Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) — a company that has become bifurcated amid the pandemic with a surging streaming business and a stumbling parks business — reported first-quarter numbers in mid-February that didn’t surprise anyone. Over the past three months, Disney’s streaming services Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu grew like clockwork. Disneyland and Disney World parks, though, continued to
Interest rates remain very low and given the ongoing economic impact from COVID-19, they will likely stay very low. This low-rate environment places income investors in a difficult position. Add in the S&P 500 rising nearly 100% over the last five years, and finding high-yielding securities has become much more difficult. With low interest rates,
A SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) play like Social Capital Hedosophia VI (NYSE:IPOF) stock has two aspects. First, it’s a pot of money raised during the SPAC’s initial public offering. Second, it has optionality should the SPAC find a merger target of which the market approves. Source: Shutterstock That’s it. There’s no business to a
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity prepares for flight. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic shares dropped after the company on Friday delayed its next spaceflight test, which was scheduled for this weekend. “We have been progressing through our pre-flight preparations and, during that process, we have decided to allow more time for technical checks. We are working to
A visitor wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai Disney Resort, that will be closed during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Shanghai, China January 24, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walt Disney Company — Shares of the
Despite what the oil bears might think, energy stocks will recover and I’m taking a look at a couple well-positioned for the future.
A fringe benefit is any non-wage form of compensation and is usually offered by an employer as both an employee incentive and a way to reduce taxes. In fact, many fringe benefits are tax-advantageous to both the employer and the employee. There are limits to this, and some fringe benefits do not provide a tax
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) may be one of the most popular alternative energy plays out there. Shares in the hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) company have “crushed it” in the past year. Yet, there are many more emerging leaders in the “green wave” space that make for stronger investing opportunities than PLUG stock. Source: Alexander Kirch /
Perhaps no group is more happy about a Democratic House and Senate than cannabis investors. A blue sweep has provided momentum for the cannabis sector once again, and Hexo (NYSE:HEXO) stock is poised for further growth. Source: Shutterstock Talk of potential Federal U.S. legalization has stoked stock prices across the cannabis sector. And there are
It’s no secret that green energy stocks are red hot, with some green energy plays soaring as high as 400% since March 2020. And solar is set to continue to beat the broader market. Joe Biden has pledged $2 trillion to renewable energy — a move that is set to send the value of specific
A protester against Robnhood and it’s CEO holds signs in San Francisco. Lupe Mejia | CNBC Some Robinhood traders who can’t get in touch with customer service are trying another tactic: showing up at its front door. A handful of Robinhood’s clients have driven to the start-up’s headquarters in California, demanding to speak to a
Attendees visit the Disney+ streaming service booth at the D23 Expo on August 23, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. ROBYN BECK | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Disney – Shares of Disney jumped 3% after the company reported strong growth in paid streaming subscribers
Inquiries for pre-approved offers do not affect your credit score unless you follow through and apply for the credit. If you read the fine print on the offer, you’ll find it’s not really “pre-approved.” Anyone who receives an offer still must fill out an application before being granted credit. The pre-approval means that the lender
Pot stocks, one of the hot trends of 2018, are back in fashion. So are stocks with low market capitalizations. So are stocks with high short interest. Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) is all three of these things, and thus became a Reddit play. That is, small traders at the sub-Reddit r/WallStreetBets banded together and bought SNDL
Shares of Alteryx (NASDAQ:AYX) dropped big in February after the data analytics company reported fourth-quarter numbers that — while beating estimates — revealed structurally weakening growth trends. The guide also called for these weaknesses to persist for the foreseeable future. Naturally, AYX stock plunged after the print. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Bad news aside, this
Lately, the stock market is on fire. Despite a pandemic, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are setting new records. A lot of the positive momentum is due to electric vehicle (EV) stocks and alluring SPAC plays. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t other sectors worth exploring. Case in point? 3D printing. You
Virgin Galactic pilots walk to the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity spacecraft, attached to the jet carrier aircraft Eve. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that the company’s next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday. An FAA notice posted on Thursday said
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tilray, Canopy Growth, Aphria, Aurora Cannabis — Several cannabis stocks dropped Thursday, giving up some of the sharp gains from earlier this week as Reddit traders piled into the names. Shares of Tilray fell more than 40% after rallying
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We may be moving toward a cashless society, but we’re not there yet. Despite the growth of electronic payments, debit cards, and credit cards, checks are still widely used in the United States. More than 14 billion paper checks were issued in 2018 alone, according to a Federal Reserve report. While writing a check is quite