Now that we’re months into the spread of the novel coronavirus, traders have to adjust to waves of bad news. Sometimes the news is so unsettling that it’s best just to avoid certain investments. And the developments surrounding Uber (NYSE:UBER) make the stock a toxic asset, at least for now. Source: Proxima Studio / Shutterstock.com
Like other video-game investments, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) stock has had more than its fair share of ups and downs. Video game trends tend to come in waves, and in some cases Activision Blizzard stock spearheaded those trends. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com Nimble traders can capitalize on video-gaming trends as they occur through a position in
Smucker’s Fruit & Honey brand fruit spread Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. IBM — The technology company’s stock fell 3% in extended trading after IBM reported first-quarter financial results. The company reported revenue of $17.57 billion while analysts polled by Refinitiv expected $17.62 billion.
With May crude oil futures tumbling into negative territory, energy is the talk of the day on Wall Street. With that in mind, let’s look at a few energy-focused top stock trades. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Energy Sector ETF (XLE) The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLE) is actually handling the bizarre
Workers extracting oil from oil wells in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas on May 1, 2018. Benjamin Lowy | Getty Images U.S. crude prices plunged in the morning of Asian trading hours on Monday as traders continued to fret over a slump in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, with one analyst describing the
Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) has been absolutely hammered over the past month amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. RCL stock is down a stark 74 percent so far this year and will almost certainly keep falling amid travel shutdowns, quarantines and the economic fallout from Covid-19. Source: Laszlo Halasi / Shutterstock.com Contrarians have been sniffing around cruise stocks in
With a market capitalization of $123 billion, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock is one of the most famous names in the pharmaceutical niche. This company has been around for a while and the stock has rewarded long-term owners, though there were a rough patches in 2018 and 2019. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com 2020 was set to
I wanted to find five dividend stocks that had very high yields that appeared to be quite secure. As you know, the dividend yield ratio is calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the price of the stock. In this case, the dividend is the latest quarterly dividend paid by the company annualized over the
Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Boeing — Boeing shares fell more than 3% after the China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. canceled the purchase of 29 Boeing 737 Max jets. Boeing has lost more than half of its value this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. United Airlines — Shares of United Airlines
Alternative-meat producer Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) has never been a consistent market entity in its short life. Therefore, it wasn’t particularly surprising when BYND stock jumped substantially higher in the early weeks of 2020. With the underlying company’s fake meat products finding significant momentum at fast-food eateries, the signs were initially positive. Source: Shutterstock That is
Wall Street continues to hold steady as traders and investors consider when and how the U.S. economy will reopen after weeks of disruption as the novel coronavirus outbreak changes the way Americans live, work, and play. When will non-essential businesses open? What is the timing on a treatment regime and vaccine? Will facemasks become the
A woman wearing face mask walks by a closed store at Times Square on April 12, 2020 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images The two economic reports showed the double whammy of state shutdowns in mid-March on two pillars of the economy — the consumer and business. Both
After a day of hope and euphoria, the risk-off trade came back into the spotlight on Wednesday. Much of this stemmed from reports of worrisome economic data. Perhaps the big stock charts can provide a glimmer of hope for battered and bruised investors. Source: Shutterstock First of all, U.S. retail sales declined by 8.7% during
What’s left to say about General Electric (NYSE:GE) stock? Before the novel coronavirus, the company already had a heap of problems. But now the floundering conglomerate is in an even worse place. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com GE stock has been a turnaround play for years. Since CEO Larry Culp took the reins in 2018,
The novel coronavirus has created some surprising stock market winners so far in 2020. Some beneficiaries are obvious, like work-from-home stocks such as Slack (NYSE:WORK) and Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM). However, some more traditional blue-chip companies have roared back to life as well. Kroger (NYSE:KR) fits that description. Investors have bid up Kroger stock as much as 20%
A pilot walks by United Airlines planes as they sit parked at gates at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Bed Bath & Beyond — The home goods retailer’s stock soared 12% in extended trading
It sure felt like a lot had happened in the stock market today. The S&P 500 traded in a tight range on Thursday, but closed higher by 58 basis points after a late-session push. That’s even as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) soared to new 52-week highs. That’s also as more bank earnings rolled in and
Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., pauses ahead of a Bloomberg Television interview at the Blackrock Inc. wealth symposium in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 7, 2019 Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg via Getty Images Larry Fink, co-founder of the world’s biggest money management firm, told CNBC on Thursday the stock market’s coronavirus low
If you’re optimistic about a quick, V-shaped recovery, you might be in the minority. According to a CNBC report, the U.S. suffered severe economic losses last month due to the novel coronavirus impact. In March, retailing sales fell 8.7%, the most ever in government data. Plus, New York’s regional manufacturing activity dropped to a record
Dallas-based Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) is expected to release earnings on April 21. Year-to-date, TXN stock is down nearly 13%. In comparison, the widely-followed PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index is down 8%. Source: Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com Given the volatility in the markets, is TXN stock a buy, hold, or sell right now? If you are not yet