Stock Market

I am often asked when one should sell stocks and get out of the market. Source: Sergii Gnatiuk/ShutterStock.com Longtime MoneyWire readers already know my answer. But let me remind you … If there is ever a time when you feel like giving up, selling your stocks, and waiting for the “bottom” in order to buy
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Despite some warning signs that the market may be stretched, most traders don’t seem to care. In a way, they have justification for their bullishness. Thanks to the power of coordinated trading on social media and the easy access to equities that mobile trading apps like Robinhood provide, it’s never been easier to speculate on
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The stock market has bounced around quite a bit this week, up on Monday, and then down on Tuesday, Wednesday and again today. The reality is the market continues to oscillate, which is why stocks will be up one day and then down the next. This is the oscillating market I have referred to several
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There are often frequent comparisons between Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) and Draftkings (NASDAQ:DKNG). However, the companies couldn’t be more different. Penn National owns or has interests in some 40 gaming properties across 19 states, under well-recognized brands such Hollywood Casino and Boomtown. Draftkings, on the other hand, has an app — and it’s a money-losing
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If you don’t mind adding an element of mystery to your portfolio, consider Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE:PSTH). Just be advised that, by acquiring PSTH stock, you’ll own a stake in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with a yet unspecified merger target. Source: Dmitry Demidovich/ShutterStock.com Back in January of this year, I cautioned prospective investors
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With Nokia (NYSE:NOK) stock down 39% from its January highs, many investors have started asking if it’s time to buy into the 5G revolution. 5G is clearly one of the biggest cycles of the decade, and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) can’t single-handedly build out every Western 5G network. At the same time, Chinese telecom behemoth Huawei is
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It is good news and bad news that those who invest in publicly traded stocks have access to early-stage, unprofitable companies like Romeo Power (NYSE:RMO). RMO stock itself highlights both edges of the proverbial sword. Source: Nick Starichenko/InvestorPlace.com The good news ostensibly is that individual investors can own quality growth stories, even early in their
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A generation ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average was filled with stocks like United States Steel (NYSE:X) and O-I Glass (NYSE:OI), known then as Owens-Illinois. They made basic goods other manufacturers turned into consumer products. Today these companies are barely noticed. The world has moved on. Technology rules, and biology is rising. Today’s Dow is
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Shares of self-driving technology company Luminar (NASDAQ:LAZR) have been in a slump recently. But that slump may have just ended. The company delivered a strong business update on Thursday, and today LAZR stock popped more than 15%. Source: JHVEPhoto/shutterstock.com We suspected this would happen. Heading into that business update, we wrote that LAZR stock was
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The rise and proliferation of special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs may itself be in a bubble. Though SPACs have been around for a while, they’ve garnered tremendous popularity over the last several months. Gores Holdings VI (NASDAQ:GHVI) may be a blank-check company worth considering based on its announced merger target Matterport. Given the technology
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