Getty Images Banks have pulled back from a popular credit card promotion on concerns that borrowers struggling during the coronavirus crisis may leave them with defaulting loans. Balance transfer offers, which typically entice borrowers to move their debt to a new lender in exchange for a temporary 0% interest rate, have been sharply reduced at banks
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nike (NKE) – Nike lost 51 cents per share for its latest quarter, well off the consensus forecast for a 7 cents per share profit. The athletic footwear and apparel maker’s revenue also came in far below expectations, hurt by lockdown-related store closures.
The stock market rally after the novel coronavirus selloff has been stellar. Besides expansionary monetary policies, strong fundamentals have triggered the rally for several stocks and industries. And in particular, tech stocks have been on fire. In fact, it’s the big names in the technology sector that have continued to deliver strong numbers. Innovation-driven business
Shares of hybrid truck design and manufacturing company Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) have settled somewhat after going on a massive bull run fueled by short-term speculation after a reverse merger with VectoIQ. Nikola stock shot up 86% to reach a record high of $93.99 per share, but shares have cratered since then. Although it’s down by a fair
Paramedics wait to bring a patient into the emergency room at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images With an acceleration of coronavirus headlines starting to weigh on the U.S. stock market, strategists say they are now paying attention to a more refined set of disease
People walk by a Nike store in New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nike — The sportswear maker slid more than 5% after the company reported a surprise loss for the fourth quarter as sales slumped 38% year-over-year. Nike lost 51 cents per share, compared with
It was a tough day for the bulls on Friday, with the stock market getting walloped right off the open. That said, let’s look at a few top stock trades as we approach the end of June. Top Stock Trades for Monday No. 1: Facebook (FB) Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is taking it on the chin as
2020 has been a difficulty year so far for most travel and leisure-related companies. And in the first half, among the biggest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic have been hotel stocks. By the end of March, shares in a wide range of hotels hit multi-year lows. Since then, to the delight of market participants, many
With more than half the states in the U.S. considering some measures to slow down their re-opening efforts due to surging novel coronavirus cases, the markets are once again having to adjust to events. Although many might see this as an opportunity to buy blue-chip stocks, not all of these investments are practical right now.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that he’s grown worried about the stock market’s ability to continue its robust rally from the coronavirus-driven bottom. “I’m feeling uncertain here after a very big run, fourth-quarter 1999-like,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box,” a reference to the run-up in equity prices that preceded the 2000 dot-com bubble bust. Cramer’s comments came after
A man in a surgical mask walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York City, New York, U.S., March 10, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Next week brings an end, mercifully, to the first half of 2020. That’s the good news. The bad news: Wall
People are walking by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building during Covid-19 pandemic in New York on May 26, 2020. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The second half of 2020 is nearly here, and now it’s up to the economy to prove that the stock market was right about a sharp
On its face, BP (NYSE:BP) stock looks like a wonderful pick for income investors. BP’s dividend now yields over 10%. That seems to be hugely attractive for a large, diversified oil company. Source: FotograFFF / Shutterstock.com Indeed, that yield is the highest among the largest oil producers, even for investors willing to look overseas for
[Editor’s Note: “9 Stocks to Buy to Weather the Recession” was originally published on April 1, 2020. It is regularly updated to include the most relevant information.] For most of June, market bulls have been rewarded with several positive economic indicators. First, the May jobs report saw the labor force add 2.5 million jobs, reversing
The retail sector has seen the following common saying play out: “The cream of the crop rises to the top.” Thanks to the novel coronavirus, we’ve seen this play out faster than ever before. Retailers like Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) are not what they used to be, and that’s clear after Rite-Aid stock underwent a 20-for-1
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity comes into land during a glide test flight on May 1, 2020. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic successfully completed its second glide flight test in New Mexico on Thursday, a milestone that should set the company up to begin spaceflights next. The company said that after it completes “an extensive data review”
GP: A logo of a Virgin Galactic is seen outside the building during the company’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 28, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Virgin Galactic — Shares of
It’s been a weak start to the month of June for silver (SLV) as the metal is lagging gold by 600 basis points, down just over 5% thus far. This continued underperformance is likely what has contributed to the skimpy demand for the metal among small speculators, with long exposure from this group remaining near
Wednesday’s action resulted in a sharp decline and that selling pressure followed through to Thursday morning. However, bulls bid the market up off the lows, as we are now just a few trading sessions away from closing the books on the second quarter. With all of that in mind, let’s look at a few top
Tonight on Thursday Night Stock Charts Live we discuss if the change to the Volcker rule will allow banks stocks to rally. We will also discuss if we are seeing the large cap stock market names getting ready to break down. So, is it time to short the stock market or is now a good