Month: February 2021

The novel coronavirus pandemic dismantled the entire aviation ecosystem. By last April, domestic and international flights were down 70% and 80%, respectively. That had a huge impact on the fall of airline stocks. Major airline companies implemented belt-tightening measures by furloughing staff, consolidating terminals and retiring parts of their fleet. However, with the Covid-19 vaccine’s
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Investors typically love growth stocks with exciting stories. That’s because they promise powerful upside potentials and can increase revenue and earnings faster than their peers. So, the prospect of investing in these kinds of picks should appeal to many investors. However, above-market growth potential also suggests higher-than-average risk. In fact, recent research by scholars at
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Overall, if there is insider buying, it could be a bullish sign for a company’s stock. Insiders have access to confidential information. Unfortunately, some insiders have used this information to gain an advantage over members of the public who do not have access to it. For example, if an insider may knows news is about
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The logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google outside the company’s office in Beijing, China, August 8, 2018. Thomas Peter | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Alphabet – Shares of the Google-parent company jumped more than 7% after Alphabet reported quarterly results that beat analyst expectations on the top and bottom line.
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Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery Food Specialist Megan Catarious, prepares a crepe at the crepe bar at the Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery on Penn Ave in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, January 22, 2021. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Reading Eagle via Getty Images January’s employment picture appears to have improved over December, but how much so depends
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Stock exchanges are not like other businesses. The performance of the national stock exchanges is often taken as a proxy for the health of a nation’s economy, or at least investor enthusiasm for the country’s prospects. National exchanges also play an under-appreciated policy role in deciding the listing and compliance standards for companies that wish
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With conservatives preparing to strike back against Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) in multiple ways, the company is in a precarious position and its shares’ risk-reward ratio is negative. Therefore, I recommend that investors sell Twitter stock at this point. Source: Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com In previous columns, I’ve warned that Twitter and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) were caught between
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SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann (left), former NASA director of human spaceflight William “Bill” Gerstenmaier (right). Source: NASA SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann is retiring, CNBC has learned, and has begun transitioning his role to William “Bill” Gerstenmaier, the former NASA official that joined the
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Each year, many Americans fastidiously record their charitable contributions, mortgage interest, property taxes, and various other expenses in hopes of clearing the dollar threshold that will enable them to claim itemized deductions that are greater than the standard deductions. But beyond those itemized deductions, certain other deductions can be declared, even if the taxpayer is
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I understand bulls’ theories on Switchback Energy (NYSE:SBE) stock. But the problem is the stock’s valuation. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Indeed, ChargePoint, with which Switchback is merging (likely next month),has  huge potential. It seems likely that electric-vehicle adoption is going to accelerate (pardon the pun) in coming years. Certainly, the equity market is pricing
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