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%,
The deadline to both file and pay 2019 federal income taxes was extended to July 15, 2020, due to the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension was announced by then-U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in March 2020. Key Takeaways The deadline to file and pay 2019 taxes was extended to July 15,
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The dream of multi-bagger returns just won’t die, will it? As some loyal (or perhaps stubborn) traders continue to invest in Hertz Global (OTCMKTS:HTZGQ), it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Hertz stock might never recover. Source: lumen-digital / Shutterstock.com I can’t blame anyone for wanting to keep the dream alive. Heck, I’m as guilty as anyone —
With earnings season winding down, it’s time to look at what the results portend for a list of hot stocks that I believe are worthy of investment now. The results show that the fourth quarter of 2020 is the first final period since Q4 2019 to show year-over-year earnings growth. More S&P 500 Index companies
The problem so many investors have — myself included — is that we suffer from what mathematician John Allen Paulos called “innumeracy.” So when I tell you that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is worth $1.6 trillion as a company, you might well say, “a billion, a trillion, what’s the difference?” Well, if you hold AMZN stock, there is
A GameStop store is pictured in New York, January 29, 2021. Carlo AllegriI | Reuters Shares of GameStop surged more than 90% in afternoon trading on Wednesday as investors poured into the brick-and-mortar retailer amid a C-suite shake-up. GameStop announced Wednesday that its chief financial officer Jim Bell will resign on March 26. “Mr. Bell’s
A shopper walks toward a GameStop store in Ottawa, Illinois, April 1, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: GameStop – Shares of the gaming retailer surged 61%, building on their massive surge during the regular trading session as traders weighed a C-suite
Since its inception in 1978, the 401(k) plan has grown to become the most popular type of employer-sponsored retirement plan in America. Millions of workers depend on the money that they have invested in these plans to provide for them in their retirement years, and many employers see a 401(k) plan as a key benefit