A few weeks back, I broke down the pros and cons of buying ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) as it sits at fire-sale prices. The verdict? Investors were not wrong in sending WISH stock, a one-time meme stock favorite and busted growth story, from as much as $32.85 per share to around $3 per share. Furthermore, I opined there
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According to Wall Street Journal, the total value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2021 was $5.7 trillion, 64% higher than the year prior. As we consider the year ahead, I thought it would be fun to speculate about some of the biggest M&A deals of 2022. According to WSJ, 59,748 deals closed in 2021
Gifts to charity are one of the best tax-saving opportunities available. Not only does the charity benefit, but taxpayers enjoy tax savings by deducting part or all of their contributions on their tax returns. For 2021, special rules extend and expand the generous tax treatment for qualifying cash contributions previously allowed nonitemizers in 2020. Nonitemizers
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla surged 7.4% in the premarket following news that it delivered 308,600 vehicles during the fourth quarter, well above the consensus estimate of 263,026. The quarter’s deliveries were 70% above year-ago levels and about 30% higher than the prior quarter.
Although the benchmark S&P 500 recently hit an all-time high, many investors are rightfully concerned about what 2022 and the years beyond will hold. With the Federal Reserve shifting its monetary policy to a more hawkish tone via planned rate hikes next year, several investors have chosen to rotate out of risk-on assets into safer
Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) is one of the most fascinating new tech companies to emerge from the recent special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) boom. The firm is pioneering a new business model that involves offering geospatial services to landlords and retail business operators. As is often the case for names with emerging, new technologies, MTTR stock has
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If the opinion of the analyst community means anything, then SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is a strong buy for 2022. At present, SOFI stock is over 60% less than its consensus price target of $24.63. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com However, since it first began trading publicly in December 2020, the stock has made three attempts at hitting this mark.
Emerging fintech firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is consolidating at the $15 a share level. After breaking out in October, only to peak at over $20 in November, SOFI stock is near $15 again. The Federal Reserve’s rate heightening policy spooked fintech investors. A sell-off in mega-cap electronic payment processing firms did not help matters, either.
During the BP (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, 2010, the American government deployed 17,500 National Guard troops to respond to the environmental crisis. Over 484 miles of shoreline were impacted, and 81,181 square miles of Gulf of Mexico waters were closed to fishing. When the government steps in, things get done, but
A KKR logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), August 23, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Trading stocks in the capital markets in 2021 has not been an endeavor for the faint of heart. The year could be characterized by exciting events like a powerful influx of retail
Perhaps no other market segment besides oil stocks have featured as strong a will-they, won’t-they narrative of pure binary chaos. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices slipped to below zero, an unprecedented circumstance as the global economy ground to a halt. With much of the world citizenry sheltering in place, there was
Electric vehicles are taking over the world. You know that. I know that. The market knows that. We all know that. Source: Shutterstock Consumers want to drive electric vehicles these days, with 60% of today’s prospective car buyers wanting to buy an EV. Lawmakers want you to drive an EV, too, as more than 200
The crypto market has sold off this month, fueling the debate about whether the bull run is coming to a halt. Industry leaders such as Ethereum (CCC:ETH-USD) have shed a fair share of their values in the past month. However, there have been a few anomalies, of which Ethereum’s aggregator Polygon (CCC:MATIC-USD) takes the cake. With
Investors in Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) stock are finding life in the middle to be baffling. In the past 12 months, NET stock was being overlooked for reasons that I would have to guess had to do with investors chasing other sectors. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com But that all changed in early summer. As our Louis Navellier points out
Some of the most important changes stemming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, center around taxes. To understand how taxes are affected in 2021 by this law, which changed the landscape for healthcare insurance in the United States, it’s important to review the history of taxes under the ACA. Key Takeaways The
In this article NCLH PFE Paxlovid, a Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer | Handout | via Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pfizer — Shares jumped 1.9% after British regulators approved the
Semiconductors like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock have been red-hot in 2021, and they’re aiming to end the year as they began – buoyant. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com While there is no shortage of stunning charts, AMD stock offers the cleanest and most compelling opportunity right now. Its share price smashed through resistance right
With Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) stock facing dangerous threats and unlikely to generate big returns for investors over the next year or two, I don’t believe that the shares are a buy for any type of medium-term or long-term investor. Meta Platforms is the company formerly known as Facebook. Source: Chinnapong / Shutterstock.com Among the biggest risks
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It’s back to business in the week ahead with a busy economic calendar to start the new year, including the always important monthly jobs report. After a stellar 2021, stocks head into the 2022 with