U.S. stock-index futures plunged late Thursday after reports that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, was on fire after Russian shelling, raising fears of an unprecedented nuclear disaster. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.28% sank nearly 500 points, while S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.54% and Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, -1.79% dove as well. According
Billionaire Warren Buffett says he drinks five Cokes a day. Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffett’s recent success from his massive Apple bet is spurring comparisons with the legend’s greatest investment of all time — Coca-Cola. Berkshire Hathaway began buying Apple’s stock in 2016 and amassed a 5% ownership of the iPhone maker by mid-2018 with
A driver holds a fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia’s Ukraine invasion could have set in motion an energy market disruption on the scale of major oil crises in the 1970s, according to Daniel Yergin,
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) produced stellar fourth quarter and 2021 full-year results on Feb. 3. It shows that the company is now producing large amounts of free cash flow (FCF). As I wrote in January, I expect that PINS stock will start to reflect this reality fairly soon. To put it simply, Pinterest is gushing cash. Source:
There are times in the markets when valuation of a particular stock defies logic. It can be in a phase of euphoria or in a bear market for the stock. A classic example seems like AT&T (NYSE:T). T stock has been in a long-term downtrend and currently trades just above $23.50. Source: Roman Tiraspolsky /
Evidence strongly indicates that the Chinese government is continuing to intentionally harm Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). Meanwhile, the company’s recently released third-quarter results for BABA stock were uninspiring. Source: Nopparat Khokthong / Shutterstock.com Its cloud business, after existing many years, is still losing money. Given all of these points, I remain bearish on BABA stock. Indeed, I
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the federal government’s largest refundable tax credits for low-to moderate-income families. For tax year 2021 (filed in 2022), taxpayers with three or more qualifying children could receive up to $6,728, regardless of whether they owe taxes or not. This year’s expansion of the EITC means that
With rate hikes from the Federal Reserve just around the corner, what’s next for housing? On one hand, when it comes to stocks to watch in the housing space, it appears the market is bracing for the worst. That is, shares in homebuilders and real estate brokerages currently trade at single-digit price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. The
President Biden didn’t say much during his State of the Union address that would benefit older Americans in particular – there was no talk of Social Security or retirement security, and only one line about nursing homes – but what he did say about Medicare could make a world of difference to retirees if passed.
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Charge Point EV stations Source: Charge Point Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Snowflake — Snowflake shares dropped 25% in extended trading after the company showed the slowest revenue growth during the fourth quarter since at least 2019. The company reported $383.8 million in revenue, compared with the $372.6 million analysts surveyed
It’s been a long, bumpy road for investors of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE:NIO) over the past half-year. It seems like every time NIO stock pops, the sellers come rushing in to push the price back down. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com This is undoubtedly frustrating for EV market enthusiasts who believed that Nio would be
Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) stock has fallen over 28% in the past nine months. The telecom company’s most recent plunge comes after reporting its underwhelming fourth-quarter results. Source: Shutterstock Moreover, investors fear a potential dividend cut, despite its management’s relentless commitment. Consequently, LUMN stock now trades at a throw-away valuation. LUMN stock hasn’t performed too well at
There really isn’t any good news in relation to DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDI) stock. Bottom fishers could concoct some sort of bullish thesis about the beaten down Chinese ride share stock in an effort to convince investors to get on board. That might convince a little bit of capital to rush into the shares. But at
Checking accounts offer convenience for managing money, but a sizable number of Americans don’t have one. According to Federal Reserve (Fed) data, 6% of U.S. adults are unbanked, meaning that they have no checking account, savings account, or money market account. Instead, they rely on alternative financial services, such as check-cashing companies and payday lenders,
Based in Singapore, Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) operates e-commerce websites for countries in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Plus, the company offers online video games in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Therefore, international tech market investors might consider a position in SE stock. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com Just as a Bollywood movie is typically rife with action and
Did you add a vehicle for use in your small business last year? Or maybe this year? The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) included super-favorable first-year depreciation breaks for vehicles used for business. Those federal income tax breaks are still on the books, and I think they’ve not gotten all the attention they
In this article ROST JWN HPE SOFI F CRM Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nordstrom — The retail stock spiked 30.5% in premarket trading after the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Nordstrom reported earnings of $1.23 per share versus the Refinitiv consensus estimate of $1.02 expected. Revenue also
Do you want to find stocks that analysts love? It’s surprisingly easier than you would think. Despite the market under intense selling pressure at the moment, there are a lot of companies that are doing well. The number of stocks that are doing well continues to dwindle, but that doesn’t mean they will flounder forever.
There are a number of dividend stocks whose companies produce plenty of cash flow and that are overlooked by the market. In many cases, these companies have high dividend yields. But their key characteristic is their cash flow more than covers the dividends being paid to shareholders. As a result, we found seven dividend-paying stocks