2022 so far has been a challenging time to invest. Worries about pending interest rate hikes have put pressure on stocks. More recently, geopolitics has resulted in additional volatility. With this, and the end to the 2020-2021 runaway bull market, it may be the right time to consider adding more Warren Buffett stocks to your
What Were the ‘Browser Wars’? The first shot of the internet browser wars was fired when Netscape launched its initial public offering on August 9, 1995. The company set its offering price at $28 per share. That was seen as a bold move for a company looking to sell five million shares on the strength
What more can we say about energy stocks at this point? Despite the carnage in growth stocks, the volatility in cryptocurrencies and the weakness in the broader stock market, the energy sector continues to perform incredibly well. Over the past month, there’s hardly one sector in positive territory; Aside from energy stocks, obviously. In fact, the
In this article AMZN WMT HD SOFI PANW The Amazon logo is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France. Pascal Rossignol | Reuters Stocks have been volatile over the last two months, and the way ahead is looking tumultuous. Investors are contending with an array of factors that have shaken financial markets,
In July of last year, Mad Money‘s Jim Cramer tried to warn prospective investors about Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDI). Referring to Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) in general and DIDI stock in particular, Cramer cautioned, “you should steer clear of them at all cost.” Source: DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock.com In a similar vein, DoubleLine founder
“‘You have the power but you have to fight smart.’” — John W. Spencer That’s retired Major John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point’s Modern War Institute, who took to Twitter on Saturday to directly speak to Ukraine’s citizens as skirmishes for control of the capital Kyiv itensified. Main Russian forces advanced
The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:LIT), one of the most liquid benchmarks of the electric vehicle (EV) market, declined over 10% year-to-date to just above $75 per share, but it still surged 15% on a year-on-year basis. Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID), a young and innovative EV company, lost 32% since the beginning of the year to
I’m seeing a lot of artificial influences on the economy right now, including low interest rates and the statements made by Fed officials and various politicians. It can be hard to keep track of all that noise, not to mention the company-specific specific news that may affect the investments in your portfolio. It’s for that
Several years ago, when the Cloud was hot, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock was at the heart of an acronym called FANG. Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com Facebook. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Netflix. Google. Later Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) made it FAANG. Now Facebook is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB), Google is Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), so MAAAN? Not only is the acronym ridiculous, but
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Block (NYSE:SQ) investors are in a tough spot right now. Down 67% in the past six months, SQ stock continues to drop in price. Many may be trying to bottom-fish with this fintech firm, formerly known as Square. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com But as the factors that drove its epic decline remain, buying it
What’s the state of the market? That’s what many on Wall Street want to know, amid a continuing war in Eastern Europe, doggedly high inflation, stomach-churning volatility in stocks and other assets, and a Federal Reserve that is slowly draining Wall Street’s punchbowl of easy money. “We’re calling the state of the markets today fragile,” Greg
In this article MRNA BKNG LYV An illustration of a Live Nation Entertainment logo is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. SOPA Images | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Live Nation – Shares of the live event producer popped more than 6% after the company reported
Following the stock market bottom in Mar. 2020, growth stocks dominated the list of best-performing stocks for the first year of the new bull market. Since then, growth stocks have been mired in a brutal bear market. There is no better example of this than Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK), which had a 391%
The telecommunications industry has experienced more than its fair share of change, and by necessity has evolved extremely quickly. As computing and communications have merged, the industry has had to deal with debates about privacy and data ownership, and major companies have quickly morphed into the giants of today. At the same time, the technology that powers
Is this the year that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) finally turns things around? After a sizable rally in the first third of the year, INTC stock finished 2021 in a tepid fashion. 2022 has been much worse thus far. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer has been struggling to right its
In this article BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating profits surged in the fourth quarter and for the full year as the conglomerate’s businesses continued to roar back to life from the pandemic economic slowdown. Chairman Warren Buffett increased his bet on that comeback, buying back
There’s been a positive charge in electric vehicle (EV) battery play Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) today. But is this excited behavior solid evidence that investors should purchase SLDP stock? Source: Shutterstock Let’s take a look at what’s happening in Solid Power off and on the price chart, then offer a risk-adjusted determination aligned with those findings.
Luxury is going to come at full price for Farfetch Ltd. shoppers, with the e-commerce retailer following the lead of high-end brands and eliminating many markdowns. “Of the top 10 brands on our marketplace, five now follow a full-price strategy for their e-concessions, and our own BrownsFashion.com has eliminated all markdown sales for over one
In this article ETSY BYND FL Etsy displayed on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square New York. Paul Zimmerman | Nasdaq | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce shopping platform rallied more than 13% in midday trading after reporting better-than-expected results for the fourth