Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The Federal Reserve may be trying to project a coherent vision on what it expects its policy on future rate hikes will be, but the market cannot seem to agree on what version of the Fed it wants to believe. Does it want
In this article COIN MSTR TSLA 9618-HK TTWO TGT LOW TJX A woman leaves Target store on March 02, 2021 in New York. Emaz | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target — Shares of the retailer advanced 5% after Target’s first-quarter results beat analysts’ expectations on
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A spurt of acquisition announcements or talk of deals involving Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may set those shares up for active trading in Monday’s session. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC, +0.89% said it would buy Integrys Energy Group Inc. US:TEG in a cash-and-stock purchase valued at $9.1
Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) is probably at an inflection point. LYFT stock is set to move higher, and as such, it looks like good value here. People are starting to move and travel more as economic growth rises. Source: TY Lim / Shutterstock.com Lyft management said as much in their May 4 earnings release for Q1:
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Excitement over its move into lidar sent MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) stock parabolic back in April, but it didn’t last wrong. As the “meme stock” hype around it faded a bit, shares have fallen back to around $14 per share, down from prices above $25 per share. Source: Shutterstock With around 21.5% of its outstanding float sold
With shares of Carnival (NYSE:CCL) trading close to their 52-week high, you might assume everything is rosy in the cruise ship sector. But don’t let the seemingly bullish price action of CCL stock lull you into complacency. Source: Ruth Peterkin / Shutterstock.com I totally understand why some folks would consider CCL stock the ultimate Covid-19 pandemic
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Mortgage rates are starting out this week slightly above the national averages of a week ago. Though rates on the two most common mortgage types, 30-year and 15-year conventional loans, dropped a bit on Friday, they had previously edged higher for four consecutive days. Macroeconomic factors were at play, as the 10-year treasury bond yield,
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In this article .NSEI BTC.CB= MMIT-GB Emerging markets investing guru Mark Mobius said he likes Indian stocks even though Covid-19 cases in the country have surged, as “this is going to pass.” India’s stock benchmark Nifty 50 has risen around 8.1% this year as of Tuesday’s close. The index has climbed despite the country reporting
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Macy’s (M) – The retailer earned 39 cents a share for the first quarter, including 1 cent a share from real estate-related gains, compared to expectations of a 41 cents per share loss. The retailer’s revenue topped estimates as well amid a better
An earlier version of this story included companies that are scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, not Wednesday. The errors have been corrected. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Google Inc., and Barnes and Noble Inc.
There’s no denying it: I’ve been bullish on lidar (light detection and ranging) company Luminar (NASDAQ:LAZR) for quite some time. However, I’ll admit that my recommendation of LAZR stock in March was ill-timed. Source: JHVEPhoto/shutterstock.com Unfortunately, the share price tanked in April and hasn’t regained its footing yet. So, does this mean it’s time to cut
As someone who’s been very bearish on fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) stock, I admit that Fubo’s first-quarter results came in way above my expectations. Source: monticello / Shutterstock.com Still, I remain doubtful about whether Fubo’s service will ever be appealing to the vast majority of consumers. And I think that the company’s extraordinarily high marketing and content
Could industrial giant General Electric (NYSE:GE) be the “comeback kid” even though it’s an old company? For years, GE stock holders have looked to CEO Larry Culp in hopes of an epic comeback for this American manufacturing icon. Source: JPstock/Shutterstock.com Part of Culp’s plan has been to streamline General Electric, focusing on the aviation segment and
I’ll continue to be bearish regarding Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) stock until it shows investors something positive. Recent earnings only make the situation bleaker and bleaker. Source: Shutterstock And while acquisition news seems appropriate and strategically logical, the results have yet to be seen. The Lone Positive is False Hope Earnings releases should always be taken
Durham, North Carolina-based medical device business Asensus Surgical (NYSEAMERICAN:ASXC) had an eventful first quarter of 2021. So did the folks who held ASXC stock, as it was a wild three months. Source: Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com As we’ll see, there was a massive surge in the share price, followed by a sharp retracement. At the
Brian Moynihan, CEO, Bank of America Scott Mlyn | CNBC Bank of America said it is raising the minimum hourly wage it pays employees to $25 by the year 2025. The firm, which made the announcement Tuesday in a release, had just completed a plan last year to get to a $20 minimum wage. The