Year: 2020

Despite rising as much as 41% since bottoming out along with the rest of the market in mid-March, Micron (MU) shares are still in the red in 2020 – down by 9%. The performance is particularly galling when compared to the company’s peers in the semiconductor industry. The SOX (The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index) – the sector’s overall indicator – is up by 19% year-to-date, highlighting Micron’s underperformance.So, the negative sentiment could mean one of two things. Either Micron’s business is in bad shape and investors are lacking confidence in its ability to perform or that Micron presents an opportunity …read more […]

This company looks ripe for takeoff. It’s not going to jump 2,000%, but War Room members are aboard for a ride.
EHealth (Nasdaq: EHTH) is a company that wants to revolutionize healthcare. It provides a private online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses.
It’s the parent company of eHealthInsurance, a private health insurance exchange, where individuals, families, and small-businesses can compare health insurance products from various insurers side by side and purchase and enroll in coverage online through any of its five websites or via phone through its customer care centers. The company also offers various online and …read more […]

Last week, I introduced you to the concept of investing with a coin-flip mindset.
The idea behind it is simple.
Find investment opportunities that – like a coin flip – have only two possible outcomes:
Outcome one: You break even
Outcome two: You make money.
It is a selective investing approach that protects your downside risk. It also forces you to be selective and patient.
It’s no wonder that most of the truly great stock market investors embrace this approach…
It is no coincidence that Warren Buffett’s No. 1 rule for investing is “Don’t lose money!”
Buffett is the greatest stock market investor of all time, and his …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump just went back on the offensive with Canada, reviving a tariff on the country’s aluminum shipments. But thanks to some oddities in the metal market, producers in the Great White North could escape without incurring a full blow from the duty.The freshly reinstated fees only apply to raw metal. That leaves the door open for U.S. companies to import Canada’s finished products made from aluminum — auto parts, jet bodies and machinery — free of duties. The loophole could be especially relevant now that many analysts expect that the economy is past its trough, meaning demand …read more […]

Cadillac revealed its first all-electric car, the Lyriq. The electric SUV will have an estimated range of 300 miles and will be Cadillac’s attempt to break into the EV market. Cadillac CMO Melissa Grady joined Yahoo Finance’s Pras Subramanian to break down the specs of the car.
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(Bloomberg) — Chinese electric-car startup Xpeng Motors has filed for a U.S. initial public offering, right behind rival Li Auto Inc. which raised $1.1 billion last month.Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday as XPeng Inc., the company listed the size of the offering as $100 million, a placeholder that will likely change.Electric-vehicle makers have been enjoying a surge in investor interest after strong share price gains this year in Tesla Inc. and NIO Inc. Li Auto, which increased the size of its IPO, has since climbed 61%, more than tripling its valuation prior to the listing.Guangzhou-based …read more […]

After testing a $11,900 high bitcoin takes a dip while a DeFi competitor to Ethereum checks off a roadmap box. …read more […]

When President Donald Trump signed executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat (and by default their respective parent companies, ByteDance and Tencent), the gaming industry was rattled by the move. That’s because Tencent has a stake in the developers of some popular games, including “League of Legends” (Riot Games) and “Fortnite” (Epic Games). Yahoo Finance’s tech editor Dan Howley explains what the potential ban could mean for gaming companies. …read more […]

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Microsoft and Facebook are hitting at Apple as antitrust investigations into the iPhone maker ramp up. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — With the stroke of a pen, Donald Trump made his strategic fight with China hit home for potentially billions of people — generating confusion, panic and fear around the globe.The U.S. president’s move to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat in just over six weeks from now sent shockwaves through the tech industry and the many American businesses who rely on the apps to sell goods in China. The decision also spurred alarm on Chinese social media, with WeChat users in the U.S. posting contact information so friends and family could reach them if the app disappeared. An …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Pekka Lundmark said the Finnish networks maker plans to stand clear of geopolitics as the technology industry increasingly is thrust into trade and political conflicts.Lundmark, who took the reins at Nokia on Aug. 1, is finding his footing in a tense situation that pits China — and Nokia’s rival Huawei Technologies Co. — against the U.S. and other governments moving to ban the Chinese supplier from their fifth-generation mobile networks.“I think it would be a big mistake if individual businesses would start to drive their political agenda,” he said in an interview on …read more […]

Nokia’s new chief executive Pekka Lundmark said he will take time to re-acquaint himself with the Finnish telecom equipment maker before setting a strategy, as the company jostles for position in the highly political 5G race. U.S. government pressure to limit the use of China’s Huawei [HWT.UL] presents an opportunity for Nokia as next generation technology is rolled out, but Lundmark would not be drawn. “Maintaining good relations with governments in pretty much all parts of the world is extremely important,” Lundmark said in a video interview with Reuters on Friday. …read more […]

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