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It’s the very end of the current earnings season, with only a couple of companies left to report financial results. With more than 99% of the companies listed in the S&P 500 index having reported their finances, the results for the January through March period have held up fairly well. However, pessimism is growing for

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andy Jassy sent an email to company employees on Jun. 21 acknowledging that two of its senior executives, who happen to be black, were leaving the company. If you’re considering buying AMZN stock, you might want to consider what these departures mean for Amazon’s future. While it’s easy to

Investors who look at Carnival (NYSE:CCL) on price alone could be tempted to buy given current levels. Even before yesterday’s 14% plunge, the shares were already off nearly 52% year-to-date and an even greater 66% since their pandemic peak in early June 2021, the timing is undoubtedly attractive.  For comparison, the Defiance Hotel, Airline, and

With the value of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) recently cut in half from when it was called Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hyping the metaverse, and analysts are buying it. The virtual reality platform in which people could live and work intimately from wherever they are, will have a billion people spending hundreds of dollar each,

[embedded content] NIO stock and other electric car stocks are ready to turn the corner higher after the Chinese government announced it was considering “extreme measures” to boost manufacturing output. That’s major news for Chinese EV stocks like NIO. China is the heart of the EV economy. In fact, 60% of global EV battery manufacturing

Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock can’t seem to catch a break. Down more than 50% over the past year, including a pullback of nearly 30% so far in 2022, shares of the Chinese electric vehicle maker is now trading at less than $23. The decline is due, in part, to the current bear market and souring sentiment towards

Last Friday was a stunning day for the market. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite ended the day up about 3.1%, 2.7% and 3.3%, respectively. For the week, the S&P 500, Dow and NASDAQ rallied 6.4%, 5.4% and 7.5% — a breath of fresh air following two straight weeks of

Growth stocks have traded much differently than the rest of the market. Rewind to seven or eight months ago to the fourth quarter of 2021. Some growth stocks were in the throes of a bear market, down 40% or so. Others, like Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) were hitting all-time highs. Investors who were long SHOP stock weren’t

Source: Jimmy Tudeschi / Shutterstock.com In mid-June, shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) fell to a fresh low of $13.30 following the release of an analyst report that raised concerns about its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy. WBD stock has only been trading since April 11, after Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, but it is down more than

Goldman Sachs just made lithium stocks even more attractive. Just days ago, the firm said that lithium prices could fall about 10% this year, and as much as 73% next year. But they’re wrong.  For one, as noted by Bloomberg, “Benchmark disputes Goldman’s forecast that a flood of new production is on its way, and

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

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock, the darling of 2021’s market, has lost 44% of its value in 2022. But it’s still not a cheap stock. At its June 23 price of $165/share, Nvidia’s market cap was $407 billion, on fiscal 2022 revenue of $27 billion. The price to earnings ratio was nearly 44. The dividend yields just

I was racking my brain for a subject to write about regarding FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) and FUBO stock when it occurred to me that the company’s May 31 announcement of three executive appointments was a big deal. How so, you ask? Well, if you read InvestorPlace contributor Dana Blankenhorn’s recent piece about losing money betting on

Is Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) going to be acquired? Not yet. But rumors persist that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is looking to buy the manufacturer of internet-connected television sets and other devices. When the rumors of a takeover first surfaced on June 8, ROKU stock jumped 10% as investors grew excited about the prospect of a Netflix/Roku combination. But

Most of us are familiar with the metaverse. Or, the “sci-fi concept whereby humans put on some sort of headset or smart glasses that allows them to live, work and play in a virtual world much like the one depicted in the ‘Ready Player One’ movie,” as noted by CNBC. Better yet, according to a McKinsey

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

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

[Editor’s note: “Buying Opendoor Today Could Be Like Buying Amazon in 1997” was previously published in October 2021. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] Anyone who follows me knows this: I’m super bullish on Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) stock. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Indeed, buying Opendoor stock today could be

[embedded content] Welcome back to our weekly podcast – Hypergrowth Investing – where Aaron Davis and I chat it up about everything from electric vehicles and augmented reality to cryptos and the metaverse. In this week’s episode, we kick things off with a fire sale! Specifically, how Big Tech stocks are priced for an impending

Today, I have chosen six high-quality stocks to buy for a recession. There is a high level of demand for their products and/or services and they may have other defensive values, such as a high and sustainable dividend yields. It is becoming more clear that this potential upcoming recession may not impact businesses as much