[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Critical information for the U.S. trading day On no obvious catalyst, the winners of 2020 were absolutely hammered on Thursday — a sea of red for the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Tesla TSLA and Zoom Video Communications ZM . And the selling wasn’t limited to technology stocks — small-caps RUT and value stocks VLUE also fell. […]
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[CNBC, GETTY IMAGES] Despite lingering global economic risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions, Wednesday saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both notch record highs. A “Minsky moment,” named after economist Hyman Minsky, refers to a sudden market collapse following an unsustainable bull run, which in this case could […]
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[The Motley Fool, Getty Images] These three incredible stocks have multibagger potential if you hold them for decades. Investing in stocks is one thing, and owning them for decades is another. Studies have shown how some stocks can make investors rich, even millionaires, if investors have had the patience to ignore […]
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[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Another downturn may be coming, but you shouldn’t lose sleep over it. Here’s why. When the pandemic-inspired crash sent stock values plummeting in back in March, investors endured some of the rockiest weeks in stock market history. There’s usually a lot more buildup to a stock market […]
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[Forbes] The world’s richest man just made history. Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos set a new record when his net worth jumped by $13 billion in one day. Bloomberg now estimates Bezos is worth $185 billion. And get this: he’s now personally worth more than oil giant Exxon Mobil or Nike! The […]
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[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Critical information for the U.S. trading day Stocks are looking up on Tuesday, beating back a bevy of concerns — Washington-Beijing tensions, the lack of a U.S. coronavirus stimulus package, and Europe’s virus resurgence. The optimists helped push the Nasdaq Composite COMP to log another record on Monday, while some […]
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[Forbes, Getty Images] The U.S. stock market has flirted with record highs this week, and this has caused many nerves flutter among investors. One of the reasons that stock traders have been feeling jittery about the S&P 500 index reaching its record high is the wave of selling that has eroded […]
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[InvestorPlace] Investing in penny stocks is primarily the domain of highly risk-averse market participants. The risk profile of penny stocks is, of course, a double-edged sword: investors could lose a lot of money on them, yet could also reap massive returns. Many investors do consider penny stock purchases, but there […]
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[CNBC] During its third quarter earnings results on Thursday Apple said that the company’s Board of Directors approved a four-for-one stock split. Stock splits are cosmetic, meaning they do not change anything about a company’s underlying fundamentals. They can lead to renewed interest from smaller investors by making the shares — which are […]
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[CNBC] KEY POINTS “I’m sick and tired of hearing that we’re in a bubble, that the Fed’s overinflating the price of stocks by printing money to keep the economy moving,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “Believe it or not, there’s more to the economy than just the Federal Reserve, and there’s […]
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