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Investors in QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) haven’t had much to cheer since the electric vehicle battery maker went public via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition in November 2020. On its first day of trading, QS stock soared nearly 50%. Less than a month later, shares hit a high of $132.73, 465% above where

While journalists were writing negative headlines about Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) over its Joe Rogan saga, investors began buying the stock. Then the bottom dropped out. SPOT stock lost nearly half its value between last February and January 31. Source: Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com In the succeeding days, it rose 15%. Then, after a net loss

Will the real Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) please stand up? Six days after going public, RIVN stock charged to a closing price of $172.01. That was 128% above its initial public offering (IPO) price of $78. But as of this writing, the stock can be had for 17% below its IPO price. Source: James Yarbrough / Shutterstock.com

It’s been about six weeks since I last analyzed Digital World Acquisition Company (NASDAQ:DWAC) stock and my first reaction was Holy Smokes! DWAC stock has bucked the broader market in the last month and is up 55% in the last 30 days.   Source: rafapress / Shutterstock One catalyst for the bullish sentiment about DWAC

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is really shaking things up in 2022, which can only be good for beleaguered SOFI stock. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com In mid-January, the company announced it finally got approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve to operate a bank subsidiary, which will be called SoFi

Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) is performing an amazing feat of defying gravity. Over the past month, all major indexes are down double digits. DWAC stock, on the other hand, is up 47% for the past month.  Source: rafapress / Shutterstock Look, if you want to buy stock in former President Donald Trump’s new business,

In recent days, volatility in electric vehicle (EV) stocks has ratcheted up once again. Established and early-stage names alike have sold off. Fisker (NYSE:FSR) is no exception. Already moving lower, this latest, much sharper drop has pushed FSR stock back to around $11 per share. Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Now, this isn’t the first time

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock is badly in need of a reset. Like other social media companies, PINS is having a rough go these days. The stock is down by 26% since Jan. 1, and by 40% over the last three months. Source: Nopparat Khokthong / Shutterstock.com But unlike other social media stocks, Pinterest also got an

As a media and telecom conglomerate, AT&T (NYSE:T) has many moving parts. But when it comes to T stock, there’s one thing that’s been top of mind among investors. That would be the future of its dividend. Source: Lester Balajadia / Shutterstock.com At today’s prices, it has a forward dividend yield of 8.58%. In today’s

In late summer 2021, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) rebounded to more than $60 and looked ready to find a new high. At its bullish peak, speculators bet that the National Football League (NFL) season start would lift DKNG stock. Traders also thought sports betting gaming license wins would be positive catalysts. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com However,

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) stock surged 35% after getting a buyout offer from Starboard Value at $64/share, with other hedge fund and private equity groups reportedly circling. Source: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.com Shares are trading January 28 at over $60.50, a market cap of $8.27 billion. Shares ended the previous week below $47. Analysts were going on TV to

I wrote about Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) in February 2021 when it was heading towards its meme-stock induced 52-week high. As a company that was, and remains, a pre-revenue company, I made a bearish call on GEVO stock. Source: Shutterstock That proved to be the right call. Since February, GEVO stock went on a steady trip lower,

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) made a splashy debut with its initial public offering in March. CPNG stock was priced at $35 a share. It shot up to a high of $69 on its first day of trading before closing up 40%. Since then, it’s been mostly downhill for shares. Source: Michael Vi /

Maryland-based pharmaceutical company Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) is a Wall Street disappointment right now. NVAX stock is down more than 40% so far this year. But that doesn’t tell the full story of the stock’s slide. Source: vovidzha / Shutterstock.com It was less than a year ago that NVAX stock traded for a hair under $330 per

Shareholders in Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) started 2021 on a bright note. And LCID stock kept up the momentum for most of the year. Source: Around the World Photos / Shutterstock.com LCID stock surged last November on news that the first Lucid Air EVs had been delivered to customers. Stellar reviews of Lucid’s first production EV also didn’t

The video game industry is still buzzing from last week’s announcement that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is buying Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI). And for investors, the deal means its time to parse out the stock winners and losers in the deal. Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision will make it the globe’s third-largest gaming company and the

From the outset, neo-banking leader SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) sought to help people from all walks of life to manage their money. It’s an ambitious vision that some loyal SOFI stock holders undoubtedly share. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com The idea of taking on the big banks and handing the power back to the people is exciting.

Earlier in January, Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock fell through its October 2019 debut price of $11.75. Little did shareholders know that the stock would fall another $3.75 over the next three weeks. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com As I write this, it is below $9 and nowhere near its all-time high of $62.80 reached in June

Shares of up-and-coming electric vehicle EV startup Canoo (NASDAQ:GOEV) have shed more than 40% of their value in the past six months. GOEV stock has fallen more than 70% from its 52-week high price of $18.88. Overall, its first year of trading was forgettable. Source: shutterstock.com/rafapress 2022 could be a landmark year for the company,

It’s no secret that Twitter (NASDAQ:TWTR) underwent a major transition, as Jack Dorsey stepped down as its  CEO and was replaced by Parag Agrawal in November of last year. The change put the loyal owners of TWTR stock at a crossroads: should they keep the shares or dump them? Source: Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com It’s a