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We’re past the point of denial about meme stocks. What looked unsustainable nine months ago is proving to have staying power. Retail investors continue to identify their favorite stocks and drive up the price. The bullish case for meme stocks says that retail investors, with more research available to them than ever before, are willing

DigitalOcean (NASDAQ:DOCN) stock is a growth name in a time of value. DigitalOcean nearly matched its 2020 revenue in the first three quarters of 2021. Its losses are narrowing and operating cash flow has skyrocketed. There’s nothing wrong with the cloud hosting company’s operations. Source: monticello / Shutterstock.com What’s wrong is its valuation in the

Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt Holdings (NYSE:BKKT) was a hot IPO in October. In December, it’s as cold as ice. BKKT stock has plummeted nearly 70% in the past month and a half. Source: Shutterstock Bakkt’s majority owner is Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange. The idea was to link the worlds of

Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) has been one of this year’s top performers. Shares of UPST stock are up over 260% year-to-date (YTD), from around $40 at the start of 2021 to $151 as of the close of Dec. 13. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com You probably wouldn’t realize that if you’ve just tuned into the Upstart story, however.

While Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) might be on everyone’s mind at the moment, my nominee for most controversial publicly traded company in recent memory would still have to be Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR). Not only is the company involved in some questionable activities, PLTR stock continues to baffle investors by rarely steering into the lanes

As much as I’d like to pitch three bullish ideas, Monday’s market meltdown doesn’t allow it. My watch list is a sea of red, and the usual suspects are tumbling. Reopening plays, small caps, once-loved-now-loathed growth stocks — down, all down. I’ve scanned the top losers on the session and found plenty of fodder for

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) stock has had a miserable 2021. Shares that started the year trading at $131 per share are ending it near $33 per share. For those scoring at home, that’s a 75% drop. Source: Shutterstock Despite this, there are analysts who say you should buy it. The shares rose nearly 5% on Dec.9 after what

The day after Buzzfeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) stock came public, The New York Times ran its obituary: “BuzzFeed was once on the vanguard of digital media companies,” the story began. Source: 1000Photography / Shutterstock.com Note the use of the past tense. Buzzfeed, which has no paywalls to limit reach, fell 11% in its first day of trading

After running hot for a few weeks, excitement has cooled for Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG). Less than a month ago, it was trading for as much as $6.20 per share. But since then, PROG stock has fallen by around more than 50%, and trades for around $2.50 per share today. Source: motorolka / Shutterstock.com Is this a

As of Dec. 1, Block (NYSE:SQ) is the new name of the company formerly known as Square. This portends its future focus on blockchain technology including Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) and the company’s focus on digital payment assets and solutions. I would expect that, just like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) (parent of Facebook) changed its name to focus on digital

Investors in Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) are having a tough go of it lately. Shares of the big data firm are down around 30% in just over a month. And since hitting an all-time high of $45 in late January, PLTR stock is down 58%. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com However, the earliest investors in Palantir

Jack Dorsey announced on Nov. 29 that he was stepping down as CEO of Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). TWTR stock gained 11% on the news; Dorsey also runs Square (NYSE:SQ), and CEOs running two companies generally doesn’t sit well with investors. Dorsey has a checkered past with Twitter. In 2008, the board sent him packing because his

The volatility in Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:LCID) has been increasing. That’s not too surprising given the run we’ve seen in LCID stock lately. At today’s price of $37.71, shares are up more than 130% from the Sept. 1 low.  Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com The simple fact is that Lucid has been on fire. Even as other

The stock market got crushed last week. Then, just as quickly as the panic arrived, it left… This week, stocks have been rebounding with a fervor, and just three days into the trading week, the S&P 500 has basically already recovered all of its losses since the omicron variant emerged on Thanksgiving and caused the

When news of the omicron variant of the Covid-19 flashed across global media headlines, plenty of folks got a sinking feeling. Early reports suggested that the new strain featured high transmissibility — and that still appears to be the case. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) suffered some red ink. Being in close

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) seems to be in an enviable position. It operates the most popular streaming service in the United States. But as the world began to return to some semblance of normalcy, investors sold shares of this and other pandemic plays. Since hitting an all-time high of $490.76 in late July, ROKU stock is down

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) is a software company that is transforming the rapidly growing software automation industry by providing solutions to automate business processes. Its services apply to many industries such as healthcare, telecommunication, banking, insurance and manufacturing. PATH stock opened at $46.82 on Dec. 8. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com That’s after opening at an IPO price of

Metaverse altcoin Decentraland (CCC:MANA-USD) went over an all-time high of $5.90 in late November. However, MANA-USD has failed to continue the rally and slumped more than 25% since that peak. Source: Lichi / Shutterstock.com Despite the recent decline, MANA has returned about 60% in the last 30 days and currently trades at $3.89. With a

In the late evening on Thursday, Dec. 2, Didi Global (NYSE:DIDI) announced that it would delist in New York. This is a massive blow for DIDI stock and investors holding Chinese stocks as well as relations between the U.S. and China. Source: DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock.com This delisting happened barely six months after the company

When much of our culture is now determined by the efforts of “community,” the historic price movement behind GameStop (NYSE:GME) isn’t that surprising. In fact, you could say it was just a matter of time before retail investors realized the power they could have over a stock. At one point this year, this power took GME