The market confronted the news about the potential for restrictions on big tech companies with a negative attitude. Cooler heads have started to prevail already. In the late 19th and early 20th century, businessman John D. Rockefeller gained almost total control of the oil business. At its height, the trust that controlled all of Rockefeller’s […]
Big bank stocks haven’t been particularly well-loved as of late, as evidenced by their lower price to earnings ratios. JP Morgan Chase is at least the most loved of the bunch. A company like a JP Morgan Chase isn’t going to excite a lot of investors with its growth potential, and bank stocks themselves are […]
When a stock loses half its value in just 6 months, during a time when the market has put together a significant rally, and you’re still losing a lot of money, any ray of hope helps. Tesla stock traded as high as $376.79 six months ago, but it has been on a steady journey down […]
Utility stocks are usually thought of as defensive, functioning as a hedge by reducing your exposure to risk, since they go down less. Some provide lots of offense as well. One of the ways that we measure stocks among each other is how they move relative to the overall market. Stocks that move more than […]
Big box retailers have fallen into pretty hard times lately, but iconic American retailer J.C. Penny is simply becoming unraveled. Its bonds are really coming apart now. J.C. Penny has been around for a very long time now, first founded by James Cash Penney and William Henry McManus back in 1902. The company has seen […]
After a terrible May for U.S. stock markets, with investor confidence continuing to decline, any good news is welcomed, even the subtle hints made on Tuesday by Jerome Powell. With economic growth shrinking, and the trade war with China not only raging on but doing so even more intensely, along with new tariffs announced on […]
Friday was difficult enough, with stock markets grappling with new tariffs, this time on Mexican imports. On Monday, some big tech companies got more added to their plate. When news hits the market, this serves to adjust the outlook of the stock market on the issues at hand. For example, when we hear disappointing news […]
With stock markets still reeling from six straight weeks of declines due to concerns about trade, we now have to worry about Mexico as well with Trump’s latest assault. The trade war between the United States and China has been going on for over a year now. There have been various degrees of hope along […]
When your stock position loses over 70%, and you watch $20 billion disappear, you might want to question why you are still in the stock. It’s not always easy to get out though. When Kraft Heinz dropped off the table last February, closing the week on Friday at $48.26 and opening up again on Monday […]
We’re told to be afraid of high beta stocks like Apple, having both a greater upside and downside. What if we seek to use this greater downside to our advantage instead? High-beta stocks like Apple are normally viewed as a double-edged sword. They can make more money when times are good but can also lose […]