Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Abiomed (ABMD) – Abiomed stock soared 51.6% in premarket trading after agreeing to be acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in a nearly $16.6 billion deal. J&J will pay $380 per share for the maker of heart, lung and kidney treatments, and will
After a more than three-fold run higher between late 2020 and mid-2022, the market has cooled on Livent (NYSE:LTHM) stock. Shares in this leading provider of lithium compounds has traded sideways lately. Both analysts and investors hold a lukewarm view of LTHM stock at present as a result of uncertainties over the future direction of lithium
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock was down by an eye-watering 29% over the last five days. Apparently, financial traders weren’t pleased with the company’s sizable spending plans for fiscal 2023. It also didn’t help that Meta Platforms indicated higher spending as well as lower revenue and income during 2022’s third quarter. None of this bodes well
In this article GT HOLX IDXX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer waits for his car at the garage of Avis Budget Group at the San Francisco airport. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Avis Budget Group – Shares of the budget
Chinese stocks have been beaten down in recent months. However, the broad group of China-based U.S.-listed stocks has taken another turn downward, reacting poorly to the recently-completed National Chinese Party Congress. Held from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22, 2022, the Party Congress saw many new President Xi Jinping allies added. When this meeting of high-ranking
Are you ready to hold shares of an unloved company through a make-or-break event? If so, then you have an opportunity right now. That’s because neo-banking firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is set to report its third-quarter earnings results on the morning of Nov. 1. Everybody and their uncle seems to be pessimistic on SOFI stock, and that’s
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) – Investor Tilman Fertitta has taken a 6.1% stake in the resort operator, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Wynn shares rallied 4.2% in premarket action. Petrobras (PBR) – The Brazilian state-run oil company’s shares slid 8.5% in
Everyone defines “boring stocks” differently, and everyone has their own ideas about criteria for the best boring stocks. For example, I consider Mexican cement producer Cemex to be an incredibly dull stock. However, if you are in the construction industry, Cemex’s products aren’t dull; actually, they’re vital to your livelihood and well-being. So rather than
It’s time to reconsider strategies and identify growth stocks to sell. For many years, growth stocks were the key to building a top-performing portfolio. Investing in profitable growth stocks meant oversized returns and was a winning strategy. But with the market sagging through all of 2022, all of that has changed. Put simply, a growth
Despite all the uncertainty and volatility, now may be the ideal time to check out some of the biggest marijuana stocks. These companies have experienced rapid growth as more states have legalized cannabis for medicinal and recreational use. And the popularity of this industry will only grow from here. One thing to look for when
[Editor’s note: “Finding the Best Stocks to Buy Amid Market Volatility” was previously published in October 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] It’s been a crazy year in the markets, huh? But what if I told you that all this craziness is actually creating the opportunity of the
With fears of a global recession rising, it’s probably best to consider targeting certain Nasdaq stocks to sell. Though the underlying technology-centric exchange brings several innovators to the table, many of these ideas don’t align with traditional strengths. In particular, some publicly traded companies feature the worst of both worlds: high risk and overvalued. Since
Hailing from Canada, Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT) specializes in manufacturing functional materials known, appropriately enough, as metamaterials. This particular company also has a flourishing security segment. Moreover, Meta Materials has demonstrated exceptional revenue growth. Therefore, it’s definitely not too late to buy MMAT stock. Keep an eye on the company’s expenditures, however, and be sure to maintain
In this episode, Preston and Stig talk to Joe Studwell, the author of How Asia Works. This book was a strong recommendation by Bill Gates in 2014 to help understand why some countries progress at a rapid rate, while others decline. Joe provides an interesting analysis of countries in Asia and what they did to
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In this article FFIV TXN JNPR TKR LRN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks ended Friday on a positive note, but an uncertain week – with a Federal Reserve meeting – looms ahead. The three major averages notched gains for Friday’s session and were higher on the
In this article LOG.N-CH LOGI UPST STEM HIBB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tony Avelar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Logitech — The computer peripherals maker jumped 11% after Logitech reiterated its full-year guidance, which was lowered in July. Logitech has struggled with weaker demand
As Halloween approaches, investors’ minds may be on finding treats rather than picking stocks. That said, as we head into November, compiling a list of top stock picks to consider is certainly a good move, as many tech stocks have gotten hit very hard. This earnings season hasn’t been kind to many tech stocks. Accordingly,
There’s a good deal of trucking stocks to sell. To be clear, the market ideas on this list do not necessarily represent flawed strategies or operations. Rather, investors must deal with certain realities that disproportionately impact certain sectors over others. Fundamentally, the nature of trucking stocks to sell centers largely (if not mostly) on the
With a myriad of upside catalysts available for the hydrocarbon sector, investors have every incentive to consider the top oil stocks to buy. However, not all energy players are the same. For this list of potentially intriguing market ideas, we’ll look at some of the best companies in the field, with varying risk-reward profiles. Fundamentally,