Even with declines on Monday, U.S. stocks are closing out a remarkably strong 2020. The S&P 500 has gained 28.5% so far this year, and the NASDAQ Composite has performed even better. On the whole, American equities, barring a disaster on Tuesday, should post their second-best year since 1997. Source: Shutterstock As noted in the
Month: December 2019
Just months after almost everyone on Wall Street worried that a recession was just around the corner, Goldman Sachs said a downturn is unlikely over the next several years. In fact, the firm’s economists stopped just short of saying that the U.S. economy is recession-proof. Investors could be excused for getting a little nervous over
With 2019 drawing to a close, investors should carefully plot out their stocks to buy for January. For one thing, the holiday season typically provides folks with extra time to digest the events of the outgoing year and to strategize for the upcoming one. Given the many market drivers that we saw over the trailing
For holders of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) stock, this has definitely been a year worth forgetting. It was downright awful. CHK stock price has tumbled about 60% this year. While the energy sector has been under pressure most of the year — despite the rally of the stock markets — Chesapeake Energy stock was still a
While the S&P-500 (SPY) and the Nasdaq Composite (QQQ) have been getting all the attention this year as they march to new record highs each week, the Gold Miners Index (GDX) has outperformed them both but has received minimal attention. This is excellent news for the gold bulls, as we’ve got a hated sector that’s
Hong Kong researchers have successfully developed a 3D-printed nanoscale robot that can maneuver at a cellular level. In Jun, Science Robotics, a leading robotics technical journal, published a report about the exploits of the City University engineers. It shows that targeted, personalized medicine with tiny robots is no longer science fiction . Precision medicine, as a field, has
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In the stock market today, investors saw their first real selling pressure in several weeks. On Monday, equities hit the pause button on the current rally, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 all falling on the day. That said, one day doesn’t make a trend. Monday’s action could
What a difference a decade can make. In 2010, batteries powered our phones and computers. By the end of the decade, they are starting to power our cars and houses too. Over the last ten years, a surge in lithium-ion battery production drove down prices to the point that — for the first time in
On the heels of a rough 2018 wherein the company’s data-privacy practices were widely scrutinized and its core business model was threatened, social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has staged a huge rebound in 2019. Source: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com Year-to-date, Facebook stock is up an impressive 60% as those aforementioned data-privacy criticisms have largely faded,
Recently Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) completed an offering of 40 million shares which will raise $104.7 million after the offering expenses. The prospectus also says that the underwriters for Plug Power stock can buy six million more shares at the $2.75 offering price. That would bring in another $16.4 million, according to the prospectus. Source: Shutterstock
U.S. stock futures are pushing higher this morning in an attempt to recapture their magic after Friday’s drop hit the pause button on the market rally. Source: Shutterstock Heading into the open, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.1% and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.14%. Nasdaq Composite futures have added
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, December 9, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 has risen nearly 30% this year on the back of stocks like Apple and AMD. The following stocks are Wall Street analysts’ picks to lead the benchmark in 2020. CNBC identified these stocks by
A man dressed as Santa Claus, walks on the floor during the traditional bring-your-kids-to-work day at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 24, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters We are in the middle of a classic Santa Claus rally, but when the adults return in January, there likely will be
Workers assemble cars on the line at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. David Butow | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Goodyear Tire — The tire company’s stock gained more than 2% after Nomura initiated coverage with a buy rating and $20 target. The firm is optimistic about
[Editor’s note: “9 Hot Stocks to Buy Now” was previously published in October 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] In the wake of an apparent Phase 1 trade deal between the U.S. and China, the risks facing the stock market appear to have receded. So while there might
When writing this article, my plan was to find an ideal list of high-yield stock that is expected to have a higher dividend next year. To make my list, the stocks would also have to have a very low price-to-earnings ratio. The following is a list of five such stocks that I found. The average
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) has had a phenomenal year, with shares up 140% year-to-date. The company has achieved some operational momentum on the top line, and the company’s story has picked up appeal. More and more futurists are talking about the coming hydrogen economy. That helps build the narrative for Plug Power and its fuel cell
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When investors took off on Dec. 24, they had rode a series of higher highs in the stock market for weeks. New all-time high after new all-time high has been the story for a while now, and there was no reason to change the rhetoric in the stock market today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF
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