The Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle Source: Harley Davidson Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Shopify – Shares jumped more than 4% after the Canadian e-commerce company unveiled a partnership with TikTok to help its clients advertise on the Chinese social media platform The deal allows TikTok users to click on an ad
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As we’ve seen from Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), alternative energy is no longer the next big thing. In many ways, it’s already here and is a viable alternative to fossil fuels. That would mean PLUG stock is a sure shot pick for your portfolio, right? Well, yes and no. Source: Shutterstock Plug Power is a hydrogen fuel
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock sank in late October after the CPU giant reported third quarter numbers that were less than inspiring. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Earnings included some big red flags, namely a 10% revenue drop in the company’s once burgeoning data-centric business and a 600 basis point drop in gross margins. And those red
During the pandemic, telecommunications companies like Verizon have done relatively well, due in large part to the increased number of people using their devices at home. This means more devices, more data used, and more home Wi-Fi plans through telecom companies like Verizon (NYSE:VZ). Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com In terms of 5G, though, Verizon
Earnings Per Share (EPS) vs. Dividends Per Share (DPS): An Overview Earnings per share (EPS) and dividends per share (DPS) are both reflections of a company’s profitability, but that’s where any similarities end. Earnings per share is a ratio that gauges how profitable a company is per share of its stock. On the other hand,
Jeff Lawson, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twilio Inc., center, rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Sept.17, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Twilio— Shares of the communications platform company ticked down 1%
Cloud stocks and tech stocks have outperformed in 2020, despite all the uncertainty. There was the spike in volatility back in March 2020, then the massive stock market sell-off (and the even more remarkable stock market rally) in the months that followed. And then there’s the coronavirus pandemic, an external factor nobody could have predicted.
Electric delivery van maker Workhorse (NASDAQ:WKHS) was a relatively unknown company for years. Until 2020. Until it became crystal clear that electric vehicles are the future of auto transportation, and Workhorse stock became investors’ favorite way to play the electrification wave in the delivery van vertical. At one point in September, WKHS was up a
Relatively obscure Muscle Maker (NYSE:GRIL) stock soared more than 60% higher on heavy volume on Monday, Oct. 26 — a day when the rest of the market dropped big on stalled stimulus talks and spiking Covid-19 cases. Source: Shutterstock It was an enormous rally in a small-cap restaurant stock that no one saw coming. Well
What Is Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)? Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is a type of insurance policy that protects lenders from the risk of default—or nonpayment by the borrower—and foreclosure. PMI helps homebuyers who are either unable or choose not to make a significant down payment obtain mortgage financing at an affordable rate. If a borrower
Urban One (UONE) is America’s largest black-owned media company with just an $80 million market cap. The company generated over $387 million in revenue over the last 12 months, making Urban One one of the most undervalued stocks on the NASDAQ. Q2 2020 Revenue Declined Due to COVID-19 but Things Are Improving Gradually Urban One
Does it matter for stocks who wins the White House? Is there anything unusual about the candidates this year that could impact the markets, regardless of who wins? For answers, we turn to Ed Clissold, chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research, who has studied elections and the impact on markets going back to 1900. This
A trader walks by the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The stock market turbulence could be a setup for a post-election rally. The more than 2% decline in stocks Monday came amid new worries about the coronavirus, as average daily cases hit a record high in the U.S. At the same
China-based EV developer Nio (NYSE:NIO) has been in overdrive. The chart on Nio stock is, well, mostly upward sloping since April, with the return of 9X or so. Source: xiaorui / Shutterstock.com Granted, Nio has had to deal with some major challenges. In 2019, the company had to recall about 5,000 ES8 SUVs because the
When GoodRx (NASDAQ:GDRX) stock debuted in September, its price immediately leaped 60%, peaking at $57 in early October. Regular investors couldn’t have bought shares at any reasonable value, so I wrote GDRX stock off as “yet another high-priced 2020 IPO.” Source: II.studio / Shutterstock.com Shares, however, have since declined to a more reasonable $52. At
It’s been a busy earnings week for Wall Street. It also marks the start of earnings for the FAANG group — Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) — as NFLX reported its third-quarter earnings results on Tuesday. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) also stepped up to bat Wednesday. Source: Shutterstock While plenty of
There is no difference between term structure and a yield curve; the yield curve is simply another name to describe the term structure of interest rates. What Is the Term Structure of Interest Rates? The term structure of interest rates is a graph that plots the yields of similar bonds in the Y-axis with the
After listening to Omeros’ (OMER) 10/22/20 conference call on the final data readout for treatment of hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA), I am extremely sanguine about Omeros’ prospects. I see it as a prime investment opportunity which is underappreciated by the market. This article explains my thinking. Omeros expects to file its BLA
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It’s been a month since the Food and Drug Administration put a partial clinical hold on INO-4800, Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:INO) Covid-19 vaccine. I wrote about this issue shortly after the FDA’s announcement. At the time, I suggested that only speculative investors should invest in INO stock, reminding readers there were better options. Source: Ascannio /