Nikola Motor Company Source: Nikola Motor Company In recent months, three story lines have captivated Wall Street: SPACs, electric vehicle companies and the rise of retail traders. The outsized success of the first two, and novice investors entering the market in record numbers, have led some investors to claim this is an indication of froth.
Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Nikola — Shares of Nikola fell about 1% in extended trading, adding to steep losses on Monday. The decline came after Nikola founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton announced his resignation overnight. Milton’s departure follows short seller
Workhorse (NASDAQ:WKHS) appears to have multiple red flags. As a result, I continue to recommend that long-term investors avoid WKHS stock. Source: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com Despite all the hype surrounding Workhorse, the company has not made any impressive deals recently. Meanwhile, the bulls’ great hope for the company – a contract with the U.S. Postal
Though it has a silly name for a publicly traded company, Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) has been quite the tasty treat as investors go, both the big and small dogs. And why not? Chewy stock has an overarching trajectory since its June 2019 debut that’s been nothing but up, up, up—or, as I might say to my
A Deutsche Bank AG flag flies outside the company’s office on Wall Street in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Financial stocks came under pressure on Monday amid a report that a number of global banks moved allegedly illicit funds over the past two decades despite warnings from U.S. officials. Shares of
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nikola (NKLA) – Nikola founder Trevor Milton is stepping down as executive chairman of the electric truck maker, amid allegations from short-seller Hindenburg Research that it had misled investors and automakers. Royal Caribbean (RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – A cruise industry panel has
With Nike (NYSE:NKE) facing supply and demand challenges and its shares’ valuation quite high, I would recommend avoiding Nike stock at this point. Source: TY Lim / Shutterstock.com On the supply front, near-term inventory shortages, along with risks to the company’s supply chain in China, make me cautious on the name. Meanwhile, macroeconomic challenges could
So far, 2020 has been the year of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deals. This is especially true in the electric vehicle (EV) space. And, one of the latest deals to hit the street involves Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp (NYSE:KCAC). The SPAC, or blank-check company, is acquiring privately held QuantumScape. Kensington Capital stock soared on
Yeah, yeah, everybody’s a winner…we know. But seriously, what good is having your FICO score if you don’t know what the number means on the overall reporting scale? Maybe you have a 740 FICO score. If the maximum score is 750, you’re pretty much a credit genius. If the max is over 1,000 you’re sporting
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Snowflake (SNOW) — Shares of Snowflake dropped more than 6% after the cloud company’s shares more than doubled at its market debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial public offering marked the largest software debut ever. Snowflake was worth $70.4 billion at the end of Wednesday’s trading, more
Genius Brands (NASDAQ:GNUS) stock is trading just above $1 per share after skyrocketing from late May to early June. Shares of the entertainment company reached as high as $8 before flatlining, and it doesn’t look like the free fall will stop anytime soon. Source: Syda Productions/ShutterStock.com Credit should be given where it’s due. CEO Andy
At this point, it’s difficult to find good coronavirus stocks to buy. After all, at this point the market has priced in both the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic. Biotech and pharmaceutical firms racing to develop a vaccine have seen their stock prices soar. “Work from home” beneficiaries like Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM)
Craig Hubbs loads wood into his truck at a The Home Depot store in Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on September 11, 2018. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images Dividend stocks are a critical part of an investor’s portfolio. They are also perfect for market volatility — because investors
Snowflake banners decorate the New York Stock Exchange to market the debut of the software company’s shares in New York on Sept. 16, 2020. Source: Snowflake Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric automaker shed more than 3% ahead of the company’s widely-anticipated Battery Day on Tuesday. “Our
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) has been on fire over the past month, with DraftKings stock rising more than 50% during that stretch thanks to a wave of favorable business developments, the most noteworthy of which is an exclusive Daily Fantasy Sports partnership with ESPN. Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com Before this huge breakout in DraftKings stock, I
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Companies produce three major financial statements that reflect their business activities and profitability for each accounting period. These statements are the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. The cash flow statement shows how well a company manages cash to fund operations and any expansion efforts. In this article, we’ll examine the balance sheet and
The biggest challenge for the restaurant industry right now is the novel coronavirus pandemic. And that has been an interesting situation for restaurant stocks. It limits indoor seating in most states, and not being able to fill the seats really hurts over time. And new research shows that restaurants remain one of the most significant
Chopsticks are used to carry the buds as card-carrying medical marijuana patients watch a weighing at Los Angeles’ first-ever cannabis farmer’s market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary, on the fourth of July, or Independence Day, in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014 where organizer’s of the 3-day event plan to showcase
Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket Friday: Home Depot (HD), Lowe’s (LOW) — An analyst at Oppenheimer downgraded both of the home improvement companies to “perform” from “outperform.” He also lowered his price targets on the two stocks, noting that, near term, “we’re increasingly concerned that the market is becoming too lax toward chances