Both collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) are similar in that investors receive payments from a pool of underlying assets. The difference between these securities lies in the type of assets that provide cash flow to investors. Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) What Is a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation? A CMO is a type of
Month: February 2021
Last week, an indiscriminate short-squeeze lifted Nikola’s (NASDAQ:NKLA) shares, albeit temporarily. But as the anti-bears put pressure on the hedge funds, not all stocks will sustain their lift. NKLA stock topped around $30 last week and is still up 62% over a period of one month. Its short float is 36.42%, which help explains the
Technology giant Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) reported blockbuster fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, smashing the Street’s revenue and earnings expectations. Wall Street cheered the results and, as of this writing, GOOG stock is up about 8% to fresh record highs above $2,000. Source: turtix / Shutterstock.com To answer your most obvious question, yes, the numbers were that
Disney (NYSE:DIS) is likely to reach new highs once its earnings come out after the market closes on Feb. 11. DIS stock is down 3% year-to-date, but this downdraft could easily turn around after the earnings release. The main reason is investors will see how powerful its over-the-top (OTT) streaming subscription services have become. For
Shares in Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) WKHS stock are up 82% in 2021 thanks mainly to the Post Office. Source: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com I called Workhorse a bubble stock in September, but sort of retracted that two months later. That’s because its business strategy is targeting one big contract from one big customer, that it just
Stash co-founders, Brandon Krieg and Ed Robinson. Source: Stash Stock-trading app Stash plans to announce a $125 million venture investment to help fuel customer growth. But it’s not looking to attract the type of trader who might bet on GameStop. The New York-based company will announce a Series G funding round Wednesday, led by Eldridge
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spotify (SPOT) – The music streaming service reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, although its revenue did beat analyst forecasts. The number of premium subscribers jumped by 24% to a better-than-expected 155 million. The stock fell 7% in premarket trading as of 7:32 a.m.
Dividend growth ETFs hold companies with solid balance sheets and rising earnings. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/VIG/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SDY/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID IShares Core Dividend Growth ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/DGRO/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Apple: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AAPL?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Microsoft: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MSFT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Visa: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/V?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Walmart: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/WMT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Johnson and Johnson: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/JNJ?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Robinhood Markets is a discount brokerage that offers commission-free trading through its website and mobile app. The company generates significant income from payments for order flow, a common although controversial practice whereby a broker receives compensation and other benefits for directing orders to different parties for trade execution. Robinhood refers to this revenue as “rebates
The problem with investing in Jaguar Health (NASDAQ:JAGX) right now is that no one outside of the company knows exactly how much cash Jaguar has. Management has not shared a balance sheet in a while. Consequently, it is impossible to tell what JAGX stock is worth. Source: Bukhta Yurii / Shutterstock.com The company raised $15
If you’re in the market for a stake in a China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, the most obvious choice would be Nio (NYSE:NIO). Or, you might prefer something like Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI). However, those aren’t the only Chinese EV options out there. Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) is a worthy contender and Xpeng stock could offer investors some strong returns. Source:
The madness surrounding r/WallStreetBets and GameStop (NYSE:GME) has quieted this week. And not a moment too soon. Source: Shutterstock But even though the story is not getting as many national headlines, there is a good investing lesson to learn from last week’s craziness. On today’s new episode of MoneyLine, I’ll share my thoughts on the
An epic battle is unfolding on Wall Street, with a cast of characters clashing over the fate of GameStop, a struggling chain of video game retail stores. The conflict has sent GameStop on a stomach-churning ride with amateur investors taking on the financial establishment in the mindset of the Occupy Wall Street movement launched a
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Alex Wong | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Amazon —Shares of the retailer were up 1% in after-hours trading on the back of quarterly results that beat analyst expectations. Amazon reported earnings per share of $14.09 on revenue of $125.56 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv
Silver commodity futures have been the subject of enormous speculation since the beginning of February 2021 and have been incredibly volatile as a result. This means that investing in them or ETFs that hold them is substantially riskier than usual. The returns of these 3 ETFs may differ from the returns listed below due to
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) is the latest stock to begin feeling the now infamous effect of retail investors from Reddit this month. Despite posting its largest annual loss ever for 2020, AAL stock popped on Jan. 27 and again the next day. Source: GagliardiPhotography / Shutterstock.com This was not due to the company’s performance. Instead, traders from the
Shares of Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock, China’s premium electric vehicle maker, blew the doors off of 2020. Beginning the year at $4, NIO stock shot up like a rocket through year-end, finishing 2020 at $50. Mark it down as one of the best years of any stock in recent memory (subscribers to The Daily 10X Stock Report
It wasn’t very long ago that shares of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) were a red-hot commodity on Wall Street. Traders were grabbing shares of OCGN stock and a star was born, or so it seemed. Source: Shutterstock The problem is that hype cycles don’t last forever. It’s easy to forget that lesson in a time
A sign hangs in front of an AMC theater on January 27, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Shares of AMC Entertainment more than quadrupled today as investors continue their buying spree on heavily shorted stocks. Scott Olson | Getty Images Besides GameStop, other popular short squeeze targets among the Reddit crowd were taking big hits on
Peak GameStop? GameStop’s volume and volatility has been much lower this week than in the prior six days. This is also true of other heavily shorted names like Bed Bath and Beyond, Express and AMC. What’s going on? Chris Murphy, co-head of derivative strategy at Susquehanna Financial Group, ticked off the signs that the endgame