Working for a hedge fund is one of the most appealing career paths for budding finance types. Hedge funds are much less regulated than other investment vehicles, like mutual funds; in fact, their style and inner workings tend to be a bit opaque. While they may be used to leverage or reduce risk, hedge funds
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Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX) stock seems like a potentially huge winner. After all, Ideanomics has positioned itself to grow in both the blockchain and electric vehicle industries. Source: Wright Studio / Shutterstock.com I’m as big a bull on those two sectors as anyone. And so you might expect I’d be a bull on IDEX stock as well.
If you’re looking to build a portfolio of stocks to buy with just $5,000, the advent of fractional share ownership has made it a whole lot easier. Google the words “fractional share portfolios,” and you get 527,000 results with everything from reviews on seven of the best fractional share investing brokerages to links to some
I recently suggested that if you could only invest in one clean energy stock — FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) or Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) — I would go with PLUG over FCEL stock. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock That was before I even realized that Plug Power had snagged a $1.5 billion investment from SK Group, one of South
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $2.62 per share, 2.1% higher than a
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: GameStop (GME) – GameStop is jumping once again in premarket trading after surging the past three days in what some analysts are calling a short squeeze. The video game retailer’s stock was up more than 57% in Wednesday’s session alone. The stock is
“Just a few inches of water from a flood can cause tens of thousands of dollars in damage,” according to the National Flood Insurance Program. This fact sums up why mortgage lenders sometimes require borrowers to buy flood insurance. However, real estate agents and mortgage lenders often don’t tell customers about flood insurance requirements until
New year, same old overpriced electric vehicle (EV) stocks. After a mammoth 2020, investors were hoping for some relief. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem likely. Meanwhile Nio (NYSE:NIO) has seen its stock maintain the positive momentum as well, climbing 30.6% in one month. Source: Carrie Fereday / Shutterstock.com That momentum is puzzling since several negative news
Shares of plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) perked up on Thursday after fast-food chain Taco Bell announced that it will be launching a new plant-based protein with Beyond Meat in 2021. BYND stock jumped more than 10% on the news. Source: calimedia / Shutterstock.com Zooming out, the Taco Bell-Beyond Meat partnership simply underscores why
My coworkers laugh at me almost every time I talk about it, but I’m telling you right now … Source: General Motors Get ready for flying cars. I’ll pause for a moment if you also want to laugh, but I’m 100% serious. And remember you heard it here first. Because … At the 2021 Consumer
After years in development, Jeff Bezos’ private space company Blue Origin aims to carry its first passengers on a ride to the edge of space in a few months. Blue Origin on Thursday completed the fourteenth test flight of its New Shepard rocket booster and capsule. Called NS-14, the successful test flight featured the debut of
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 8, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Joe Biden’s inauguration next week is expected to usher in a more traditional and normal presidency, and the stock market could continue to climb, but perhaps
If you’ve recently been contacted by a debt collector for the first time, or you’re worried that a collector will contact you soon because you’ve fallen behind on your bills, you probably have many questions and are understandably nervous about the process. This article will introduce you to the debt collection business so you can
Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) is another stock that went public in December 2020 in this SPAC trend. Is the future of transportation autonomous driving? And does this make LAZR stock a buy? Source: Olivier Le Moal / Shutterstock.com The vision of Luminar is too bold. “Luminar’s vision is to make autonomous transportation safe and ubiquitous.” About
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) had a stellar 2020, with the stock almost doubling during the year. Robust sales of its gaming hardware and market-share gains against its competitors in the CPU space helped the company post remarkable growth throughout the year. Though its performance was boosted due to the pandemic, AMD stock in 2021 should
With Joe Biden heading to the White House, some of the top winners could be marijuana penny stocks. For one, with Democrats in control of Congress, Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery says it “could help provide better access to capital, alleviate operating headwinds, and help drive industry growth.” Two, Biden selected Xavier Becerra to serve
In this video, we’re going to talk about the difference between buying a call and selling a put. You’ll understand this quickly because we will go into details that will be a real eye-opener for you. You’re going to see in which scenarios you’re going to make money. Also, I’ll show you when you need
Kevin Matras shows how to screen for weekly volume increases to uncover institutional buying. Highlighted stocks include DFT, INT, PII, PXP and TMK.
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity reaches space for the first time. Source: Virgin Galactic Ark Invest, which operates the largest actively managed exchange-traded fund, plans to add a “Space Exploration ETF” under the ticker ARKX, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. While the ETF’s constituents have yet to be announced, shares of space companies Virgin
An exterior view of Party City store, who are closing their doors on July 08, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Intel — Shares of the chipmaker popped more than 8% after CNBC’s David Faber reported that CEO Bob Swan would step