Month: July 2021

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 25, 2021. Source: NYSE Second-quarter earnings reporting season gets underway in the week ahead and eye-popping results could validate a market that continues to easily shake off any concerns on its steady march to record high after record high. The second quarter’s profits for
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Editor’s note: This column is part of InvestorPlace.com’s Best Stocks for 2021 contest. Eric Fry’s pick for the contest is Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR). Source: Shutterstock Since the last time we talked in early April, when this stock was down 10% year-to-date, Osisko Gold Royalties has staged a comeback to notch a respectable 6% gain year-to-date at the
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There has been a lot of noise in the market in 2021. The rise and fall of so-called social media “meme” stocks like Canadian cannabis producer Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) stock may be the noisiest phenomenon of the first half of the year. Source: Jarretera / Shutterstock.com Meme stock mania has focused mainly on stocks that have
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Several recent news items have improved my confidence in Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) stock. Specifically, another columnist provided additional evidence that the company’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate could be effective even though it did not spur the production of “neutralizing antibodies” in most participants in a Phase I trial. Source: shutterstock.com/PhotobyTawat Moreover, another company agreed to license a
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