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Shares in electric vehicle startup Fisker (NYSE:FSR) had been on the rise since the end of October. After FSR stock spent much of the summer and fall in a slump, that was welcome news for investors. One of the driving factors behind the optimism was the approaching Los Angeles Auto Show, where the company was scheduled to

Let me start this issue by stating the obvious: Electric vehicles are going to take over the world. Source: Sopotnicki / Shutterstock.com That’s an inevitability. Consumer demand is shifting so that most prospective car buyers today want an EV… Laws are changing to support the adoption of EVs… Technology is improving so that these cars

An opportunity may be coming to buy Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) stock. Investors are selling stocks in the biggest retailers, even as they report blowout earnings. If the pattern holds after Costco reports Dec. 9 earnings, you may be able to get some for Christmas. Source: ilzesgimene / Shutterstock.com As trading opened Nov. 19, Costco was

What’s with all the doubt when it comes to BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) stock? Once best known for its state-of-the-art phones, BlackBerry is enjoying a second act in Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity. And BB stock got plenty of attention over the last year from meme traders on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum. Source: Shutterstock The company is

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “metaverse”? If it’s an immersive virtual reality world that looks like something out of the science fiction movie Ready Player One, then you’re not alone. That’s pretty much what everyone thinks of when they think of the metaverse. Source: Kathy Hutchins /

It’s hard to say that Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) has had a tough year. Right now, TLRY stock is up 32% year-to-date (YTD) and 53% for the past 12 months. However, in this market, long-term memory isn’t cool. The shares are down almost 18% for the past three months. That’s what gets eyeballs when it comes to

Forever starts now: that’s the credo of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN). Now that the company has completed its initial public offering (IPO), RIVN stock is available for public trading and you can try out the shares of this ambitious electric vehicle (EV) start-up. Source: James Yarbrough / Shutterstock.com Rivian specializes in big vehicles, especially trucks and SUVs.

In a record blitz of initial public offerings (IPO) like Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG), you’re going to encounter two incontrovertible facts. First, retail investors will have increased opportunities to put their money to work (or at risk). Second, not every one of these recent IPOs will enjoy outsized success. From the looks of it, PROG stock is heading

Based in Canada, cannabis company Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) is slowly making its moves into the U.S. cannabis market. Now, it’s ready to pounce once full U.S. legalization hits. If this happens, expect TLRY stock to take off. Source: Shutterstock How is this company ready to strike? For starters, back in August, Tilray bought the majority of

ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) operates Wish, an e-commerce platform that facilitates transactions between sellers and buyers, focusing on the budget-conscious consumer. Founded by Piotr Szulczewski and Danny Zhang back in 2010, this company has grown rapidly due to its innovative business strategies and easy-to-use platform. However, due to issues surrounding quality on the platform and wider reopenings,

To discuss the buy-worthiness of the top 10 meme stocks, we first need to define what those top 10 meme stocks are. Of course, there are multiple ways to define the category. For instance, we could put together a list based on some arbitrary measure like the market capitalizations mentioned on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets.  That would

Shares of all-electric pickup truck maker Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) continue to soar on the heels of a spectacular first week. After pricing at $78, RIVN stock now trades at $172 per share — a spectacular 120% gain. Sporting a $152 billion market capitalization, Rivian is the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of the year. It’s also

After months of trading sideways, EV battery maker Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) has seen a big jolt in its share price. Thanks to the passage of the U.S. infrastructure bill, and progress with setting up its manufacturing operations, QS stock is up over 71% in the past month. Source: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com As this latest run-up wraps up,

Shares of online mobile multiplayer video game competition platform Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock are finally recovering, gaining 54% in the last month. After an excellent debut, the stock struggled and lost a lot of steam. But if it pulls back a little more, this looks like an excellent video game stock for your portfolio Source: NYCStock

Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG) is a biotech firm focused on treatments and testing products for a variety of diseases. Historically, PROG stock has been a disappointment. Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, shares dropped from $13 to a low of under $1 per share. Recently, however, Progenity enjoyed a big short squeeze that brought shares

What was once a blip on the radar that many analysts viewed as a passing fad became one of the most consequential developments on Wall Street. I speak of course of the phenomenon that is meme stocks, loosely defined as publicly traded securities that have an incredible following on various social media platforms. But while

Just a year ago, Gamestop (NYSE:GME) was widely considered nothing more than an old-school, brick-and-mortar video-game retailer. As a result, there was not much interest in GME stock. Yet there was a groundswell of support for Gamestop which was growing quietly, on an Internet forum known as Reddit. A sub-forum on that site, r/WallStreetBets, was preparing

With cryptocurrencies posting blistering performances recently, those on the sidelines are increasingly tempted to jump in. At the same time, direct exposure to individual blockchain coins and tokens has its own set of risks outside of market volatility. For an alternative, many have turned to crypto miners like Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ:SDIG) stock. Source: Mark

It was recently announced that Swedish electric car maker Polestar Performance AB will be going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Gores Guggenheim (NASDAQ:GGPI). The new company will be renamed Polestar Automotive Holding UK and is to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PSNY”. Right now, GGPI stock is pretty

Earlier this year, trading shares of New York-based virtual content provider fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) was a risky proposition. The price action of FUBO stock was like a roller-coaster ride, and not ideal for cautious investors. Source: Lori Butcher/ShutterStock.com However, moving into the last two months of 2021, the situation seemed much calmer … until the pain from