Stock Market

Buying dividend stocks can be tricky. Oftentimes, stocks that pay exorbitantly high dividends have underlying financial problems, and their share price is languishing. The dividend is used as a carrot to keep shareholders hanging on in what is known as a “dividend trap.” This is a situation best avoided. That said, there are a number

From early to mid-August, shares in Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) experienced a slight pullback in price. However, in more recent trading days, META stock has started to bounce back. As of this writing, the tech giant’s shares are back to the $300 price level. With this, if you so far haven’t added

Yiren Digital (NYSE:YRD) is up by nearly 75% year-to-date. Over the past twelve months, YRD stock has gained by more than 134%. With such a strong performance, many questions emerge. For starters, what’s the story with this China-based fintech firm? While not an obscure stock per se, admittedly it is not one of the most

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) stock could have a banner year in front of it. Companies providing easy-to-implement AI solutions could gain as businesses seek productivity improvement. In this age of rising inflation and increasing wages, productivity gains simply haven’t kept up with companies’ rising costs. Thus, companies implementing AI-based productivity improvement measures may gain the upper hand

Let’s be perfectly honest. Many traders had never even heard of American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) stock until Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk brought up the topic of electricity shortages. Suddenly, AMSC stock was headed for the moon – but don’t buy any shares until you’ve conducted your due diligence on American Superconductor. Headquartered in Massachusetts, American Superconductor

Certainly, there are pros and cons to holding Mastercard (NYSE:MA) stock. The company’s dividend payments are minuscule. On the other hand, Mastercard is a recognized giant in the payments-processing space. There’s nothing wrong with investing in Mastercard as long as your expectations are realistic. As we’ll discuss in a moment, Mastercard appears to be rejecting

August has been a volatile month for the stock market. Corporate earnings, a rise in bond yields, and a deepening economic correction in China have conspired to send all three major U.S. indices down about 3% over the past month. Amid the downturn, there are still some clear winners among the top growth stocks to

The year 2021 was the time of the meme stock. Companies like GameStop (NYSE:GME) saw their share prices surge to previously unthinkable heights as traders leaned heavily into short-squeeze stocks. That momentum rapidly cooled in 2022, with meme stocks plunging across the board. However, short-squeeze stocks are back in 2023. As of August 23rd, approximately

As traders continue to make millions from their mother’s basements by YOLOing Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) calls, a lurking threat casts a long shadow over the global financial landscape. I have a lot of fun joking about the mania in NVDA stock on social media, but the truth is none of this will ultimately matter if I’m

Quantum computing, a field that leverages the principles of quantum physics, has been steadily gaining traction over the years. Among the companies vying for dominance in this nascent industry, IonQ (NASDAQ:IONQ) stands out with its unique approach to quantum computing. Despite the compelling story painted by the company, however, investors should tread carefully with IONQ

Since offering a downbeat forecast early this month Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is down. AMD has a market cap of $174 billion, about 7.3 times revenue. Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) dominance in the cloud, it seems, leaves AMD with only leftovers. Despite this, analysts like AMD stock almost as much as they do Nvidia, where sales

Space stocks are struggling on the heels of 2021’s atmospheric exuberance, and many once-vaunted companies are falling back to Earth. Broadly, space stocks returned a paltry 5% since January, compared to the Standards and Practices 500’s 15% jump.  But space remains a viable long-term play for investors critically evaluating prospects without getting caught up in

Archer Aviation Inc (NYSE:ACHR) holds a $1.78 billion market cap as of August 21, 2023, ranking in the 70th percentile of Aerospace & Defense industry. Archer lacks a significant price-earnings ratio due to negative earnings over the past 12 months, with zero revenue and no profit margin. Analysts project an adjusted earnings of -$1.236 per

Overhyped stock picks can be tough to spot because people can get caught up in the possibilities. Let’s face it, Wall Street analysts can get a bit exuberant with their forecasts. They love drawing straight lines that rise ever higher. Just look at the estimates assigned for any new, trendy industry.  The same goes with

Are you willing to give a chip champ a chance? At least one hedge-fund luminary bought a big chunk of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock not long ago, so perhaps there’s more upside in store. On the other hand, value-focused financial traders might be reluctant to take a share position in AMD now. Advanced Micro Devices,

Finding quality long-term tech stocks is a proven way for investors to grow their portfolios over time. However, it’s not easy being a buy-and-hold investor these days. After a market that was overwhelmingly bullish for 15 years, some long-term investors are experiencing true market volatility for the first time.   Sure, there was that time

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has been around for quite a while. Yet, the company continues to test out new concepts in technology products. Consequently, Meta Platforms has a mix of opportunities and challenges in 2023. However, when all is said and done, it’s still smart to own META stock. Some people are distracted by the idea of

If Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) stock suffers from geography. If it were an American car company, it would be worth $150 billion. Imagine. Sales tripled year-on-year in the second quarter. Profits grew even faster. The company delivered 32,575 vehicles in June alone. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) China had 74,212.  But Li Auto is a Chinese company. Thus, its

Peruse the cesspool of the Internet long enough and you’ll come across admonitions to ignore Wall Street upgrades or more simply, stocks that analysts love. These fools and charlatans don’t know what they’re talking about, keyboard commandos proclaim. While analysts are humans and are subject to errors, they can be incredibly valuable, too. First, they

With the 2023 NFL season set for kick-off, keep an eye on sports gambling stocks. As DraftKings’ CEO Jason Robins recently noted, “It’s about to be the most important time of year seasonally for us. We have fall coming up with the NFL, the college football calendar and the NBA. This is when we acquire