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
Naked Brands (NASDAQ:NAKD) stock has roared back to life. NAKD stock was trading for less than 10 cents per share last fall. Source: Shutterstock Over the past few months, however, the stock gradually moved up to the 50 cent range. Then, two weeks ago, Naked Brands’ stock launched from 50 cents up to as high
Fidelity Investments’ history goes back to the early 1940s. Many investors associate mutual funds with Fidelity. However, in recent years, the company has increased its exchange-traded funds. Therefore today, we’ll introduce seven Fidelity index funds that can help diversify your long-term portfolio. Lucian Bebchuk and Scott Hirst of the National Bureau of Economic Research in
In mid-December, InvestorPlace’s Todd Shriber recommended three electric-vehicle (EV) charging station stocks. One of them was Switchback Energy (NYSE:SBE). As I write this, it’s trading near $40. That’s 300% higher than its July 2019 initial public offering (IPO), which suggests SBE stock might not be the best bet of the threesome. Source: Michael Vi /
A pedestrian passes in front of a Charles Schwab Corp. bank branch in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brokerage firm Charles Schwab said Wednesday it is laying off about 200 employees from the combined Schwab-TD Ameritrade company. This is the most recent round of layoffs, following a purge of 1,000
A pedestrian walks by a sign in front of the Uber headquarters on May 18, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Uber — Shares of the ride-hailing company slid more than 2% in extended trading after Uber reported fourth-quarter results.
Despite the stock market suffering its steepest loss since October, several leading consumer defensive names moved higher Wednesday as traders took bets over what stocks may be next to join a speculative trading bubble sweeping across Wall Street, and indeed, Main Street. Key Takeaways Several leading consumer defensive stocks saw unusual buying activity in a
In the last week of January, the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) gave bulls a real startle. Investors saw the SPY quickly unwind, falling 4.5% in four days. Coming into that stretch, there were some warning signs and certainly some reasons why larger investors might have been unwinding their positions a bit. Source: Shutterstock
If you’ve followed my work over the years, you know that the one thing I consistently advise — beyond advantaging the “Roaring 2020s” — is to get into a habit of taking profits. If you don’t, you’re not in control of your investments. So, where should you start taking back the reins? FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL).
American manufacturing icon General Electric (NYSE:GE) has had some good times and some rough patches in its long history. In recent years, GE stock owners have looked to CEO Larry Culp to steer the embattled company in the right direction. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Admittedly, it hasn’t been a smooth ride for shareholders. There
Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG), America’s largest shopping mall landlord, spent 2020 becoming its biggest tenant. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com During the pandemic year it bought out four of its tenants — Forever 21, Lucky Brand, Brooks Brothers and JCPenney. It already owned Aeropostale, acquired in 2016. Yet since missing earnings estimates with a profit
Now that Microvast has confirmed that it has an agreement in place to combine with Tuscan Holdings (NASDAQ:THCB), it’s time to start looking at the possibilities created by this merger. On the face of it, an investment in THCB stock looks like a good bet. Source: Alexandru Nika / Shutterstock.com The electric vehicle (EV) market
The contents of the Starlink Kit for customers, which includes the satellite antenna dish, a stand, its power supply, and a WiFi router. SpaceX SpaceX once again widened the scope of the public beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, with Elon Musk’s company on Monday beginning to accept preorders from potential customers. Prospective
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: The New York Stock Exchange Stocks are hitting new highs on the back of a magical phrase being sprinkled like pixie dust among the conference calls this earnings season: “operating leverage.” “The market is set to see a substantial acceleration in earnings growth on
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Coca-Cola (KO) – Coca-Cola reported quarterly earnings of 47 cents per share, 5 cents a share above estimates. The beverage giant’s revenue essentially came in line with Wall Street forecasts. The company saw a year-over-year decline in revenue, income and case volume, but
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