Some folks might point to mobile e-commerce company ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) as an example of what can go wrong when people buy initial public offering (IPO) stocks. After all, WISH stock hasn’t performed well since the company’s IPO. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com I’ll grant that there’s a cautionary lesson to be learned from this. People who jumped
In this article SEDG A Solarpro employee installs a SolarEdge Technologies Inc. inverter at a residential property in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, May 17, 2021. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SolarEdge jumped nearly 12% during premarket trading on Tuesday after the company topped expectations during the second quarter and provided an
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Under Armour (UAA) – Under Armour shares jumped 4.5% in the premarket, after the athletic apparel maker beat estimates on the top and bottom lines and the company raised its full-year forecast. Under Armour reported quarterly earnings of 24 cents per share, compared
Is it worth buying the stock of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:VIAC) stock in hopes that the company will be acquired by media giant Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)? Source: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com VIAC stock got a bump in late June after media reports surfaced that Comcast was considering making a bid for ViacomCBS in order to strengthen its streaming content.
Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock has an awful lot riding on its upcoming earnings report. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com For any publicly traded company, earnings reports are critical as they present a showcase for stakeholders and prospective buyers. But for Nio, the financial disclosure for the second quarter will truly determine whether people can trust its
What if losing a job, even temporarily, means you need rent relief? As states attempted to slow the spread of the coronavirus by imposing lockdowns or stay-at-home orders, paying the rent became more difficult. Even after many states lifted lockdowns, economically impacted renters have wondered what relief they can get to help pay the rent
I read an article recently that suggested the growth in Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock from 2005 to 2015 — its first 10 years as a public company — was off-the-charts good. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com However, in the six years since, BIDU stock has seriously underperformed. As The Motley Fool’s Leo Sun pointed out, a $5,000 investment in
Semiconductor stocks haven’t risen in a straight line this year, but they have recovered from their last dip in May. Now the group is expected to maintain its head of steam through 2022 with faster growth than the broader stock market. But chip makers as a group trade below the broad indexes on a price-to-earnings
History has repeatedly shown that market crashes are almost a “natural” part of the investing cycle. On July 19, the S&P 500 saw its worst single-session plunge in months, fueling speculation that a major correction might be around the corner — and that will provide stocks to buy. The spread of the delta variant, which
In this article RKT Signage for Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Rocket Companies jumped as much as 8% on Monday after the
In this article UIS SPG TTWO Shoppers ascend and descend escalators at the King of Prussia Mall, owned by Simon Property Group, United State’s largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Take-Two Interactive Software — The video game company saw
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) announced very satisfactory second-quarter results on July 30, but the shareholders seem to want more. The problem is the company is doing exactly what it should do with its cash flow. It’s covering its very ample dividend, paying down debt, and paying for necessary capital expenditures. In short, XOM stock is still very
Bionano (NASDAQ:BNGO) is a small life sciences company. Biotech companies use Bionano’s Saphyr system for researching DNA and to diagnose illnesses caused by genetics. Up until recently, Bionano has had difficulty achieving widespread market adoption for Saphyr. However, BNGO stock has gone on a wild ride over the past year as traders gravitated to Bionano’s
Editor’s note: Below you’ll find the week 49 release of the NYC Recovery Index, originally published July 26, 2021. Visit the NYC Recovery index homepage for the latest data. New York City’s economic recovery index remained unchanged as of July 17, as rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and a decline in the city’s housing market erased modest
Investors in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) — at least, those who came on board after 2002 — have been a pretty happy lot. When the dotcom bubble burst in 2000, ORCL stock was hammered. In just two years, investors saw their holdings drop in value by more than 80%. However, since 2002, Oracle shares have been
A federal official from the National Labor Relations Board is recommending holding a new vote and nullifying the results from a closely watched contest in which Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Alabama cast ballots overwhelmingly against unionizing, according to the union in the case. An Amazon AMZN, +0.12% spokeswoman said employees “had a chance to be heard during a
Stem (NYSE:STEM) is a new kind of manager with assets under management (AUM). Its assets are electricity storage assets (large batteries), instead of monetary assets, and its service or value-added is AI-based software. But it is just as profitable as other managers — or soon will be — as it gains scale. As a result,
A customer shops for groceries at La Tapatia Market during a blackout in Napa, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The electric grid in the West is being tested like never before amid extreme-weather events, including raging wildfires and severe droughts fueled by climate change. Utility companies
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Square (SQ) – The digital payments company agreed to buy Australia’s Afterpay for about $29 billion in stock, representing a roughly 30% premium for Afterpay shareholders. Square shares fell 4.8% in the premarket, but news of the deal boosted shares of U.S.-based payment
At one point, Zomedica (NYSE:ZOM) could do no wrong. ZOM stock would explode some 2,900% from its November 2020 lows. The company was nearing commercialization of its point-of-care diagnostic product. Even the pet industry was howling about the opportunity. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com Nowadays, Zomedica has become a slow-motion train wreck. In fact, the last