Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock was a pandemic superstar. From the end of 2019 to last November, SHOP stock delivered a spectacular 314% return. The Canadian ecommerce company was signing up new vendors at a rapid pace, and the surge in online shopping saw the company posting record numbers. During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend
I have chosen six recession-proof stocks to buy as the market boom ends. They pay dividends, have low payout ratios, low price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples, and good growth. As a result, these stocks have a good chance of surviving the oncoming recession, if, indeed, we aren’t already in one. Investors will stick with stocks that can
Wall Street has had a rough year so far while the benchmark S&P 500 index has been trading in and out of bear market territory in June. The index is down 19% year-to-date. But perhaps we can turn things around by finding good stocks to buy for July. Analysts highlight the importance of long-term investing
Source: OlegRi / Shutterstock Energy has been one of the few sectors that held up in 2022. With the invasion of Ukraine showing no signs of abating, oil and natural gas producers remain a hot pick for investors. However, Camber Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:CEI) has not participated in the energy boom. In fact, CEI stock is down
Fed-up investors who dumped Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) stock in March will regret it. BABA stock bottomed at $73.28 in mid-March 2022. The following month, Premier Li Kequiang said it would pause its crackdown on the sector. The shift to promoting economic growth proved helpful to BABA stock. Shares are up by around 60% from the
The Target credit card, called the RedCard, is a credit card that can be used in Target’s retail stores and on the store’s website. The Target RedCard offers a 5% discount on purchases at Target, no annual fee, and an extra 30 days for returns and exchanges. However, the Target credit card’s interest rate or
Even as PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) stock flies under the radar among stock price declines in technology companies, you should not overlook its intrinsic value. PayPal is a global payment service provider. It was founded in 1998 to shift commerce on the Internet from a model based on transactions to one based on relationships. PayPal has been
Frequency is also an important matter to consider with passive income, making these monthly dividend stocks to buy an intriguing proposition. Stag Industrial (STAG): Investing in warehouse properties that cater to the broader e-commerce industry, Stag Industrial is well-positioned for the future. LTC Properties (LTC): Tied to the senior care and nursing sectors, LTC Properties
The cruise line sector has taken quite the beating at the hands of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cruise ships were docked for the better part of the past couple of years, with travel and other social-distancing measures in place. Moreover, after December, omicron compelled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise its warning
Can electric vehicle maker Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) survive the current market downturn? The Newark, California-based company’s life as a public company has gotten off to a rocky start. The company went public in January 2021 via a reverse merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at the height of that craze only to see its share price
Preston Pysh talks with James Lavish about all the major macro trends in the world including the Japanese yield curve control, the potential housing bubble, energy markets, Bitcoin, and more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:23 – What in the world is happening with the Japanese Yield Curve Control? 00:15:28 – James’
Tech giant Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is making strong strides in the industry despite the tech sell-off and recession concerns. A fundamentally strong company, AMD has suffered more than it deserved to. AMD stock is down 49% in the past six months and 28% over the past month. However, I think the market is overreacting
Source: helloabc / Shutterstock.com A negative report recently came out, and it’s replete with allegations against Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE:NIO). Consequently, traders should avoid NIO stock for now, or at least not add to any existing positions. In recent weeks, things had really been looking up for Nio shareholders. After making a 52-week low, in
GAAP vs. Non-GAAP: An Overview The generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are the standardized set of principles that public companies in the U.S. must follow. Thorough investment research requires an assessment of both GAAP and adjusted results (non-GAAP), but investors should carefully consider the validity of non-GAAP exclusions on a case-by-case basis. The reason is
A Citibank sign in front of one of the company’s offices in California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Investors just can’t seem to find a trough in this bear market, and are struggling to hold on to any optimism amid growing concerns of a possible recession. However, the key to surviving a bear market successfully
Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along and changes everything. So said the late, great Steve Jobs of Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) when he unveiled the first iPhone back in 2007. Source: askarim / Shutterstock At that launch, he implied that the newly released iPod-lookalike with Blackberry-level functionality would change everything. And he couldn’t
Source: Shutterstock GameStop (NYSE:GME) continues to provide the volatility traders love, with double- and even triple-digit percentage swings. Yet, for investors, GME stock remains a risky proposition. On June 9, Reuters reported that the shorts were once again circling GameStop, “spotlighting how short sellers have grown bolder during a broader market selloff that has pummeled
The last time I wrote about Snap (NYSE:SNAP) was in late May, just after it gave shareholders a lump of coal, warning that revenue and earnings would be lower than initially expected. SNAP stock lost 40% in five trading days on the news. My take on the warning was that its financials weren’t nearly as
In this article 9866-HK PINS MKC BBBY CCL GIS Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: General Mills (GIS) – General Mills reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.12 per share, 11 cents above estimates, with revenue that also topped Wall Street forecasts. The stock rose 1.6% in the premarket, even as the food
High-yield dividend stocks make stock investing sound like a boring but in many cases highly lucrative business. Here is nothing wrong with that. The economic conditions have changed in 2022 and there are some signs the U.S. economy may slow down and even face soon a recession. The secret to successful stock investing is to