Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, several sectors have grabbed the limelight. In particular, due to the advent of social distancing, online businesses flourished. Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM), which provides a video-communications platform, was a major beneficiary of the trend, causing ZM stock to boom. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Trading at $67 towards the end
Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) will release its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 3 after the stock market close. This could be a bellwether for how well its crucial Christmas season turns out. Investors will be looking carefully to see if the West coast shipment delays are having any effect on its ability to deliver inventory to stores. If
The numbers: The index of consumer confidence rose to 113.8 in October from a revised 109.8 in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is the first gain after three straight declines. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a decline to 108. Big picture: Consumer confidence has slumped since the
In this article AMZN VZ INDIA – 2019/08/30: In this photo illustration a popular wireless communication application Verizon logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Verizon is partnering with Amazon to use the tech giant’s coming satellite internet system to expand rural broadband
Fixed Asset vs. Current Asset: An Overview A company’s financial statement will generally classify its assets into distinct categories, including fixed assets and current assets. Fixed assets, also known as property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) and as capital assets, are tangible things that a company expects to use for more than one accounting period. Current
In this article TSLA PYPL PINS Pedestrians pass in front of Pinterest signage displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. PayPal, Pinterest – Shares of PayPal climbed more than 3% as Pinterest shares tumbled more than 12% after
Investors in ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) will be watching the company’s third-quarter earnings release on Nov. 4 to see how well its free cash flow (FCF) performs. This could have a major effect on the VIAC stock price. Source: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com That could not happen at a better time, since the stock is at a six-month
Seasoned income investors know that the secret to good dividend stocks isn’t always about the size of the yield, it’s about the consistency. Income investing isn’t a short-term game. It’s a long-term strategy, so you need quality stocks that can deliver dependable income in good times and bad. Newcomers in income or total return investing
If I had a pet, I could love Zomedica (NYSEAMERICAN:ZOM) and its services — but its stock is another story. In March, I pointed out that ZOM stock is “overvalued and a risky bet” because of the low acceptance rate of its Truforma platform. So far, my opinion hasn’t changed. Source: didesign021 / Shutterstock.com In
Grom Social Enterprises (NASDAQ:GROM) is a recently public social media company that is geared to kids under 13. It is also an original content provider of entertainment for kids. The problem is it has no chance of originating profits, at least based on its present financial situation. That means GROM stock is not likely to
The former-CEO of an Australian mobile software company has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for his role in a massive horoscope text-messaging fraud that bilked $50 million from hundreds of thousands of U.S. cell phone users. Michael Pearse, 52, was accused of helping develop software that would auto-subscribe unwitting cell-phone customers
In this video, I want to share with you How to Eliminate Stress When it Comes to Trading Stocks or trading in your account. In either case, how do you eliminate that Stress caused by when you’re trading in the stock market? Well, a lot of times people take on this stress because they don’t
Key Takeaways Analysts estimate EPS of $3.19 vs. $2.71 in Q3 FY 2020. Monthly active users are expected to rise YOY. Revenue is expected increase at a healthy pace, but growth is seen slowing compared to the most recent two quarters. Facebook Inc. (FB) is coming off of two consecutive quarters of robust profit and
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Pinterest (PINS) – Pinterest shares tumbled 13.2% in premarket trading after PayPal (PYPL) said it was not pursuing an acquisition of the social media company at this time. Its statement came in response to reports that it was pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest
ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) is an e-commerce company that owns an online e-commerce platform, Wish.com, with 90 million monthly active users. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people were left with no other choice but to rely heavily on e-commerce companies for food and necessities—driving WISH stock up. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Once lockdown restrictions eased
When Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock traded at a 52-week low last week, it validated the bears. Source: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com The stock has a short float of more than one-fifth. How did the skeptics know that this electronic gaming and multimedia firm would fall by so much? Momentum investors tried to lift SKLZ stock a few times in
So far this month, two factors have enabled shares in Chinese EV company Nio (NYSE:NIO) to make their way back toward $40 per share. First, worries about investing in China have eased a bit. Issues like the Evergrande (OTCMKTS:EGRNF) crisis, as well as China’s crackdown on some of its largest companies, are weighing less on
More than 3 million Americans decided to retire earlier than they would have due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis. Miguel Faria E Castro, a senior economist at the St. Louis Fed, compared retirees to the baby-boomer trend to distinguish between “normal” and “excess” retirements. As of August, he found, there were
In this article WFC A Wells Fargo logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto Chris Helgren | Reuters Wells Fargo is developing a virtual assistant to help it convert more retail banking customers into digital users, CNBC has learned. The assistant, named Fargo, will be able to execute tasks including
Income is taxed at the federal, state, and local levels, and earned income is subject to additional levies to fund Social Security and Medicare, to name a few. Taxes are difficult to avoid, but there are many strategies to help ward them off. Here are six ways to protect your income from taxes. Key Takeaways Contributing