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In this article FIGS^11-BR The Robinhood application on a smartphone. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robinhood is giving amateur investors access to initial public offering shares in its latest move to democratize retail investing. IPO shares have historically been set aside for Wall Street’s institutional investors or high-net worth individuals. Retail traders typically don’t

In this article ALKS Hiraman | E+ | Getty Images Company: Alkermes Plc (ALKS) Business: Alkermes is a biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products to address unmet medical needs of patients in various therapeutic areas in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. Its marketed products include ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil), an extended-release intramuscular

What Is a Debt Ratio? The debt ratio for a given company reveals whether or not it has loans and, if so, how its credit financing compares to its assets. It is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total assets, with higher debt ratios indicating higher degrees of debt financing. Debt ratios can be used

In this article BTC.CM= DOGE.CM= ETH= Heidi Gutman | CNBC Veteran investor and IAC chairman Barry Diller said Friday that he didn’t trust cryptocurrencies and believes that the digital assets are “a con.” “I watch some of the people that you have on and they talk about it – $40,000, $12,000, whatever – I think

A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images If it is not already patently obvious, and has been for a couple years, it would seem we have entertained the Crazy Town section of Crypto-Land. We have jumped the shark, crossed the Rubicon. We are over our skis and out of our minds.

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In this article AAPL GOOGL FB NFLX AMZN Google announced last week 60% of its workforce will work around three days a week in the office, 20% in new office locations, and 20% from home. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images If 2020 taught us that we were all naïve about

Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit, December 6, 2018. Janhvi Bhojwani | CNBC JPMorgan Chase is going it alone. After the healthcare joint venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and the biggest U.S. bank by assets was disbanded earlier this year, the companies each vowed to continue

106.71 The current reading of the Investopedia Anxiety Index is slightly above neutral, indicating a higher level of anxiety. Markets Today Global equity markets are fairly muted as Asian bourses open after yesterday’s holiday. U.S. futures are pointing to a relatively flat open, although tech stocks remain under pressure for the fourth day in a

In this article .NSEI BTC.CB= MMIT-GB Emerging markets investing guru Mark Mobius said he likes Indian stocks even though Covid-19 cases in the country have surged, as “this is going to pass.” India’s stock benchmark Nifty 50 has risen around 8.1% this year as of Tuesday’s close. The index has climbed despite the country reporting

What Is a Robo-Advisor? In 2010, Betterment launched one of the world’s first robo-advisor with the aim of serving ordinary individuals who did not have enough assets to interest a skilled financial advisor, many of whom still require an account minimum of five- to six-figures and who charge 1% or more each year in assets

The company’s existing building on the left, with a rendering of the planned expansion on the right. York Space Systems York Space, which builds spacecraft for customers wanting to operate satellites in orbit, on Tuesday announced an expansion of its production facilities at the company’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. “This ‘mega facility’ will really be

Spencer Platt | Getty Images With fears of inflation on the rise, investors are searching for strategies to pinpoint compelling opportunities. One such strategy is to look for stocks that appear underappreciated by the Street and have plenty of room to run. The following names meet the requirements and have the support of analysts with

In this article DUK A view of Duke Energy’s Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, November 29, 2018. Chris Keane | Reuters Company: Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) Business: Duke operates as an energy company in the United States that is the product of a merger with Cinergy in 2006; a merger with Progress

For many digital currency enthusiasts, bitcoin and ethereum occupy central spaces as focal points. Beyond this, amateur investors may be aware of other cryptocurrencies like ripple or EOS, and they may also be familiar with gimmick tokens like dogecoin. Some of the other major digital currencies are often neglected, however; litecoin tends to be one

Technical analysis – the practice of devising knowledge from stock charts – is almost unlimited in its complexity and potential for further complexity. You might well wonder why people would make stock picking so complicated. Why not just rely on the basic indicators, like whether the stock price is up or down? Well, those who use technical analysis

The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images PayPal is making another acquisition in the e-commerce space as it moves beyond payments and into physical and online retail. The digital payments giant announced a deal to acquire start-up Happy Returns on Thursday for an undisclosed

A growing number of investors are placing billions of dollars into socially responsible impact investing funds, which are also known as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds. These portfolios select stocks based on a company’s ESG practices, along with more traditional financial measures. This has spawned a new family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that focus

In this article DPZ Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said his Pershing Square built a 6% stake in Domino’s Pizza, swapping out its Starbucks bet. Ackman revealed his hedge fund sold Starbucks after the coffee chain’s swift rebound from the

Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft outside Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic stock drop after reporting first quarter results accelerated in early trading on Tuesday, with the company’s next spaceflight test – and its broader path to beginning commercial flights – possibly delayed further. The space tourism company gave an update on progress toward