Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 27, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed after hours Monday as Wall Street looks ahead to what many expect will be the start of a volatile second quarter earnings season this week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 16 points, or 0.05%. S&P
Overall, blue-chip stocks are ones that are considered to be the most valuable and reliable across the stock market. In turn, investing in blue-chip stocks is a popular way to make money. There are many reasons for this, one of them being that they have been around for a long time and have been performing
Inflation continues to roar in the United States, and interest rates are rising as a direct result. Because of these challenges, the U.S. economy could tip into a recession. As investors likely recall from previous recessions, many high-yielding dividend stocks are likely to cut or suspend their dividends if the U.S. economy enters a downturn.
Growing fears of a recession are weighing on Carnival (NYSE:CCL) stock. In the last four weeks, CCL stock has fallen 14%. The company’s shares are now trading below $10 and near a 52-week low of $8.10. The last time Carnival’s stock was this low was in 1993. The current drop is particularly concerning given that
Following the rapid vaccination drives across the world last year, the demand for Covid-19 vaccines is declining. However, booster doses targeting new subvariants are expected to drive sales for coronavirus stocks in the days ahead. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised Covid-19 vaccine makers to update their booster shots, scheduled for this
One of the most basic principles of investing is to gradually reduce your risk as you get older. That makes sense when you consider that retirees don’t have the luxury of waiting (or the capital, for that matter) for the market to bounce back after a dip. The dilemma is figuring out exactly how safe
In this article WYNN TWTR LULU Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Shares of the social media company dropped more than 8% after Elon Musk walked away from his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Musk alleged that Twitter
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) grabbed one award it probably wasn’t aiming for: NFLX stock was officially the single worst performing stock in the S&P 500 Index in the first half of 2022. This came as the company’s subscriber base stopped growing recently, and investors have extrapolated that to mean that the company is heading for terminal decline.
Now more than 80% below its 52-week high, is there any hope for Snap (NYSE:SNAP) stock? The social media company behind platforms such as Snapchat and Bitmoji has seen its share price fall 70% this year to $14.11. In September of last year, SNAP stock was trading at an all-time high of $83.34 per share.
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) has let go its CEO amid a stock and sales collapse. Yet insiders are buying the stock. Mark Tritton was replaced by board member Sue Gove, just before the company reported a huge loss on declining sales in late June. New accounting officers were appointed as the board searched for a way out
Preston Pysh talks with finance and macro expert, Sven Henrich. They talk about the current operating environment, Bitcoin, Europe, Energy, and much more. One quick caveat: We apologize for the tiny glitches along the way. Please bear with us because the substance of the conversation with Sven is fantastic. The subtitles for this episode are
Here’s all you need to know about taxes when it comes to trading and investing in the stock market. You’re going to be taxed on your profits, so you need to know where you can reduce your taxes without risking too much. All you need to do is trade a bit differently, and I’ll show
Uber Eats delivery Jonathan Raa | NurPhoto via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Uber, DoorDash – Shares of Uber slumped 4.6% and DoorDash fell 9% on news that Amazon agreed to take a stake in Grubhub in a deal that will give Prime subscribers a one-year membership to the
When billionaire investors buy stocks, I pay attention. After all, those billionaire investors became billionaires for one reason: They’re good at investing. They know how to turn a mega profit by buying stocks. So, if they’re all buying a particular stock at a certain time, it’s probably smart to buy that stock, too. And right
What Is Business Financing? Unless your business has the balance sheet of Apple, eventually, you will probably need access to capital through business financing. Even many large-cap companies routinely seek capital infusions to meet short-term obligations. For small businesses, finding a suitable funding model is vitally important. Take money from the wrong source, and you
In this article NTRS SNX MU GOOGL Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO, Micron Technology Scott Mlyn | CNBC Volatility in the stock market appears to be far from over. Market churn is still very high amid hot inflation and a worrisome economic outlook. Although the near-term perspective may be blurry, investors may scoop up healthy returns in
In this article GME A screen displays the logo and trading information for GameStop on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) March 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Shares of GameStop jumped 5% in extended trading Wednesday after the retailer said a four-for-one stock split was approved by its board. Shareholders who
Some folks might pigeonhole IBM (NYSE:IBM) as an old-school business — the type of company your grandfather might have invested in. Don’t jump to any hasty conclusions, though. IBM stock might not be “sexy” or controversial, but it offers terrific growth prospects. Granted, broad-market worries about technology stocks might make it emotionally difficult to invest in
Today, I am discussing six cheap dividend stocks that are worth buying in July. This is because the company’s underlying earnings more than cover the dividend payments. That makes their dividends more secure, and therefore, increases the valuation of the stocks. Moreover, these dividend stocks might be considered cheap if their yields are higher than
In this article MRVL SLB GME SPCE BBBY HELE Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer jumped more than 8% after the