Twitch may just be Amazon’s best-kept secret. Acquired in a 2014 bidding war with Google for $1 billion in cash, the gaming platform, and the social network continues to break its own high scores. Four years after that acquisition and just seven after its initial launch, Twitch boasts a valuation of about US$3.79 billion. Twitch viewers live-streamed
Faster isn’t always better. But in the world of making money, faster is often better. Because, let’s face it, we all have a certain amount of time on the clock. No one is going to live forever. And so, the faster we earn big money, the more we can enjoy the liberties and luxuries that
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Consumers’ sentiment is a contrarian indicator, so their current pessimism is bullish for stocks. See full story. Buy the pullback in chip stocks — and focus on these 6 companies for the long haul The iShares Semiconductor ETF is down over 6% from recent highs, much more than the S&P 500. See
Shoppers walk in front of a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images As earnings season draws to a finale, investors’ eyes are focused on how the second half of 2021 will look. Be it a contagious new Covid-19 variant causing lockdowns,
In today’s episode, we have a very special guest and that is billionaire Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder and long-term investment strategist at GMO, one of the world’s most well-respected asset management firms. Jeremy is an investing legend and studied market historian, who successfully identified and sidestepped the major corrections such as the Japanese market in
Value investors are at a loss to explain the performance of Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stock. Holding BABA stock in the hopes that the shares can return to their 52-week high may prove to be unprofitable. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com That’s because China’s government is introducing stricter regulations in many sectors. So despite paying a $2.75 billion
As forward thinking as Warren Buffett is, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) — the multinational conglomerate holding company Buffett spearheads — has never invested in Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). That has led some folks to question whether he likes Tesla or even electric vehicles. But look beyond the noise, and you’ll find that the Oracle is quite bullish on
What is the college degree that you should have gotten? Maybe it’s the one you did get. But sometimes when people are getting out of college—and they and their friends start hitting the job market—they realize that the opportunities open to grads with their particular major are not necessarily in the career fields they’d like
Social commerce platform operator Poshmark (NASDAQ:POSH) is a popular destination for shoppers to buy and sell second-hand products, or even hold virtual shopping parties. It’s an interesting business model, and while some folks don’t have POSH stock on their radar, perhaps they ought to. Source: NYC Russ / Shutterstock.com After all, as reported earlier this year
Whenever retailers talk about “meeting customers where they are”, it’s time to worry. Too often that means closing lots of stores and doubling down on digital, which is precisely the wrong thing to do. Retailers are in the business of making more money than they spend. With e-commerce, they don’t. With e-commerce and brick-and-mortar, they can. While
In this article HOOD Newly public stock trading app Robinhood is not looking to do a secondary offering to take advantage of its retail investor-driven share price rise, according to the company’s chief financial officer. “It doesn’t resonate with me to call Robinhood a meme stock,” Robinhood CFO Jason Warnick told CNBC’s Kate Rooney on “Squawk
Although I’m a car enthusiast, I’m not in love with Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock. In fact, I’ve repeatedly suggested that investors avoid it in the past. Source: xiaorui / Shutterstock.com In 2020 I wrote the article “Nio Stock Has Skyrocketed in 2020, But High Risks Remain” using the Nasdaq Dozen method to analyze the company, I focused
Shoppers carry bags of purchased merchandise at the King of Prussia Mall, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, December 8, 2018. Mark Makela | Reuters Retail sales were expected to have fallen off in July, as consumers reacted to the delta variant of Covid and held off on online and vehicle purchases. Economists expect retail sales
A global shortage of semiconductors has turned the industry upside down. The demand for chips was high even before the pandemic started, due to the rollout of 5G. However, the coronavirus pandemic drove that demand much higher as millions bought laptops, cell phones, and gaming devices as they sheltered in their homes. While many analysts
Rising sea levels, summer heatwaves, widespread droughts, storms, wildfires, and disastrous floods. These are all dramatic effects of human-induced climate change. Some investors may overlook the environmental impacts of their portfolios, but for those on top of the world’s environmental changes, green technology and renewable energy may provide profitable investment opportunities. Climate investments fall within
It’s supposed to be “off season” in Washington D.C. right now. But, as opposed to taking advantage of their recess, legislators are moving forward with passing some hefty bills and budget plans. I’m talking, of course, about the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion 2022 budget plan. Both plans have passed the Senate, and
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Friday marks the 200th session that the S&P 500 index hasn’t produced a drawdown of at least 5% from its recent peak, making the current stretch of equity levitation the longest since 2016, when the market went 404 sessions without falling by at least 5% peak to trough. See full story. Judge
United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno at the rollout of the Atlas V 541 rocket that would launch NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on July 28, 2020. Ben Smegelsky | NASA Rocket builder United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will require all employees to receive vaccinations against
Increasing M&A deals and cutting edge therapies are driving biotech ETFs higher. IShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/IBB/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P Biotech ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/XBI/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID ARK Genomic Revolution ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/ARKG/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/BBC/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SBIO/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Merck: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/MRK?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Biogen: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BIIB?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Sanofi: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SNY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID ArQule: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/ARQL?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Synthorx: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/THOR?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow
A month ago I wrote that Uber (NYSE:UBER) was likely to fall 20% from $49.07 on July 9, and not rise over 42% like other analysts were saying. Since then, UBER stock has dropped over 17% to below $40 and is still falling. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com I suspect that, given another lousy loss-making quarter by