Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Apple – B of A Securities downgraded Apple to “neutral” from “buy”, while raising its price target on the stock to $470 per share from $420. The firm said there are many positives for Apple but risks as well, and that risk/reward is balanced at current price
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Covid-19 vaccine stocks have been on fire over the past few months, as news flow on the coronavirus vaccine front has been overwhelmingly positive and hopes for a workable vaccine being widely administered by early 2021 have gained significant credibility. In this rising tide, small-cap biopharmaceutical company iBio (NYSEMKT:IBIO) — who is working on creating a
CNBC’s “College Voices 2020” is a series written by CNBC summer interns from universities across the country about coming of age, launching new careers and job hunting during a global pandemic. They’re finding their voices during a time of great social change and hope for a better future. What money issues are they facing? How
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Disney — Disney’s stock jumped 4% after the closing bell. Disney reported third-quarter financial results that beat analysts’ expectations for earnings but fell short of revenue predictions. Disney posted earnings of 8 cents per share excluding items on revenue of $11.78 billion compared to estimates of a loss
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, investors have nervously searched for quality “stay-at-home” stocks to protect their portfolio. Streaming stocks, in particular, have been a relatively bright spot in an otherwise down economy, with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) up between 50%-80% this year. So why is Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), a video-on-demand (VOD) platform
Markets were indicating a lower open on Tuesday, but quickly pushed higher despite more stalling in Washington D.C. for another round of economic stimulus. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Wednesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Twilio (TWLO) Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) shares have been raging higher ever
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Nikola Inc. (NKLA) shares rose more than 10% during Monday’s session after Deutsche Bank issued a short-term Buy recommendation ahead of earnings and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton’s partial update on the company’s balance sheet. Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner added the electric vehicle maker to the firm’s short-term “Catalyst Call Buy List” ahead of its
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Edgewell Personal Care (EPC) – Edgewell reported quarterly profit of 66 cents per share, short of the 82 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue was also well below forecasts. The company behind Schick razors and Edge shaving cream said its sales were significantly
In 2020, the public focus on health has brought many small biotechnology companies and penny stocks, such as Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN), into the limelight. On June 1, OCGN stock was 17 cents. In late July, it jumped to almost $1. As I write, it’s trading above 50 cents. Source: luchschenF / Shutterstock.com Ocugen was formerly known as
There are three sides to a credit card transaction, the merchant, the customer, and the bank. It’s the latter where Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) stock comes in. Source: Isabelle OHara/Shutterstock.com Companies that process transactions experience less volume during a recession. But they make out all right. Banks, however, have a problem. Everything you put on
On the whole, financial institutions haven’t had a wonderful year so far. The onset of the novel coronavirus made it difficult for lenders like Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to make money. It also put pressure on the BAC stock price. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Unlike technology stocks, banking-sector stocks have yet to stage a
Virgin Galactic Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic announced it signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to develop an aircraft for supersonic travel, giving a first look on Monday of the coming vehicle’s design. Supersonic travel is a long-term bet for Virgin Galactic, which has been developing reusable spacecraft capable of sending people on short trips to the
Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space travel company tumbled 8% in extended trading after the release of second-quarter financial results. Virgin Galactic reported a loss of 30 cents per share and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $54
Within a day of each other, one analyst covering American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) upgraded AAL stock and one downgraded it. It seems analysts are having a hard time deciding whether the airline is likely to recover in 2020. In my opinion, American Airlines is the worst investment of the Big Four U.S, airlines and only should
The markets gapped higher and slowly churned throughout Monday’s trading session. And after a big week of earnings, we have another full slate of quarterly results to get through. With all of that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Tuesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Chewy (CHWY) I
Impairment occurs when a business asset suffers a depreciation in fair market value in excess of the book value of the asset on the company’s financial statements. Under the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, assets that are considered “impaired” must be recognized as a loss on an income statement. Key Takeaways Impairment occurs
Editor’s note: “7 Dental Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Gains” was previously published in June 2020. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. A recent article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, otherwise known as the CBC, suggested that dentists have been flocking to fire and safety equipment businesses to secure
On July 29, Carnival (NYSE:CCL) filed non-cash material impairments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that totaled as much as $650 million. CCL stock dropped on the news. Source: Ruth Peterkin / Shutterstock.com Part of the impairment charges has to do with the sale of some of its cruise ships. There’s no question all
With its second-quarter earnings report due on Aug. 4, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) will undoubtedly attract some attention this week. Yet, since there are so many other earnings announcements taking place (a “blizzard” of them, one could say), some traders might ignore Activision Blizzard stock altogether. That would be a mistake. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com There’s