Month: November 2022

Cryptocurrency is a mess right now. And rightly so. I wrote about buying bitcoin for MarketWatch in 2013 when it was trading for $100, but I’ve spent the past year or so warning that most newer cryptocurrencies will be worthless. Here’s what I wrote earlier this year: “[M]ore than 95% of the 15,000 cryptocurrencies are silly or
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At long last, after taking a beating all year long SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock had a good day. On Nov. 1 share shot higher after SoFi released its third-quarter 2022 financial results. Yet, those gains were quickly coughed up as SOFI stock retreated over the next couple of days. Investors must ask themselves: Why did this happen, and
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The European Commission lowered 2023 growth expectations for the eurozone economy and raised inflation forecasts on Friday, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine denting global demand and reinforcing inflationary pressures. Gross domestic product in the 19-member eurozone is forecast to grow by just 0.3% in 2023, the Commission said in its quarterly report, downgrading its July
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In this article BROS VCSA COIN AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travis Boersma, Dutch Bros Coffee at the NYSE, September 15, 2021. Source: NYSE Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Coinbase – The cryptocurrency exchange was up 10.7% after Oppenheimer said Coinbase was well-positioned while the larger sector was
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If you’re on the prowl for bargains among major tech stocks, you may be mulling making Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) a buy. Over the past year, GOOG stock has tumbled to the tune of around 41.7%, in line with price declines among other major Nasdaq components. With this large drop, shares in the tech giant, which is
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s fall from grace has dealt an unprecedented blow to the crypto industry’s reputation — and some of this infamy may rub off on politicians who took his money, as well as on former regulators and Capitol Hill staffers who took well-paying jobs representing digital-asset companies before Congress. Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of the
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In this article ARKK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Catherine Wood, chief executive officer of ARK Investment Management LLC, participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 2, 2022. Lauren Justice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cathie Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF staged a dramatic relief rally Thursday
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How far could a $100 wager on Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock take you? In the short term, don’t expect huge gains, as traders are still nervous about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power. They’re anxious about the nation’s strict Covid-19 policies as well. Yet, Baidu shares have lost so much value that there seems to
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The 2022 midterm elections are all over except for the counting. Several key states are still tabulating their votes, but it does seem likely that the Republican Party will win back control of, at least, the House of Representatives. That means the country will have a divided government, which is historically good news for stocks.
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Tumbling yet again after a poorly-received earnings report, value investors are again arguing that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is severely undervalued, and a screaming buy at current prices. Sure, on the surface, META stock appears dirt cheap. After falling nearly 72.5% over the past year, shares in the tech giant, parent company of popular social media
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