Short squeezes will remain a big story in the financial-news media until heavily shorted stocks that have been pushed up by individual investors connected through social media come crashing back to earth. The biggest “winners” during this craze have been GameStop, up 1,745% for 2021 through Jan. 27, and AMC …
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The COVID-19 economy has been brutal for millions of people who have been directly affected, through illness and loss of family members and friends, but also though lost jobs, destroyed businesses and disrupted careers. The stock market has been a different story: Unprecedented stimulus efforts of the federal government and …
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Maybe it is a bit much to call the COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity, but several countries have made it easier to obtain remote work visas. If you are working remotely and would like to experience life in another country, here are the details about five countries where you can live …
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Until Election Day, and maybe for a few weeks afterward if voting results are disputed, expect warnings about stock market volatility. But history has shown the market tends to rally after elections. Charles Lemonides showed that following the past nine presidential elections, the stock market staged long rallies no matter …
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Corrected to include Dominion Energy’s dividend-cut announcement in July. Utility stocks are being left behind as equity indexes have risen to records and bond yields have sunk to all-time lows. But if you are looking for income, you need to consider utility stocks. The S&P 500 Index has rebounded from …
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This has been an adventurous year for stocks, with almost a full rebound for the S&P 500 Index from the pandemic lows of late March. But the rally has not been as broad as you might think. Below is a list of 20 stocks that are still down at least …
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If you really want to call yourself a contrarian investor, it’s time for a hard look at what hasn’t worked so far this year — value stocks and dividend stocks. Value stocks have greatly underperformed growth stocks (especially Tesla Inc. TSLA, +2.72% and the hottest tech names) amid the economic …
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Investors usually must contend with a trade-off between income and growth. Not so with the Reaves Utility Income fund, which has a 6.48% dividend yield and performance that has beaten the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.30% over the past 10 and 15 years. That’s unusual, given that the benchmark index …
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Investors don’t fear Sen. Bernie Sanders as much as they do Sen. Elizabeth Warren in becoming the Democratic nominee for president. Both have proposed massive government spending, including an overhaul of the country’s health-care system, but Sanders has pulled ahead in primaries so far. Want evidence? Check out the following …
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