Shares of struggling biotech, Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG), have been on quite the run of late. PROG stock has been a meme favorite and shot up more than 140% in value over the past couple of months. Moreover, the company has undergone a strategic transformation and appears to be laser focused on commercializing its product pipeline. However,
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In this article CNC Morsa Images | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Centene Corp. (CNC) Business: Centene operates as a multi-national health-care enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. Its Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government-subsidized programs, including Medicaid, state children’s health
In this article WRBY RIDE RIVN TSLA The Lordstown Motors Corp. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in Lordstown, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Johnson & Johnson — Shares of the health care
It was recently announced that Swedish electric car maker Polestar Performance AB will be going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Gores Guggenheim (NASDAQ:GGPI). The new company will be renamed Polestar Automotive Holding UK and is to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PSNY”. Right now, GGPI stock is pretty
I have written several articles about AT&T (NYSE:T) and its proposed dividend cut. Suffice it to say that once the company spins off its Warner Media division and combines it with Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:DISCA), the dividend will be cut. That should occur sometime in 2022. For now, though, we can estimate where T stock will
One of my stock assignments for this week was PROG stock. That’s the symbol for San Diego-based biotech Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG). Source: Connect world / Shutterstock.com For a moment there, I got excited when I saw the stock on my coverage list. I love Progressive Insurance (NYSE:PGR). In November 2018, I put the property and casualty
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 19, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The market, regardless of which index we use – S&P 500, Dow or Nasdaq – keeps climbing and making new highs. With that type of trajectory, we might assume that there are
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Consumers are in the spotlight in the week ahead, with the imminent release of retail sales for October and earnings from major chain stores. Retail sales is the big economic report
Earlier this year, trading shares of New York-based virtual content provider fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) was a risky proposition. The price action of FUBO stock was like a roller-coaster ride, and not ideal for cautious investors. Source: Lori Butcher/ShutterStock.com However, moving into the last two months of 2021, the situation seemed much calmer … until the pain from
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will divide itself into two publicly traded companies. One will inherit J&J’s extensive portfolio of well-known consumer products, while the other will continue to develop, produce, and distribute pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and medical technology. Johnson & Johnson indicates that the transaction will take place sometime over the next
Preston Pysh talks with Bitcoin & privacy expert, Matt Odell, about various levels of privacy on Bitcoin’s multiple layers & nodes. Matt also talks about the mining industry and privacy in general. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:08:55 – How Matt Odell Got Into Bitcoin? 00:13:41 – Why Large Social Media Companies
Online real estate platform Zillow (NASDAQ:ZM) recently shook up the industry when it announced its departure from the iBuying business. Sizeable losses had built up in its home-flipping business, so the company shut it down. However, Zillow’s other business segments, such as mortgages and media, haven’t made much money either. Nevertheless, the Zillow debacle shouldn’t deter
“Sell the news” seemed to be the market’s response to AMC Entertainment’s (NYSE:AMC) latest earnings report. After the close on Nov. 8, the movie theater chain reported higher-than-expected revenue ($763 million versus $708 million consensus) and a narrower-than-expected per-share loss (44 cents versus 53 cents consensus), for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Yet, it did not
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images A McKinsey partner was arrested Wednesday after being criminally charged with insider trading ahead of Goldman Sachs‘ recent $2.2 billion acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky. Puneet Dikshit, a 40-year-old McKinsey partner, exploited information he gained about his client Goldman Sachs’ pending takeover to buy profitable call options in
In this article NVDA HPE RIVN JNJ RIDE MAPS Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Johnson & Johnson — Shares of Johnson & Johnson rose nearly 4% in premarket trading on Friday after announcing plans to split its consumer health business off from its pharmaceutical and medical device operations. Rivian Automotive —
After languishing below $20 per share since late June, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is coming back, including today’s post-earnings pop that took shares to just below $23. With SOFI stock up more than 40% in just over a month, it appears my take from Oct. 6 (that shares were a buy as they traded sideways) was the right
The cloud-based e-commerce platform Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) never ceases to amaze. In just 16 months during the pandemic, its total merchant’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) for SHOP stock has doubled from $200 billion to $400 billion. Source: Paul McKinnon / Shutterstock.com It has been the go-to platform for small businesses transitioning to an online model —
Not too long ago, Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock was trading at more than $400. But since early 2019, BA stock has shed more than 50% of its value. The aerospace giant has been hit hard by multiple crises in the past year, significantly weakening its balance sheet and safety reputation. Source: Marco Menezes / Shutterstock.com Moreover,
A view from a petrol station shows gas prices over $4, in Arlington-Virginia, United States on October 30, 2021. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Stagflation fears have plagued investors in recent months, as prices start to rise in an economy that hasn’t quite picked up pace yet. But investors can employ a
In this article AMC HNST BMBL BYND DIS AFRM The New York Stock Exchange welcomes The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in honor of Star Wars Day. Source: NYSE Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Disney — Shares of the media giant dropped more than 4% in