I’ve been trying to convey to investors for a while now that a good company doesn’t necessarily make for a good stock buying opportunity. Network security technology provider CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a great example of this concept. CRWD stock was a hot commodity in 2020 and the better part of 2021 as retail money flooded
Month: December 2021
General Electric Co. (GE), known to investors as GE, is a global industrial company operating in the power, renewable energy, aviation, healthcare, and financial services industries. It serves customers in 170 countries. In recent years the company has gone through a series of major restructurings. That includes a long list of spinoffs such as the
As much as I’d like to pitch three bullish ideas, Monday’s market meltdown doesn’t allow it. My watch list is a sea of red, and the usual suspects are tumbling. Reopening plays, small caps, once-loved-now-loathed growth stocks — down, all down. I’ve scanned the top losers on the session and found plenty of fodder for
Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. Yet the distance of the destructive path for a single twister during this weekend’s deadly weather broke a century-old record. Are tornados linked to climate change, similar to how devastating heat, wildfires, droughts and floods have intensified with a warming Earth? Should we get used to
When Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) posted strong growth in the third quarter and issued its fourth-quarter outlook, NET stock struggled to break out above the $205 – $220 level. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The Nasdaq’s slump in November held CloudFlare back. Now that negative market sentiment potentially accelerating, technology stocks at unfavorable valuations will fall. This
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) stock was one of scores of growth plays hammered lower by the recent market sell-off. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Falling from around $200 per share, to around $140 per share, NET stock seems to have found a floor. Or has it? News of Covid-19’s Omicron variant may have sparked this recent bit of
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is among one of the largest tech companies in the world, as measured by market cap, and continues to dominate in the categories that it invented or popularized, such as the smartphone and the tablet. While it seems that Apple is at the top of its game, several weaknesses have emerged that
Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock went “to the moon” twice earlier this year. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com It was an already popular play before the meme stock craze, but you can chalk up this investing phenomenon as the main reason for 2021 price spikes. The high concept nature of its business (space exploration) coupled with high
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has finally jettisoned the use of the word “transitory” to describe the rise in inflation. But to the Fed’s critics, it’s still not enough. Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser for Allianz, went on the CBS program “Face the Nation” on Sunday and stuck the proverbial dagger in. “The characterization of
In this article PFE BNTX CPB THO WEBR SFIX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Pfizer (PFE), BioNTech (BNTX) – The companies said studies showed that three doses of their Covid-19 vaccine neutralized the omicron variant, while two doses still offered protection. Pfizer and BioNTech also said they’re continuing to work on
The holiday season has arrived. Bullish investors are hoping for a potential Santa Claus rally after what’s been a bumpy start to the last month of the year. As more information on the omicron variant continues to crop up, Wall Street’s worst fears of a large-scale lockdown seem to be fading away. Against this backdrop,
Throughout the year, there has been a lot of interest around SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ:SDC). Not so much for the tele-dentistry company’s underlying business. Instead, much of the appeal with SDC stock has been with its potential as a short-squeeze play. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com Even after falling by more than 74% over the past 12 months, and
There are some understandable questions you might encounter as you plan for retirement: Is it sensible to be squirreling away money in an employer-sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k) while simultaneously making a hefty monthly mortgage payment? Could it be better, in the long run, to use existing retirement savings to pay down the
After running hot for a few weeks, excitement has cooled for Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG). Less than a month ago, it was trading for as much as $6.20 per share. But since then, PROG stock has fallen by around more than 50%, and trades for around $2.50 per share today. Source: motorolka / Shutterstock.com Is this a
From Powell and Dole and Rumsfeld to Aaron and Lasorda and Spinks — a roll call of the most noteworthy deaths of 2021 Other notable departures of the year ranged from Walter Mondale to Rush Limbaugh, Eli Broad to Bernie Madoff, along with such entertainment giants as Cicely Tyson, Olympia Dukakis, Cloris Leachman, Charles Grodin,
In this article MRVL RIVN GOOGL S WCN-CA RJ Scaringe and team on opening day at Rivian’s manufacturing campus in Normal, IL. Source: Rivian The market volatility in recent weeks is enough to make even the most experienced investors worried, particularly as they contend with the omicron Covid variant and the prospect of tighter monetary
In this article AAPL CVS HRL RH RENT GME Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CVS Health (CVS) – The drug store operator issued new guidance ahead of its investor day, saying it expects a 2022 adjusted profit of $8.10 to $8.30 per share compared with an $8.24 consensus estimate and better-than-expected
It’s funny how some of the market’s darlings of 2020 have been ignored or even hated in 2021. Digital sports entertainment and gaming company DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is a textbook example of this, as DKNG stock abruptly fell out of favor this year. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com How can we explain this? Maybe it’s just an
Almost a year ago, GameStop (NYSE:GME) kicked off the Reddit short squeeze trade and countless other stocks, like AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC), have been involved since. However, AMC stock has been struggling lately. Source: Shutterstock / mundissima That only has investors asking one main question: Does it have one last short squeeze left in it before
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits the annual contributions individuals may make to their retirement plans, including Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, and 401(k)s. Key Takeaways For 2021 and 2022, you can contribute up to $6,000 to a Roth or traditional IRA. If you’re 50 or older, the limit is $7,000. The most you can contribute
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