Just months after almost everyone on Wall Street worried that a recession was just around the corner, Goldman Sachs said a downturn is unlikely over the next several years. In fact, the firm’s economists stopped just short of saying that the U.S. economy is recession-proof. Investors could be excused for getting a little nervous over
Month: December 2019
Even with declines on Monday, U.S. stocks are closing out a remarkably strong 2020. The S&P 500 has gained 28.5% so far this year, and the NASDAQ Composite has performed even better. On the whole, American equities, barring a disaster on Tuesday, should post their second-best year since 1997. Source: Shutterstock As noted in the
Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) is up nearly 200% from its May 1 IPO price of $25. Investors who bought some of the shares during the company’s IPO either sold them for a hefty profit or are still holding onto them, satisfied with their gains. Source: calimedia / Shutterstock.com However, anyone who bought the stock in late
Thanks to the emergence of the Millennial generation and its subsequent societal and workplace shifts, the fast-food industry has become even more complex and competitive. Old rules simply don’t apply, which partially explains why Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has surged in the markets. Since the start of 2019, the Chipotle stock price has nearly doubled.
What a difference a decade can make. In 2010, batteries powered our phones and computers. By the end of the decade, they are starting to power our cars and houses too. Over the last ten years, a surge in lithium-ion battery production drove down prices to the point that — for the first time in
In the stock market today, investors saw their first real selling pressure in several weeks. On Monday, equities hit the pause button on the current rally, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 all falling on the day. That said, one day doesn’t make a trend. Monday’s action could
Recently Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) completed an offering of 40 million shares which will raise $104.7 million after the offering expenses. The prospectus also says that the underwriters for Plug Power stock can buy six million more shares at the $2.75 offering price. That would bring in another $16.4 million, according to the prospectus. Source: Shutterstock
Workers assemble cars on the line at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. David Butow | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Goodyear Tire — The tire company’s stock gained more than 2% after Nomura initiated coverage with a buy rating and $20 target. The firm is optimistic about
[Editor’s note: This story was originally published May 2 018. It has since been republished and updated to include the most relevant information available. At least one stock has been removed from this list.] Last year witnessed several catalysts for the legal cannabis industry, most notably the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada. As a
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, December 9, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 has risen nearly 30% this year on the back of stocks like Apple and AMD. The following stocks are Wall Street analysts’ picks to lead the benchmark in 2020. CNBC identified these stocks by
U.S. stock futures are pushing higher this morning in an attempt to recapture their magic after Friday’s drop hit the pause button on the market rally. Source: Shutterstock Heading into the open, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.1% and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.14%. Nasdaq Composite futures have added
When writing this article, my plan was to find an ideal list of high-yield stock that is expected to have a higher dividend next year. To make my list, the stocks would also have to have a very low price-to-earnings ratio. The following is a list of five such stocks that I found. The average
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) has had a phenomenal year, with shares up 140% year-to-date. The company has achieved some operational momentum on the top line, and the company’s story has picked up appeal. More and more futurists are talking about the coming hydrogen economy. That helps build the narrative for Plug Power and its fuel cell
A man dressed as Santa Claus, walks on the floor during the traditional bring-your-kids-to-work day at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 24, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters We are in the middle of a classic Santa Claus rally, but when the adults return in January, there likely will be
It used to be that the term “penny stocks” actually meant stocks that sold for under a dollar. And there was a huge industry built around these “zero-to-hero” kind of stories. Now, most major U.S. exchanges don’t allow stocks to trade below a dollar. And most stocks start at big prices so that hedge funds
Logo and mascot ‘Ali cattle’ at the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Technology and bank stocks in Asia dominated the top picks for analysts in 2019, as shares in the region made strong gains this year. Mainland Chinese stocks also rallied this year, with the Shanghai composite
When investors took off on Dec. 24, they had rode a series of higher highs in the stock market for weeks. New all-time high after new all-time high has been the story for a while now, and there was no reason to change the rhetoric in the stock market today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF
Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) stock has had an impressive 2019. Snap Inc. stock (or Snapchat stock, as some investors call it) has gained 190% so far this year. That’s the fourth-best performance among 737 large-cap names with market capitalizations over $10 billion. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com But the past five months haven’t been nearly as
Shares of biotechnology company Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) are up 61% this year. This is an impressive feat in its own right. However, even more so considering the stock tumbled nearly 10% last week. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com Last week’s slide very could be a sign that plenty of investors are already dumping Amarin following the
Daniel Pinto sees a lot from his perch atop the world’s biggest investment bank. He’s led J.P. Morgan Chase‘s corporate and investment bank since 2014, a time in which the bank has steadily gained market share from rivals in trading and banking. Pinto has also served as J.P. Morgan’s co-President and co-chief operating officer for
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