Through most of the pandemic, one of the hardest-hit sectors in the market was the Energy sector. Global restrictions on social gatherings and shelter-in-place orders meant that demand for crude oil products collapsed to practically nothing. The story for 2021 has shifted, of course, as vaccinations led to dropping infections and hospitalizations that have allowed […]
Read MoreStocks took a tumble this week on concerns that the economic comeback could be slowing, but Jim Cramer says now is the time to look for opportunities and these 4 stocks fit the bill. Here’s why.
Read MoreOne of the sectors that has seen an impressive rally since late 2020 is the Energy sector. As measured by the U.S. Energy iShares ETF (IYE), the sector has increased from a trend low point at the end of October by more than 100%. Much of that increase was driven initially by a push among […]
Read MorePart of taking a smart, value-based approach to investing in the stock market involves keeping track of information on industry and economic trends that are likely to have broad residual impacts on market activity. One of the sectors that I think has a broad carryover effect on multiple other sectors in the economy is Energy, […]
Read MoreIn the Energy sector, there are a lot of different industries to think about, with a wide range of types of businesses related to it. It’s easy to correlate Energy to crude oil, because that is the single commodity that most of the companies in the sector are tied to in one way or another; […]
Read MoreOver the years, I have come to consider the stock market as a reflection of investor’s emotions. That is because investor emotion is at least part of the reason that the stock market tends to anticipate news, good or bad, and then to price that anticipation into stocks. That emotion – driven by the kind […]
Read MoreSince late 2020, much of the commentary in the market has shifted from questions about when the end of the pandemic might actually come to how quickly the economy will be able to rebound. Increasing vaccinations have made a big difference in reducing infection rates across the United States, which has allowed state and local […]
Read MorePlus, Exxon delivered a first quarter profit, Pfizer and BioNTech anticipate having data on how well their COVID-19 vaccine works in children ages 5-11 as soon as the end of summer, and the European Commission accused Apple of abusing its position in the distribution of music.
Read MoreSometimes there are forces that affect a sector or industry in such a way that it creates a storyline that extends into not merely weeks, or months, but years. These can be positive or negative, but one of the things that I find interesting as an analyst is to look for those threads and try […]
Read MorePart of taking a smart, value-based approach to investing in the stock market involves keeping track of information on industry and economic trends that are likely to have broad residual impacts on market activity. One of the sectors that I think has a broad carryover effect on multiple other sectors in the economy is Energy, […]
Read MoreEnergy prices – particularly in crude oil – were among some of the most dramatically impacted components of the global economy at the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. As businesses were shuttered, and shelter-in-place orders ground economic activity everywhere to a halt, demand for crude cratered; both West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude […]
Read MoreThe energy sector has been surging higher after a rough 2020, and these 2 stocks in the space might be the best way to play the reversal.
Read MoreBuffett’s Berkshire Hathaway put big bets on these 3 stocks in secret late last year, and one trader says one stock in the bunch looks like a solid bet now.
Read MorePlus, Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline are teaming up to develop an antibody treatment for the flu, Maersk is building carbon-neutral shipping vessels, and Ford is investing $1 billion in EV production in Europe.
Read MorePlus, bitcoin surged above $50,000 for the first time, CVS delivered an earnings beat, and Palantir reported an earnings miss.
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