Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock is a no-brainer buy. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Back in November 2019, I was amazed that at $1,752, AMZN stock still was “cheap.” At the moment, the stock is up to $3,340 and could easily hit $4,000 a share by 2021. For one, it’s Amazon.com. Nothing can stop its sales growth. Two,
David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $5.57 per share, 16% higher than a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $9.46 billion,
A man wears a mask as he passes the New York Stock Exchange. Mark Lennihan | AP Another volatile week may be in store for traders as coronavirus cases rise in the U.S. and Europe while Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over new fiscal aid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and
Last Tuesday, GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) announced it had crossed 500,000 subscribers for the first time. GoPro stock jumped 30% as investors rushed to buy the stock of the flagging camera company. Source: Larry George II / Shutterstock.com But don’t be fooled by management’s sleight of hand: these subscriber numbers now count the free memberships that come
Editor’s note: “9 Stocks to Buy This Month” was originally published July 9, 2020. It is updated monthly to reflect the current state of the markets and best stocks to buy for that month. With the presidential election just over two weeks away, the case for stocks to buy this month couldn’t be more tense.
James Gorman David A. Grogan | CNBC Morgan Stanley is set to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.28 a share, less than 1% higher than a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $10.64 billion, 6% higher than a year earlierWealth management: $4.45 billion, according to
Gary Guthart, CEO, Intuitive Surgical Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Del Taco Restaurants — Shares of Del Taco Restaurants surged nearly 9% after the Mexican restaurant chain reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings. The company posted an earnings per share of 16 cents in the third quarter, beating analysts’
The time may come when life insurance policy owners want to rid themselves of the policies they own. Maybe they simply no longer want to pay the premium, or they find themselves in a position where they need to access cash due to a major—and often unexpected—expense. Still, others just don’t believe they need the
Everyone loves a good dividend stock, right? Obviously we all like to see our holdings appreciate over time, but getting tossed a nice quarterly yield never hurts. More money in your pocket is always nice, whether you reinvest those returns or not. As a result, dividends get a lot of understandable attention from investors. But
Investors curious about DiamondPeak Holdings (NASDAQ:DPHC) and DiamondPeak stock have lots to mull over. But the primary question comes down to whether investors believe that Lordstown Motors’ EV Endurance truck is going to be a big seller. Source: SevenMaps/ShitterStock.com Several EV trucks are currently in the works from multiple manufacturers. However, none yet is focused
This past weekend I celebrated Thanksgiving with a tiny, Covid-acceptable group of friends in the annual ritual Canadians celebrate a month earlier than our American neighbors. As I spent the holiday Monday dwelling on the markets, I reflected on an article I wrote back in December 2018 that recommended seven Canadian stocks to buy despite
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday advised investors against selling U.S. equities in response to spiking coronavirus cases across European nations. “If you follow what they’re doing and you sell our stocks because of what’s happening right now in France, that’s going to prove to be something that you might
Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading. Roku – Shares of the streaming device maker slid more than 3% after KeyBanc downgraded the company to a “sector weight” rating. The firm said that after the stock’s roughly 40% gain in the last month, the “positive fundamentals appear reflected in [the] share price.” KeyBanc
Six months into the reign of a new CEO, IBM (NYSE:IBM) stock is unattractive to growth investors for the simple reason that the company hasn’t been growing. In that time, IBM stock has lost 6.7% while the broader S&P 500 index has gained 9.4%. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The tech giant’s revenue was nearly $80
Most of us are curious about the unknown. And there’s no greater mystery than the universe aside from our planet. Fundamentally, then, I can appreciate why the interest in Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) is sky-high. Moreover, I also get why many investors have decided to speculate on SPCE stock. Source: Tun Pichitanon / Shutterstock.com Frankly, only
Over the past two months — on the heels of an apocalyptic post-earnings wipeout — I’ve been saying time and time again that Alteryx (NASDAQ:AYX) isn’t just a great buy, but one of the best stocks to buy in the whole market for the fourth quarter of 2020! That’s based on the idea that management’s
Virgin Galactic’s First Spaceflight on Dec. 13, 2018 Source: Virgin Galactic Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic on Wednesday said it remains on track to conduct its next test spaceflight in the coming weeks. “We expect our first spaceflight from Spaceport America to occur later this fall and we are pleased to confirm that we are
Many of the seats aboard a United Airlines flight sit empty on May 11, 2020 in flight to Houston, Texas from San Francisco. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours on Wednesday: United Airlines — Shares of United Airlines fell more than 1% after the company reported a bigger-than-expected
Over the years, technicians have found two problems with the simple moving average. The first problem lies in the time frame of the moving average (MA). Most technical analysts believe that price action, the opening or closing stock price, is not enough on which to depend for properly predicting buy or sell signals of the
When it comes to a socially-distanced 2020, investors haven’t embraced AT&T (NYSE:T). But is now a good time to reconnect with a doggish AT&T stock? Let’s look at some of what is happening off and on the price chart to reach a more balanced, risk-adjusted determination. Source: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Out the gate this week for