Stocks to sell

U.S. industrial output continues to accelerate. After a downturn during the pandemic, industrial manufacturing has come storming back. The latest data from the U.S. Federal Reserve showed that U.S. factory output rose sharply in May of this year. Industrial production rose by 0.9% in May from April. That was the strongest reading this year and

Meme stocks are essentially shares of a company that have gained immense popularity through social media. Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty” on social media, helped start this craze, which became amplified through the subreddit r/WallStreetBets. This led to the price of meme stocks exploding before subsequently dying down. This has happened again quite

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been bringing up the rear among the three main U.S. stock indices. While the benchmark S&P 500 and technology-laden Nasdaq indices are up 15.69% and 21% respectively in 2024, and at all-time highs, the blue-chip Dow is up a measly 2%. The underperformance is being blamed on a handful

The Federal Reserve is yet to cut interest rates and make capital cheaper. FUD fund futures project the central bank will cut rates two times this year, with the first one in September, which could influence decisions on meme stocks to sell. But even if that happens, the market would get a signal that the

Not every stock is a winner, and it’s important to know when to cut your losses. While it’s normal for corporations to report bad earnings every once in a while, some earnings reports can shatter growth narratives and put investors in tough spots. Furthermore, some stocks can rally substantially for 1 to 2 years before

The stock market continues to climb. But in this case, a rising tide isn’t necessarily lifting all boats. In fact, high interest rates, geopolitics and a challenging macroeconomic environment have created several problems for many firms. Make no mistake: Many companies are facing severe problems trying to navigate the current landscape. Traders are looking to

Throughout 2023, non-farm payroll jobs were overstated by 730,000. This discrepancy trend is continuing into 2024. While the latest jobs data for May reported 272,000 payroll job gains, the household survey showed an opposite picture of over 400,000 jobs lost, suggesting it may be time to identify potential stocks to sell. Even though gross domestic

The S&P 500 is a market index of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. stock market exchange. The S&P 500 has around 80% of the entire market capitalization of public companies in the country, and it is generally known as the more reliable investment. However, investors should still be cautious about buying

The perma-optimists can tout SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) all day and all night as the future of fintech. SoFi Technologies remains a lender, despite the company’s efforts to convince otherwise. SoFi stock deserves a “D” grade in a high-interest-rate environment. Plus, there are share-value dilution concerns that SoFi Technologies’ investors should know. We want you to be

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock keeps sliding even as the company has cut prices. The question is whether this is enough to spur the kind of growth many have expected from this name long-term. Indeed, growth is stalled, as Tesla’s product lineup becomes increasingly stale and consumer trends shift. This former growth stock isn’t growing nearly as

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) is among the top global theater chains many investors have ignored for its underlying business model. Indeed, most retail investors in this name are investing not for the company’s fundamental growth prospects or its outlook moving forward. Those are rather negative. It’s the company’s upside potential as a meme stock, and its

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock has sort of fallen by the wayside in recent years. The successful emergence of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), a fabless chipmaker, has already eaten away at much of Intel’s market share. These days, Intel also faces an uphill to climb in terms of developing artificial intelligence-enabling chips that are on par with

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) has steadily tumbled lower since its public debut in 2021. The latest sell-off for UiPath stock, which transpired last month, followed a highly disappointing earnings release chock full of takeaways that were anything but promising. But with shares in this purveyor of robotic process automation (RPA) software, a type of business automation software,

There are many dividend stocks that make for great long-term investments, but conversely, there are many dividend stocks to sell before they wreak havoc on your portfolio. The prospect of steady, cash-based returns is one of the main areas of appeal with dividend stocks, particularly high-yield dividend stocks. However, these payouts can be outweighed by

U.S. equities continue their rally, defying all odds. The S&P 500 has climbed 13.9% since the start of the year, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soared 17.3%. Well-known artificial intelligence (AI) behemoths, particularly Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), are responsible for much of the gains. Moreover, last week turned out to be great from a macroeconomic perspective. The

Navigating the world of high yield dividend stocks can be difficult. While those high yields reduce overall investor risk when share prices go down, they also require significant capital for their continued payment. Generally speaking, the higher a dividend yield, the greater the overall risk. Dividend yields in the 2% to 6% range are considered

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock certainly has multiple, positive catalysts going forward. The most important of these drivers are: The artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements it just introduced. The iPhone’s revitalization in China. The Street’s renewed love affair with Apple stock. But for various reasons, these catalysts could very well be quite limited in terms of time and

With the current bullishness in the stock market and an anticipated sustained rally, it’s best to steer clear of unstable stocks to sell. Investors can effectively redirect their focus toward fruitful investments by offloading risky assets. Moreover, many investing pundits believe the stock market is currently littered with overhyped stocks. Hence, rotating out of overhyped

Large capitalization stocks have been getting all the attention in 2024. The S&P 500 Index is up 14% year-to-date (YTD), and the Nasdaq 100 has rallied 17%. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 Index of smaller companies is actually down fractionally YTD. Good reasons exist for this discrepancy. The major indexes are full of fast-growing tech companies

GameStop (NYSE:GME) held its delayed annual meeting for shareholders on Monday, June 17. The anticipation was palpable. Originally scheduled for June 13, the meeting had to be postponed because the livestream attracted so much attention it crashed the host’s servers. The rescheduled meeting, however, was a let down. CEO Ryan Cohen spoke briefly, espoused generalities