Recent highly publicized flops by supposedly disruptive companies could be painting an unpleasant picture ahead for innovation, at least in how it’s viewed in the financial markets. Investors have turned thumbs-down on high-profile companies including WeWork, Uber and Tesla. Industries including marijuana, vaping and bitcoin all have seen big price drops following a spate of
Month: September 2019
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 6, 2016 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Alibaba, JD, Baidu — Shares of Chinese companies include Alibaba, JD.com and Baidu plunged as much as 6%
Cheap stocks aren’t always just cheap. Quite often, in fact, they’re cheap for good reason. And so focusing solely on valuation is an often-imperfect method for finding quality stocks to buy. In many cases, debt is an issue. Declining businesses can look cheap and — as seen in sectors like pharmaceuticals and retail — get
With a market cap of $340 billion, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the healthcare giant, is currently number 37 on the Fortune 500 list. Over the past 12 months, JNJ stock is down about 7%. This compares to a more than 16% drop in the iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSEArca:IHE) which includes JNJ shares at a whopping
From a very basic angle, the investment narrative for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) is incredibly compelling. I don’t need to quote any sources to tell you that we live in a meat-obsessed society. From fast-food joints to Michelin star restaurants, our dietary options are filled to the brim with animal-based proteins. What makes Beyond Meat stock
Bulls had a tough session in the stock market today, as headline risk continues to rise. Equities were trading higher Friday morning before reports began circulating about President Donald Trump’s stance toward Chinese equities. The news instantly hit the S&P 500, which initially tried to recover from the losses, but was met by sellers at
Silver rallied 4% to start the week, and has now erased more than half of its recent correction. Bullish sentiment continues to remain elevated on silver, with bullish sentiment closing at 79% yesterday. While the lows may be in after the recent drop to $17.50oz, I would expect us to re-test these lows before making
People walk past a board with the logo of Bitcoin in a street in Yerevan, Armenia September 9, 2019. Anton Vaganov | Reuters This has been a tough week for bitcoin. The world’s first and largest cryptocurrency plunged more than 20% over seven days, hitting a low of $7,757 Friday — its lowest level since
The third quarter wraps up in the week ahead with stocks just slightly higher for the period, after a summer of zigzag moves. The market faces some of the same challenges in the final quarter of the year, including Brexit, the trade war with China, sluggishness in the global economy and the impeachment inquiry into
Investors buying marijuana stocks are rightfully excited about the long-term outlook for the industry. Unfortunately market leaders Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) stock and Aurora Cannabis (NYSE:ACB) stock are both down more than 40% in the past six months. Source: Shutterstock The unbridled enthusiasm that initially greeted many U.S.-listed marijuana stocks has died down. It has been
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) CEO Darren Woods recently said that he was eyeing an acquisition in the Permian Basin. However, he felt the going rate for the top players in the region was too rich. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Whether Woods acts now or waits for better prices in the future, buying a large Permian producer
The past year has been a bumpy one for General Electric (NYSE:GE) stock, and the roller coaster looks to be far from over. General Electric stock has suffered due to ongoing concerns about its financial stability and a global push to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, things went from bad to worse for GE
Just when it appeared progress was being made on the trade front, the White House is considering avenues for limiting U.S. investors’ exposure to Chinese investments. Believe it or not, those limitations would include the potential delisting of Chinese companies trading on major U.S. exchanges. Source: Pavel Ignatov / Shutterstock.com Yes, that would mean no
Bullish sentiment for gold has retreated from the 95% level, and is back to a more balanced level at 52% bulls. Previous short-term sell signals in gold have seen 5.5% corrections at a minimum, and average corrections of 7.1%. Based on the current correction sitting at only 3.8%, I would expect gold to break its
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, students learned how to read a yield curve. When looking at the yield curve, it has two major
In today’s episode I’m going to share with you the pros and cons of penny stocks. Penny stocks are hugely attractive, and they are great for certain types of traders. But they’re horrible for other types of traders. In this episode we’ll cover the advantages and disadvantages of penny stocks, so that way you can
Kevin Matras talks about intrinsic value and time value, and what you need to know before placing your next options trade.
Peloton introduces a treadmill to their product line. Emily Gaffney | CNBC Peloton is worth $19 a share at most, according to Wall Street’s valuation guru. The fitness start-up tumbled about 11% in its public debut on Thursday to as low as $25.76 a share, below its IPO pricing of $29 per share, which was
Passengers seen boarding a LATAM Airlines Airbus 320 at Puerto Maldonado airport also know as Padre Aldamiz International Airport. John Milner | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: LATAM Airlines shares skyrocketed more than 47% after the bell following a CNBC report that Delta Airlines is planning to
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