Thursday, May 8, 2025
The market is experiencing a resurgence of volatility, adding to the already very active options market. Last week, the bears finally caught up to Facebook (FB). The social media platform’s share price dropped 8% in one day, with options trading over 1 million contracts. The selloff came courtesy of Verizon (VZ), which decided to pull […]
Baseball is back, with a deal for a 60-game season just announced. Professional golf is back. Nascar has been back for several weeks. Professional tennis, though off to a rocky start, is back. And, sports betting is back. Which means companies like DraftKings (DKNG), which runs an online sports betting platform, is back in business. […]
NIO Inc. (NIO) just announced that the investors completed the cash injection obligations for the first two installments of their investments in NIO China. NIO (Anhui) Holding Co., Ltd., received from the investors RMB4.8 billion out of the RMB5 billion of cash investments for the first two installments. The remaining RMB200 million of the first […]
The recent stock market crash that hit investors of index funds like SPY, opened up a new, attractive asset class for income-focused investors. Dividend cuts and suspensions have hit more than 25% of stocks in the typical high-yield sectors such as REITs, business development companies, and energy infrastructure stocks and a high number of stocks […]
Humana (HUM) subsidiary, Partners in Primary Care, has embarked on a major expansion that will roll out over three years, and includes bringing online 20 additional care facilities in the first year. Commenting on the expansion plans, was Renee Buckingham, Humana Care Delivery Organization president, “We’re thrilled to see the communities we serve continue to […]
It’s no secret that investors are always looking for the next big thing in the stock market. New tech and renewable energy ideas are particularly popular… which is why you’ll often see companies with little or no revenue trading at high valuations. It’s all about the potential. Of course, that doesn’t mean a company is […]
The Numbers For WDI Looked Great, but They Were Lies German digital payments company Wirecard (WDI), which processes payments for companies like Visa and Mastercard, has 6,000 employees in offices around the world. Last year, WDI had revenues of $2.2 billion—four times what they did in 2013. The company has been the toast of Wall […]
Over the last few weeks, shares of Alpha Pro Tech (APT) have exploded from a low of $9.05 to a recent high of $18.03. All as the number of coronavirus cases soar around the world – again. “The pandemic is still accelerating,” WHO’s director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “We know that the pandemic is […]
When most people think about publicly traded companies, a small number of companies come to mind. There are the hot tech stocks like Amazon, Facebook, and Tesla. You may also think of old-school companies like Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, and Bank of America. Yet, once people begin investing, many are surprised to learn there are […]
Plug Power (PLUG) leapt higher in trading Tuesday, approaching levels the stock last saw in 2014, as the company announced the completion of two acquisitions and raised financial targets going forward. PLUG said it had completed acquisitions of United Hydrogen Group, Inc. and Giner ELX. In a press release, the company said these acquisitions “enhance […]
