Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) are government-issued bonds that are indexed to inflation. Thus, when inflation rises, TIPS can generate greater returns compared to bonds that are not inflation-linked. As inflation rises, TIPS adjust in price to maintain their real value. This makes them popular with investors, particularly when the economy isn’t performing well or when
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Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) stock has fallen over 28% in the past nine months. The telecom company’s most recent plunge comes after reporting its underwhelming fourth-quarter results. Source: Shutterstock Moreover, investors fear a potential dividend cut, despite its management’s relentless commitment. Consequently, LUMN stock now trades at a throw-away valuation. LUMN stock hasn’t performed too well at
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Charge Point EV stations Source: Charge Point Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Snowflake — Snowflake shares dropped 25% in extended trading after the company showed the slowest revenue growth during the fourth quarter since at least 2019. The company reported $383.8 million in revenue, compared with the $372.6 million analysts surveyed
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It’s been a long, bumpy road for investors of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE:NIO) over the past half-year. It seems like every time NIO stock pops, the sellers come rushing in to push the price back down. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com This is undoubtedly frustrating for EV market enthusiasts who believed that Nio would be
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Based in Singapore, Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) operates e-commerce websites for countries in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Plus, the company offers online video games in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Therefore, international tech market investors might consider a position in SE stock. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com Just as a Bollywood movie is typically rife with action and
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Dollar General (NYSE:DG) stock has not been a “dollar store” for some time. I have been covering the company for nearly a decade, since before it lost the fight to buy Family Dollar, eventually acquired by DollarTree (NASDAQ:DLTR). Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Dollar General is a general store. It matches merchandise to markets. Where
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In this episode, Preston and Stig learn about the Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. Jack is the founder of the internet company, Alibaba, which is the biggest internet company in Asia. His company has over 407 million users and quickly growing. Within the next five years, Alibaba may ship more packages per day than all the
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A merger happens when two companies combine to form a single entity. Public companies often merge with the declared goal of increasing shareholder value, by gaining market share or from entering new business segments. Unlike an acquisition, a merger can result in a brand new entity formed from the two merging firms. A merger typically combines two
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Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 25, 2022. Source: NYSE The VanEck Russia ETF fell 25% in premarket trading Monday as the conflict in Ukraine generated new U.S. sanctions against Russia. On Monday, the Biden administration announced additional sanctions against Russia’s central bank that would effectively prohibit Americans from doing business with the bank and
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