Everyone in the world is wrestling with the trillion-dollar question: When will the U.S. economy open? It’s a question that is puzzling academics and medical professionals alike, and no one seems to have a definitive answer. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, parts of the country that
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A recent survey bodes well for airlines, including United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL). Other good signs for the sector’s names, particularly UAL stock, are the continuously rising momentum behind opening the economy, exceptionally low oil prices, and the proliferation of antibody tests. Source: travelview / Shutterstock.com New indications that the novel coronavirus may not be as deadly
Some so-called novel coronavirus stocks have printed modest, token gains. Not health services app Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC). Despite taking a 5% hit on the Tuesday, April 21 session, TDOC stock has more than doubled from this year’s opening price. Naturally, the nature of Covid-19’s infectiousness has greatly expanded the company’s profile. Source: Piotr Swat /
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock is coming off record highs and just issued quarterly earnings that show skyrocketing subscriber growth. You’d think that’s a recipe for the bullish rally to continue, right? Source: vesperstock / Shutterstock.com Not so fast. There are actually a lot of contrarians out there who pushed Netflix stock down following its April 21
If you want to find a way to profit off how the novel coronavirus is changing our future society, one place you should be looking to is streaming media stocks. That’s where Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock comes into play. Source: jejim / Shutterstock.com As most of us are living under stay-at-home orders and social distancing during
Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock is a wild one. Trading it is not for the faint of heart. If you are waiting for an easy entry point, you are going to be waiting a long time. The speed at which the shares move baffles most investors. Therefore it is much easier to invest in it with a
Naturally, with most of the country — and much of the world — stuck in some form of quarantine, it’s easy to get discouraged about the financial markets. However, a few companies have emerged from this crisis stronger than ever. One of those names is Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM). Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Similar
The novel coronavirus has been a roller coaster ride for social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). FB stock lost 33 percent of its value during the stock market’s initial drop. But even after a month-long rally, the firm has lost nearly a fifth of its pre-coronavirus value. Source: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com Like the rest of
After last month’s selloff driven by the novel coronavirus, many stocks remain far below their 52-week highs. And not just more vulnerable companies. High-quality names like Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT), too. With HLT stock down more than 38% since February, it’s obvious investors still believe the hotel giant is not out of the woods yet. Source:
In times of volatility, smart investors are looking for bellwether investments that will stand the test of time. During recessions and calamities, people tend to move away from sexy fly-by-night operations, preferring companies with solid fundamentals instead. One such company is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Microsoft stock has the performance investors are looking for in these trying
Ride-hailing giant Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) has seen its stock price tank over the past few months as the novel coronavirus pandemic has kept consumers across the globe cooped up in their homes, and killed the travel and mobility markets. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com That said, LYFT stock has fallen more than 40% from its February
Shares of Uber (NYSE:UBER) stock have naturally plunged over the past few months as the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought the global ride-hailing market to screeching halt. In short, thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, consumers across the globe aren’t leaving their homes right now — let alone traveling or hopping into a stranger’s car. Source:
Spoiler alert, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock will probably always be a buy in my book, as long as management continues a run of near-perfect execution. This leadership is no fluke; under Jeff Bezos, steady leadership has been a fact for decades. Source: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com It is neither a surprise nor a coincidence that AMZN
Like other video-game investments, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) stock has had more than its fair share of ups and downs. Video game trends tend to come in waves, and in some cases Activision Blizzard stock spearheaded those trends. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com Nimble traders can capitalize on video-gaming trends as they occur through a position in
With a market capitalization of $123 billion, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock is one of the most famous names in the pharmaceutical niche. This company has been around for a while and the stock has rewarded long-term owners, though there were a rough patches in 2018 and 2019. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com 2020 was set to
Wall Street continues to hold steady as traders and investors consider when and how the U.S. economy will reopen after weeks of disruption as the novel coronavirus outbreak changes the way Americans live, work, and play. When will non-essential businesses open? What is the timing on a treatment regime and vaccine? Will facemasks become the
The novel coronavirus has created some surprising stock market winners so far in 2020. Some beneficiaries are obvious, like work-from-home stocks such as Slack (NYSE:WORK) and Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM). However, some more traditional blue-chip companies have roared back to life as well. Kroger (NYSE:KR) fits that description. Investors have bid up Kroger stock as much as 20%
Dallas-based Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) is expected to release earnings on April 21. Year-to-date, TXN stock is down nearly 13%. In comparison, the widely-followed PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index is down 8%. Source: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com Given the volatility in the markets, is TXN stock a buy, hold, or sell right now? If you are not yet
If people aren’t spending money, then it’s a lot harder for credit card companies like Visa (NYSE:V) to make a profit. And that’s the conundrum facing V stock these days. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com The novel coronavirus’ impact on the U.S. and global economy has been horrific, with the International Monetary Fund warning of
The level of hate for airline stocks is as high as it has ever been. That is saying a lot because investors hated them for decades because of intrinsic problems with cost and human resources controls. Since then, the airlines streamlined a lot of processes and that propped up their financial performances. Consequently and over