Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) tried to produce a Covid-19 vaccine that could be taken orally as a pill, but it failed. As a result, VXRT stock is probably headed down 85% to its cash per share level, or about $1.00. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com This is nothing new. Most investors will remember the stock’s collapse back in
While no one knows for sure what the recent rumblings in the major indices entails, looking at the bigger picture, the post-novel-coronavirus rally has been one of the most remarkable in history. Naturally, the bullishness extended to high-profitability potential growth investments like Senseonics (NYSEAMERICAN:SENS). As a play on the science, Senseonics is brilliant. As a
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
Is now the time to take a look at speculative Covid-19 play Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) stock? The clinical-stage biotech name has been at work on an oral coronavirus vaccine since before Covid-19 was declared a pandemic. Shares have seen several parabolic price movements since then. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Those who chased its prior rallies may
One of my favorite small-cap growth stocks which I’ve been bullish on ever since it was a penny stock trading below $1, influencer marketing company IZEA Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA), reported disappointing first quarter numbers last night, and IZEA stock is paying the price today, dropping more than 20%. Source: Shutterstock Admittedly, IZEA’s earnings report wasn’t great.
In this article VRM BMBL Displays outside the Nasdaq MarketSite are pictured as dating app operator Bumble Inc. (BMBL) made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange during the company’s IPO in New York City, New York, U.S., February 11, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on
The cyberattack that shut down U.S. gas pipeline Colonial Pipeline is a good reason for investors to take a renewed look at enterprise security stocks. There’s one name that’s been largely overlooked in this space: FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE). Let’s take a look at why investors have been ignoring FEYE stock recently. And why that’s a mistake.
The key for dividend aristocrats is to have significant competitive advantages that attract customers to a company’s products or services regardless of economic conditions. Having a dominant position in an industry allows for companies to grow their revenue and earnings for long periods of time. This consistent growth, in turn, enables companies to return capital
Quantumscape (NYSE:QS), the lithium-metal solid-state battery company, has a funding hole over the next four years. This could easily drag QS stock down further, despite its miserable performance so far. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com That is a depressing prospect for shareholders who have seen the stock deteriorate. It is down 68% year-to-date, and even
Covid-19 may have put afterburners on the growth of e-commerce in 2020 and 2021, but Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock may be running out of fuel lately. Thanks to the company’s pandemic windfall, AMZN shares more than doubled from their “coronavirus crash” lows in March 2020. But since September, prices have zig-zagged between around $3,000 and $3,500
Cathie Wood Source: CNBC Cathie Wood’s flagship fund Ark Innovation hit its lowest point of the year on Monday amid further selling in innovation stocks. Ark Innovation‘s drop of as much as 5% on Monday dragged the “disruptive innovation” ETF below its February low, a level that many investors are watching as a barometer for
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
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
Image showing the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas (East of Houston) taken on May 10, 2021. Francois Picard | AFP | Getty Images If the Colonial Pipeline is not back in business by the weekend, prices could continue to rise at the pump and there will be broader localized fuel shortages across
In this article OPEN FUBO EA The fuboTV logo is hung from the New York Stock Exchange on the day of its IPO in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 8, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Electronic Arts —
People buy groceries on a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Consumer inflation data for April is expected to show the biggest year-over-year gain in nearly a decade. The anticipated 3.6% jump in the headline consumer price index in
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Amazon.com (AMZN) – A European Union court ruled in Amazon’s favor in a $303 million tax case, scrapping an EU mandate that Amazon pay back taxes to Luxembourg. The court rejected the contention that Amazon had received an unfairly favorable tax deal. Wendy’s
Traders look on as a screen shows Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s news conference after the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rates announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 31, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Red-hot consumer inflation data for April spooked markets and raised concerns that
At any point of time, it’s a good idea to have a portfolio that has aggressive stocks and safe stocks. The weight of safe stocks in your portfolio can be adjusted depending on economic news triggers or broad market valuations. Recently, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “conceded that interest rates may have to rise to keep
Tech wrecks are common. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is no exception. Source: WeDesing / Shutterstock.com We had one in February. We had one last August. There was another that March. We’re having another one now. All past tech downfalls have created opportunities. From new lows came new highs. Chart-watchers are wary this time because the bounce