At first glance, the thought of acquiring discretionary retail plays – even the ones labeled as the best consumer cyclical stocks – may seem daunting. Sure, the May jobs report came in much hotter than anticipated, which on the surface bodes well for sentiment. However, some nuances shouldn’t be ignored. Yes, hiring jumped but so
While the concept of best beauty stocks might not arouse any particularly strong emotion, the basis for the current bullish thesis might. Yes, I’m talking about the dreaded return to the office. Peruse public forums and various social media channels and you’ll be inundated with self-proclaimed stories about increased productivity. Certainly, remote workers are not
The meme stock craze was an exciting and crazy time for investors. Fortunes were seemingly won and lost as retail traders pushed the shares of struggling companies to unsustainable levels through coordinated short squeezes. Professional short sellers on Wall Street lost billions of dollars and some were pushed to the brink of collapse by the
According to Finviz.com yesterday, 119 S&P 500 stocks were trading within 5% of their 52-week high. While I won’t go through all 119 to list stocks reaching record highs, I will deliver three possibilities. On Jan. 4, 2022, the index hit an all-time high of 4,818.62. It’s currently trading at 4,367.36, or 9.3% below its
As much as some institutions like to argue that lithium supply will outweigh demand, it’s not happening. At least, not anytime soon. In fact, lithium producers just warned global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand at all. This could significantly impact our millionaire-maker lithium stocks below. For example, Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) expects demand to exceed supply
Finding millionaire-maker blockchain stocks can be tricky. Blockchain stocks include all companies investing in the distributed ledger technology. The blockchain allows records to be kept in a decentralized manner and is deeply associated with cryptocurrency overall. There are hundreds of smaller firms and stocks that are associated with the blockchain. They apply all kinds of
Earnings continue to be a significant driver of the impressive price performance we’ve seen thus far this year. A strong earnings beat and raised forward guidance (known as a “beat and raise”) continues to send various companies’ stock prices skyward. For example, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock surged 26% after impressive earnings, while Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock plummeted following its
Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lucid Group — Lucid shares jumped 9% after the electric vehicle maker said it will provide powertrain and battery systems to British luxury automaker Aston Martin. WSFS Financial — The regional bank added 4.4% after D.A. Davidson upgraded the
Analysts want to hit pause on Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock, saying the software as a service company is overbought as an artificial intelligence play. Since four analysts downgraded PLTR stock around June 16 they’re down 15%, trading June 22 around $14. The price remains generous. The company had $1.9 billion in sales last year but
Companies within the tech sector have been a real draw for investors for a long time. Stocks like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which are all in the tech sector, are some of the most popular companies trading in the U.S. The upside for the tech sector keeps improving with the application of generative AI.
Income investors often search for stocks for long-term dividends and buybacks to round out their portfolios. The obvious starting point to locate these types of investments is by looking at yield. This tells you the percentage of that company’s share price paid out in dividends. It offers a touchpoint for investors, but it’s an imperfect
Lithium demand is improving, and prices are rebounding as a result. Accordingly, investors are perking up as various lithium stocks provide unique opportunities to capture explosive growth in this volatile sector. Much of this demand is coming from battery manufacturers, who are demanding more inputs materials. This sets the stage for increasing prices and continued
In this article PACW GOOGL LCID MRNA TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla electric car is plugged into a recharging terminal at a Healthy Living Market store June 18, 2023 in South Burlington, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Tesla —
Consumer spending tightens up during an economic slowdown as consumers prioritize essentials. This list of essentials typically includes groceries, mortgage payments, and utilities. Such belt-tightening can cause delays in discretionary spending on vehicles, renovations, vacations, and shopping. Accordingly, positioning a portfolio for a potential downturn requires taking a hard look at the products and services
Buying and holding stocks for the long term takes up less time and can produce solid returns. Instead of looking at technical indicators and studying the market every day, investors can focus on the fundamentals and find companies with firm foundations and attractive growth prospects. Millionaire-maker growth stocks often exhibit top and bottom-line growth. They
This article is an excerpt from the InvestorPlace Digest newsletter. To get news like this delivered straight to your inbox, click here. It turns out that AI is astonishingly good at picking stocks. Several notable studies this year have used ChatGPT and other large language models to beat the market. Some have used sentiment analysis to
Electric vehicle technology will continue to advance as adoption rises. Human ingenuity always meets demand. Accordingly, as EV demand continues to grow over time, investors will be focused on only on conventional EV stocks, but those of companies enabling the growth of this sector and providing the infrastructure necessary for such growth. Indeed, advances in
China-based electric vehicle manufacturer Nio (NYSE:NIO) is finally waking up to the idea that vehicle price cuts could be a winning strategy. Nio’s management doesn’t seem to think that battery swapping should be a free service. Nio’s pricing policy changes shouldn’t inspire confidence in NIO stock traders. I don’t always agree with analysts. However, I agree
In an exciting turn of events, natural gas futures prices soared on the international market. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg Finance L.P. reported that short-term futures for liquefied natural gas cargoes in East Asia saw an impressive $2.21 increase, settling at a weekly average of $11.50 per metric million British thermal unit
When financial traders are willing to buy a stock at any price, that’s not a good sign. It’s hard to be a contrarian with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) now, as MSFT stock continues to steamroll ahead on artificial intelligence hype. Yet, no company – not even the almighty Microsoft – can remain a darling of the markets forever.