Month: August 2021

Robinhood stocks have generally been associated with speculative buys or meme trades. That’s not inherently bad — it’s a good idea to set aside some space in your portfolio for speculative plays. Even if only one or two stocks provide multi-fold returns, those gains can positively impact the health of your overall portfolio. At the
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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is leaning even harder into its cloud offerings with its latest announcement. Investors hope the company’s exciting new tech improvements can help push ORCL stock over the top. Source: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com That would be a neat trick considering how quickly Oracle has grown in recent months. It’s been a good growth
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Many seasoned investors can tell the difference between an amateur investor and a professional one just by talking to them. It’s the language that matters. The following are some common investing statements that you should try to avoid using, as well as some helpful alternatives that will not only make you sound more knowledgeable and wise
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At first glance, it makes little sense to buy Naked Brand (NASDAQ:NAKD) stock at today’s prices. Sure, it’s cheap on an absolute basis. But using traditional metrics, the valuation of this intimate apparel retailer, which is trying to turn itself into an e-commerce play, seems completely unjustified. Source: NazarBazar/Shutterstock.com But I’m not saying that the
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Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock has been a disappointment for a decade now. The company effectively serves as Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) of China. Yet, the results have turned out quite differently. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com GOOGL stock has appreciated more than 800% over the past decade. By contrast, BIDU stock has only risen 18% since 2011.
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Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) transitioned from being an research and development biotech company to a Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer this month. However, NVAX stock has sold off despite several breakthroughs in its recent earnings call. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com Investors seem fixated with potential FDA approval delays and poor public relations management, which negatively impacted the company stock. However, Novavax
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Let’s talk about utility stocks. Companies that grow dividends during periods of economic expansion are very common. The more difficult endeavor is to grow the dividend during times of economic hardship. Demand often falls in many areas as consumers and companies reduce their spending in recessions. Customers tend to keep their spending to a minimum
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Financial giant State Street Corp. is vacating its two New York City office locations. Executives at the Boston firm STT, -0.73% told New York staffers they won’t be returning to its Midtown Manhattan offices, according to people familiar with the matter. It expects to sublease the two offices near Rockefeller Center to other companies. Many of State Street’s
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Treasury prices rose early Monday, pulling down yields, as a round of weaker-than-expected data out of China, and headlines around the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan, soured investor appetite for riskier assets. What are yields doing? The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.278% fell to 1.272% from 1.297% at 3 p.m. Eastern
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