Investors may almost forgive Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) for seeking approval for its coronavirus vaccine late. Traders are happy that NVAX stock rose alongside that of Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) in 2020 through 2021 Source: Vladimka production / Shutterstock.com This year, shares of those companies slumped. After Novavax gets approval from health regulators worldwide
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U.S stock-index futures fell Sunday, amid even more urgent warnings from U.S. officials that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come soon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.08%, S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.05% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, -0.41% all slid late Sunday. Oil prices CLH22, +0.91% BRNJ22, +0.51% jumped as well, as a potential
Over the past few days, traders have focused intently on the Russia and Ukraine situation. It seems, every jump in indexes and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) stock is related to Putin’s latest military movements. Source: Eviart / Shutterstock.com And, to be sure, it’s of crucial importance what ends
Dear MarketWatch, I am a California resident. My husband and I own a 1,800-square-foot home that we bought in 2019 for $1.5 million. We have between 40% and 50% equity in the property due to a large down payment. We are five minutes from our in-laws who have a larger home (around 2,250 square feet)
On Feb. 1, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) shocked the Street by announcing a 20-for-1 stock split. The initial reaction was one of praise and excitement. The reduction in share price will bring GOOG stock into the acceptable price range for eventual inclusion into the prestigious Dow Jones Industrial Average. Investors rewarded the king of search with
Out-of-towners have cash to spare when shopping for homes — at least compared with local families competing for those same properties. That’s the takeaway from a new analysis conducted by real-estate brokerage Redfin RDFN, -5.13%, which looked at the gap between the budgets for people relocating to various markets across the country and the budgets
Investing in energy stocks like Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is all about your time horizon. In the near term, oil and natural gas prices are likely to be volatile, making it difficult to determine which way XOM stock will trend. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com By the end of 2022, traditional energy stocks could start to be
Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC) stock a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC ) that announced a merger with former President Trump’s media firm Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). It has soared from nearly $10 in Oct. 2021 to $83.73 as of the close of Feb. 18, 2022. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock If you think
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced a new interpretation of its rules that would allow a company’s shareholders to vote on a much broader range of social policy proposals at the company’s annual meeting. Yet the SEC staff left the crucial question unanswered: How do we decide whether a social policy is “economically
IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) is a technology company that develops general-purpose quantum computing systems. Its website claims that “quantum computing has the potential to change the world.” Investors seem to be confused about this bold statement as they have witnessed a three-month return of nearly -51% for IONQ stock. However, IONQ stock also has a one-month
After a two-year borrowing blitz, U.S. companies with risky credit ratings hit pause on new debt financing in the past week, as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine adds to market troubles. President Joe Biden on Friday said that, while a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come in a matter of days, and
Investing in C3.ai (NYSE:AI) stock could have been a straightforward proposition for 2022. Artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and machine learning are arguably some of the most trending words in most corporate board meetings as business leaders craft strategies to futureproof their business models, improve efficiencies and create new competencies. Unfortunately, the AI stock
The bottle Bare Bone Vodka, around $21 The back story It’s no secret that Americans love their bourbon: Sales of the classic spirit, along with other styles of American whiskey, continue to boom, with the category growing by 36.5% over the last five years, according to Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. So, what’s
When I saw InvestorPlace’s Chris Tyler’s take on Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ:DWAC), the special purpose acquisition company poised to take Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) public, I found myself conflicted. In any other circumstance, I would agree wholeheartedly with his position on DWAC stock. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock And that position is simply this:
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I recently wrote about 10 exchange-traded funds to buy. In doing my research, I took a closer look at the ETF offerings from SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI). While I’ve been a fan of SOFI stock for some time, I’d never really considered any of its funds for inclusion in any of my ETF-related articles. Source: rafapress
Roughly 16,000 borrowers who were scammed by their schools will have their federal student loans discharged, resulting in $415 million in relief, the Department of Education announced Wednesday. The borrowers receiving relief attended four for-profit colleges that the agency found misled students in the process of luring them into enrolling and taking on debt to
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has had a very eventful start to 2022. Less than three weeks into 2022 came the announcement of a blockbuster deal — its biggest ever. A week later, the company reported its second quarter of fiscal year 2022 earnings. In turn, the company topped analyst projections for both revenue and earnings. Meanwhile, PC sales
A little-known activist investor is seeking to add several directors to Hasbro Inc.’s board and is urging the toy maker to make changes including a spinoff of its fast-growing unit housing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC, which has a 2.5% stake in Hasbro HAS, +0.61% worth roughly $325 million, has nominated five
The growing interest and awareness in cryptocurrencies has led to a rise in the demand of popular crypto-assets like Bitcoin (BTC-USD). The cryptocurrency industry is down along with the tech sector and the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency brokerage, Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) stock had to bear the brunt of the decline in the value of crypto assets. Source: