Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd (NYSE:PSTH) is now typical of larger speculative special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that have risen solely on speculative fever. This is indicative of a frothy market, at least in regards to PSTH stock. Source: Pasuwan/ShutterStock.com This is because it’s at a 45% premium to its inherent $20 redemption price in less
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Can I interest you in a one-day rally of 25%? That’s what investors in Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) received on Jan. 22. On that day, PLTR stock jumped to its highest level since going public in October. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com And things may start to get really fun for the Big Data company. There
Planning for your sunset years is never an easy task. In fact, the chances are that it’s the last thing on your mind. That’s why we picked the retirement stocks to provide a healthy yield and have a positive five-year dividend growth rate. Millennials are notorious for not saving enough and saddling themselves with a
It was somewhat of a mixed day on Wall Street with the major indices little changed. Source: Shutterstock But don’t let that fool you. Below the surface we’re seeing important breakouts in certain sectors. And elsewhere, pullbacks are creating strong long-term opportunities. On today’s new episode of MoneyLine, we’ll start by diving into one of
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour seen docked with the International Space Station on July 1, 2020. NASA A pair of investors are joining the first fully-private flight to the International Space Station — not as financial backers, but as the passengers flying along. Houston-based start-up Axiom Space on Tuesday unveiled that real estate investor Larry Connor
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, on Nov. 29, 2017. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Microsoft — Shares of the software giant popped more than 5% in after-hours trading after the company
The financial advisory field is rife with talented professionals who do a great job of managing their clients’ portfolios and developing strong, tax-smart strategies for retirement and other life events. Advisors’ real value lies in managing client behavior. Their mission is to keep their clients focused on their goals, even as their short-term objectives may change. It’s how
The start of the year is the time for predictions, and why shouldn’t those predictions be bold ones? After the past 12 tumultuous months, it’s nice to take a deep breath and think about what is likely to happen in the coming year, especially in the fast-moving and often volatile technology sector. Plus, tech stocks
For even the most bullish investor in the electric vehicle sector, it’s difficult to make a case for Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ:NKLA). Yes, founder Trevor Milton is gone after committing some pretty horrible acts that allegedly defrauded investors in NKLA stock, that doesn’t mean investors feel safe. Source: Stephanie L Sanchez / Shutterstock.com As documented in
Investors in electric vehicle start-up Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) have experienced their fair share of ups and down. It’s been challenging to own NKLA stock, though some folks don’t mind the volatility. Among the toughest moments was when Trevor Milton, the founder and former chairman, stepped down from Nikola in September. That event certainly didn’t boost the confidence
When it comes to the stock market, sometimes the baby gets thrown out with the bathwater. This means if a particular sector or industry is weak, even the stocks of good companies may go lower. One signal of a company’s strength is the ability and choice to pay dividends. If they are doing this, it
As companies in the electrical vehicle sector go, Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE:HYLN) is something of an outlier on 18 wheels. Unlike the many outfits that build cars, vans and SUVs from scratch, Hyliion takes diesel trucks and transforms them into hybrids or EVs. That makes HYLN stock one of the few investments that combines trucking
Ramin Talaie | Bloomberg | Getty Images GameStop is popping again after a wild session, pushing the stock back above $100 briefly, but short sellers betting against the videogame retailer are nowhere near letting up. Shares of GameStop last jumped more than 20% to around $92 in premarket trading on Tuesday after hitting triple digits
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE Short sellers on the ropes — or are they? Short sellers clearly have picked the wrong names in January. The GameStop phenomenon — where buyers deliberately target heavily shorted stocks — is only the most recent development in a long series of failures from short sellers.
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: American Express (AXP) – The financial services giant reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.76 per share, compared to a consensus estimate of $1.31 a share. Revenue matched Wall Street forecasts. Amex suffered a slump in travel and entertainment spending, although a jump in online
116.48 The current reading of the Investopedia Anxiety Index is well above neutral indicating a very high level of anxiety. Markets Today Global markets are surging this morning as Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the country has given him regulatory approval for the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine that he says was successfully used on his
Even among other Big Tech darlings, shares in PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) have performed very well in the past few months. PayPal stock is up more than 37% since November. To some extent, this is due to its exposure to the cryptocurrency megatrend. This may be a reason for concern, with bitcoin (CCC:BTC) and other major cryptos
Investing in vaccine makers for the novel coronavirus has not been easy, but it’s been rewarding. Take Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) for instance. NVAX stock is up nearly 2000% from its 2020 low to its current price of roughly $130. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com While most people would look at that and say the run is over — or
Every day it seems like market averages are hitting new highs. That’s certainly comforting in one sense. But it can also be disquieting. The Dow Jones Industrials keeps powering on alongside the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, but how long can it continue? There’s talk of a reckoning. But any drop will be temporary. The
Many politicians, government officials, and members of the media are misleading you about the COVID-19 vaccines. Source: Shutterstock They’re not stretching the truth about the effectiveness of the vaccines, however. Just the opposite, in fact. They’re downplaying the effectiveness of the vaccines — and emphasizing what they might not do. While virtually every vaccine out there