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Nearly 100 years ago, a Czech physician and novelist by the name of Miles J. Breuer predicted the future. In his 1930 science fiction book Paradise and Iron, Breuer “invented” the concept of autonomous vehicles, offering up this idea of a mysterious paradise island where all the cars, trucks, and boats drove themselves. Ninety years

If “Big Tech” was a gamefish, like Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TLSA) made a big earnings splash this week. Results and guidance were handily above expectations for many tech stocks, so growth investors didn’t mind getting wet. But, for industry observers and regulators looking to reel it in,

Can QuantumScape win the battery race? Investors in QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and QS stock are certainly hoping so. Source: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com QuantumScape’s business model is one investors have gotten excited about as of late. Indeed, solid-state batteries are being hailed as the revolution that could change how batteries are made moving forward. These batteries are everything electric

Fisker (NYSE:FSR) seems almost forgotten in the electric vehicle (EV) race. That might present an enormous opportunity for FSR stock — or highlight risks ahead. Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com Certainly Fisker has received its share of attention over the past year. Shares of Spartan Energy Acquisition doubled last July when the SPAC

Churchill Capital IV (NYSE:CCIV) stock has grabbed investor attention since the beginning of fiscal year 2021. On rumors of a potential business combination with Lucid Motors, CCIV stock surged to highs of nearly $65. In a typical example of sell on news, the stock plunged to around the $20 level after confirmation of the deal.

The housing bubble of the last year has made Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) co-founders Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink into billionaires. However, after peaking at nearly $198 per share in February, however, Z stock is making speculators poorer. Source: Shutterstock The way things are going, Zillow stock will end April below $133 a share, taking the

After a decade spent writing that hydrogen was the future I was excited about the rise of Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) last year. Despite a recent drop in price, PLUG stock is currently up about 535% in the past year. Source: DesignRage / Shutterstock.com Plug Power wants to create a market for hydrogen fuel. After building a

At a cursory glance, you would expect the cannabis industry to receive an exemption regarding the devastating impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Primarily, Americans are stressed. Never before since perhaps World War II has a disruptive event impacted the entire nation. In theory, this should benefit Canopy Growth (NASDAQ:CGC) stock. Source: Shutterstock In reality,

What Happened to the Shopify Stock Price Today? Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock popped more than 10% on Wednesday after the e-commerce solutions provider reported very strong first-quarter 2021 numbers, topping the Street’s revenue and profit expectations. SHOP stock is now up 18% year-to-date, 104% over the past year, and 910% over the past three years. Watch

Investors should know that some of the shine has worn off of QuantumScape (NYSE:QS). In fact, a lot of the shine has worn off of QS stock.  Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com The markets are a bit wiser to the reality of the EV revolution. That will ultimately serve investors better in the long run.

This week, Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) briefly became the most-mentioned company on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets subreddit. It didn’t matter that the 28-year-old firm had never seen a profitable year, nor that its lidar (light detection and ranging) technology lags years behind the competition. Every time a Reddit user posted their six-digit gains from MVIS stock, more people bought

As a shareholder of Aurora Cannabis (NYSE:ACB), I’m going to get this one out of the way. This was not one of my brightest ideas. In my mind, I’ve already resigned to the very real possibility that ACB stock will be a tax write-off for me. Still, if there’s any hope for the cannabis firm,

OK, let’s wrap our heads around this one: Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) has a $1.4 billion market capitalization. But its entire pipeline is still in preclinical trials for various ophthalmic conditions. And it’s been around for just over five years. What is going on with OCGN stock? Source: Shutterstock A similar company in the space, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

This is my first time writing about C3.AI Inc (NYSE:AI) stock. It seems the big question on investors’ minds is if, or when, to buy AI stock. Source: shutterstock Since soaring well above its IPO price, the stock is trending toward $70 this morning. I found this article by Ian Bezek extremely helpful in understanding

Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX) stock seems to be full of potential — at least if you hear management tell you about it. Source: Videomatic/Shutterstock.com Their story sounds exciting. IDEX is an electric vehicle play. Ideanomics Mobility is already partnering with electric vehicle manufacturers in China. It owns 51% of e-bike company Treeletrik, 100% of an EV charging

AvePoint Inc. reported preliminary first quarter 2021 results on April 14. The largest data management solutions provider for Microsoft 365 is set to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Apex Technology Acquisition (NASDAQ:APXT). Once the merger is complete, APXT stock will change to AVPT, but remain on the same exchange. Source: Dmitry Demidovich/ShutterStock.com Ironically,

After languishing for most of 2020 as a penny stock, Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) popped to a 52-week high in February. However, OCGN stock was not a participant in meme stock mania. Investors were bidding up the stock because of its potential role in bringing an end to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Source: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com Ocugen

Overall, weed stocks could see higher highs. For one, according to a Gallup poll, support for legalization is now up to a new high of 68%. That’s now double the 34% approval rating of 2000. Even the Pew Research Center found that 91% of U.S. adults say cannabis should be legal for medicinal and recreational

Investor interest in SPAC (special purpose acquisition companies) continues to wane. Especially for EV (electric vehicle) SPAC plays like Churchill Capital IV (NYSE:CCIV) stock. As you likely know, this blank-check company is merging with EV startup Lucid Motors. Lucid may be laying down the foundation to become a profitable high-end electric vehicle maker. Source: ggTravelDiary

When it comes to Chinese cryptocurrency miner SOS Limited (NYSE:SOS), the risk is just too great to justify taking a position.  Source: Mark Agnor / Shutterstock.com Cryptocurrencies and the shares of the companies that support them are risky enough on a good day. But investing in a “blockchain services company” based in China, where the rule