Month: February 2024

Three of the favorite words to meme-stock investors are “short-squeeze stocks.”  These are stocks where short sellers, betting for a fall in the company’s share price, are squeezed out of their short positions due to an unexpected, rapid increase in the share price.   The higher the short interest, the greater the potential short squeeze. As

Wendy’s is taking an ”always on” approach to breakfast advertising. Wendy’s Co. Shares of Wendy’s Co. slumped Thursday, after the burger chain reported fourth-quarter profit that disappointed Wall Street, amid higher cloud-computing costs, and provided a 2024 outlook that was below forecasts. The company also announced investments to boost growth, including $55 million in breakfast

Certain companies stand at the edge in the global markets, capitalizing on emerging trends with massive gains. From the relentless push for cutting-edge semiconductor technology to the burgeoning demand for renewable energy resources and electric vehicles, investment opportunities are constantly shifting. In the ongoing market backdrop, three companies hold a decisive moat. The first one

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its holdings of Apple in the fourth quarter, while also selling out of a previous stake in home builder D.R. Horton, according to regulatory filings. There’s also at least one mystery investment that the company received Securities and Exchange Commission not to disclose, for a second straight quarter. Berkshire loaded

Unsurprisingly, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) continues to soar higher and boasts a market cap above $3 trillion. The tech giant’s ascent has inspired many investors to pursue stocks that can someday reach the $1 trillion milestone.  Finding long-term investments and letting time take its course can be a winning strategy. However, you have to pick the right assets

Signs of distress at retailers Big Lots Inc., Express and the Children’s Place could spell more trouble for the reeling commercial-real-estate market, according to Barclays Research. Corporate bankruptcies have been rising since a pandemic lull, with filings in January touching the highest level since 2020, according to Epiq, a bankruptcy-services company, and Barclays. In February,

Now is a great time for investors to scoop up shares in lithium stocks. The spot price of lithium carbonate and spodumene seems to have hit the bottom. Prices are beginning to return to the upside. Also, inventories are decreasing, which means there could be a positive short-term catalyst in store for investors. These developments

When Lyft Inc. put out its earnings release Tuesday afternoon, the ride-hailing platform forecast a gain this year in an adjusted profit metric. But during the company’s earnings call later in the day, management issued a correction, saying that increase was, in fact, smaller than what it said the first time around. Shares, in the

From a quantitative standpoint, shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) are a strong sell. The company scores an F in the MarketMasterAI stock-picking system, and my most recent February algorithm update only gives NVDA stock 3.5% upside over the next six months. Companies historically sell off after enormous run-ups, and Nvidia’s 400% rise since 2021 lands it

While defense stocks joined in on Tuesday’s broad market sell-off sparked by a hotter-than-expected reading on inflation, that’s after several sessions of gains that came as the U.S. Senate made progress on approving a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies. One fund focused on the defense sector — the SPDR S&P Aerospace &