A bitcoin sign with a graph pictured in the background. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images I’ve noted in past commentaries that sovereign nations have the power to regulate and eliminate any competitor to their own currencies. One country took that step on Friday. China’s central bank has just made all cryptocurrency-related activities illegal. The
A trader works inside a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), August 27, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After recent turbulence, markets are likely to close out the final week of the third quarter with another bout of volatility. Stocks posted big moves in the past week. First, fears of
The Evergrande crisis seems like China’s Lehmann moment. The markets have been jittery and it remains to be seen if there is a larger spill-over. Amidst this concern, the markets continue to provide investing and speculative opportunities. If I had to focus on buying large-caps, I would look at low-beta stocks. These stocks would protect
When I wrote about Nio (NYSE:NIO) last month, I argued that the risks that could send NIO stock lower outweighed factors that could help it bounce back. Source: Robert Way / Shutterstock.com The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker has numerous strengths, such as high projected rates of growth in its home market. It also has
GameStop (NYSE:GME) is still facing threats and GME stock continues to trade at a relatively high valuation. As a result, I recommend investors refrain from taking a bullish position in the name. Source: quietbits / Shutterstock.com The retailer’s refusal to answer questions about its strategy going forward has made me more cautious about its outlook.
Government assistance for COVID-19 all began with the passage of the $8.3 billion Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, enacted into law on March 6, 2020. The $192 billion Families First Coronavirus Response Act came next, on March 18, 2020. With the passage and signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, we evaluated the cash flow statement of Walmart, Sears, Intel, and Kodak. The lesson provides good and bad
What is Overhead Supply? It is an area of resistance where there is more supply than you think. Example: If a stock is trading at $50 per share and has done a lot of trading at this level, eventually it will dip back down and may hit $20 per share. Many of the traders at
Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood, in his office on July 15, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Robinhood executives had a lot to talk about the week Reddit users were driving a historic short squeeze in GameStop. New documents in a lawsuit allegedly show internal
In this article PLAY MTCH RCL NCLH The Carnival Cruise Ship ‘Carnival Vista’ heads out to sea in the Miami harbor entrance known as Government Cut in Miami, Florida June 2, 2018. RHONA WISE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carnival — Carnival shares rose 4% after
Right now, you can say that Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) is low-priced, but not cheap. In other words, shares are overvalued at 70 cents per share. Despite the fact the stock has fallen more than 82% off of its meme stock high set in February. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com The reason? Largely, the company’s heavily-dilutive
AT&T (NYSE:T) stock looks like a safe investment as fall begins in the U.S. At about $27.35 per share, it has a market cap of $194 billion. You’re unlikely to lose a lot of money. But you’re unlikely to make a lot. Source: Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com Don’t be fooled by the supposed dividend yield
Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) is wildly overvalued at its present valuation of $30.3 billion. A major reason is that the company’s latest quarter showed a massive loss in free cash flow. This adds up to a cash crunch for Peloton sometime in the near future if this trend continues. And that is not going to fare
Joby (NYSE:JOBY) appears to have most of the ingredients necessary to enable JOBY stock to (pardon the pun) eventually take off. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Specifically, the air-taxi company has proven technology, a service that should generate strong demand, a highly accomplished CEO, impressive backers and a fairly reasonable valuation. When it comes to
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In this article HOOD Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Robinhood is debuting a feature that gives traders more control over digital tokens in its latest expansion in the cryptocurrency space. The newly public brokerage is testing “crypto wallets” with select clients next month, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday. The so-called wallet will
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a U.S. House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee hearing on coronavirus crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. Graeme Jennings | Reuters After Monday’s market turbulence, the Federal Reserve’s challenge will be to sound reassuring while acknowledging it’s preparing to make its first major step
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Lululemon Athletica Inc., Finisar Corp., and Target Corp. Lululemon Athletica is projected to report first-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. “We believe, given the stock’s performance year-to-date, any
Given the powerful demand for semiconductors and the steps that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is taking to strengthen its supply chain, the medium-term and long-term outlook of INTC stock appears to be strong. Source: Shutterstock Under the leadership of its new CEO, the tech company appears to be improving the quality of its manufacturing process. Furthermore, the
As the U.S. Federal Reserve remains careful to not rock the boat with regards to reversing its aggressive monetary policy, it remains a low-interest rate environment. In turn, dividend stocks in general continue to remain at high prices, after being bid up by investors on the hunt for yield. For instance, the ProShares S&P 500