After the stock market’s dismal performance in 2022, investors are savoring this year’s rally. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 33% higher in the first half of the year, though the growth-oriented index seems to have stalled out since. While both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average remain in positive territory for July and
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Gold is often used as a defensive asset by investors who seek to protect their wealth from market volatility, inflation or currency devaluation. In 2023, gold stocks have become especially attractive as the global economy faces a slowdown due to the United States Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. These began in 2022 and have caused
A runner jogs past the Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California, Feb. 8, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Cisco Systems — Shares of the computer networking giant gained about 2.5% after posting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and as FOMO sets in, investors are flocking to little-known AI stocks. However, that doesn’t mean investors aren’t becoming weary and even skeptical about the way different companies are touting their use of AI. For example, since Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) reported earnings in early August, the stock is down
Trigger warning for Los Angeles Angels fans: the case for high-growth stocks to buy under $5 can perhaps best be made by the Seattle Mariners’ Cade Marlowe. A few weeks ago, if you responded with who? that would be the only acceptable answer. However, Marlowe hit a grand slam against the Angels in early August. Subsequently,
For the ultimate contrarian, few market categories exist that induce white-knuckled pressure quite like stocks with high short interest. At its most simplistic level, bullish traders targeting highly shorted securities believe that the underlying volatility has gone too far. As a result, going against the grain may yield astounding returns. Such massive rewards are possible
If you’ve been on the sidelines with artificial intelligence stocks, the recent pullbacks are handing investors another opportunity to buy. That includes the likes of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) and dozens more, even in AI penny stocks. All of which could easily rally back on the AI boom. Or,
The e-commerce industry has been able to transform many lives over the past decade. The Covid-19 pandemic became a significant catalyst in shifting consumers to primarily shopping for items online as many were forced to remain in their homes due to government enforced lockdowns. The rise of e-commerce stocks has seen extensive platforms like Amazon
With electric vehicle demand only set to accelerate, the U.S. needs far more EV charging stations — great news for EV charging stocks. For one, the Biden Administration wants half of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030. Two, EV sales are expected to grow 35% year over year to 14 million, according
The narrative around the strength of the consumer economy is, simply put, nonsense. The reality painted by retail stocks, particularly the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT), is quite different. Does this look like a chart that is in a “new bull market?” Man – that new bull market in retailers is really something. $XRT pic.twitter.com/c9baCY2Prc
The stock market has entered a bit of a pullback over the past few weeks. That’s not too surprising, given the vigorous gains that the market enjoyed in the first half of 2023. That said, for investors in momentum stocks, there are still some appealing picks for August 2023. These three undervalued momentum stocks are
In this article TGT GEHC MRCY A HRB TJX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Plastic bags hang on a self checkout kiosk at a Target Corp. store in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target – Target shares added 4% even after
In June, I introduced five stocks that AI predicted could double a portfolio in a year. Here’s how they’ve done in the first month. Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD). +8.8% Fastly (NYSE:FSLY). +16% Mobileye (NASDAQ:MBLY). 12.3% FiscalNote Holdings (NYSE:NOTE) +4.4% Cloudflare (NYSE:NET). +4% On average, the stocks have risen 9.1%, an incredible 184% annualized rate of return!
If you are a public equities investor betting on the digital economy, semiconductor stocks would have to be in your portfolio. Semiconductors are tiny electronic devices powering everything from our smartphones and personal computers to cars and commercial airplanes. If you take any run-of-the-mill semiconductor exchange-traded fund (ETF), say, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), many
The hunt for the next game-changing stock is a challenging pursuit. It is essential to filter compelling fundamentals to select a few companies that may emerge as potential millionaire-makers. This has led to the rise of millionaire-maker stocks to buy. The article lists three robust stocks and explores these companies’ unique strengths, decisive strategies, and
It has been an ugly summer for many solar stocks, as high U.S. interest rates dealt a considerable blow to the U.S. residential solar market, excluding California. As a result, since peaking in July, the Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) has sunk nearly 15%. Still, about 20 gigawatts of solar power were installed in American companies and homes last
I’ll start by noting that I’m by no means a critic of the cryptocurrency market in general – although some cryptos I believe investors should sell. The promise of decentralizing authority connected to finance and money is as appealing to me as it’s ever been. The more one learns about traditional finance the more apparent
Cloud computing undergirds, in one way or another, everyone’s digital life. Whether you are accessing a piece of content on a video streaming platform or uploading documents for work, you are interacting with a network of cloud servers. Being able to store data on a server somewhere else rather than leveraging on-premise infrastructure has tremendously
In this photo illustration, a Target logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Target – Target shares popped nearly 8% before the market opened even as the retailer slashed its full-year forecast and posted
Financial Technology (fintech) stocks have come to revolutionize the financial industry. With all their improvements, technology and sophisticated yet simple processes, they undoubtedly offer all consumers friendly, efficient, fast and completely effective tools to carry out all our banking needs. However, the companies did not come to displace traditional banking. Instead, they complemented those financial