FedEx’s shares slid more than 8% Wednesday after a big earnings miss, owing to rising labor costs outpacing strong revenue. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Common stocks are supposed to be hedges against inflation, according to Finance 101, because corporations typically pass along higher costs to customers by increasing selling prices. But if they can’t, companies must […]
Read MoreWhile most people receive Social Security, a secure financial retirement depends on also having significant savings in a retirement account. Typically these savings must last nearly 20 years (assuming the average age for retirement is 63, and the average life expectancy as of 2021 for someone who reaches that age is 12.1 more years for […]
Read MorePhoto by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images The stocks of the five biggest tech companies have mostly recovered from their sharp drop earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean they’re out of the woods. Facebook (FB) plunged nearly 5% on Monday after a whistleblower went public with internal documents and three of its social media […]
Read MoreNothing like a little October turbulence to help the market’s weak hands get in touch with their inner bears. But don’t let their negativity rub off on you. We’re still near the beginning of what will be a multiyear bull market. Here are six reasons to buy stocks now, and six names to consider in […]
Read MoreAnalysts at JPMorgan reiterated an overweight rating on Caterpillar (CAT) – Get Caterpillar Inc. Report Friday, calling the industrial group’s stock their “top pick into 2022.” Shares of the Deerfield, Il., company ended off 59 cents, or 0.3%, at $195.16. “We believe Caterpillar’s earning power and free cash flow conversion over this upcoming cycle, supported by solid global […]
Read MoreThere are several great reasons to add real estate to your investment portfolio, including consistent passive income and appreciating property values. While being a landlord may not be appealing to everyone, the online investment platform Arrived Homes is offering a new way to invest in rental properties that doesn’t require any property management headaches or […]
Read MoreFertilizer prices were already running red hot this year before a European energy crisis fanned the flames, potentially adding to a pinch on farmers in the U.S. and around the world and stoking worries about food inflation. “It’s almost like a perfect storm of different reasons that probably has a lot of upside in price […]
Read MoreWhen insiders sell shares, it indicates their concern in the company’s prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Either way, this signals an opportunity to go short on the stock. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend […]
Read MoreDividend stocks are the Swiss army knives of the stock market. When dividend stocks go up, you make money. When they don’t go up — you still make money (from the dividend). Heck, even when a dividend stock goes down in price, it’s not all bad news, because the dividend yield (the absolute dividend amount, […]
Read MoreWhen Jaime Reuter, 24, was laid off from as a part-time office manager at Merrill Lynch in January 2020, they never imagined it would take more than a year and a half to find another job. For the next two months Reuter, who uses they/them pronouns, applied nonstop for new jobs outside of finance, an […]
Read MoreMorgan Stanley is still calling for a 10%-20% crash — protect yourself this way Slowing growth and tightening financial conditions. That makes Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief investment officer, nervous. “In short, higher real rates should mean lower equity prices,” Wilson wrote last week in a note to clients. “Secondarily, they may also mean value […]
Read MoreFor most people, the road to retirement is a multi-step process that lasts a working lifetime. To that end, here are six ways to plan and ensure a long-lasting retirement. 1. Set Retirement Goals It all starts with setting goals. Long-term goals define how much you want to have saved in various accounts by the […]
Read MoreIn a late-August ruling, China’s supreme court declared one of the country’s most infamous work practices illegal. Known as “996,” the term is shorthand for a work schedule spanning from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days per week. Though popularized by the country’s soaring tech firms, often evoking images of hip urban startup employees […]
Read MoreTrade Setup Sypris Solutions, Inc. provides truck components, oil and gas pipeline components, and aerospace and defense electronics primarily in North America and Mexico. It operates through two segments, Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics. The Sypris Technologies segment supplies forged, machined, welded, and heat-treated steel components for the commercial vehicle, off highway vehicle, recreational vehicle, […]
Read MoreTrade Setup Buy Target $2.75 Sell Target $3.21 Skylight Health Group Inc. operates as a healthcare services and technology company in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Colombia. It operates the US multi-state primary care health network that comprises of physical practices, which provides a range of services from primary care, sub-specialty, allied […]
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