What Is the Difference Between the Different Cost Types? Fixed costs, total fixed costs, and variable costs all sound similar, but there are significant differences between the three. The main difference is that fixed costs do not account for the number of goods or services a company produces while variable costs and total fixed costs
Although Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) is one of the most intriguing names in business because of its remarkable ascent, I had reservations about the company when I last wrote about in April of this year. It wasn’t an easy article to write since I covered it when CPNG stock was a private equity play; thus, I had
As sea level rises, it can be easy to miss the subtlety of higher water. It’s much harder to overlook saltwater more frequently flooding streets, impeding daily life and making existing problems worse. The frequency of high-tide flooding along the U.S. coasts has doubled since 2000, and it’s expected to increase five to 15 times
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York University professor and author Jerome Favre | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nicholas Nassim Taleb has reversed his stance on bitcoin. The “Black Swan” author said in a recent paper that the largest cryptocurrency by market cap has failed to satisfy the notions of it as a currency without government, a
In this article BA JPM PEP Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: PepsiCo (PEP) – The snack and beverage giant gained 1.3% in premarket trading, after beating estimates on the top and bottom lines and raising its full-year forecast. PepsiCo earned an adjusted $1.72 per share for the quarter, 19 cents above
Paysafe (NYSE:PYSE) is a profitable payments company and a leader in the digital wallet and integrated processing industry. But here’s the thing about PSFE stock now — it’s trading at full value. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean the stock won’t rise. In fact, I suspect that it could move about 25% higher over the next
Call them sucker stocks, stocks to avoid or whatever you’d like. Regardless of how they’re categorized, there are some companies investors should stay far away from right now. A few of the companies on this list look bad because of the pandemic. Some weak electric vehicle (EV) companies also make an appearance, along with some
The COVID-19 pandemic has made keeping up with monthly bill payments challenging for many Americans. As a result, many credit card companies have introduced policies to provide financial relief and help that can include a deferment of payments, fee waivers, and a reduced annual interest rate—or annual percentage rate (APR). Taking advantage of these benefits
My view of IBM (NYSE:IBM) stock is quite mixed right now. The tech giant’s cloud business has rebounded under its new CEO, Arvind Krishna, but my positive thesis on IBM stock has a second component: the strong management and sales skills of Jim Whitehurst, the former CEO of the highly successful start-up Red Hat. Source:
You’d think this guy would know better. A Virginia tax preparer was convicted of failing to file tax returns for himself for five years, as well as preparing false tax returns for many of his clients. Karl Burden-El Bey, 65, of Hampton, Va. was found guilty by a federal jury of not filing any tax
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said that China’s recent moves boosting oversight of its technology
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Earnings season begins with two major tailwinds: sky high prices and sky-high expectations. On paper, second quarter earnings looks like the mother of all earnings reports, with estimates having risen steadily for the past six months, from expected 45% growth in January to
In this article EA JPM GS CAG PEP BA Boeing employees walk by a new Boeing 737-900 at Boeing Field in Seattle Thursday, July 15, 2004. Barry Sweet | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boeing — Shares of Boeing fell more than 3%. The plane maker cut production
Chinese EV giant Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) recently reported its record June and second-quarter deliveries. It continues to be a dominant name in the EV industry, and with several catalysts in place, XPEV stock will continue creating more shareholder value. With incredible year-over-year revenue growth, the stock still trades at a considerable discount to its peers. Source:
Nio (NYSE:NIO) has had one of the most incredible turnarounds in recent memory. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) was priced at $6 per share, and NIO stock stayed in the single digits following the IPO. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com While Nio made a decent case about being able to beat Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) in
In neoclassical economics, perfect competition is a theoretical market structure that produces the best possible economic outcomes for both consumers and society. A market that experiences perfect competition may be referred to as a “perfect” market by economists that subscribe to this school of thought. So, some economists use perfect competition as a benchmark to
Call it a safety stock, or an all-weather investment. Through thick and thin, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) provides comfort food – and comfort when markets turn sour – as MCD stock is a dividend yielder that’s appropriate for just about any portfolio. Source: Nixx Photography / Shutterstock.com Sometimes people feel that the markets are due for a correction,
Retirees and near-retirees may not need to reduce or eliminate their fixed income exposure out of a concern for higher global inflation and interest rates. I say that not because they’re wrong to believe that higher inflation and interest rates would be generally bearish for bonds. But retirees may be overlooking the bond market of
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock looks even more undervalued than it did in April. At the time, I said this cloud software company was worth at least 30% more than its April 14 price of $76.78. That put the value of ORCL stock at about $100 per share. Today, with its Q4 free cash flow (FCF) up 19%
For most securities, determining investment yields is a straightforward exercise. But for debt instruments, this can be more complicated due to the fact that short-term debt markets have various ways of calculating yields and they use different conventions in converting a time period into a year. Here are the four main types of yields: The