Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman said the Federal Reserve needs to deliver old-fashioned “shock and awe” to financial markets by delivering a much larger onetime increase to benchmark interest rates to combat inflation. “The @federalreserve could work to restore its credibility with an initial 50 bps surprise move to shock and awe the market, which
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For the past two months, Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) has been in sell-off mode. Due to disappointing earnings, plus the cycling out of tech growth stocks ahead of planned rate hikes, PLTR stock has dropped from around $26.75 per share to around $16.75 per share. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Bouncing back in recent days, after falling down to
Insatiable demand for goods by American consumers heading into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a scenario in which supply-chain bottlenecks may “never” let up, absent major infrastructure improvements at the U.S.’s two busiest ports, based on an analysis by RBC Capital Markets. In a report released Thursday, Michael Tran, RBC’s
Fourth quarter earnings season is underway and expectations are running high. Data from FactSet shows that companies listed on the S&P 500 index are forecast to generate an average 21.7% year-over-year increase in earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2021. If accurate, the growth would represent the fourth consecutive quarter where corporate earnings
Investing is all about being in tune with the trends. Here’s one to be aware of for 2022: Value stocks will most likely beat their growth counterparts. The trend is already under way. Consider: * The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index exchange traded fund VOOG, +0.29% is down 5.6% year to date, while the Vanguard
Chinese automaker Nio (NYSE:NIO) has several strengths, including its innovative battery-exchange program, significant sales growth and its pending expansion into multiple overseas markets. Yet, NIO stock is down 50% in the past year. Source: Andy Feng / Shutterstock.com Maybe that’s because in the past several months, the company’s sales growth and financial results haven’t been
Get ready for debt-limit drama and moves to impeach President Joe Biden if Republicans rout Democrats in November’s midterm elections. With Democrats facing what one analyst calls an “incredibly hostile environment for the midterms,” observers see Republicans as a clear favorite to win the House of Representatives and in a good position to capture the
Investors surely had dreams of Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock going “to the moon” after Sir Richard Branson’s historic space flight last summer. They’ve been sorely disappointed. SPCE stock is down 80% since Branson became the first of the billionaire space company founders to take his own craft to outer space. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com
An earlier version of this article misstated the number of shares and the total dollar amount invested in Concord Acquisition Corp., by Ark Investment Management’s ARK Fintech Innovation ETF. The error has been corrected. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has purchased shares of the special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, that is merging with Circle, one of
ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) stock has left most investors wishing that they’d never heard of the company in the first place. The e-commerce firm went public in December 2020 and appeared to have bright prospects. It was growing at a rapid clip and seemed to have a unique model that would earn it a solid place in
Ready for today’s retirement investing pop quiz? What’s the single most consequential thing you can do to improve your chances of not running out of money in retirement? I’ll try answering this question in a minute, but I’ll note first that chances are good that this question isn’t just hypothetical but applies to you personally.
Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) have rewarded investors very well in 2021. The stock had gains of about 250% for the past year with a closing price of $128.06 on Jan. 12. 2022. On the other hand, GME stock has already losses of 15% in 2022. The erratic moves of the stock with a 52-week range
BEIJING–China’s trade surplus hit a record high in 2021, boosted by strong exports that have topped market expectations since their pandemic recovery. For the full year, China’s exports rose 29.9% to a new high of $3.36 trillion, beating 2020’s record of $2.6 trillion, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Friday.
After the Federal Reserve said that it would raise interest rates in 2022 at least three times, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) ended its uptrend. Few investors will find a correlation between the market’s “risk-off,” or aversion to less established credit services firms, to SOFI stock. Since the market is a forward pricing machine, Sofi’s slump in
Roughly 66,000 borrowers will see their private student loans cancelled — totaling more than $1.7 billion in relief — thanks to a deal between 39 state attorneys general and student loan giant Navient NAVI, +1.05%. In addition, the agreement will provide about $95 million in payments to 350,000 federal student loan borrowers, who Navient
With the Fed’s latest moves raising concerns that the “everything bubble” has more room to deflate, hot stocks may seem like the last area you should invest in right now. Sentiment for crypto, tech stocks, and speculative growth plays may be shifting. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid every stock that was red hot
Cryptocurrencies, also known as virtual currencies, have gone mainstream. That’s for sure. For example, you can use bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.24% to buy a Tesla TSLA, +3.93% and to buy or pay for lots of other things. However, using cryptocurrencies has federal income tax implications. Here’s what you need to know at 2021 tax return time
As recently shown, investing in Allakos (NASDAQ:ALLK) proves the inherent danger within the biopharmaceutical sector. After reaching a 52-week high of more than $157, ALLK stock plunged late in December and now sits just above $8 per share. Source: luchschenF / Shutterstock.com Biopharma companies often live and die by the initial success of a single
After decades in hibernation, inflation woke up in 2021 in a terrible rage. The consumer price index increased 7% in 2021, the fastest pace in 39 years. The inflation story is bound to be a big one in 2022 as well, as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy, stock markets SPX, +0.15% DJIA, -0.05% tremble
With Covid-19 concerns fading and travel stocks attracting attention in today’s market, it is only natural that investors will be looking to capitalize on this opportunity. The United States just removed its travel restrictions for international travelers and other countries are following in its footsteps. The White House has announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the