It was a choppy day in the stock market today, with the S&P 500 shedding 0.78%. Investors are still trying to weigh the constantly changing headwinds, which is quite difficult under the circumstances. U.S. states and many countries are taking steps to gradually — or quickly, depending on the location — reopen their economies. That’s
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Now the experts are brave talking Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock up. Yesterday RBC rated it with an “outperform” rating and a $164 price target. Meanwhile, when the true opportunity presented itself during the novel coronavirus crash they were all silent about it. Below $90, BA stock was a blind and emphatic buy. Most of Wall Street
Typically, I like to find unique angles regarding today’s hot investment topics. But for beleaguered Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), I don’t have anything original to offer. No matter what your perspective, you can’t ignore the dire situation the energy firm finds itself in. Even if you’re taking the speculative bullish position – which of course very
Jeff Lawson, CEO, Twilio Scott Mlyn | CNBC An index of cloud stocks developed by venture-capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners reached new highs this week as U.S. indexes still recover from the selloff that began in February. The BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index, established in 2013, is up about 31% for the year, while the S&P
The rising tensions between Washington and Beijing could become a more persistent headwind for markets, as the issue of China becomes a larger focus in the U.S. presidential election. So far, the war of words between the countries over blame for the coronavirus, the U.S. crackdown on Huawei and now Chinese companies listing on American
It was a choppy week in the stock market, before investors headed home for a long three-day weekend. Let’s use that extra day to look at some top stock trades for next week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Alibaba (BABA) Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stock is falling about 6% despite reporting strong earnings and revenue
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) stock has enjoyed a strong recovery in recent weeks. The Software-as-a-Service giant saw its shares tumble from $195 to $115 during the March crash, but has rallied back above $170 now. Investors have shrugged off a slowdown in revenues at many internet companies — in particular ones exposed to advertising — by instead
When the novel coronavirus pandemic first escaped the borders of Hubei province, China, the broader travel industry took the brunt of the damage. However, recent photos of packed airliners suggest that the travel industry is back. Is this a sign that it’s time to invest in Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) and LUV stock? Source: Ryan Fletcher
Pedestrians walk past a J.P. Morgan Chase bank branch. Alex Tsai | SOPA Images | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The beaten-down banking sector will remain under pressure through 2025 even as the economy recovers, the International Monetary Fund said Friday. In its latest “Global Financial Stability Report,” the IMF found banks across nine advanced economies will struggle
The bronze statue “Fearless Girl” on Wall Street wears a respirator mask. Benno Schwinghammer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Stocks are likely to hang on every medical development and the progress of state reopenings, but there will also be some key economic data in the coming week that should provide a glimpse into the
Stocks stumbled Thursday as the weekly batch of jobless claims data arrived. Suffice to say, the numbers pertaining to last week were terrible, showing 2.44 million American workers filing for initial unemployment benefits. Source: Provided by Finviz The S&P 500 lost 0.78%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.41% The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.97% Recently resurgent
Investing in stocks should truly be about buying the underlying companies, and not just the stocks of the companies. It might read as trite, but before you click on the buy button in your brokerage account, you need to get to know the company and want to own it. This process helps investors identify the
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) announced May 8 that it would prepay $25 million in compensation to 21 of the company’s named executive officers and vice presidents. If you’ve owned CHK stock for a lengthy period, this is the latest in a series of moves by the company that helps explain why it’s on the precipice of
Flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting between US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China’s Agriculture Minister Han Changfu at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing on June 30, 2017. Jason Lee | AFP | Getty Images A bill that could force Chinese companies to give up their listings
A long line to receive free food from a food pantry run by the Council of Peoples Organization on May 15, 2020 in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis | Getty Images State reopenings have not yet helped stem the rise in unemployment, which is expected to show another big
It’s been a choppy kind of week, but so far, bulls are maintaining altitude. With that said, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Friday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Nvidia (NVDA) Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been red-hot since hitting its March low near $180. At this week’s high, shares were up
[Editor’s Note: “5 Bank Stocks to Buy Now Because This Isn’t 2008 Again” was originally published in March 2020. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information.] When the economy slips into a recession and the stock market tanks, investors are naturally inclined to sell bank stocks. After all, during the last
A number of industries have been absolutely pummeled by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With the exception of cruise lines, few have taken it on the chin the way airlines have. International and domestic air travel has plummeted, and the future of air travel looks far from promising. American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) shares have dropped by as
Luis Alvarez The U.S. government passed the largest piece of stimulus legislation in our nation’s history to allow people to keep paying their bills during the forced economic shutdowns due to the coronavirus. Consumers, in turn, used a lot of that money to speculate in the stock market. Securities trading was among the most common
A shopper shops in a Ross store in Lewiston, Idaho. Francis Dean | Corbis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. HP Enterprise — The information technology company’s stock dropped 5% in extended trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings. HP Enterprise said it had earnings of 22 cents per