Gabriela Bhaskar | Bloomberg | Getty Images The $1,400 stimulus checks are hitting Americans’ bank accounts, but Bank of America doesn’t expect the fiscal aid to spur speculative trading in GameStop’s stock. Since the GameStop trading mania that took place in January, the Wall Street firm’s predictive analytics team has been monitoring non-fundamental factors in
A Five Below location. John Greim | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Five Below – The discount retailer’s shares ticked up 6% after the company’s fourth-quarter results topped Wall Street analyst expectations. Five Below reported earnings per share of $2.20 on revenue of $859 million.
What’s next for Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) stock? The dry-bulk shipper has soared nearly five-fold since January. Even after pulling back more than 50% off its highs ($1.95 per share) in recent weeks. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com News of the company’s expansion may be playing a role in its upward surge, but maybe its sudden
Chartered Market Technician (CMT) is a designation for technical analysts awarded by the CMT Association. Those who earn a CMT demonstrate mastery of investment risk in portfolio management, including quantitative approaches to market research and rules-based trading system design and testing. In the article below, we will review the steps to earning a CMT designation.
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A generation ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average was filled with stocks like United States Steel (NYSE:X) and O-I Glass (NYSE:OI), known then as Owens-Illinois. They made basic goods other manufacturers turned into consumer products. Today these companies are barely noticed. The world has moved on. Technology rules, and biology is rising. Today’s Dow is
Bill Ackman tweeted on March 15 that he gave his entire stake in Coupang (NYSE:CPNG), the South Korean e-commerce company that went public on March 10, to three charitable organizations, including the Pershing Square Foundation. The move indicates the billionaire investor believes in the future of CPNG stock. Source: Ki young / Shutterstock.com It also
Amazon.com delivery trucks in Richmond, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Given the current financial environment, which strategy can investors use to pinpoint compelling opportunities? Despite inflation concerns, there are still stocks poised to outperform. One way to find them is by following the recommendations of
A Dollar General store in Creve Coeur, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Williams-Sonoma – Shares of the retailer jumped more than 20% after the company beat top and bottom line estimates during the fourth quarter. Williams-Sonoma earned $3.95 per share excluding items during
Not much changed in the last few months preceding Bumble’s (NASDAQ:BMBL) initial public offering. Last September, Bloomberg News reported a valuation of $6 billion to $8 billion. So, after Bumble stock started trading in early February, valuations have been in line with insider expectations. Source: XanderSt / Shutterstock.com What is the play with trading Bumble
When was the last time you heard good news about pensions? Instead, you’ve probably seen alarming headlines such as these: Are you worried about your pension or a parent’s pension? This article describes the laws that should keep your promised benefits safe, some limitations of those laws, and what you can do to protect yourself.
Shares of self-driving technology company Luminar (NASDAQ:LAZR) have been in a slump recently. But that slump may have just ended. The company delivered a strong business update on Thursday, and today LAZR stock popped more than 15%. Source: JHVEPhoto/shutterstock.com We suspected this would happen. Heading into that business update, we wrote that LAZR stock was
The recent growth sector meltdown at the hands of a bond market selloff and spiking U.S. Treasury yields has created some golden buying opportunities in the stock market, mostly because this “yield surge” is temporary while the fundamentals underlying many now-cheap growth stocks have long-term staying power. One such golden buying opportunity is in digital
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 5, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) Photo by Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images It took the SPAC market just three months to
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress on September 24, 2020, in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images Treasury yields flared on Thursday as bond market players grappled with the Federal Reserve’s
Investors in Zomedica (NYSE:ZOM) have been taken on quite the wild ride this year. ZOM stock is up nearly 1,000% year-to-date, and over 30% this past week alone. Source: didesign021 / Shutterstock.com Why the buzz? There are a few key things going on with this stock right now. So sorting them out is a priority. Let’s dive
Most experts suggest you conduct a regular personal financial checkup on an annual basis or after a major life event (such as marriage or divorce). It’s important to follow a system when reviewing your finances to make sure you don’t leave anything out or miss something critical to your financial well-being. Here are the main
It’s not all about technology or social media companies. These 5 companies are also in the earnings spotlight. Eli Lilly: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/ELY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Visa: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/V?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Edwards Lifesciences: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/EW?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Deckers Brands: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/DECK?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Caterpillar: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CAT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Nio (NYSE:NIO) shareholders are discovering that it’s difficult to carry the weight of expectations. NIO stock is down about 11% in 2021. And for now, the bears appear to be in control. To be fair, Nio has been in a far worse situation. But this time investors expect more. And for Nio to reach the
Geographic diversification can be valuable for stock market investors. When one country is in recession, another might not necessarily be in the same condition. There are times in which stocks from other countries, such as Canadian stocks, might be more attractively valued or have better growth prospects that domestic stocks. Investors may not realize that