Bill Gates appeared on CNBC on Good Friday to discuss his climate-related work for the Economic Club of New York. The conversation veered off into the wild and wooly world of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Gates, an early backer of QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and QS stock, suggested that people do what he’s doing and only
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The high point for ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) in 2021 was when CHPT stock hit $46.30 in mid-January. Not quite an all-time high ($49.48 on Christmas Eve 2020), it’s clawed back from its March lows below $20. Source: YuniqueB / Shutterstock.com Now trading around $28 as I write this, I’m wondering if the electric vehicle (EV) charging
Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS) has really transformed itself. In the space of a little over one year, the company has raised over $140 million in cash proceeds. In addition, the company has no debt. Moreover, it has become a major independent kids’ studio and media channel. As a result, GNUS stock has risen 6.55 times
IPO investing has gotten considerably harder. While it still affords investors an opportunity in companies like Roblox (NYSE:RBLX), it’s not necessarily the same system it used to be. RBLX stock went public about a month ago on March 10 and has done well since — up about 10% from its opening print. Source: Katya Rekina/
Workplace collaboration hub Slack Technologies (NYSE:WORK) has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the novel coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. Social distancing guidelines have been inconvenient generally, but they’ve seemingly only strengthened the bull thesis for WORK stock. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Incorporated in 2009, Slack has proved to be an integral part of the
There are many ways for shrewd investors to profit in cryptocurrency markets. Of course, the most obvious is to buy a currency at a low price and then sell it at a high price. But there are other ways to profit as well, including these crypto related penny stocks. Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD) has become synonymous with
Autonomous cars are coming… and they’re coming fast. And analysts now believe that one out of every 10 cars sold will be autonomous by 2030. Since October 2020, Google’s Waymo startup has been allowing people to hail their self-driving cars through an app — a program that has been received incredibly positively. Many could be
Blockchain… the smartphone… 5G… Over the last 20 years, we’ve lived through a technology renaissance. But the most important technology is still coming down the pike… one that is often overlooked by investors and consumers alike. Artificial intelligence. “AI is one of the most important things humanity is working on,” says Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai.
This might be the third or fourth time I’ve been asked to check in on Naked Brands (NASDAQ:NAKD). Each time, I’ve wondered why the stock is drawing interest. And each time I’ve come to the conclusion: because it can. Is that a good reason to buy NAKD stock? No, but it’s all I had. Source:
While clean energy development has picked up steam recently, the push for environmentally friendly power sources has a long history. Particularly, scientists have targeted hydrogen-based utilities and applications because the underlying asset is the most abundant element in the universe. However, economic and practicality challenges imposed a cloud over hydrogen stocks. Moreover, the advent of
If you’re basing your analysis on its 2019 results, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), and its TRIP stock, might look like a bargain. Source: Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock.com TripAdvisor posted a profit of $126 million, 90 cents per share of TripAdvisor stock, on revenue of $1.56 billion in 2019. That would seem to justify a market capitalization of
Granted, finding stocks that could double by summer is no easy feat! After all, the markets have been rocky lately. And with interest rates rising, the growth plays have been under lots of pressure and there has been a rotation into those companies that are likely to benefit from the reopening. But then again, this
CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT) is a manufacturer of high-power lithium batteries, primarily generating sales from the Chinese market. Despite stumbling in the past few months, CBAT stock is up a whopping 1,217% in the past 12 months. A lot of it is down to the company’s hype as a bona fide player in the electric
Although I live in Michigan, I’ll admit to not being familiar with UWM Holdings (NYSE:UWMC) prior to this article. And yet UWMC stock went public as one of the largest SPACs in a 12-month period that has seen a record number of SPACs. Source: Shutterstock However, I’m familiar with them now. As it turns out,
Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) has been one of the single biggest winners of the past year. Incredibly, over the past 12 months, MARA stock is up more than 12,000%. Some of that is due to how low shares plunged during March of 2020, of course. But the run has been incredible regardless. As recently as November, MARA
Maybe no news would be good news for Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) stock. The dry bulk carrier and tanker drew the attention of the Reddit crowd earlier this year. Strong retail hands are hanging tight, but the volume on CTRM stock shows that many people have fled. Source: VladSV / Shutterstock.com I admit to being among
There is no question Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) is on a roll. MARA stock is up more than 350% year-to-date. There’s been no stopping this crypto miner. Source: Shutterstock In fact, InvestorPlace’s Ian Cooper recently named it one of the 5 Stocks to Buy and Hold For the Next Decade. They’ve all got the potential
Shares of the largest public cryptocurrency-mining companies like Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT) are outpacing the gains of Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD), as the crypto bull market shows no signs of slowing down. No surprises, RIOT stock is up 6,630% in a year. Source: Shutterstock However, it’s important to exercise caution with anything crypto-related. Bitcoin is still subject to wild oscillation,
In 2020, the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) picked up serious pace despite the pandemic as the stock market soared and investors pondered new issues. Source: Shutterstock In fact, the volume of IPOs reached 494, more than doubling 2019’s figure, while the share offerings raised $174 billion, a 150% jump from 2019, according to
GameStop’s (NYSE:GME) violent swings in recent days have caused many investors to wonder: “What the heck is going on with GME stock?” Source: TY Lim / Shutterstock.com Indeed, I believe GameStop’s recent moves represent a truly historic moment in investing history. The investing world has changed, and we’re witnessing history. Retail investors have found new