U.S. stock futures are headed for a green open to kick off the post-Christmas festivities. Elsewhere, precious metals like gold and silver are beginning to percolate, rising 0.5% and 1.3%, respectively. Source: Shutterstock On the equity side, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.11% and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.16%.
Month: December 2019
Silver has been on a tear the past 5 trading days. Even with Friday’s intraday drop, it closed higher on Friday than it closed Thursday. It’s a nice looking run-up on the chart – (credit Fidelity.com) Reasons cited for this rise include increasing uncertainty in the US-China trade war, some sudden concern about the Fed’s last notes-release, and
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Ethan Brown, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat Inc., center, rings the opening bell during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Beyond Meat’s successful initial public offering at $25 a share, the top end of its increased range, shows appetite
With only a couple of weeks left in 2019, many people are starting to look ahead and think about what companies are worth investing in during 2020. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) lagged more than usual this year, but that more likely has to do with the atmosphere than the company’s fundamentals. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Besides
At the end of the year, it’s always worth taking the time to assess how markets are closing on a yearly bar basis. The most significant moves subject to the least noise are always the easiest to navigate on long-term charts. When it comes to silver (SLV), the yearly chart is finally trying to perk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images In the midst of a fourth-quarter surge that launched Tesla’s stock past CEO Elon Musk’s $420 per share takeout value, Morgan Stanley reiterated its $250 price target
Barring any unusually negative events, the major U.S.-based indices like the Dow Jones or the S&P 500 will likely close at or near record highs. Based on the robust momentum that American blue chips have demonstrated, the temptation is to stay the course. However, compelling arguments exist to consider shifting your portfolio toward international stocks.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. U.S. stocks sank, erasing yesterday’s rally, amid losses in industrial metals and disappointing results from Bank of America Corp. Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images By one measure, the shift to passive investing
The good news is that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock dug itself out of a hole, as it recently rallied sharply to catch up with the S&P 500 this year. Back in September, though, it was a different story. There were very few fans of Netflix stock as it was falling into an abyss, and the stock
Action camera maker GoPro’s (NASDAQ:GPRO) glory days are long past. At its current $4.40, GoPro stock has lost more than 95% of its value compared to the heady days of 2014 when it seemed like everyone wanted to strap a GoPro camera onto their bike, drone, helmet or surfboard. Even 2019 has been roller coaster
Growth stocks have led the rally in U.S. stocks, a rally that now has lasted for over a decade. At the moment, it doesn’t seem like that will change. Source: Shutterstock After all, all three broad market indices closed Friday at all-time highs. Growth stocks did sell off earlier this year, with names like Shopify
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Wall Street veteran Byron Wien won’t release his legendary 2020 market surprises until January, but he offered one that didn’t make the cut Tuesday on CNBC. “Watch gold in 2020,” the vice chairman of private wealth solutions at Blackstone said on “Squawk on the Street.” “It has a chance to be an interesting investment.” Wien,
A banner announcing the IPO of Uber Technologies hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange, May 10, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Uber — Shares of Uber dipped nearly 1% after the ride-sharing company said Travis Kalanick, its former CEO, will step down from the company’s
Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) has had a bit of a resurgence in the past week with Etsy stock gaining 8.4% through Dec. 20. That’s the good news. Source: Shutterstock The bad news is that Etsy stock is down 27.1% in the last three months and off 7.4% for the year. In the past 52 weeks, ETSY has
Back in July, I said Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock would benefit if the company added advertising to its platform. Now that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has successfully launched Disney+, Netflix really needs those ads. NFLX stock is down 15% since that column was published. Netflix can’t compete with Disney and other services on price. And
With the markets closed on Wednesday and only open until 1 p.m ET on Tuesday, one can imagine that it was a relatively calm Monday. However, that didn’t stop bulls from pushing stocks to another record high in the stock market today. As far as the broader market goes, it was a quiet pre-holiday session.
OPEC cuts and the “phase one” trade deal saved crude oil The price action has been moderately bullish Levels to watch on the up and downside The energy commodity that powers the world has been moving steadily higher since reaching a low at $50.44 per barrel on October 3 on the now active month February
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