In the unpredictable tides of the stock market, savvy investors are continually looking for the best stocks to buy now. Despite the S&P 500‘s impressive ascent of 9.3% from January 1 to May 31, the summer stocks felt the heat, climbing a modest 5.5% during the sunnier months. With their blistering intensity, the dog days
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
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
Investors always hope to buy low and sell high. In order to do so, it’s necessary to identify stocks that are undervalued. The healthcare sector, like all other sectors, is rife with opportunities and offers lots of value. While the undervalued pricing is important, it’s also important to note that healthcare stocks to buy offer relative safety.
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
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
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!
The stock market has staged a remarkable rally so far in 2023. But here’s a question for you: What do this year’s biggest stock winners have in common? Most of them have been the result of a short squeeze. A short squeeze happens when investors bet against a stock, “shorting” it. Then something unexpectedly good
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
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
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
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
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
The telecommunications industry is key to powering our digital lives. Providing consumers and businesses with not only basic access to the internet but also data servers and cloud networks. Communications companies have helped build the infrastructure of the modern world. Similarly, they will also be integral in enabling the next digital and technology breakthroughs. In
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