One of the biggest mistakes I made after joining InvestorPlace was to give up on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) stock. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com I had a nice profit. I could have stayed in. But, fearing the process of demographic change – young people moving into small apartments – I bailed. Since then, Costco stock is
AT&T (NYSE:T) participated in the Bank of America (BofA) Communications and Entertainment Conference on Sept. 14. The CFO, Pascal Desroches, shed more light on its upcoming WarnerMedia combination with Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:DISCA). He also discussed the resulting expected dividend cut. Since then, T stock has kept falling. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com So far this
Lyft vs. Uber: An Overview Sometimes it’s safer or more convenient to leave the driving and traffic headaches to someone else. This is the thought that eventually grew into Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER) and Lyft Inc. (LYFT), the two quintessential transportation service companies. In a race to the finish line, Uber released its long-awaited initial
Epic Games has handed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) an epic defeat. Epic Systems, the maker of “Fortnite” and other popular games, launched a massive lawsuit against the company years ago for allegedly anticompetitive behavior. And, in a surprise to many observers, a judge largely agreed. Source: Shutterstock On Sept. 10, a judge ruled on the long-running Epic
Elliott Management has quietly reduced its position in Masa Son’s SoftBank Group, The Post has confirmed. And the Paul Singer-run hedge fund has made a tidy profit in the process — as much as $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter told The Post. The profit comes even as other investors have likely gotten
An artist’s illustration of the Axiom modules attached to the International Space Station. Axiom Space The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to retire the International Space Station by the end of this decade, so the U.S. space agency is turning to private companies to build new space stations in orbit – and expects to
In this article AAL COIN AZN-GB Bundles of steel from Nucor Corp. sit for sale to at Thompson Building Materials in Lomita, California, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Patrick Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines — Shares of
ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) produced excellent growth for its Q2 results ending June 30, but free cash flow (FCF) was disappointing. Except for its growth in Q1 2021, the company said that its FCF was just $75 million, vs. $1.589 billion last quarter. Nevertheless, VIAC stock could be at least 23% higher next year if its FCF
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock is cheap and has a very attractive prospective dividend yield. In addition, this pharmaceutical company’s growth prospects are high. As a result, ABBV stock is likely worth significantly more than the price of $107.73 as of Sept. 17. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com ABBV is basically flat for the year, as it closed
Investors pay up for growth. Witness Pinterest (NYSE:PINS). Revenues grew 48% in 2020. They rose 26% between the first and second quarter 2021. They should easily exceed the 2020 total after Q3 numbers are announced on Oct. 28. If 2021 sales hit $2.246 billion, the current PINS stock price equates to about 15 times sales. Source:
The biotechnology industry includes companies that develop drugs and diagnostic technologies for the treatment of diseases and medical conditions. These products must go through rigorous, costly, and time-consuming trials before potentially obtaining approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This means that investors may wait for years before knowing whether a drug under
Sentiment on Wall Street has taken a turn for the worse of late. Overall the bulls are still in control of the charts. However, the bears have recently made progress. The good news that it’s more to do with sentiment than actual fundamental deterioration in the macroeconomic conditions. This is my long way of saying
Lawmakers are back in Washington, D.C., on Monday and have less than two weeks to head off a partial government shutdown. What happens if they can’t? Past shutdowns — like the one that ended in January 2019 — have resulted in the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers; closures of national parks and
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The markets are entering the last quarter of another eventful year for equities as an asset class. Without doubt, the year will be remembered for Reddit and Meme stocks. It’s also a year when Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) trading platform gained significant traction as millennials took a plunge into stock trading. In general, meme stocks were among
For years, many analysts considered Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stock to be a no-brainer investment on the mercurial growth of the Chinese economy, particularly its burgeoning technology sector. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com For the most part, they’ve been right, with BABA stock soaring following some rough outings post its initial public offering. Today, the circumstances have completely
It is generally assumed that most people know what their home equity is. However, many people are still confused about the topic. As a homeowner, you need to understand how home equity works. That is especially true if you are looking to refinance a mortgage or borrow money against your residence. Key Takeaways Home equity
It’s all about the miles, sort of, with Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock popping 10% since yesterday on positive reports about its range. Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Lucid Air Dream edition can go 520 miles on one charge. That is 20% longer than Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), so that’s quite an
U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Monday, with those for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 300 points, as Hong Kong-listed property companies came under fresh pressure. Investors also were positioning ahead of this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. How are stock futures trading? Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.31% dropped nearly 400
It’s no secret the investing world is obsessed with all-electric vehicles (EVs). Several EV stocks, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) being chief among them, have given investors triple-digit gains this year. But in recent weeks, the stocks have seen a correction. Against this backdrop, QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock, down 12.5% last month, becomes an interesting play. Source: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com