Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Alibaba (BABA) – Alibaba shares are under pressure, amid concerns about tighter regulation of big tech firms by the Chinese government. The decline in Alibaba shares comes despite an upbeat start to the e-commerce giant’s annual “Singles Day” event, with more than $56 billion in orders
Month: November 2020
Investors leaned into the final trading day of the week with some energetic buying across sectors, driving the DJIA and S&P 500 up nearly 1.4% and the Nasdaq higher by 1%. We haven’t seen all three sectors rise together since Monday when good vaccine news lit up the market. The rally intensified into the close,
As the world’s second-largest economy with a middle class that’s still significantly expanding, China represents an investor’s dream market. Frankly, without the country, many companies would cease to exist because they were originally tied to now-matured sectors. But the allure of China is also its pitfall. As an investor, you must be careful to avoid
There’s simply so much to like about Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY). And to some extent, the market gets that. But there’s still a longer-term opportunity for TCEHY stock. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com After all, it’s not as if investors aren’t paying attention to Tencent. Following yesterday’s third-quarter earnings report, Tencent currently has a market capitalization of about
Some folks won’t be old enough to recall a time when Kodak (NYSE:KODK) was known for selling non-digital cameras. In 2020, the year of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company is radically different, and traders think of Kodak stock as a “coronavirus stock.” Source: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com When a company has been entrenched in one
Extinction Rebellion environmental activists protest around Bank Junction in the financial district on the 7th day of their ‘October Rising’ campaign on October 14, 2019 in London, England. Ollie Millington | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is going green, and that could mean a substantial change for the way financial institutions have to prepare for
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DraftKings (DKNG) – The mobile betting service reported a quarterly loss of 57 cents per share, smaller than the 61-cent loss that Wall Street had anticipated, while revenue was above analyst forecasts. DraftKings said it was helped by the resumption of activity by major sports leagues
When most people think about government help with retirement, they think about Social Security and Medicare. Since nine out of 10 retirees receive Social Security benefits and virtually all retired Americans age 65 or older are enrolled in Medicare, this is not surprising. Other government programs are also available, but many older citizens do not
In this video, a person learns what the Market Price of a stock is.
It was a quiet day in the stock market, despite the S&P 500 rallying more than 1%. Investors are still waiting for tech to regain its footing and find some momentum. Let’s look at a few top stock trades ahead of next week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Nio (NIO) Nio (NASDAQ:NIO) has
There are investors out there who see this market as being in a bubble, or something close. And I’d expect many of those investors would point to Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock as “Exhibit A” in their argument. Source: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com After all, many growth stocks that are barely profitable — or not profitable
Edge-computing services provider Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) was a darling of the tech sector for a while in 2020. No company can be a market favorite forever, though, and eventually gravity took hold of FSLY stock. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Is that terrible news for prospective investors of FSLY stock? Not at all. In fact, I’ve given
This has been one of the craziest weeks I can remember in more than 20 years. Source: Shutterstock I already told you how Monday was one of the strangest trading days I’ve ever experienced. And while the rest of the week wasn’t quite as wacky, it was certainly different. One theme was a rotation out
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors should feel more confident that an orderly transition of power from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden should occur — suggesting a “Black Swan” event that Trump refuses to leave the White House, despite losing a democratic election, appears unlikely. Cramer pointed to a number of developments
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE The stock market is caught between the rapidly spreading virus and the promise of a vaccine. That is likely to drive trading in the week ahead, as it did in the past week. Investors have been weighing cyclical plays that will do better when
Marijuana is now legalized in some form in 35 states and the District of Columbia—medically, recreationally, or both. Canada legalized cannabis across the country in 2018, five years after Uruguay did. As such, investors are scrambling to get a piece of an industry that has the potential to grow, with sales expected to reach as
Inverse oil exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are leveraged and can be highly risky, seek to short either a single energy commodity or a combination of several energy commodities. Examples of the types of commodities typically shorted by these ETFs include crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil. These ETFs gain when prices of the underlying oil-based
Getting started with an individual retirement account (IRAs) can seem complicated, but it takes just a few simple steps. Years from now, you’ll thank yourself for taking the time to make the right investment decisions. Key Takeaways You can set up an IRA at almost any bank, brokerage, or other financial institution. When picking a
What is the Racial Retirement Wealth Gap? Racial minorities in the U.S. have less saved for retirement than White Americans, putting them at an increased risk of instability in their post-work years. While half of Americans are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, minorities face an even-more-pronounced risk
Investors held the sell button down all day today as all major S&P 500 sectors traded lower. The DJIA led the declines among major averages as recovery stocks were sold off for the second day in a row. There were more bad headlines weighing on sentiment, including another daily record in new COVID-19 cases across
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