Plus, Merck’s CEO said a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be a “silver bullet” that ends the pandemic, Pinterest delivered a massive earnings beat, and LVMH is acquiring Tiffany at a discount.
Read MoreRecessionary economic conditions tend to challenge a lot of different segments of the market. Others are usually seen as smart defensive places to put your money to work; I’ve spent a lot of time in this space focusing on some of those kinds of stocks throughout the course of the year. Consumer Staples stocks in […]
Read MoreConsumer discretionary stocks have rallied this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, and traders and analysts see upside ahead for these 4 stocks in the sector.
Read MoreThe market’s uncertainty over the last couple of weeks appears to have raised the spectre of increasing downside risk, even as the market this week has managed to reclaim a portion of the drop to correction territory that started earlier this month. It is clear that while the stock market pushed past its pre-pandemic highs […]
Read MoreIn the world of COVID-19, it’s been interesting to see not only how corporations have evolved to survive and get by, but also how consumer behaviors and trends have adjusted as well. Broad-based shutdowns that shuttered businesses all over the U.S. at the beginning of the pandemic sent people home for an indefinite period of […]
Read MoreBuy Price: $17.00 or better Sell Price: TradersPro Sell Signal Nautilus, Inc., a fitness solutions company, designs, develops, sources, and markets cardio and strength fitness products, and related accessories for consumer and commercial use in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Direct and Retail. It offers specialized cardio products, […]
Read MoreThe question of what sector of the market is the best place to put your money to work is a constant, never-ending quest no matter what current market or economic conditions are. That’s because not all segments of the economy thrive or struggle under the same conditions. The pandemic we’ve all been trying to understand […]
Read MoreEven before the coronavirus pandemic started to take down entire sectors of the economy beginning in February, the Auto industry was experiencing quite a bit of bearish pressure. Sales were down globally, reflecting economic slowing in various parts of the world as well as the effects of an extended trade war between the U.S. and […]
Read MoreIn my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]
Read MoreIn the early stages of the arrival and spread of COVID-19 in the United States, I wrote in this space about my belief that one of the best places a smart investor should focus their attention is on healthcare stocks, including companies in the pharmacy space. Vaccine commentary and speculation continues to be a daily […]
Read MoreThe market’s activity over the last couple of weeks, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ pushing to highs above pre-pandemic levels, and the Dow within shouting distance of its own early 2020 highs, seems to be giving a lot of investors reason to believe broad conditions are better than they really are. While there certainly […]
Read MoreThe market’s plunge from late February to March was perhaps the most rapid descent to bear market levels in history; the road back, while not as rapid, has also been remarkable, taking just about five months for the S&P 500 to follow the NASDAQ above its pre-pandemic highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average within […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector includes stocks that cover a wide variety of the Retail industry. Because there are so many retail companies that offer different products to consumers, it’s hard to pinpoint any kind of specific niche. In the sporting goods niche, there were significant challenges even before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Declining revenues […]
Read MoreBuy Price: $3.60 or better Sell Price: TradersPro Sell Signal Edison Nation, Inc. operates as a consumer product research and development, manufacturing, sales, and fulfillment company in North America, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company manufactures and sells children’s sleep products under the Cloud b brand name through its e-commerce site, online retailers, specialty […]
Read MoreThe U.S. economy could be starting to find its footing again. While unemployment as a total number remains high, it does appear to be flattening nationally, and has even starting to drop in a number of states. COVID-19 isn’t going away – in fact, if the weekend’s reports are accurate, I think that we are […]
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