Month: October 2020

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock has been one of the hottest stocks all year long, as it has becoming increasingly clear to Mr. Market that the gambling and sports betting industry will increasingly shift online over the next decade. Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com DraftKings — as the largest player in the online sports betting and Daily
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The implementation of smart contracts in business is expected to speed up transactions and enable digitization of a wide variety of physical assets, such as oil and gold. But the legal and regulatory underpinnings of smart contracts are still shaky and rife with their own set of problems. Resolving disputes between parties is the biggest
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Property data and analytics firm CoreLogic has received multiple potential takeover bids that value the company at north of $80 a share, sources tell CNBC’s David Faber. The multiple parties interested in pursuing a deal with CoreLogic include private equity firms, Faber reported citing sources familiar with the talks. The company has already signed a
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For investors willing to take a risk, 2020 has offered many opportunities. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) isn’t one of them. Despite XOM stock being down 52% from the start of the year, don’t bet on Exxon Mobil shares suddenly becoming a hot commodity. Even now that oil surpluses are running dry and prices have begun to
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The agreement last month by SPAC stock Pivotal Investment Corporation II (NYSE:PIC) to merge with privately held electrical vehicle company, XL Fleet will be a big deal for PIC stock investors and the target company’s owners. Source: Pasuwan/ShutterStock.com Shares of the special purpose acquisition company should move substantially higher both before and after the deal’s expected
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Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) is expected to report earnings after the markets close on October 28. The social media company has continued to gain enormous popularity during the novel coronavirus pandemic; in fact, PINS stock has climbed 176% so far this year. Source: Nopparat Khokthong / Shutterstock.com While many companies took a nosedive, Pinterest’s status as a
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Kevin Mandia, CEO, FireEye  Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines midday after hours on Tuesday: Microsoft — Microsoft shares whipsawed after the tech giant reported better-than-expected results for the previous quarter. The company posted an adjusted profit of $1.82 per share on revenue of $37.15 billion. Analysts expected earnings per share
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While Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has a big lead in China’s electric vehicle market, the government there is determined to make it a short-lived one. To that end it has gone all-in on Nio (NYSE:NIO), originally a “Chinese Tesla” launched by a Chinese Musk named William Li. Meanwhile, shares of Nio stock have climbed. Source: Sundry Photography /
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Within the equity portfolio, it’s important to remain diversified across aggressive stocks (high beta stocks) and safe stocks. In general, defensive or safe stocks are from mature industries. Companies therefore have robust cash flows, an attractive dividend yield and stability in earnings. These stocks provide regular cash flows through dividends and also help in capital
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With a No Sail Order currently in place in the United States, it’s tough to build a bullish case for cruise ship operator Carnival (NYSE:CCL). Nonetheless, some brave souls are dipping into Carnival stock, despite the obvious headwinds. From a very-long-term time horizon, buying Carnival shares might make sense. After all, a successful novel coronavirus vaccine
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