In this article TSLA ZM TAL CHKP HAS Zoom founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Hasbro — Shares of the toymaker soared more than 12% after beating on the
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Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:LCID) makes its grand debut as a public company today. LCID stock is trading on the Nasdaq after its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Churchill Capital IV (NYSE:CCIV) closed. When it comes to Lucid, we believe we’re only in the top of the first inning of a very promising long-term growth narrative.
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), better known as AMD, has been on a roll this year. The company is well-positioned for future market share gains as its diverse product array drives growth in its business. And despite its stellar fundamentals and future outlook, AMD stock trades at a considerable discount to its peers. Source: Sundry
Editor’s note: This article is part of InvestorPlace.com’s Best Stocks for 2021 contest. As cliché as it sounds, it’s been a very interesting start to the year over the past six months. Looking back on the first half of 2021, we continued to see a strong market response to 2020’s pandemic-driven ride. In terms of the
Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) produced excellent results for the first quarter, showing that the casino gaming company is now producing free cash flow (FCF). As a result, PENN stock is likely to move significantly higher once the market sees it generate large amounts of cash. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com Penn National Gaming has 42
The S&P 500 index lost 1.5% last week from peak to trough, as investors became more cautious. With the index up 16% year-to-date and 34% over the last 12 months, some profit-taking isn’t unreasonable. For the most part, investors have bought the dips recently more often than not in everything from tech to dividend stocks.
After bottoming in March, 30-year Treasury bond prices have started climbing again. Despite threats of interest rate hikes as early as 2023 and inflation, markets are supporting higher government debt prices. A number of Wall Street analysts are forecasting a rebound in 10-year yields to 1.8% by the end of the year, from the 1.285%
I’m not breaking news to say that the U.S. real estate market is on fire. This has helped place many homebuilders in the spotlight as investments to consider. But one thing you want to understand is, it’s not just individuals and families that are buying houses these days. There are hedge funds, alternative investment funds
The stock market has gotten volatile lately. Shares dropped sharply in recent days on worries around the renewed spread of Covid-19 and its Delta variant. However, stocks rapidly rebounded as investors went bargain-hunting, particularly in Covid-impacted stocks. In any case, the stock market indexes remain fairly near their all-time highs. This makes it a good
As traders look desperately for another short squeeze candidate, some folks have turned their attention to Creatd (NASDAQ:CRTD). However, a closer look could suggest a bleak future for anyone holding CRTD stock, which I give a “D” in my Portfolio Grader. Source: Shutterstock First of all, trying to predict the next short squeeze stock is a
When it comes to stocks, I tend to be a glass-half-full kind of person, which is why I don’t often write about stocks to sell. Alas, you can run, but you can’t hide. So I’ve been asked to come up with 10 names I feel investors ought to jettison before they crash and burn. What
Running a small business means keeping a tight handle on cash flow. One way to facilitate the movement of money in and out of your business is to expand your payment options to include credit cards. Allowing customers to pay via credit card can make managing cash flow less stressful and eliminate the delays associated
For people of average wealth, credit cards are ways to get by when money is tight, make additional purchases, or earn generic rewards. The super-rich, however, have access to cards that give them luxurious perks, helping them to further fund their extravagant lifestyles. Many of these exclusive credit cards come only through invitation or by
On July 12, Jefferies analysts downgraded Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) from buy to hold while cutting their price target for RKT stock by 31% to $18. Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com As I write this, the mortgage originator’s stock is trading at or near the analysts’ target, suggesting it could be dead money over the
Is it a meme stock, or is it the real deal? That’s a legitimate question which prospective investors in Chinese brand developer SGOCO Group (NASDAQ:SGOC) might ask. After all, informed traders should want to look beyond the surface with SGOC stock. Source: Sorbis / Shutterstock.com Granted, it’s exciting to watch the stock make powerful moves. For
Bill Ackman’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE:PSTH) just dumped its complicated deal to acquire 10% of Universal Music Group (UMG) for the SPAC. As a result, PSTH stock faces more uncertainty and doubt about its ability to close on a large reverse merger. Source: Dmitry Demidovich/ShutterStock.com In an interview with CNBC on
FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) is likely on track to produce positive free cash flow (FCF) or come very close to it next year, given the streaming company’s huge subscriber growth. This should become clear to investors and analysts alike when the company produces its Q2 2021 results on Aug. 10. I project that FUBO stock will spike
Cash-strapped businesses often hesitate to start hiring, even when they need workers, due to the actual cost of hiring employees. It’s easy to forget that the cost of taking on a new employee means more than just their salary, which can be substantial all by itself. But once you factor in the cost of recruiting,
In this episode of The Investor’s Podcast, Stig and Preston have a fun and casual conversation with Gregg Pisani – a former trader on the floor of the NY Stock Exchange. Gregg discusses the typical work day and what it’s like processing millions of trades each day. If you’ve ever wondered what all those people
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