Among other options, retirees can opt to set up annuities to receive a steady stream of cash for the time after they have stopped earning a regular income. Though annuities are generally considered to be risk-free forms of investment, they do have disadvantages; annuities are seen as largely illiquid, for instance, and they are only
In this article AMZN WMT HD SOFI PANW The Amazon logo is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France. Pascal Rossignol | Reuters Stocks have been volatile over the last two months, and the way ahead is looking tumultuous. Investors are contending with an array of factors that have shaken financial markets,
The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:LIT), one of the most liquid benchmarks of the electric vehicle (EV) market, declined over 10% year-to-date to just above $75 per share, but it still surged 15% on a year-on-year basis. Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID), a young and innovative EV company, lost 32% since the beginning of the year to
In July of last year, Mad Money‘s Jim Cramer tried to warn prospective investors about Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDI). Referring to Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) in general and DIDI stock in particular, Cramer cautioned, “you should steer clear of them at all cost.” Source: DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock.com In a similar vein, DoubleLine founder
What more can we say about energy stocks at this point? Despite the carnage in growth stocks, the volatility in cryptocurrencies and the weakness in the broader stock market, the energy sector continues to perform incredibly well. Over the past month, there’s hardly one sector in positive territory; Aside from energy stocks, obviously. In fact, the
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In this article GCI SEAS LYV BABA MRNA W Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Live Nation (LYV) – The live event producer’s shares jumped 5.4% in a down market after reporting better-than-expected quarterly revenue and saying it has already sold 45 million tickets for 2022 events even as ticket prices rise
Remember when the metaverse used to be the hottest trend on Wall Street? Source: Vit-Mar/Shutterstock That was just a few months ago, in late 2021. Facebook changed its name to Meta (NASDAQ:FB), metaverse gaming giant Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) reported record-breaking holiday numbers, 3D imaging company Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) was the best-performing small-cap growth stock, and metaverse gaming
Among the pandemic-era favorites, ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) may be the one that’s seen the biggest reversal of fortune. Over the past year, WISH stock has cratered in price, after its e-commerce platform (Wish.com) experienced a user exodus, declining sales, and very high operating losses. Source: Ralf Liebhold / Shutterstock.com As you may know, the company has been
Several years ago, when the Cloud was hot, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock was at the heart of an acronym called FANG. Source: Koshiro K / Shutterstock.com Facebook. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Netflix. Google. Later Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) made it FAANG. Now Facebook is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB), Google is Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), so MAAAN? Not only is the acronym ridiculous, but
Taxes and Cryptocurrency: The Basics As with any disruptive technology, the laws regarding cryptocurrency are evolving but one fact has been certain since at least 2014: Cryptocurrency profits are taxable. The basics of cryptocurrency taxation were outlined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in IRS Notice 2014-21. This notice defined virtual currencies for tax purposes
In this article BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating profits surged in the fourth quarter and for the full year as the conglomerate’s businesses continued to roar back to life from the pandemic economic slowdown. Chairman Warren Buffett increased his bet on that comeback, buying back
In this article FL COIN CNK DELL SQ TREE Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker shares slumped 16.1% in the premarket after the athletic apparel and shoe retailer gave a weaker-than-expected full-year profit and comparable-store sales outlook. The company cited changes in its vendor mix as
Following the stock market bottom in Mar. 2020, growth stocks dominated the list of best-performing stocks for the first year of the new bull market. Since then, growth stocks have been mired in a brutal bear market. There is no better example of this than Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK), which had a 391%
There’s been a positive charge in electric vehicle (EV) battery play Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) today. But is this excited behavior solid evidence that investors should purchase SLDP stock? Source: Shutterstock Let’s take a look at what’s happening in Solid Power off and on the price chart, then offer a risk-adjusted determination aligned with those findings.
Is this the year that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) finally turns things around? After a sizable rally in the first third of the year, INTC stock finished 2021 in a tepid fashion. 2022 has been much worse thus far. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer has been struggling to right its
Two Companies With Upward Pointing Trends.
In this article ETSY BYND FL Etsy displayed on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square New York. Paul Zimmerman | Nasdaq | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Etsy — Shares of the e-commerce shopping platform rallied more than 13% in midday trading after reporting better-than-expected results for the fourth
You’ve seen electric and self-driving cars. But what about the flying cars? Back in 1962, the futuristic cartoon The Jetsons predicted that by 2062, we’d all be zipping around in flying cars. Well, we’re past the halfway point to that future. And already, the world has adopted many of the technologies that the Jetsons family
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is still blowing through large amounts of cash flow as seen in its latest quarterly results, released on Feb. 18. As a result, if this keeps up, DKNG stock could be in for a rough time over the next year. Source: Lori Butcher/Shutterstock.com This is after the stock has already cratered. It is