In August, Pershing Square manager Bill Ackman announced that his special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Pershing Square Tontine (NYSE:PSTH) would be returning its cash to shareholders instead of executing a deal in the SPAC’s current form. Source: Dmitry Demidovich / Shutterstock.com Ackman blamed a shareholder lawsuit for bogging down his efforts to come up with
What Is Private Company Stock? Private company stock includes shares issued by private companies to their employees or investors. For example, startups often use equity to compensate employees during the early stages when cash flow is limited. Public companies also use equity compensation programs. These programs are designed to motivate employees by tying a portion
Compared to other social media stocks, Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock is a bit of an oddball. I personally don’t have much use for the platform, but I can see the appeal … somewhat. After all, we could all use a daily dose of inspiration for shopping, relaxing, business and marketing purposes. Still, I’m not the only one
Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Company: Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG) Business: Vonage is a collection of three main businesses: (i) the legacy consumer VOIP business; (ii) Application Programing Interface (API) business, which helps companies communicate to their customers through text messaging and (iii) Cloud-based Enterprise Communication as a Service business (CaaS). Stock Market Value:
In this article MRNA SAM GME LULU LESL Moderna’s sign is seen outside of their headquarters in Cambridge, MA on March 11, 2021. Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Shares of the drug maker rose more than 7% after announcing it’s developing a two-in-one vaccine
While some investors like to manage their portfolios actively, others prefer to buy stocks under $100 for the long term. This means holding onto shares for as long as thirty years, or even forever. However, you can’t hold just any stock indefinitely. Plenty of companies seem like a great bet one year, only to plummet
Since I last wrote about it on Aug. 13, Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock has drifted back below $20 per share. Is it time to “buy the dip?” Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com Not so fast. The pullback in this electric vehicle (EV) stock may be just getting started. Besides its recent lockup expiration and the waning appeal
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If you told me that Gamestop (NYSE:GME) would be flattish after its earnings, I would not have believed you. GME stock rose just 0.2% on Thursday after reporting its second quarter on Sept. 8. After the last two reports, things got a bit too exciting, so I expected fireworks this time. Instead, investors shrugged their
Brian Moynihan, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp, speaks in New York City, September 25, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan announced the most sweeping management overhaul of his 12-year tenure atop the giant financial institution. In a memo distributed to employees on Friday, Moynihan named
Investors are paying close attention to any reading on inflation these days, and the consumer price index will be the big one to watch in the coming week. The latest snapshot of the economy comes just a week before the Federal Reserve’s important September meeting. At that meeting, the Fed is expected to discuss more
Casual onlookers may have a hard time digesting the broader implications of the virtual reality sector. Having personally stepped into the realm of digitalized ecosystems, I can tell you the practice takes some getting used to. At the same time, innovation is constantly moving forward, which makes the investment case for virtual reality stocks an
What are the boundaries and applications of artificial intelligence? What limitations does it have in life and business? C3.ai (NYSE:AI) is an enterprise AI software company, and after analyzing AI stock, I’ve concluded that I like the company, but do not like the stock. Source: Shutterstock AI stock went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in
There have been more than 38 million cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and at least 629,000 deaths. This new reality has been compounded by the severe economic toll from the outbreak, sending the U.S. economy into a recession in February 2020. The COVID-19 crisis pushed the U.S. stock market into bear market territory in
It’s okay to make a hopeful wish now and again. But when it comes to a purchase of ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) following earnings things aren’t so simple. After all, you’ll have to consider a blown candle or two on the WISH stock chart. That ultimately extinguishes any buy decisions at the moment. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com
In this article RKLB An Electron rocket gets ready to launch. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab signed a five-launch contract with European satellite data company Kinéis, in a deal that adds to the space company’s backlog. Kinéis is building an Internet of Things connectivity constellation with 25 satellites, all of which will be launched to orbit
On the floor, a trader comforts another during a moment of silence on September 17, 2001. David L Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and on the friends and family no longer with us, it’s important to remember that disaster was followed by one of
In this article WFC BHC-CA ENDP AFRM 7203.T-JP NLSN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) – Affirm soared 22.4% in the premarket as the “buy now, pay later” company’s revenue easily topped estimates. Active merchant numbers more than quintupled and Affirm issued a positive outlook as well. Toyota Motor
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has had a rough year. So far in 2021, INTC stock is up just 7.5% from $49.82 at the end of December 2020 to $53.57 as of the close on Sept. 8. In fact, since April 9, when it hit $68.26, the stock tumbled down to $52.01 on Aug. 20. Since then it
Investors are told not to make emotional decisions. Yet, I’ve noticed plenty of emotion regarding the fortunes of AT&T (NYSE:T). As you may imagine, investors have not been pleased as T stock continues to drop nearly six weeks after the company reported earnings. Source: Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com It’s been well documented that AT&T made