Finally the fear on Wall Street is abating a bit. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) closed red on Monday in spite of a red market day. Reaction to the news from the Federal Reserve was surprisingly excellent. The indices had their best week since September 2020. After a sluggish start on the 14th, AT&T (NYSE:T)
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Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) was making headlines last week. In a rare (for 2021 and 2022) bit of good news for shareholders, PTON stock rallied 28% over the course of the week. The catalyst was an analyst upgrade that rated PTON as “outperform,” giving the stock a $40 price target. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com With at least
With its performance in recent days, it may seem like Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock has finally bottomed out. Since falling to prices as low as $2.07 per share, SKLZ stock has jumped around 57%, up back to around $3.39 per share. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com For those who got in at or near its bottom, that’s a
On today’s show, Preston and Stig talk about billionaire Peter Thiel. Peter made his money in Silicon Valley as a tech mogul. As the founder and former CEO of Paypal, Peter has demonstrated a keen understanding of starting a building huge businesses. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: – Why and how Peter Thiel is always
Retail Banking vs. Corporate Banking: An Overview Retail banking refers to the division of a bank that deals directly with retail customers while corporate banking is the part of the banking industry that deals with corporate customers. Retail banking is the visible face of banking to the general public, with bank branches located in abundance in
Lots of bottom-callers are wishing it was over, but the pain has hardly begun. zacks.com zacks.com/ultimate
In this article DIS PLAN OXY BRK.A BA TSLA A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company’s plant in Everett, Washington, January 25, 2020. Terray Sylvester | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boeing — Shares fell about 4% after a Boeing 737 passenger jet
Well before the shattering of the modern global order, inflation represented a massive problem. From pain at the pump to sticker shock at the grocery aisle, prices only seemed to have one direction, up. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fragility of the economic recovery became cruelly exposed. Still, if there’s one sector that
There’s a lot of ways to go about picking recession-proof stocks. Certain industries such as consumer staples, utilities, and health care tend to fare well even during economic downturns. Other analysts might point to certain statistics, such as high profit margins, low variation of earnings, or a net cash position on a company’s balance sheet.
AMC stock, one of last year’s great meme plays, has bought into a gold miner Hycroft was a penny stock before AMC took its position Both companies got a pop, but the gains won’t last. Investors should beware. AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) was a “meme play” in 2021. Small traders organized at Reddit’s r/Wallstreetbets put together
The market’s de-rating of Shopify is justified given slowing growth and the overall contraction in growth stock valuations. Similar to what played out with AMZN stock 20 years back, SHOP could make a partial recovery within a reasonable timeframe. However, before that rebound happens, investors should watch out for another sharp decline. Spiking back after
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangein New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bargains are addictive. During my teenage years in Boston, my friends and I would frequent Filene’s Basement, rummaging through tables piled high with designer clothes, scavenging for amazing items,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Pool | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know a lot more about what companies are doing about
A general view shows Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Anacortes, Washington, March 9, 2022. David Ryder | Reuters Oil prices are racing higher again and are expected to see more sharp spikes and sudden dips as the world deals with potential supply shortages. For consumers, that means a longer period
[embedded content] Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed something huge happening with hypergrowth tech stocks — an insider buying spree like nothing we’ve seen before. CEOS, COOs, CFOs, board members and hedge funds are all buying the dip in hypergrowth tech stocks — big time. And while all this insider buying is happening, retail
Marathon Oil is an attractive oil and gas play with a 1.21% dividend yield and a forward P/E below 10x. Analysts forecast 88.5% higher earnings this year, along with significant FCF growth. It has cut the share count by 8% in over four months, implying a 14.2% buyback yield and a 15.4% total yield — making
Investors in Houston American Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:HUSA) prior to March 4 are very happy. HUSA stock has shot up from around $1.90 to a peak of over $16 briefly. Since then, it has been declining and by Friday, March 18, it closed at $5.95. Source: Shutterstock However, there is every reason to believe that it could
Tesla raised the base price of its cars again Rivals have failed to deliver in the mid-market What China tells the U.S. about the future of electric vehicles Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock is down 17% in 2022. Investors are no longer paying as big a premium for growth. Even at its March 18 opening price of
In this episode of The Investor’s Podcast, the Stig and Preston discuss the ideas of Peter Thiel. Peter is a famous Silicon Valley Billionaire who founded PayPal and Palantir. He also owned a 10% stake of Facebook. The Investors, along with Hari Ramachandra, discuss Peter’s new book – Zero to One. Hari Ramachandra who was
In this video I want to share with you how to trade a double calendar or at least that one up so that way you can now position it yourself on your own stock trade. Now the double calendar is very similar to a single calendar but it is two calendars rather than one so