I first came in contact with Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock earlier this year and immediately knew it was something special. The underlying bullish thesis was clear, so I traded it successfully in the past few months. The easiest opportunities came when it fell in sympathy to other small-cap stocks. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com The problem with
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It’s not the crab legs from Costco that might kill Earth, but the rest of that warehouse buying binge that could use a rethink. Getting food — especially meat and dairy — from farm to plate contributes a lot to global greenhouse gas emissions. Food production globally accounts for one-quarter of those emissions and takes up half
As frequent InvestorPlace readers know, I’ve spent a lot of time covering the lidar space as part of my Behind the Wall series. As such, Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) — a key player in the world of lidar — has had a large role in my conversations about, and analyses of, lidar stocks. Source: temp-64GTX/Shutterstock.com So, when
Hello! This is markets reporter Christine Idzelis stepping in today for MarketWatch’s Mark DeCambre to bring you this week’s ETF Wrap. Investors poured capital into U.S. exchange-traded funds in October, based on a report this week from State Street Global Advisors and a conversation with the firm’s head of SPDR Americas Research, Matthew Bartolini. “TIPs
If special purpose acquisition companies have jumped the shark, they may have done so with Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ:DWAC). The so-called Trump special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Digital World is the blank-check firm that will take the former president’s media firm Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) public. Undergirding DWAC stock is the much-eyeballed social
The U.S. House of Representatives late Friday voted 228-206 to approve a bipartisan infrastructure bill, in a move that sends the $1 trillion package over to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The legislation’s passage represents a win for Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who pushed ahead even as progressive Democratic lawmakers
When I last wrote about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) in late September, I argued that if you could afford to lose it all, QS stock at $23.50 was in the buy zone. As I write this, it’s up 33% in the past month, trading above $30 for the first time since late June. Source: Michael Vi /
Treasury yields initially rose after a stronger-than-expected jobs report Friday, but then turned lower, dragging the benchmark 10-year note below 1.50% as the data was seen doing little to alter the Federal Reserve’s view of the labor market. What are yields doing? The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.455% fell to 1.455%, compared
It would be fresh in investors memory that Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock surged from below $10 to highs of $64.86. This happened even before the special purpose acquisition company (SPACs) became announced publicly. After the announcement, LCID stock slumped to lows of $20. It’s a perfect example of investors selling on news and I believe that Ocugen
Current and former Boeing Co. directors have reached an approximately $225 million agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the plane maker’s board failed to properly oversee safety matters related to the 737 Max, according to people familiar with the matter. As part of the proposed settlement, Boeing BA, -0.16% has agreed to hire an ombudsman to handle internal
In the world of cryptocurrencies, any rally in Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) is followed by upside in altcoins. Things seem similar for electric vehicle stocks where Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is comparable to Bitcoin. With TSLA stock surging to all-time highs, it’s not long before other electric vehicle stocks follow. Nio (NYSE:NIO) is often referred to as the Tesla
Zillow’s ZG, +3.60% experiment in home-flipping has blown up in its face — and the company is blaming the “unpredictability” of home prices. Now, some are asking about the reliability of the company’s so-called Zestimates, which provides an estimate of a home’s value based on a proprietary formula. Zillow says a Zestimate is published for around
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) is making news again. For most of 2021, that has been a signal to the loyal AMC shareholders to send the stock to the moon. However, so far it looks like AMC stock is remaining relatively tame. That seems reasonable to me, but I’ll let you decide. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com On Nov. 1,
The U.S. has surpassed 750,000 deaths due to COVID-19. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the coronavirus has killed 750,410 Americans since the pandemic began in early 2020, as of Wednesday night. More than 46.2 million Americans have been infected with the virus. The U.S. leads the world in both of those figures, by
Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) is an Oregon-based regional coffee and cold beverages chain. The firm recently completed its initial public offering (IPO) of BROS stock to raise funds. Dutch Bros is in the process of becoming a national player, and can use the growth capital as it pushes into fresh new markets such as Texas. Source:
DENVER, Colo. (Project Syndicate)—For decades, we at the Rocky Mountain Institute (now RMI) have argued that the transition to clean energy will cost less and proceed faster than governments, firms, and many analysts expect. In recent years, this outlook has been fully vindicated: costs of renewables have consistently fallen faster than expected, while deployment has
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the premier tech giants on the market. The company has solid fundamentals and some special features that make investors happy, such as buybacks and dividend increases. With gains of about 50% year-to-date (YTD), MSFT stock has also outperformed the broader U.S. stock market. Now all eyes are on the fiscal 2022
ByteDance Ltd. founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of the Chinese tech giant, according to reports late Tuesday, months after resigning as CEO of the TikTok parent. CEO Liang Rubo will take Zhang’s place as chairman, Bloomberg News and Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Earlier Tuesday, ByteDance announced a plan
You’ve heard the saying that something could be too good to be true. On Wall Street that is an important concept, especially when it comes to dividends. Under normal circumstances, when a stock offers 8% in dividends I get leery. Today we will consider if there is a red flag with AT&T (NYSE:T) stock for
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman on Tuesday defended the tough stance he and other regulators have taken on cryptocurrencies, arguing that there is a lot of “hype” in the markets for digital assets, and that investors in these markets lack the protection they enjoy in markets for stocks and bonds. Gensler was speaking during