Halting a three-day winning streak, stocks tumbled Friday as investors appeared to sell the news on the House of Representatives passing the $2 trillion stimulus and as coronavirus case data grew increasingly ominous. Source: Provided by Finviz The S&P 500 slid 3.37% The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.12% The Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.79% In a
So far, this week is proving to be a better one to be long the market. Yet not every company is participating in the rally. One of those left behind is the cleaning products specialist Clorox (NYSE:CLX) stock. In especially the first half of March, while its disinfecting wipes were flying off supermarket shelves, investors jumped
Both the supply and demand sides of the equation spell trouble for Big Oil today. Holders of BP (NYSE:BP) stock have suffered staggering losses amid the energy-sector rout. Some audacious traders might wonder if this is the time to grab some cheap shares and hope for the best. Source: FotograFFF / Shutterstock.com That’s an ill-advised
Despite my long-term bullishness, I concede that the wild swings in the markets have been discomfiting for my readers. Truly, we’re witnessing an unprecedented response to this crisis that will impose both societal and economic scars. As you might expect, companies which are levered to consumer sentiment like Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) have taken a beating. At
The first crushing wave of 3.28 million workers seeking unemployment benefits is expected to be followed by millions more in coming weeks as the impact of virus-related shutdowns ripples across the U.S. economy. Economists had expected anywhere between 1 million and 4 million new claims to be filed for the week ending March 21, as
American Airlines planes parked in Tulsa, Oklahoma. American Airlines The coronavirus crisis is bringing the United States economy to a screeching halt, with every sector feeling the effects of most of the country’s workforce staying home. Satellite imagery combined with other photographic evidence and alternative data sources give a stark look at the U.S. situation:
After several sharp days of rallying, investors were greeted with harsh losses in the stock market today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) opened lower by about 3% and fell almost 4% at its lows. However, the market regained its footing for most of the afternoon, as investors awaited the House result for the $2.2
Exxon (NYSE:XOM) pays $3.48 per share in dividends to its shareholders. Will the dividend be cut? So far, not. So the dividend yield for XOM stock is 9.8%. This is a rare bargain. Source: Harry Green / Shutterstock.com Exxon has made no statement that it is cutting the dividend since the coronavirus pandemic ramped up.
Jobs, wages, profits and dividends are all under siege for American oil companies. For years, Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) stock was a stunner. That is, until mid-2014. Now, those glory days are long gone. Even when the price of oil powered its way up to $75 in October 2018, Schlumberger shareholders continued to suffer staggering losses. Source:
Before Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shareholders start freaking out and selling their Microsoft stock, there are no signs at the moment that the company will delay the release of its new gaming console, Xbox Series X. The console is slated to be released in the fourth quarter Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com However, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter
Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology, appears on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2020. Gerry Miller | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Micron Technology — Shares of the semiconductor company rose 6.8% Thursday after beating Wall Street expectations on
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he did not think investors were properly factoring in the likelihood a successful antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is developed. “Is anyone even thinking anymore that there is something going on at any drug company that actually may have an antiviral?” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “I have just been
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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is the second-largest bank in the United States, with 5,000 locations and a footprint that stretches across 37 states . It is truly a “national” bank and a dominant player with retail accounts, loans, mortgages and wealth management services. But along with the other big banks, BAC stock has been hammered
After a stunning fall to $10, shares of American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) have since been on a tear. Note that AAL stock is now at $15. Yet despite this rally, the company still sports a miserable year-to-date loss of 50%. Source: GagliardiPhotography / Shutterstock.com The volatility is certainly understandable as it is extremely difficult to gauge
With so much going on in the world, it’s difficult to step outside of our day-to-day concerns and think about the future. Cities, states, and whole countries are hunkering down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to vulnerable populations. The toll on human life is tragic, while the economic impact has cut swift and
People make face shields at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where local industrial firms have begun manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on March 26, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Everything from auto sales to manufacturing surveys and employment data in the coming week will likely paint a bleak picture of
By one measure, the bull market returned on Thursday. As we noted in yesterday’s Big Stock Charts, there was a technical argument that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had done so yesterday. The case is easier to make after the Dow rallied another 6.4% on Thursday. Source: Shutterstock As Barron’s noted, the term “bull market”
Pershing Square Capital manager Bill Ackman defended his emotional CNBC appearance last week after his fund announced a few days later that it made over $2 billion on bets against the markets. The investor warned that “hell is coming” and that hotel stocks could go to zero in the interview. “Shortly after the show, I
There’s no doubt that the generous dividend offered by Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has been one of the best reasons for holding DAL stock. Source: Markus Mainka / Shutterstock.com For the immediate future, however, those payments are at an end. Delta stock has been bushwhacked along with the rest of the airline industry in recent