As of Dec. 1, Block (NYSE:SQ) is the new name of the company formerly known as Square. This portends its future focus on blockchain technology including Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) and the company’s focus on digital payment assets and solutions. I would expect that, just like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) (parent of Facebook) changed its name to focus on digital
Month: December 2021
Is it safe to party like it’s 2019? The new omicron variant of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus SARS-CoV-2, has complicated the prospect of heralding in the New Year with friends — even vaccinated ones. It’s just one night, after all. A bottle of champagne and some dancing. It couldn’t hurt. Or could
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chewy (CHWY) – The online pet products retailer’s stock tumbled 10% in the premarket after it reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss. Sales were in line with Street forecasts, but profit was impacted by higher costs for labor and supply chain issues. Lululemon (LULU) – The athletic apparel
For generations of investors, telecommunications giant AT&T (NYSE:T) has been as solid as a rock. However, the performance of T stock during the past few years has disappointed some shareholders. Source: Lester Balajadia / Shutterstock.com It’s challenging to pinpoint what went wrong. One commentator described AT&T’s $85 billion purchase (plus debt) of Time Warner in 2018
With the selloff in stocks since Thanksgiving, investors may be shopping for bargains on the stock market this holiday season. Scores of popular plays have been hammered down by fears of the omicron variant and possible hawkish fiscal policy from the Federal Reserve. There are plenty of names that are buys right now. Even so,
Leveraged investing is a technique that seeks higher investment profits by using borrowed money. These profits come from the difference between the investment returns on the borrowed capital and the cost of the associated interest. Leveraged investing exposes an investor to higher risk. Where does the borrowed capital come from? Potentially, from any source; but
Investors in Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) are having a tough go of it lately. Shares of the big data firm are down around 30% in just over a month. And since hitting an all-time high of $45 in late January, PLTR stock is down 58%. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com However, the earliest investors in Palantir
Amid the holiday cards coming in the mail and inboxes this season is a potentially not-so-nice greeting for some mutual-fund investors: capital-gains distributions. It’s not all bad news. A number of funds are paying out gains because stocks gained this year, with the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.95% up 22% through November (and has continued
Sahil Bloom talks with Preston Pysh about what the Cantillon Effect is and how it’s important to the global economy. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:04:03 – Sahil’s Thoughts on Curating Content Online 0:10:26 – Why Sahil Has Gotten Interested in Macro and Sound Money 0:17:25 – What Is the Cantillon Effect
Upstart (UPST) is ripe for a buy today with a couple of key support levels ready to maintain its buoyancy, following an overdone sell-off last month. For more color: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1837635/upstart-upst-a-fintech-investment-to-act-on-today?art_rec=home-home-top_stories-ID06-txt-1837635 Visit our Stocktwits account: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Check out our weekly promotion: https://www.zacks.com/promo If you’re interested in our services, please check out Zacks Ultimate: https://www.zacks.com/ultimate/?adid=YOUTUBE&cid=sm-YOUTUBE
In this article QUOT SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images Company: Quotient Technology, Inc. (QUOT) Business: Quotient Technology operates as a digital media and promotions technology company that offers power integrated digital media and promotions programs for brands and retailers. The company operates through two segments: (i) Promotions segment, which offers digital coupons and
In this article AMCX Shopping carts are lined up in front of a Costco store on February 25, 2021 in Inglewood, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday: Costco — Costco shares rose more than 6% after the warehouse retailer posted its latest quarterly numbers a day
If you bought Asana (NYSE:ASAN) a month ago, you’re probably not very happy with your 41% paper loss on ASAN stock. Fear not. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Although the work management platform’s stock has cooled off in recent weeks, it is still up 251% from its September 2020 IPO price of $21. It’s gotten to
Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) stock enjoyed an incredible run-up when it was the most obvious pureplay company attempting to commercialize its light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology. Source: temp-64GTX/Shutterstock.com LIDAR gives vehicles the ability to sense their surroundings. It can be a pivotal piece of a hardware package to enable autonomous vehicles. Over the past year, however,
You may maintain both a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA, as long as your total contribution doesn’t exceed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits for any given year, and you meet certain other eligibility requirements. The IRS limit for both 2021 and 2022 is $6,000 for both the traditional and the Roth IRA combined.
The volatility in Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:LCID) has been increasing. That’s not too surprising given the run we’ve seen in LCID stock lately. At today’s price of $37.71, shares are up more than 130% from the Sept. 1 low. Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com The simple fact is that Lucid has been on fire. Even as other
Is three going to be the new two? With employer vaccination requirements already widespread, workplace experts say it’s possible some companies will convert their full vaccination requirement, now two shots, into a three-shot requirement as the omicron variant emerges. Pfizer PFE, +1.34% and BioNTech BNTX, -9.33% said three of its vaccine doses can “neutralize” the
Cryptocurrency miners, like Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT) have been explosive. Source: Marko Aliaksandr/ShutterStock.com After starting the year at a low of $15.85, shares of RIOT blasted to a high of $79.50. All as it rallied along with Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD). After all, the higher BTC moves, the higher RIOT moves. We’ve seen the same thing happen with
Healthcare stocks offer investors a wide variety of stocks. There are healthcare stocks that lean more toward growth versus value, high dividend yields versus dividend growth, and so on. Healthcare also tends to perform quite well during recessionary periods. Their recession-resistant businesses and steady dividends can help reduce the severity of market downturns during recessions.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago | Reuters In the coming week, the Federal Reserve could decide to speed up the end of its bond-buying program and signal that 2022 is the year it expects to start hiking
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- …
- 21
- Next Page »