The S&P 500 closed within a few ticks of all-time highs on Wednesday before taking a hit the next day. But it sure doesn’t feel that way for investors who have been making consistent money in high-growth sectors and stocks. Source: Shutterstock On today’s new episode of MoneyLine, I dive into the recent pullback in
Clean energy stocks are the next frontier in tech investing. Solar, hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesels and even natural gas have soared as governments look to roll out clean energy policies worldwide. Many of these companies will win big. But many of these technologies also have checkered histories. Investors buying clean energy stocks will need to
Interest rates may be on the rise right now, but they are still near historic lows. So, as it continues to be a near-zero interest rate environment, dividend stocks have become even more important to investors searching for yield. The problem? Unlike bonds, there’s a lot more risk in depending on equities for income. Bond
Longtime trader Art Cashin told CNBC on Friday that investors should brace themselves for a period of stock market volatility as Wall Street digests rising bond yields. “You have to be very careful. There is a fine line. If the market begins to believe that the Fed has somehow lost control of where the bond
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson and others celebrate their IPO at the Nasdaq exchange, April 16, 2015. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce company popped nearly 13% on Friday after beating on the top and bottom lines of its quarterly results. Etsy earned $1.08 per
As tax season approaches, you may find yourself wondering what your options are for filing a tax return. There are a couple of items we must address first. When is the tax season? What information do you need to gather before you can file your taxes? Key Takeaways Tax season typically runs from early in
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the move the cloud.
Although Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) has great potential, allegations against the company by a research firm make CLOV stock too risky to buy or hold at this point. Source: Shutterstock The allegations were made by Hindenburg Research in early February. Hindenburg has shorted stocks that it issued reports about it in the past. When it issued
Special purpose acquisition companies are one of the hottest trends on Wall Street right now. And there’s no one hotter than Chamath Palihapitiya, the so-called King of SPACs. Social Capital Hedosophia IV (NYSE:IPOD) is one of Palihapitiya’s suite of six different SPACs. And, so far, IPOD stock is off to a good start. It’s jumped
Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) stupefying success is a testament to the company’s ability to constantly innovate and remain relevant in an increasingly competitive industry. In the last 12 months, Amazon stock managed to outperform the markets thanks to the recent surge in e-commerce. This was amplified by the growth of Amazon Web Service (AWS) as remote work
Mentions of GameStop increased on Reddit days before shares of the video-game retailer took off again, according to Justin Zhen, co-founder of Thinknum, a tech firm that compiles alternative data sets for investors. “In the last 24 hours, we saw the number of occurrences of mentions for GameStop spike. It actually started spiking about four
A staff member displays a burger with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty at VeggieWorld fair in Beijing, China November 8, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Thursday: Beyond Meat – Beyond Meat shares rose as much as 14.7% in volatile trading on news that the plant-based
The telecommunication sector is made up of companies that make communication possible on a global scale, whether it is through the phone or the Internet, through airwaves or cables, through wires or wirelessly. These companies created the infrastructure that allows data in words, voice, audio, or video to be sent anywhere in the world. The
The previous lack of successful biofuels in developed nations and Gevo’s (NASDAQ:GEVO) high valuation are both factors that make me cautious on GEVO stock. The company develops low-carbon renewable fuels from plant sugars, but I’m not sure it’s a sustainable buy. Source: PhotographyByMK / Shutterstock.com Other worrisome trends for the stock include the apparent lack
Clover Health Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:CLOV) has fallen to $9.71 as of Feb. 24 from $15.90 on Jan. 8 when its SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) merger closed. On Feb. 4, Hindenburg Research came out with a scathing research short report on CLOV stock and its founders and promoters. Source: Shutterstock I believe that the stock
A piece of news came across my computer recently that should be welcome for those who own Canopy Growth (NASDAQ:CGC) stock. The company continues to have a sizable impact in the Canadian cannabis market. Up around 36% year-to-date, CGC stock has what it takes to keep moving higher. Source: Shutterstock Here’s why: Canadian Cannabis Continues
When it comes to income investing, we think investors should look for blue-chip stocks that have a few key features that go beyond the ordinary dividend stock. In particular, we prefer dividend stocks that have the ability to grow their payouts over time, as well as those that have very safe and reliable payouts, even
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Bonds have been shunned by many investors as rock bottom rates made them unattractive relative to equities. On Thursday, the bond market may have gained an upper hand in the eyes of some investors. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped 9 basis points to
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters Stock investors are trying desperately to interpret what a rise in bond yields means for the stock market. Since February 10th,
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: GameStop (GME) – GameStop remains on watch after another Reddit-fueled surge Wednesday in the video game retailer’s shares, as well as other so-called “Reddit stocks” like BlackBerry (BB), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Koss Corp. (KOSS). GameStop surged 55.8% premarket, while AMC rose 12.9%,