In this article @W.1 Armored personnel carrier (APC) of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces move to park in their base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022. Sergey Bobok | AFP | Getty Images The highly unpredictable nature of Russia’s threat against Ukraine has rippled across financial
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Like other speculative growth stocks, Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) continues to struggle. The days of “growth at any price” have long since passed. With the Federal Reserve raising rates, SKLZ stock continues to head lower. Source: Dennis Diatel / Shutterstock.com While it’s much cheaper now (it once traded for prices more than ten times what it trades for
If any company is emblematic of the “recovery trade,” it would be cruise operator Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL). Indeed, you could actually use CCL stock as a gauge of how both Wall Street and Main Street are faring nearly two years after the onset of Covid-19. Source: Ruth Peterkin / Shutterstock.com And if Carnival is going to
If you’re reading this, chances are, you’re not part of the 1% that handsomely benefitted from the prior housing and equities boom that capitalism created. Therefore, it’s difficult not to sympathize with the phenomenon known as meme stocks. There is a word in German that’s a favorite of mine to deploy from time to time:
A “now hiring” sign is posted in the window of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The sudden slam to the economy from the omicron Covid variant could show up in January’s employment report as the first big loss of jobs since late
Fisker (NYSE:FSR) plans to start producing its Ocean SUV model this year, which should prove to be positive news for the electric vehicle maker. However, a few key challenges remain and FSR stock has dropped more than 30% so far in 2022. This has many wondering if Fisker is still a hot play on electric
Roth IRAs are popular accounts for investors to leave to their heirs because of these accounts’ tax-free status and lack of required minimum distributions (RMDs) during the original owner’s lifetime. Roth contributions are made with after-tax money, and any distributions you take are tax-free as long as you are at least 59½ years old and
It wasn’t too long ago that I was riding high on my recommendation of Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID). I initially wrote an article on LCID stock in September of last year. Soon after that, the stock zoomed upward ending up at 3x the price by late November. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock Unfortunately, all good things
Life sciences equipment manufacturer Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) was a popular meme stock last year. Consequently, its management raised a massive amount of cash through equity offerings. However, it has failed to sustain investor interest, as its flagship optimal genome mapping tool Saphyr hasn’t gained much traction in the medical community. It continues to grow at
In this article MRCY Julian Elliott Photography | Stone | Getty Images Company: Mercury Systems Inc. (MRCY) Business: Mercury Systems is a technology company, engaged in the manufacture and sale of components, products, modules, and subsystems for aerospace and defense industries in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company’s products and solutions
In this article SNAP CLX BJ BMY REGN AMZN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) – The drugmaker reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $23.72 per share, beating the $18.35 consensus estimate. Revenue also topped the forecast on strong sales of the company’s Covid-19 antibody therapy as well as its
The Nasdaq’s steep correction in the last month is punitive to the most speculative stocks in the last two years. This resulted in Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) being stuck in a sustained downtrend. Investors are no longer willing to wait for an electronic gaming and multimedia firm to pivot to the sports betting market. SKLZ stock is
Some commentators, including InvestorPlace columnist Will Ashworth, have stated unequivocally that buying shares of special-purpose acquisition company Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ:DWAC) at its current levels is stupid. DWAC stock soared from around $10 a share to a high of $175 in October when it was announced the blank-check company would merge with Trump Media &
QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) is a speculative pre-revenue stage company operating in the next-generation electric battery industry. The company claims to have advanced technology that could represent a great leap forward in electric battery performance. However, short sellers published scathing criticisms of QuantumScape’s technology and management team last year, leading to a massive decline. QS stock is
CEO Rafal Modrzewski inspects some of the company’s satellite hardware. ICEYE Finnish satellite imagery venture ICEYE brought in new funds, the company announced on Thursday, as it looks to add to its spacecraft fleet in orbit and build out its growing natural catastrophe detection product line. ICEYE closed an $136 million round of venture capital
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Jan. 26, 2022. Source: NYSE After January’s surprisingly strong jobs report, focus swings to consumer inflation in the week ahead and what it could mean for the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates. Friday’s report of 467,000 jobs added in January confounded Wall Street economists, some of
Although most folks love to parrot the phrase, “electric vehicles are the future,” that future may be further off than many think. Sure, we’d love to go green and all, but we also need to pay the bills. That’s where QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) could potentially provide the paradigm-shifting solution, explaining early sentiment for QS stock. Source:
The price for shares of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) recently continued its wider losing streak after the company reported earnings for the fiscal first quarter. Starbucks beat analysts’ expectations for revenue but missed on earnings per share (EPS). Analysts expected the company to announce $0.80 in EPS and $7.5 billion in revenue for the quarter—Starbucks reported
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 14, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Pool | Reuters SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and his staff have been very busy lately, and they are about to