Until the recent volatility, banks and energy stocks were among the darlings of Wall Street’s passive income-seeking investors. However, economic realities have made many of these companies reevaluate the sustainability of their high payout yields. As a result, boards of a wide range of businesses have either slashed or fully eliminated dividends. Today I’ll take a closer
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Bank stocks have been one of the year’s worst-performing sectors. The median U.S. banking stock is down close to 30% on the year, and many international banks are posting similarly poor performance. The novel coronavirus has done a number on bank earnings. There’s obviously the rising risk of loan losses as consumers and businesses deal
Stocks crept higher on Monday after a bumpy Friday session and ahead of what’s set to be a very busy earnings week. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Tuesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: McDonald’s (MCD) With earnings on deck, let’s look at a few earnings
Listen to Preston’s podcast about studying billionaires here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investors-podcast/id928933489 Mark Cuban is a world-famous entrepreneur and investor with a net worth of $3.3 billion, according to Forbes. He is the current owner of the Dallas Mavericks, one of the teams in the Western Conference division of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the
Dropbox, Inc. (DBX) is a file hosting service company based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in cloud-based storage, synchronization, and personal cloud and client software. Essentially, Dropbox allows users to create unique folders on their personal computers; the software then saves and syncs those folders to the cloud (rather than taking up storage space
1. Wall Street to bounce after two session decline 2. Gold hits all-time high as U.S.-China tensions flare As stocks surge, gold has also been moving higher, with prices hitting a record high Monday morning as relations between the U.S. and China continue to deteriorate. Gold jumped above $1,943 per ounce before moderating some of
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Hasbro (HAS) – The toymaker reported quarterly earnings of 2 cents per share, short of the 23 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also came in well short of forecasts, hurt by store closures and product shortages despite strong consumer demand. The company
It’s been nearly a month since Nasdaq delisted Luckin Coffee (OTCMKTS:LKNCY). It was quite the fall from grace for a company that went public only a year earlier. Source: Robert Way / Shutterstock.com Luckin stock was one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of 2019. The startup was seemingly growing at a rapid clip, and
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump attend their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The growing divide between China and the U.S. is expected to accelerate, disrupting long-running economic ties and forcing investors to reassess
At a glance, the roughly 10% rally of General Electric (NYSE:GE) stock over the last month looks attractive. But that’s hardly the case. In fact, while many investors have had luck bottom-fishing in the stock market, GE may very well be one to avoid. The company has a lousy chart, poor fundamentals and exposure to
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Obtaining permanent residency status–or gaining citizenship in a foreign county–may seem like a good idea for those who no longer want to live in the country where they were born or whose passport they hold. But some nations make that transition especially difficult unless you marry a citizen of that country (or, in some cases,
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter reported a 34% jump in the key metric monetizable daily active users compared to a year ago, bringing the total to 186 million. Revenue fell short of Street forecasts, and Twitter reported an overall loss for the second quarter
San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE) has become one of the hottest biopharmaceutical companies investors are watching in the rush to find a cure for the novel coronavirus. So far in the year, SRNE stock is up around 130%. Source: luchschenF / Shutterstock.com However, that number tells only half the story. In mid-March, Sorrento shares hit a
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Verizon (VZ) – Verizon reported quarterly profit of $1.18 per share, 3 cents a share above estimates. Revenue beat forecasts as well. Verizon said it experienced a negative impact from Covid-19, which hurt wireless service and ad spending revenue. American Express (AXP) –
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) is a contender in the hyper-competitive field to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine, but with the company falling behind rivals, INO stock is risky. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com INO stock is up a staggering 719.70% this year, as of July 22. Under normal circumstances, a move like that in the span of
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This is how to trade options no one to talk about what exactly is a calendar spread. This is just an overview so it’s not going to get in detail about calendar spreads but i just want to give you an overview insight of what a calendar spread is. First of what you’re doing with
The country of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has an isolated and tightly controlled command economy. A command economy is a standard component of any communist country. In a command economy, the economy is centrally planned and coordinated by the government. The government of North Korea determines what goods should
With airlines suffering from low traffic and billions in losses, investing in airports right now may seem unwise. But, in fact, airport bonds have been outperforming the broader municipal bond market. Strategists say it’s because airports went into the Covid crisis with a lot of cash on hand and that should help them weather the