Tuesday was a spectacular day for the markets. Wednesday’s big stock charts focus on the worry that it might have been a little too spectacular. Source: Shutterstock Indeed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its biggest gain on a percentage basis since 1933. The S&P 500 rallied over 9%. Whether due to hopes for a
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The Covid-19 outbreak and the recent decline in oil prices have delivered a one-two punch to investors worldwide. Share prices of oil companies like BP (NYSE:BP) have simply crashed during this violent market pullback. BP stock gave back nearly triple its value year-to-date, before clawing back to a price nearly half of its pre-coronavirus highs. Source:
Call me a skeptic, but if it looks, smells and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. And when it comes to buying micro-cap coronavirus play iBio (NYSEAMERICAN:IBIO) investors should consider running far away from IBIO stock. Source: Shutterstock Recently, the mainstream media has been vigilant in warning Americans to be wary of scams
The face of this historic stock market crash is perhaps the cruise line industry. So it’s not a surprise to see Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) stock fall almost 90% from its highs. In January CCL stock was $52 and at the lows of last week it was under $8 per share. Source: NAN728 / Shutterstock.com But
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 27, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks appear to be finding the bottom but some strategists say it may be over a trap door that could give way to another big decline. Some credit markets are faring better,
The markets got a huge bounce on Tuesday, but they’re not out of the woods. That said, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Wednesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Nvidia (NVDA) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been bursting higher off the recent lows, already up $63 (33%) from the recent low. However,
Stocks are a good value for investors who think the economic hit from the coronavirus is temporary, Oakmark Funds partner Bill Nygren told CNBC on Tuesday. “We think stocks are really cheap if you believe, as we do, that the economy is going to eventually recover, as will the P/E multiples,” the value investor said on
Last month I wrote a hopeful article on Nokia (NYSE:NOK). I thought it was possible the company might be able to restore its dividends. That would be a boon for NOK stock — it would soar if dividends come back by the end of the year. Source: RistoH / Shutterstock.com However, NOK stock is not
Sometimes, you have to know when to call it quits. That’s true for any endeavor in life, and especially so in the financial markets. That said, a perfect case is General Electric (NYSE:GE). Long an American icon — the company was formed in the late 1800s — General Electric once represented the might of American
Eventually, most PC users will see this … Source: Shutterstock It’s known as the blue screen of death in casual tech circles, but for those of you who haven’t experienced this harbinger of doom yet, let me assure you it will ruin your day. Blue screens often indicate severe hardware failures that can cost hundreds
For everyone trying to figure out what S&P 500 earnings will be in 2020, here’s a sobering comment from Joseph Wolk, Johnson & Johnson’s chief financial officer: “One thing I know for certain is we’re going to be 100% precisely wrong.” Wolk made the comment to The Wall Street Journal in reference to earnings guidance,
A customer uses an Apple Inc. iPhone to make a payment on a Square Inc. device in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Nike — The athletic apparel company’s stock soared 8% in extended trading after
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U.S. stocks tried, and failed, to rally on Monday. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both staged midday rallies that nearly erased early-session losses. The NASDAQ Composite was in the green at one point, and did manage to close down just 0.27%. Still, the bottom isn’t yet in: the S&P faded late in
Barry Sternlicht Cameron Costa | CNBC Barry Sternlicht, founder of investment firm Starwood Capital, told CNBC on Tuesday he supports President Donald Trump‘s desire to get America working again soon. Trump is ”kind of right” that the U.S. economy can’t remain virtually shut down forever because of the coronavirus crisis, Sternlicht said in a “Squawk Box” interview. ”We
The market’s turbulence has caused investors to seek solace in safe investments that offer some protection against wild swings. That said, dividend stocks — or companies that pay a dividend — have been a popular choice because of their steady income potential and perceived safety. However, not all dividend stocks are created equally — especially
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has fallen over 33% from its 52-week peak high. But unbelievably, INTC stock is still 6.9% above its low as of Friday, March 20. The stock could easily fall further, but its dividend seems to be very secure. It is well covered by Intel’s massive free cash flow (FCF). Source: Thanes.Op / Shutterstock.com
Rather than thrive, energy companies are mostly just trying to survive. So-called “Big Oil” isn’t so big anymore as the market capitalization of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and its brethren has been decimated. Chevron stock represents an unloved market sector, but is this really time to hoard shares on the cheap? Source: tishomir / Shutterstock.com There are
Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses with members of his company in front of the Nasdaq building in New York as the screen shows the logo of the video-conferencing software company Zoom after the opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Twitter
It was a bumpy session that ultimately resolved lower, despite the Fed’s latest stimulus plans. That said, here are a few top stock trades to start the week. Top Stock Trades for Tuesday No. 1: Roku (ROKU) Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) shares exploded higher on Monday, up more than 18% at one point. It looks like investors