A Soft Landing for the U.S. Economy?
There has been much discussion in the media recently about how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) has successfully managed to direct the U.S. economy to a soft landing. But what does that actually mean and, ultimately, how does that impact investors? Here, we find out. What a soft landing looks like In economic terms, a soft landing is when [...]
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Surges Higher, But it May Be Time to SELL This Stock
Shares of Super Micro Computer (SMCI) soared yesterday and were on pace for their best trading day in more than 7 months. The stock ended up gaining around 15%, although it started to come back down to earth in Tuesday’s trading session. It’s lost 5% of its gains so far today. This all came after the company announced an [...]
Netflix Stock is Surging in 2024, But There Are Growth Concerns: 3 Things Investors Need to See
Netflix shares (NFLX) have gained more than 46% through 2024 thus far, and the streaming giant’s stock has gained 4% in the past month alone. However, there are concerns as to whether or not the company can continue to grow or not. The company has given investors a look inside year-over-year (YoY) global engagement trends for the first time [...]
Weekly Market Recap: Market Jumps, Dips, and Ends Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Strong Jobs Data
Monday: The Major Indexes began the week in positive territory as dovish comments from the Fed boosted sentiment. The Dow added a modest 0.04%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both picked up 0.4%. Monday's trading also marked the end of September and the third quarter, in which all the Major Indexes experienced gains. Tuesday: Wall Street started the [...]
The Good News Bears
Written by: Angela Akers Relevant information causes stock prices to rise and fall. Relevant information is any news that causes the perceived value of a stock to rise or fall. There was a barrage of relevant information this week. Fed Chair Powell’s speech Monday noted the economy is strong and that “significant progress” has been made toward achieving maximum [...]
Best Penny Stocks Under 10 Cents
Getting started investing with a small account can be daunting. It feels like there’s no way to gain any traction when the best blue chip dividend stocks cost hundreds of dollars per share, if not thousands. But, there are ways you can start building a stock portfolio with just a little bit of capital. Sure, you could trade fractional shares [...]