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In a poll from the Morning Consult, Michael Bloomberg is nearing Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 election race. Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman shares the details. …read more […]

Remember to diversify your stock holdings millennials! …read more […]

Demand for copper is projected to surge this decade because of the rising popularity of electric vehicles, which use twice as much copper as internal combustion engines. Despite that, Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport’s shares are worth half what they were in 2010, dragged down by uncertainty over the company’s stake in a major Indonesian mine and debt from an ill-fated oil and gas venture. …read more […]

Earnings season is in full swing, and the reports are coming in thick and fast. Most companies are battling it out against themselves, trying to outdo expectations and provide reassuring outlooks for 2020 and beyond. Some companies, though, are engaged not only in besting their own estimates but also those of their closest rivals. Which leads us nicely into The Battle of the CPU Giants: Intel vs AMD.Intel released its 4Q19 report following the market’s close on Thursday. The upbeat display was rewarded by the market, which provided an 8% boost to its share price by the close of Friday’s …read more […]

Insider Monkey’s monthly activist newsletter is approaching its third anniversary. Our stock picks generated a total return of 87% vs. 47.7% for the S&P 500 Index ETF. Today, I am going to share a free stock pick to illustrate how we are able to beat the market by nearly 40 percentage points. I shared this […] …read more […]

Mr. Market is worried sick… Is this more than just the sniffles?
The Wuhan coronavirus is the latest outbreak weighing on investors’ minds.
But in today’s Making the Grade, we’re looking at a possible contrarian way to book some gains amid the global health crisis.
The current coronavirus strain first appeared late last year. But it recently started gaining international attention only as the epidemic worsened.
So far, 81 people have lost their lives and more than 2,800 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in China.
Despite the country’s best efforts to keep it contained, the deadly virus has spread to nearly a dozen …read more […]

One day after the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, several news outlets reported that Nike had pulled his signature sneakers and related products from the site. Yahoo Finance’s Reggie Wade joins us now with the story. …read more […]

Alex Azar, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, shares the latest on the spread of the Coronavirus in the United States. …read more […]

Is the current market pullback just jitters or the start of a bear market? Either way, it’s important to have a plan in place.
Today, Nicholas Vardy shares some simple ETF trading strategies that you can use to protect your portfolio.

“The bull walks up the stairs. The bear jumps out the window.”
– Wall Street adage
Well, that was quick.
The CNN Fear & Greed Index – my favorite measure of market sentiment – had been stuck in “extreme greed” mode for well over two months.
In recent weeks, it has plummeted a whopping 40 points.
Professional investors know that such drops are inevitable.
Still, the suddenness …read more […]

Today we’ll look at Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE:TUP) and reflect on its potential as an investment… …read more […]

It’s only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in ‘sexy’ stocks… …read more […]

Fears that China’s outbreak of a new “coronavirus” shocked the stock market on Monday, sending the S&P 500 down 1.57% — and slicing 1.89% off the Nasdaq. What’s bad news for many companies, however, could be good news for one unprofitable medical specialist in particular: Novavax (NVAX).With its shares down 82% in 52 weeks, Novavax stock hasn’t had much to recommend itself to investors in recent months. However, rising panic over the effects of China’s coronavirus outbreak sent Novavax shares spiking sharply upwards — and that’s entirely understandable, even if it’s not entirely reasonable, as Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Michael Higgins …read more […]

Tensions continue on Capitol Hill as President Trump’s defense team takes center stage and Republicans hope to end the impeachment trial without calling any witnesses. Yahoo Finance’s On the Move panel breaks down the details. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — In the end, the prospect of eye-watering costs and delays to the roll-out of critical technology proved more daunting for the British government than American threats.On Tuesday, the U.S. lost its long battle to persuade the U.K. to ban China’s Huawei Technologies Co. from fifth-generation wireless networks. The decision to let Huawei build the periphery of the 5G system showed the awkward position of U.S. allies asked to choose between Washington and Beijing. It also reflects waning U.S. leverage in Europe—including post-Brexit U.K.—at a time when the transatlantic alliance is strained.President Donald Trump’s administration has been clear about …read more […]

The stock market has come under pressure due to the spread of the coronavirus. In turn, this bearish stock market signal has been triggered. …read more […]