A trader gestures while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Boeing, Caterpillar, Deere — Shares of the trade bellwethers rose after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce hinted that China will not escalate
The uncertainty at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) only seems to worsen. The company must find a combination of products that will replace the falling revenue of the iPhone. These declines hurt Apple stock last year. Source: Shutterstock Even with a recent recovery, the damage could continue as a trade war threatens both its supply chain and its
Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO) the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company is faltering. Not only were its July deliveries disappointing (down 38% from June) but there is no indication of whether NIO stock has enough cash to survive its massive cash burn. Source: THINK A / Shutterstock.com Here is what we know about Nio’s cash position. Five
The Silver Miners ETF is 45% in three months from its May low. Bullish sentiment continues to creep higher for silver, and we will likely move onto a sell signal from a sentiment standpoint early next week if this continues. I believe the silver miners are a very crowded trade short-term, and I believe this
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What Should You Start Trading First? Stocks, Options, Commodities, Forex? ★ SUMMARY ★ Stocks, Options, Commodities or Forex? It really comes down to personal preference. Personally, I started with the stock market and prefer it as a starting place for beginners. Why? Stocks have a lot more liquidity, they are easier to understand and it’s
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Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cash is still not the answer, despite looming economic uncertainty, according to UBS. “We believe that investors can keep their investment strategies on track for the long term even in the current uncertain times without retreating to cash,” UBS global chief investment strategist Mark Haefele said in
Wednesday was an interesting day of market action. Stocks rallied even as some market observers said investors may be overlooking mounting signs of a looming recession. Source: Venturelli Luca / Shutterstock.com On a related note, new Quinnipiac Poll showed 37% of those surveyed believe the U.S. economy is declining while just 31% see it getting
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered United States companies to move their China-based operations elsewhere. The news sent the S&P 500 down by more than 2.5% in a single day of trading. The decline provided investors with some cheap stocks to buy. But which ones? A quick scan of stocks with market caps of $300
Nutanix IPO celebration at the Nasdaq market site in New York, September 30, 2016. Source: Nasdaq Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nutanix soared 18% in extended trading after the company announced a lower-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter. The cloud platform company reported a fourth-quarter adjusted loss per share of
[Editor’s note: “10 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2019 and Beyond” was previously published in July 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] It’s not terribly easy out there for income investors at the moment. Dividend stocks to buy are tough to find. Equity markets
If you’re a world history buff, you’ll probably know the story of how the Roman Empire, once mighty and dominant, overextended itself and eventually went into a well-documented decline. I see the same trajectory for Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock, which represents a company that has gotten too ambitious for its own good. Source: Worawee Meepian / Shutterstock.com
Aurora Cannabis (ACB) stock has fallen 44% since its all-time high in March, and is currently trading at a 7-month low, which has many investors wondering if the stock has finally bottomed out. Down from its $10 per share high, the stock is currently trading at $5.59. Of course, much of Aurora’s downward trajectory has
Basketball legend-turned-business mogul Shaquille O’Neal told CNBC on Wednesday about the worst investment he ever made. O’Neal mentioned an unnamed paper company that allegedly promised him fraudulent deals. A guy who owned this paper company said he had all these deals in all the schools and with the government. … Turned out to be a
While the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is basically flat so far this week, there’s been plenty of moves between the open and the close. In the stock market today, investors saw stocks drop lower, with major indices down about 50 basis points before reversing and closing notably higher on Wednesday. All in all, the
Wall Street is drifting lower again on Wednesday as President Donald Trump remains unable to juice prices higher with hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal despite his best efforts on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). The problem with all his obvious market coddling is that China isn’t playing along, with Beijing’s strategy appearing to harden its position and
The controversy over China trade is spilling over into a formerly quiet area of the stock market — the business of investing in the global markets. Volume at the NYSE saw a modest spike going into the close because MSCI, one of the largest index providers in the world, rebalanced most of its global indices.
Traders signal offers in the Ten-Year Treasury Note Options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade. Scott Olson | Getty Images Bond yields are heading south, and there appears to be no stopping them for now. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield, which influences everything from business loans to home mortgages, has been hugging three-year
Little more than a decade after splitting to “achieve their full potential,” cigarette makers Altria (NYSE:MO) and Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) are talking about getting back together. PM and MO stock are both struggling in a dying — or at least very sick — industry. Source: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com Between them, the two companies that