After Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) reported that it has missed analyst expectations for its fiscal second quarter earnings results, option traders are taking actions that suggest that they think the share price will move lower in the future. This may come as no surprise, considering the share price fell 9.2% the day after the announcement. Chewy
Let me ask you a simple question: how do you discover new brands and products? Do you still use magazines and physical catalogs? Or are you an Amazon.com person? Maybe you use Google? Well, if you’re like most people, the number one way you discover new brands and products isn’t any of those things. Instead,
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Natural disasters can upend lives in an instant, but unwinding the financial damage can take many months. Still, those affected have many sources of help. Here’s how you can get help and be strategic with your resources as you begin to rebuild after a disaster. Deal with immediate
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stoc has pulled back from the all-time highs after a red-hot run post-earnings. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com NVDA stock traded just past the $230 level before ultimately losing momentum. Certainly, some of the rally was warranted given the earnings beat and dovish Fed speak from Jackson Hole. The relentless rally has now
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2021. Source: NYSE After a weak jobs report, strategists say investor focus may stay on strong profit growth rather than other potential negatives. Stocks were mixed in the past week, ahead of the long Labor Day weekend, with the Nasdaq outperforming, the S&P
A leader in the online sports gambling industry, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is expanding its presence across the States and is expected to benefit from the upcoming football season. The company is making well-timed moves to build new offerings and achieve growth. It has successfully partnered with some of the top sports companies to offer a unique experience
We live in a sharing economy. This is an economic model that uses peer-to-peer activity, allowing individuals to acquire and provide goods and services to one another. This includes everything from access to capital, data, fashion, employment, and even transportation. The latter is commonly referred to as ride-sharing but you probably know it better by
Have you seen gene editing and sequencing stocks recently? Source: Connect world / Shutterstock.com Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) is up 20% over the past three months. Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BEAM) is up 45%. Editas Medicine (NASDAQ:EDIT) is up 90%. Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NTLA) is up 150%. Folks, the Genomic Revolution is here. And while everyone can see those big
We Americans invest more of our 401(k) plans in stocks than in any other asset class. In total we hold 39% of the money in stock funds, and another 26% in “target-date funds” that, depending on your age, allocate smaller or larger amounts to the stock market as well. Most of that is in the
In this article XOM A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Activist firm Engine No. 1 after winning three board seats at Exxon is meeting with other oil companies in its climate change fight, a source familiar told CNBC’s David Faber. The hedge
Since before Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock went public a month ago, the phrase “Robinhood stock” has been part of the vocabulary. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com These are stocks beloved of small investors, who often trade on Robinhood’s app and exchange views on Reddit’s r/Wallstreetbets. But after looking at its June quarter earnings report and what has
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Didi Global (DIDI) – Didi rallied 4.3% in the premarket following a Bloomberg report that Beijing was considering taking a stake in the ride-hailing company and possibly bringing it under state control. It is unclear what size stake Beijing would consider taking in the company. Netflix
Allegations of fraud against Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) are unlikely to stop its Alzheimer’s drug candidate from quickly advancing to a Phase 3 clinical trial. As a result, I remain very bullish on SAVA stock. Source: Shutterstock One of the most important reasons is an issue that hasn’t been explored very much yet. Specifically, none of
U.S. employers added only 235,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2% from 5.4%, suggesting the spread of the delta variant may have kept more Americans from returning to the workforce. Economists were expecting at least 600,000 jobs to have been added last month, but hiring in the services sector of the
Although special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, gained notoriety over the trailing year-and-a-half period, they do offer a clear advantage to retail investors. Without these blank-check firms, regular folks may not have a chance to buy names like Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com That’s because traditional market debuts are comparatively onerous, perhaps enough
In last week’s Tax Guy column, I pointed out that one big negative about equity mutual funds is that you don’t have much control over taxes. The fund decides which investments to sell and when. If the fund sells investments that have gone up in value since they were acquired, the resulting gains will be
In this article DIDI Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Didi are poised for double-digit gains this week amid a Bloomberg News report that Beijing is eyeing a plan to take the troubling ride-hailing giant under state control by acquiring a stake through government-run firms. State-owned Beijing Tourism Group and other companies
Exterior view of the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street on June 2, 2021. Kena Betancur | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images The IPO pipeline this fall is filling up quickly. The IPO market has already had its busiest year since the internet bubble in 2000, and the fall will likely
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Short squeeze stocks are no new phenomenon. But so far this year, thanks to the potent combination of meme stocks and Reddit trading? It’s been an easy way for retail investors to make fast trading profits. Between AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC), Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV), GameStop (NYSE:GME) and many others, quick to the punch Main Street traders