Sam Edwards | Getty Images The day before Goldman Sachs announced its $2.2 billion purchase of fintech lender GreenSky, someone placed options trades that immediately soared in value, moves that market participants say indicates advance knowledge of the deal. On Sept. 14, the trader bought 8,000 options that would only pay off if the price
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In this article UNM ACCD 788-FF TTWO IVZ MANU Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Manchester United (MANU) – The soccer team operator reported a quarterly loss that was 5.9% narower than what it lost a year ago amid a 15.9% increase in revenue. Manchester United is not providing full-year revenue or
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Prior to 2020, arguably the general political consensus was that former President Donald Trump would easily win reelection. Though he has always had rough edges that made him a polarizing figure, President Trump got things done. In turn, his no-nonsense approach to high-level negotiations represented a narrative boon for infrastructure stocks, what with the America
Dividend stocks are an important part of every portfolio. Those dividend payments provide a regular income that can be spent, or re-invested. Ideally, you gain through the growing value of the stock as well. Typically, companies that pay dividends to their shareholders tend to be very stable. They are less volatile than some high-growth stocks
It may have slumped right after its most recent earnings call. But so far, disappointment around its quarterly results and guidance has only done minimal damage to the price of GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock. The “meme stock” that started it all trades for slightly below $200 per share as of this writing. Source: Shutterstock / mundissima
I’ve been a fan of financial technology stocks for a long while. Up until recently the choices were a few, and pretty much limited to Visa (NYSE:V), MasterCard (NYSE:MA) or American Express (NYSE:AXP). During the last few years, two worthy competitors entered the arena: PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Square (NYSE:SQ). Even more recently, more companies like
As of today, September 16, 2021, the 20-year fixed mortgage purchase rate is 2.76% and the 20-year fixed mortgage refi rate is 2.87%. These rates are not the teaser rates you may see advertised online and based on our methodology should be more representative of what customers could expect to be quoted depending on their
In this article REGN MSFT LVS WYNN WEBR CNR-CA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Weber (WEBR) – The grill maker’s stock jumped 3.8% in the premarket, following its first quarterly report since going public in August. Weber’s sales rose 19% from a year earlier, and the company projected full-year sales largely
A pharmaceutical play, Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) has been on the move. In fact, NVAX stock has risen nearly three times higher since November of last year. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com This leap is primarily due to the company’s Covid-19 vaccine inching closer to commercial release. However, despite the price appreciation, I believe there is still plenty of upside
If e-commerce is now just commerce, then ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) stock is overvalued. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com ContextLogic runs Wish.com. Wish is an online store that looks like China’s Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD). It’s focused on creating impulse buys, on serendipity. It’s the kind of store that, in a shopping mall, you could spend hours in or walk
There’s no getting around it: it’s all about that $15 resistance level for folks who own Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) shares. Frustratingly, OCGN stock bumped its head against that price point in February, and then again in May. Source: Shutterstock It’s a legitimate question: how are the buyers finally going to get a sustainable rally going? Without a
No, it’s not the end of the bull market. Hold your nose and buy some tech!
In this article GSBD David Zalik, founder and CEO of GreenSky. Chris Hamilton | GreenSky Goldman Sachs is acquiring digital lender GreenSky for $2.24 billion as the investment bank pushes further into consumer finance. The all-stock deal for GreenSky, called the biggest fintech platform for home improvement loans in a release announcing the transaction, is
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The land mines for the markets are becoming more numerous. Seasonal weakness is combining with continuing uncertainty over the impact of the delta variant on consumer behavior, high labor and material costs affecting pricing and delivery of goods, and poor data out of
In this article LVS WYNN BYND FSR DASH CSCO Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Beyond Meat (BYND) — Shares of the alternative-meat maker dipped 2.4% in premarket trading after Piper Sandler downgraded the company to an underweight rating. “Beyond is an early leader in plant-based meat, but we believe its current
The bull market on Wall Street has been going on for at least eight years. Late last week equities hit a small snag, and sellers stepped in early everyday and ruined a perfectly strong open. Even before Wednesday’s pop, they were still 2% away from the all time highs. Therefore, investors should be looking for
Social media traders on communities such as Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets have had an amazing 2021. All of Wall Street stopped what it was doing to watch the excitement in GameStop (NYSE:GME), BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and other such meme stocks during their historic January short squeezes. After Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) temporarily suspended trading in GME stock and other meme names, however,
Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) is a firm focused on urban air mobility. Bulls liken it to a combination of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Uber (NYSE:UBER) with the added bonus of using the atmosphere to avoid ground-based traffic congestion and terrain-induced obstacles. On paper, JOBY stock should be soaring given this appealing concept. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com However,
As of today, September 16, 2021, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 3.01%, the FHA 30-year fixed rate is 2.82%, the VA 30-year fixed rate is 2.81% and the jumbo 30-year fixed rate is 3.13%. These rates are not the teaser rates you may see advertised online and based on our methodology should be more