Federal Reserve policy decision. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 52 points, or 0.16%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq
These are difficult times for investors. Stock markets in the U.S. and abroad remain extremely volatile and have been steadily sinking since last November. The turmoil is being caused by a toxic mix of persistent inflation that is at a 40-year high, impending interest rate hikes meant to lower consumer prices, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies, has a Beta (5Y Monthly) of 4.64. This figure is not only extreme, but too risky. Source: Pixels Hunter / Shutterstock A stock that moves precisely in tandem with broader stock market volatility has a Beta of 1. This means that MARA
BRC Inc. (NYSE:BRCC) is the official name of the entity better known as Black Rifle Coffee. The company recently completed its merger with Silverbox Engaged Merger Corp. As a result, Silverbox’s ticker changed to BRCC. In the wake of the merger, BRCC stock has rallied sharply. Source: YuniqueB / Shutterstock The merger valued Black Rifle at
Listen to Preston’s podcast about studying billionaires here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investors-podcast/id928933489 Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose fortune comes mostly from the multinational Virgin group, which has more than 400 companies under its control including Virgin Galactic of SpaceShipOne project fame and Virgin Atlantic. He gained prominence for his work in transportation, retail,
I want to share with you what are the pros and cons of a market order on the stock market. If you want to trade in the stock market, you need to understand different order types. I’ll show you what a market order is and how it all works. That way, you’ll learn how to
In this article JPM Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, attends a meeting hosted by US President Joe Biden with business leaders about a Covid-19 relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase on Monday told
In this article PTON AAPL HOOD OXY CVX TSN NKE F PZZA BABA BIDU 9618-HK NFLX NVDA C Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 11, 2015. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Alibaba, Baidu, JD.com — Shares
Israel-based SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) might be considered a secret pick among U.S.-based investors. For some folks seeking more exposure to businesses immersed in ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues, SEDG stock may be worth considering. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com With SolarEdge, you’re basically getting multiple eco-friendly technologies in one company. Truly, SolarEdge is seeking to transform
Falling below $100 per share, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is back at price levels not seen since March 2020. In other words, PYPL stock has given back its pandemic era gains. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com You may think that this is an overreaction. That the markets are pricing in external uncertainties, along with some company-specific issues, too much
Bottom-fishers who bought Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) at its novel coronavirus pandemic lows have seen their patience pay off recently. Even those who got into OXY stock “late” — after oil began to bounce back — are sitting on significant gains. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com But now, whether you own it already, or looking to
The terms spread, or bid-ask spread, is essential for stock market investors, but many people may not know what it means or how it relates to the stock market. The bid-ask spread can affect the price at which a purchase or sale is made, and thus an investor’s overall portfolio return. Key Takeaways The bid-ask
Attendees during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images The annual CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, which wrapped up Friday, could not have come at a better — or more fraught — time. Energy executives,
In this article @CL.1 Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station in Manhattan in New York City, New York, March 7, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters February’s consumer price index is the last important look at inflation before Federal Reserve officials meet next week, and it’s going to be a scorcher. Economists expect headline
The coronavirus vaccine trade is nearing a dramatic end after the market emphatically bid a handful of names to unsustainably high prices. Between February 2020 and August 2021, Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) catapulted more than 2,300% to an all-time high of $497.49 per share. Since then, a combination of declining cases, vaccine mandates easing or being struck
Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) has finally started to bounce. CLOV stock has climbed about 50% above its lows in recent weeks. Since the stock was over $10 last year, a rally from $2 to just over $3 is hardly a huge comeback. Still, it’s better than continuing to make new lows. Source: Shutterstock So is
Advertising platform Snap (NYSE:SNAP) has enjoyed the past month after reporting solid earnings. The market did not expect a blow-out quarter from the company but Snap proved them wrong. SNAP stock gained 23% in February and is trading in the $30s today. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com Although the stock is much lower than the highs it
The VIX is known as the fear index because it is based on the amount of puts that are purchased. Why? -The more puts that are purchased on the SP500, the higher the VIX -When puts are high that means people are buying protection -They think the market is going down High v. Low VIX