Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 7, 2022. Source: NYSE The stock market is about to close out its worst first half in decades in the week ahead, setting the stage for a summer of uncertainty and volatility. But in the very near term, strategists see a window of positive momentum for an
Source: OlegRi / Shutterstock Energy bulls looking for a low-cost way to bet on higher fuel prices in 2022 should stear clear of Houston-based Camber Energy (NYSE American:CEI). While shares of the diversified energy and power solutions company currently trade for less than 50 cents, CEI stock isn’t the right investment for energy sector profits. Every
In a bear market, not all blue-chip stocks live up to their name. Investors need to identify the blue-chip stocks to avoid in their long-term portfolio. Otherwise, those stocks could lead to bigger losses as the selling pressure intensifies. Companies that misjudged the severity of inflation, and what customers wanted, and failed to lighten inventory
While listening to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference on June 9, I found myself agreeing with two main points that Powell made. Specifically, I believe that the U.S. can avoid a significant economic contraction, and I think that inflation will drop meaningfully in the coming months without the Fed having to raise interest
The energy sector has been on another planet in 2022. While a bear market has run roughshod through every other industry, rising oil prices have driven profits and energy stocks into orbit. Due to the pandemic depressing share prices, most energy companies already had juicy dividend yields coming into the year. And with recent payout
In this article MSFT SGEN ZEN BHC-CA FDX KMX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CarMax (KMX) – The automobile retailer beat estimates by 7 cents with quarterly earnings of $1.56 per share, and revenue that also beat analyst forecasts amid what the company called a “challenging” used vehicle market. CarMax added
A couple weeks into 2020, I recommended to InvestorPlace readers that they forget about Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) stock, suggesting they buy National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) or TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) instead. All three stocks were trading in the $40 range at the time. I argued that Lyft wasn’t expected to make money until 2021, and that was only
GameStop (NASDAQ:GME) stock has been on another turbulent ride. The company share price trended higher by 10.4% following its first quarter earnings release, despite widening losses. Investors cheered on a decent growth in revenues. I believe that GME stock price does not support its fundamentals. No doubt, it’s one of the most popular meme gaming
Safe stocks can be defined as those with lower volatility and a higher return than the market. Several factors contribute to this, including low risk, stable dividends, and reasonable price multiples. While it is impossible to say which stock is safe, there are some good places to start looking for them. These include companies with
If you are in debt and cannot pay your bills, is a debt settlement program the cheapest way out of debt? You might draw that conclusion from the American Fair Credit Council (AFCC), an industry association of companies operating in the debt settlement industry that have agreed to a strict code of conduct. Key takeaways
On today’s episode I sit down with Jeff Snider. Jeff is the Head of Global Research at Alhambra Investments. He’s developed a working model for the global monetary system that is unlike anything else I’ve seen to date. The general thesis is that the Eurodollar system is working behind the scenes to soak up dollar
When trouble hits, the first instinct is to run but if you insist on holding your ground, you might want to consider pivoting your funds toward safe dividend stocks to buy. With the broader economic framework incentivizing stability over growth potential, investors are better served focusing on profitable companies that are able to reward their
Stock futures slipped on Thursday evening as Wall Street looked to grind out a rare positive week in what has been a rough first half of the year. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 99 points, or 0.3%. Futures for the S&P 500 dipped nearly 0.4%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.4%.
We’re officially in a bear market. The good news is that the market has two ends to it, meaning that we can profit from stock price appreciation as well as depreciation. Because of this, I have compiled a list of overvalued stocks to sell in this bear market. I thought long and hard about how
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) makes about 80% of its revenue from advertising. But the company is facing forces that could disrupt its business model and hurt GOOG stock. Ongoing legislation in the U.S. and E.U. regulatory actions could prevent Google from benefiting from its “gatekeeper” status with online ads. For example, if you do a search for
When the markets crashed due to the pandemic, it seemed like the end of the world. However, dozens of stocks delivered multi-fold returns over the next 12-18 months. The euphoric rally in growth stocks was largely over towards the end of 2021. A key reason being contractionary policies coupled with toned down growth expectations. As
These are six dividend income stocks with better yields than the S&P 500. The S&P 500 has a dividend yield of approximately 1.60% from a practical standpoint. The reason this is so is that the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) trades for $374.64 as of June 23, and its training 12-month (TTM) dividend payment
In this article KBH OXY RAD CSA-FF DRI FDS Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Accenture (ACN) – The consulting firm’s shares fell 3.3% in the premarket after its quarterly revenue beat forecasts but earnings were impacted by the cost of its Russia exit. Accenture raised its full-year revenue forecast but cut
Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), a cloud communications platform that enables developers to build, scale, and operate customer engagement within software applications in the United States and internationally is a company that has disappointed its shareholders in 2022. The stock is down 65% year-to-date and it trades very close to its 52-week low of $87.67. Is TWLO stock
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG,NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is well-positioned to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and the valuation of GOOG stock has become quite favorable. As a result, Alphabet’s shares are definitely a buy for many investors. And for those with a long-term time horizon, Alphabet continues to provide a means of exploiting the tremendous