While I tend to prefer writing about the market in the third person, the topic of fitness and the business world around it is a personal matter to me. After all, the fitness market, unlike technology or defense, relies on us, the average person, to remain relevant. For me, staying fit through gym memberships has
Many readers have become excited about Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) lately. At $21.50 per share, Robinhood stock is up 68% for 2024. It has increased by almost 130% in the past year. It’s also down 43% from its 2021 debut price of around $31. Its market cap on June 3 was nearly $18.8 billion, 9.5 times
Two key, recent events finally gave Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) stock a significantly larger portion of the respect that it deserves. Analysts are starting to talk positively about the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and new partnerships are looking possible. Moreover, the automaker reiterated last month it believes it can generate positive gross margins in the fourth quarter.
The stock market is extremely volatile, with multiple economic indicators signaling a weak economy. This includes an unprecedented decrease in consumer spending of 0.1%, combined with fears of rising interest rates and inflation staying above the 2% target. Regardless, there are undervalued small cap stocks. They might be the difference between your portfolio going green
The emergence of the generative artificial intelligence growth trend sent Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares surging throughout 2023. Thus far in 2024, however, Microsoft stock has gained, yet at a far slower pace. Shares in the software giant are up just 10.6% year-to-date. In more recent months, MSFT has traded sideways. To many, this may suggest that
Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) management is confident, but should investors be confident about Intel? CEO Pat Gelsinger sees “steady progress” but your financial decisions should be based on facts, not rhetoric. After mulling over the relevant facts and circumstances, we’re assigning Intel stock a “D” grade and we’re not eager to recommend it now. Even after a share-price
Without Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) breathtaking success story, you probably wouldn’t be thinking about Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) much in 2024. You might have purchased Super Micro Computer stock back in March, when the hype was at its peak. It’s wise to sell now, before the shares decline further in the upcoming months. Furthermore, Super Micro Computer
For many people, the most important thing about investing is knowing which stocks to buy, and when to buy them. If you’re a buy-and-hold investor, then you’re going to keep your picks for a long time. If you’re a more active trader, then you’re also looking for the perfect time to take your profits and
Undervalued cannabis stocks may be some of the most controversial trades on the market. But they’ve also proven themselves to be some of the most profitable. This all comes thanks to rescheduling efforts, a greater number of Americans wanting to see approval and the potential for even more positive news ahead of the elections. We
The biotech sector has been through a lot in the past five years and it is finally rebounding. One of the most important sectors globally, it is hard to imagine life without biotech companies that provide life-changing drugs. With multiple clinical trials happening, getting FDA approvals and ensuring due diligence, these biotech companies have a
Hyper-growth stocks offer excitement, but their lifespan can be fleeting. Successful growth investors seek durable companies with long-term potential. Innovative firms continually emerge, offering transformative growth opportunities. Despite misconceptions, the U.S. economy exhibits promise. GDP grows steadily, and unemployment recently hit historic lows near 4% as reduced inflation stabilizes prices, easing financial strain. Wage hikes
The simplest way to explain interest rates is that it’s the cost of money. When policymakers cut interest rates, the objective is to lower the cost of money. This translates into higher consumption and investment spending in the economy and GDP growth accelerates. Specific to the United States, consumption spending is one of the key
Making millions through the stock market is only possible in a few ways. Investors need one of these three things: Massive sums of capital to begin with Decades of time and more modest sums of capital More modest sums of capital and a combination of risk and luck We will be talking about the latter
In the last week of May, SaaS stocks faced a reckoning. A revenue miss by Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) triggered one of the sector’s severest selloffs in two years. However, investors have been throwing out the baby with the bath water, creating some attractive SaaS stocks to buy. In hindsight, the selloff in SaaS was slowly brewing
If you love science fiction, then you’ll love flying cars. Flying cars are the new upcoming trend in transportation. Fortune Business Insights projects that the sector can grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 58% by 2040. With the sector still in its early stages, investors have a rare opportunity to
The return of Keith Gill, the trader commonly known as Roaring Kitty, has sparked a great deal of enthusiasm. All sorts of meme stocks and heavily shorted companies are seeing their share prices rally on this development. Companies aren’t necessarily good investments simply due to high short seller interest, however. In fact, many companies that
Instead of tech stocks, consider regional bank stocks for a contrarian trade. The big picture idea? Regional banks have suffered due to negative sentiment while tech has been the beneficiary of all the stock market optimism. This extreme dynamic will eventually correct, and regional bank stocks will return to their long-term average prices. The question
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is still one of the top must-own tech stocks. However, so are many of the top Nvidia partner stocks. Granted, the tech giant ran from a low of about $41 a share to a recent high of $1,164.37. All thanks to the unstoppable demand for artificial intelligence and explosive demand for its graphics processing
The biotech sector, under the life sciences umbrella, exited 2023 with 41 bankruptcies. This was not surprising given the disparity between biotech’s high-capital requirements and rising interest rates set by the Fed. Despite these challenges, some of the best biotech stocks show promise and resilience in a volatile market environment. At the same time, smaller
While “economic mayhem” is far from being my base case scenario, I can envision a few events that could indeed play havoc with the U.S. economy. One problem that could trigger economic mayhem is the huge, unsustainable amount of debt that the U.S. government has accumulated. BlueBay asset manager Mark Dowling told the Economist that