Income investors are in a difficult position. Interest rates remain near zero, meaning yields across fixed income have declined over the past several years. When it comes to stocks, the rally to all-time highs in the market has caused the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 index to decline to around 1.3%. This is why
Month: November 2021
Over the trailing year, a majority of my single-company opinions have been at least middle of the road for obvious reasons. Although I do have broader economic concerns, benchmark indices have proven resilient. So, my headline to consider exiting Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) stock might seem controversial. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com However, I genuinely believe taking the green ink
When I last wrote about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) in late September, I argued that if you could afford to lose it all, QS stock at $23.50 was in the buy zone. As I write this, it’s up 33% in the past month, trading above $30 for the first time since late June. Source: Michael Vi /
Treasury yields initially rose after a stronger-than-expected jobs report Friday, but then turned lower, dragging the benchmark 10-year note below 1.50% as the data was seen doing little to alter the Federal Reserve’s view of the labor market. What are yields doing? The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.455% fell to 1.455%, compared
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday took comfort in a prediction by Dr. Scott Gottlieb that the pandemic phase of Covid could be over by January. “Dr. Gottlieb basically said the war’s over, and that’s just incredible,” Cramer said. Gottlieb, who had served as FDA chief under former President Donald Trump, is currently a Pfizer board
Charging Bull Statue is seen at the Financial District as snowfall in New York City, United States on December 16, 2020. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Even the bulls are exhausted. The S&P 500 is up 14 of the last 16 days. It’s moved over 300 points (about 7%) since Oct. 13.
The average return on equity (ROE) for companies in the banking industry in the third quarter of 2020 was 5.31%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. ROE is a key profitability ratio that investors use to measure the amount of a company’s income that is returned as shareholders’ equity. Key Takeaways The
In this article ABNB UBER PTON SQ PINS A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Peloton — Shares of Peloton sunk 25% in extended
Corsair (NASDAQ:CRSR) has some two tough headwinds to overcome. First, CRSR stock is a former meme stock carried on a ride by Reddit’s WallStreetBets earlier this year. At the time though, Corsair had strong fundamentals to justify the rally. For much of the year, Corsair has lost momentum. Source: WDphotography / Shutterstock.com Corsair staged one more
Covid-19 vaccine giant Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) has been on a tear since the second quarter of 2020. It has grown its top line by over 6,500% on a year-over-year basis due to rampant sales of its Covid-19 vaccine. As a consequence, it now trades at a whopping valuation hardly justified by its long-term outlook. The lack of
It would be fresh in investors memory that Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock surged from below $10 to highs of $64.86. This happened even before the special purpose acquisition company (SPACs) became announced publicly. After the announcement, LCID stock slumped to lows of $20. It’s a perfect example of investors selling on news and I believe that Ocugen
Current and former Boeing Co. directors have reached an approximately $225 million agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the plane maker’s board failed to properly oversee safety matters related to the 737 Max, according to people familiar with the matter. As part of the proposed settlement, Boeing BA, -0.16% has agreed to hire an ombudsman to handle internal
Quartr A new start-up is attempting to modernize the investor relations industry to meet the surge of new retail investors. Swedish start-up Quartr recently raised $4.5 million to help build out its product, which includes recordings of earnings calls and financial documents from major companies. Investors in Quartr include executives at the Ritholtz Group —
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Tariff Basics A tariff is a type of tax that is levied by a country on an imported good at the border. Tariffs have historically been a tool for governments to collect revenues, but they are also a way for governments to try to protect domestic producers. As a protectionist tool, a tariff increases the
In this article PLNT REGN W VIAC MRNA BKNG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) – The drug maker’s shares rallied 2.7% in the premarket after it reported a significant beat on both the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter. Regeneron earned an adjusted $15.37 per share,
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has replaced Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) in the $1 trillion stock club. Elon Musk is now the world’s wealthiest man, worth over $300 billion. Source: Shutterstock It seems impossible, but Tesla shares are up just over 70% in three months. While it now has roughly half the entire auto industry’s market capitalization, Tesla still
The only question left regarding Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) stock is: where’s the bottom? Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com At around $45.70 per share, the ride-hailing and food delivery company’s stock is well down from its 52-week high of $64.05. UBER stock has fallen 14% in the past six months, and the share price is now up
In the world of cryptocurrencies, any rally in Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) is followed by upside in altcoins. Things seem similar for electric vehicle stocks where Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is comparable to Bitcoin. With TSLA stock surging to all-time highs, it’s not long before other electric vehicle stocks follow. Nio (NYSE:NIO) is often referred to as the Tesla
Zillow’s ZG, +3.60% experiment in home-flipping has blown up in its face — and the company is blaming the “unpredictability” of home prices. Now, some are asking about the reliability of the company’s so-called Zestimates, which provides an estimate of a home’s value based on a proprietary formula. Zillow says a Zestimate is published for around