As with the rest of the market, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was rocked by the March meltdown, but PayPal stock has reached new highs, approaching $150 as of this writing. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com As lockdown restrictions leave us confined to our homes, many businesses switched to an e-commerce business model to meet consumer demand and stay
With the price of oil rebounding, I wanted to find five cheap energy stocks that have solid dividend yields. In other words, the dividends are more than covered by the company’s free cash flow. In addition, the dividend yield is greater than 5% or 6% annually. It took a little searching. For example, a number
I saw an article the other day about Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) that examined whether Peloton stock is a better buy than Nike (NYSE:NKE). Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com I’ll be the first to admit that I was never very bullish on Peloton. To me, it seemed like a fancy, techie version of the age-old fitness bike.
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, we first learned about the primary components of a bond. We learned that the par value or face
What Is a Gap? -When a stock ends the day at a certain level and then starts at a new level even though no trades took place. -Gaps are usually from one day to the next. -The reason is that something within the company or industry can change: earnings report, etc. -Weekly charts can also
Kevin Matras shows how to minimize your risk when buying options.
One only needs to look at Western Europe’s April car sales to know that 2020 has been a disaster for all vehicle manufacturers including Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). On a relative basis, however, Tesla’s April decline was actually pretty good, which is great news if you own TSLA stock. Source: Tudoran Andrei / Shutterstock.com Here’s why. According
401(k) regulations allow the employer to determine, to a certain extent, what is defined as “eligible compensation/pay” for contributions to the plan. For instance, some plans include overtime pay in the definition of compensation for salary deferral purposes, while others may not. For example, assume that the plan does not include overtime in the definition
An employee of the Internet company Facebook walks through the courtyard of the company campus in Menlo Park, California. Christoph Dernbach | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Analog Devices — Shares of the semiconductor stock rose more than 8% following its earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Still a few days shy of its one-month anniversary as a public company, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock is rapidly becoming the toast of Wall Street. Source: Lori Butcher/Shutterstock.com Shares of the daily fantasy sports (DFS) company and sportsbook operator are up 45% since the April 24 initial public offering. Under any circumstances, that’s an impressive performance,
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, we first learned that a bond is nothing more than a loan. There are many forms of bonds
If you want to purchase shares right away, you are going to have to pay the asking price. Similarly, if you want to sell shares right away, you have to pay the bidding price. Bid: -What people are looking to get the order at -If you want to purchase 100 shares of Nike, you might
Kevin Matras talks about buying puts to protect profits and hedge against risk, and compares it to using stop loss orders.
The U.K. government’s treasury building Matthew Lloyd | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. borrowed at a negative interest rate for the first time on Wednesday, amid growing fears of a deep global recession and expectations of further bond buying action from central banks. In an auction Wednesday, the country’s Debt Management Office said it
A customer gets ready to fill his car with gasoline at a Shell gas station in San Francisco, California. Getty Images The upcoming Memorial Day weekend could be a test for the gasoline market, depending on whether drivers in reopening states hit the road and then keep on driving. Gasoline demand is about 30% below
You probably wouldn’t pick Anheuser Busch (NYSE:BUD) as a play on the novel coronavirus. Source: legacy1995 / Shutterstock.com Unlike other publicly traded companies that have found positive momentum as states ease social restrictions, Anheuser Busch stock remains deeply embattled on a year-to-date basis. Nevertheless, I believe the markets are acting irrationally. When you break down
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock is an interesting, arguably fragile place at the moment. For active traders zeroing in on the narrowest of time frames, it’s hard to ignore that the largest U.S. oil company jumped nearly 8% on May 18. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Likewise, it would be prudent to not tempt fate and
The exponential moving average (EMA) is one of the most commonly utilized forex trading tools. Traders use the EMA overlay on their trading charts to determine entry and exit points of a trade based on where the price action sits on the EMA. If it is high, the trader may consider a sale or short
Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amid a sharp pullback in venture capital activity during the coronavirus pandemic, one Silicon Valley start-up is showing what could be a path forward for other new companies seeking funding. The business, a payroll platform for remote workers
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Macy’s (M) – In a preliminary first-quarter report, the retailer said it expected revenue of $3 billion to $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to an estimate of $3.3 billion. It also forecasts a larger-than-expected loss as it continues to feel the impact