If I had $1 million to invest in the stock market, I would have no issue with buying Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock as I count my theoretical fortune aboard my equally imaginary yacht cruising the Caribbean to my imaginary private island. Source: Hadrian / Shutterstock.com However, since I am not made of money, there are any
An employee works inside an Office Depot Inc. Susana Gonzalez | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company: ODP Corp. (ODP) ODP Corp. is a provider of business services, products and digital workplace technology solutions to small and medium businesses. The company has a fully integrated business-to-business distribution platform of approximately 1,300 stores and online presence. The
Small investors outsmarted the smart money, and the war between the Reddit traders and hedge funds seems to have made an indelible mark on Wall Street. Big investors or hedge funds, who hold short positions in individual stocks, saw some of these positions come under siege from a large cohort of small investors, many of
If you’ve lost job-related health insurance in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, you need to take action quickly. A number of options have time-limited deadlines, ranging from 30 to 60 days from the loss of coverage, so it’s important to promptly secure the documents, such as proof of job and health insurance loss, that
In April of 2020, Luckin Coffee (OTCMKTS:LKNCY) admitted that its executives had been executing a fraud. Luckin stock had faded into the news amid similar allegations from short sellers. When the company confirmed the market’s worst fears, the stock dropped 75% in a single session, and then kept falling. Source: Ploy Makkason / Shutterstock.com Indeed,
Insider buying can be a bullish signal for a stock. If a stock has made a large move higher and the insiders are buying, it could signal that the rally will continue. And if the stock has recently had a large drop in price, insider buying could signal that the selloff is over. When people
In this market, many tech stocks have reached dizzying valuations. Teladoc (NYSE:TDOC) is trading at 23 times its trailing sales, The Trade Desk’s (NASDAQ:TTD) comparable multiple is 52, while Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Nio (NYSE:NIO) weigh in at 59 and 35, respectively. For tech investors looking to avoid those dizzying heights that can lead to intense
GameStop mania took Wall Street by storm, thanks to a legion of retail traders glued to the WallStreetBets message board on Reddit. Shares of the struggling brick-and-mortar video game retailer skyrocketed 400% in the past week, closing out January with a whopping 1,625% gain. A band of amateur traders in WallStreetBets forum, whose members have
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images These stocks are making some of the largest moves in midday trading: Mondelez International — Mondelez, which owns snack brands including Oreo and Ritz, dipped 2% despite reporting better-than-expected earnings. Modelez earned 67 cents per share, topping estimates by one cent, according to Refinitiv. Revenue came in at
In this video you will learn when you should sell a PUT vs BUY a CALL – there are advantages and disadvantages to both, but in certain situations, you may want to buy a call and others to sell a put. We will go on the screen and the risk analysis to show you the
Discover the secret behind earnings estimates and earnings estimate revisions and how it can lead to dramatic stocks gains.
A college education is a top priority for many people, but the ever-increasing cost is putting it beyond many families’ financial reach. If you don’t have the savings to cover your or your children’s college education, you may need to check out your loan options. Key Takeaways You can obtain a student loan through the
FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), which is a top developer of hydrogen-fuel systems, has been one of Wall Street’s darlings lately. Since late October, FCEL stock has surged from $2 to $23. Its market capitalization is now $7.4 billion. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock Of course, the overall fuel-cell sector has been on fire. Just look at other players
Those who are bearish on BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) — including the many people who are short-selling the name — continue to vastly underestimate how much money the company can make. That’s because BlackBerry’s cybersecurity business is bolstering BB stock, with more upside on the horizon from connected vehicles and more. Basically, cybersecurity threats are becoming more
AT&T (NYSE:T) bought DirecTv and Time Warner in the last decade, after becoming convinced that just moving bits was a bad business. Now, with 5G and the promise of the Machine Internet, bits are becoming a very good business. The question is whether T stock can make the turn. Source: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock AT&T opened for
Companies like Electrameccanica Vehicles (NASDAQ:SOLO) are trying to ride on Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) coattails with their electric vehicles (EVs). However, SOLO shares have cratered from their 52-week high of $13.60 per share down to single digits. Nevertheless, the stock remains highly inflated. Competition in the broader EV space is heating up. And even though Electrameccanica has a
The Robinhood website home screen on a smartphone. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Restrictions on Robinhood traders are still tight and getting tighter throughout the day on Friday, now only allowing GameStop holders to buy a single additional share. The stock trading app has also expanded its list of restricted stocks from 13
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Earnings news from Amazon and Alphabet, the important January jobs report and Washington’s discussion of stimulus could all be important to markets in the week ahead, but none of it is likely to get more attention than the short squeezes driven by retail
Elon Musk has been hailed as a genius. He’s also been dubbed a “modern-day Tony Stark.” And, at this point, few would deny that he’s a talented entrepreneur. However, some amount of his notoriety is the result of his antics, especially his performances on the social media platform Twitter. In 2018, on April Fool’s Day,
Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) had a successful IPO debut on Dec. 10, amid uncertainty for the global travel industry during the pandemic. It is too early for Airbnb to prove if the enthusiasm about its stock is justified. The company has not yet released its first earnings report since it went public. But focusing on logic