The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) bubble has come and gone. But investors are still keeping an eye on high-profile blank-check company mergers. One, in particular, that’s been getting attention is the proposed deal between SilverBox Engaged Merger (NASDAQ:SBEA) and Black Rifle Coffee. On the day of the announcement, SBEA stock briefly skyrocketed in price from
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If you’re a fan of musical theater, it’s fair to say you’re a fan of Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend who died Friday at age 91. A gifted composer and lyricist, Sondheim was his generation’s most artistically significant creator of shows. And what shows they were: “Company,” “Follies,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Pacific Overtures,” “A Funny Thing
After the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, cloud-based e-commerce platform Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) entered into a boom phase of epic proportions. As a result, anyone who happened to own SHOP stock enjoyed a spectacular return on his or her investment. Source: Beyond The Scene / Shutterstock.com Unlike some other e-commerce companies, Shopify is seller-focused: the company offers
The worst day for U.S. stocks so far this year saw all three major indexes in the deep red on Black Friday, but meme stock investors just saw a bad day for everyone else. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.53%, S&P 500 SPX, -2.27%, and Nasdaq COMP, -2.23% all fell hard on a
The current narrative surrounding FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock revolves around a few central ideas. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock One, the idea that it will rise from President Joseph Biden’s infrastructure bill and the money to be directed toward clean energy. And two, that FCEL stock is a buy-the-dip opportunity. Let’s start there first. Opportunity? Early in
Crude prices slumped on Friday, with investors shedding the commodity after a possibly highly contagious new strain of COVID was detected in South Africa. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery CL00, -5.73% CLF22, -5.73% fell $4.86, or 6.1%, to $73.44 a barrel. The contract slipped 0.1% to $78.39 a barrel on the New York
For the past two months, Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) has moved sideways, trading between $5 and $8 per share. This comes after GEVO stock tried to bounce back amid news of several promising deals for the renewable energy company, which helped to fuel this. Source: Oleksiy Mark / Shutterstock.com Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. Investors became impatient. Right
Dear Quentin, My wife and I were unable to have children and we both had successful careers. We retired just before the COVID-19 crisis hit. I have not spoken with or heard from two of my siblings and their children in the last 10 years. We own several rental properties that generate a solid income,
In addition to being a penny stock, Canadian cannabis producer Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) has been one of this year’s most-popular meme trades. That, of course, is a recipe for volatility. So far this month, we’ve seen SNDL stock shoot up nearly 50% in just two weeks, only to give back more than half its gains.
The former executive director of a charity run by Delta Sigma Theta, a century-old sorority whose notable members have included Roberta Flack and Betty Shabazz, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for embezzling nearly a quarter million dollars from the group. Jeanine Henderson Arnett, 44, and her husband Diallo Arnett, 47, pleaded guilty
FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) got off to a hot start at the beginning of 2021, but has since fallen off a bit. Nonetheless, sentiment appears to remain positive when it comes to FUBO stock. Source: monticello / Shutterstock.com The sports TV streaming subscription service just reported very strong growth for the third quarter 2021. It now is near
Oil futures ended slightly lower Wednesday after a rise in U.S. crude inventories as traders awaited OPEC+’s response to a coordinated release of strategic reserves by several countries. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery CL00, -0.25% CLF22, -0.25% settled 11 cents lower, down 0.1%, at $78.39 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
After months of consolidation, Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) is breaking down. BNGO stock has plummeted 30% since announcing earnings in early November. While the earnings report was decent, some legitimate concerns and a lack of news continue to weigh on shares. Source: Shutterstock / PopTika I’ll admit the genome analysis company is compelling, but investors should wait
Dear MarketWatch, A few years ago, we moved my father-in-law, who has heart issues and early dementia, from his house in a large metropolitan area to our smaller community four hours away. He was able to sell his house there for much more than the house he bought in our community, however, the closing of
Some folks would say that social media has made people impersonal, or even anti-social. One business that’s seeking to remedy that situation is California-based Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND). If you like the company’s vision and prospects, then you might consider a position in KIND stock. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com What’s interesting about Nextdoor is its truly
Dear Quentin, My 75-year-old father is an eccentric hoarder who is thrifty to a fault. He retired a multimillionaire after a celebrated business career, but still wears worn-through shoes, and “shops” at the county dump. He is cantankerous and argumentative, and doesn’t always make good decisions for himself. My sister and I worked together to
Data center real estate investment trusts (REITs) like Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) stock are a hot ticket right now. CyrusOne (NASDAQ:CONE) was bought out by private equity, led by KKR (NYSE:KKR), or Coresite Realty (NYSE:COR) which is being bought by American Tower (NYSE:AMT). Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Earlier this year, QTS Realty Trust was taken out
Dear Quentin, I’m in an interesting position that I need some help with. My in-laws live with my wife and I, and have done so for some time. We initially moved in with them so I could finish my degree (I did), and the arrangement worked for us. They moved cross country with us after
Shares in electric vehicle startup Fisker (NYSE:FSR) had been on the rise since the end of October. After FSR stock spent much of the summer and fall in a slump, that was welcome news for investors. One of the driving factors behind the optimism was the approaching Los Angeles Auto Show, where the company was scheduled to
President Joe Biden on Monday said his re-nomination of Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve would bring stability to the nation’s central bank as the U.S. continues to recover, rejecting calls that the institution needs “fresh blood.” The White House early Monday announced that Biden would be re-nominating Powell and tapping Lael Brainard for