Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase & Co. bank branch near the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase will temporarily close about 20% of its branches and reduce staffing in the ones remaining in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are planning to temporarily close about 20% of our
The Fed is throwing all of its fire power at markets, and yet interest rates continue to rise, a troubling sign when the economy looks set to slow down dramatically. Markets continue to swing violently with the Dow losing another 6.2% Wednesday; oil plunging 24%, and copper down about 7%. The credit markets continue to
SPY: Using Covered Calls to Profit in This Volatile Market SPY – Today’s featured article covers the SPDR Trust (SPY) and reveals how you can use covered calls to profit in this volatile and uncertain market. Continue reading for all the details. Get Free Updates It’s very dangerous and scary trying to catch a falling
The rally in U.S. stocks on Tuesday hardly seems like cause for celebration. A 6% rally in the S&P 500 and a modestly higher gain for the NASDAQ Composite both are better than the alternative. But the bounce recaptured less than half of Monday’s losses. The bear market persists. Source: Shutterstock But investors looking for
The 3D Printing ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/PRNT/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID 3D Systems Corp: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/DDD?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Stratasys: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SSYS?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID In this video, Eric takes a closer look at a relatively new ETF from Ark-Invest, the 3D Printing ETF (PRNT). This new product offers investors first-of-its-kind exposure to the industry, holding about forty companies in total, and charging investors 66 basis points a year
Year-to-date, Canada-based Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) stock is down close to 50%. On March 13, the CGC stock price saw a 52-week low of $10.30. Source: Shutterstock As many investors wonder what may be next for the cannabis industry, I couldn’t easily say that there’s such thing as a fundamentally safe pot stock. Therefore today, I’d like to
If you liked Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock at $59 in February, you should love it at $44 in March. Source: Joseph GTK / Shutterstock.com After all, little, if anything, has changed — except the price tag on AMD stock. The long-term opportunity to take market share appears intact. Short-term impacts from the coronavirus appear
Year-to-date, 3M (NYSE:MMM) is down about 23%. As headlines around the world regarding the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak ebb and flow, most names, including MMM stock, make big daily moves. Source: Shutterstock This month, the share price has been as low as $128 and as high as $154. It closed Tuesday up
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that he would advise investors to sell troubled stocks on any market bounces rather than trying to find stocks to buy on market declines. “It’s really the opposite of buy the dips,” Cramer said “Squawk on the Street.” “I only think you sell lower quality.” Following Wall Street’s worst day
The double-barreled approach of a $1 trillion proposed fiscal stimulus program and Federal Reserve policy could help soften the blow of an economic recession and head off a potential financial crisis. The White House is seeking a stimulus package worth between $850 billion and $1 trillion that could result in emergency funds for individuals and
It’s been a wild couple of weeks for the financial markets, and the silver (SLV) bulls certainly haven’t had a week worth writing home about. While many of the investors in silver likely thought they had a perfect sanctuary from the storm based on the metal’s supposed safe-haven status, that sanctuary just saw a hurricane tear through
In Swing Trading Today we review historical support levels for the S&P 500. Technical Analysis ✅Get Notified 15 Minutes To US Going Live Via Eamil (No Spam Pledge) https://thecontrariantrader.com/15-minute-live-stream-alert/ ✅Please Take Our 2 minute Survey- Help us understand your pain points with trading- Then we focus on them until they are resolved https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HW3YH2W ✅Bob’s 5
After a brutal day on Monday, bulls got some relief on Tuesday with a modest bounce in stocks. That said, let’s look at a few top stock trades as we near midweek. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Boeing (BA) Once the sharks get a whiff of blood, the prey doesn’t stand much of
No risky asset class or sector has been spared from a deep correction as the coronavirus from China spreads globally. Ford (NYSE:F) stock traded in the range of $8 to $10 for almost a year. At that point, the shares seemed to be trading in a consolidation zone and poised to move higher. However, the
The novel coronavirus pandemic has made over 150,000 people across the globe sick with Covid-19, leading to nearly 8,000 deaths. It has caused entire cities and countries to go into lockdown, sent financial markets into a panic and put the global economy on the brink of a recession. For Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B)
[Editor’s note: This article is regularly updated to include the most relevant information available.] People generally assume that a dividend stock has to have a high starting yield to generate lots of income. This is a mistaken assumption. In fact, you often earn more income over the long run buying a fast-growing company with a
Some of the hottest stocks of the last couple years have been hit especially hard in this coronavirus market collapse as investors shed all risk taking. Cult trend stocks of the bull market, such as cannabis and alternative meat, are plunging even more than the rest of the U.S. market. In fact, five of the
A Boeing 737 MAX sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Regeneron — Shares of the biotechnology company jumped more than 15% after the company said it aims to have doses
ACB: Aurora Cannabis’ Former CEO Sells $12.16 Million Worth of Shares, What’s Next? ACB – Cannabis stocks were of course not immune to the selloff, and Aurora Cannabis (ACB) closed the day at 69 cents on the NYSE. Get Free Updates As the selloff in the market deepens, many investors are wondering when things are
Since Feb. 19, the S&P 500 has lost almost exactly 1,000 points. It’s fallen nearly 30% over that stretch. The NASDAQ Composite has seen the same decline on a percentage basis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 6,000 points, or 21%. Source: Shutterstock Trillions of dollars in valuation have been erased. After