Thursday, December 19, 2024
Some of the safest trades of the year so far have been the so-called “Dogs of the Dow”—high dividend-yielding blue chip stocks. If you want proof, look no further than Coca-Cola (KO). With a dividend yield of 2.67%, the stock has exploded from a January 2022 low of about $58 to $67.20. While it’s slightly […]
Nike (NKE) is gaining much-needed traction. After analysts at JP Morgan, UBS, and Truist came out with positive notes on the company, the stock is up about $9 per share over the last few days. UBS analyst Jay Sole, for example, says North American demand is robust, and that China issues have already been priced […]
Investors should keep an eye on Plug Power (PLUG). After a rough pullback in the latter part of 2021, the hydrogen stock is attempting to push higher. In fact, investors may want to use weakness as a buy opportunity. For one, the hydrogen story is heating up. Goldman Sachs called hydrogen a “once in a […]
With fears of recession, keep an eye on Costco Wholesale (COST). With a dividend yield of 0.61%, Costco sells the types of products that consumers need, no matter how well or how poorly the economy is doing. After all, even in times of chaos, consumers need food, soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, etc. Costco also just […]
Travelers are taking to the skies again, which means it may be time to buy oversold airline stocks. About 6.5 million people passed through TSA checkpoints over the last weekend, Barron’s reports. In addition, airline spending jumped 91% year over year in March. As Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora recently wrote, “We think the […]
Uranium companies, like Cameco Corporation (CCJ), are booming, thanks to a global nuclear revival. European leaders, realizing their countries are too dependent on Russia for natural gas, are looking again into nuclear power generation. French President Emmanuel Macron, for example, called for a “nuclear renaissance.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly has a plan that […]
There are three good reasons the lithium story is probably about to go into overdrive. For one, the bull market is only accelerating. By 2030, tens of millions of electric vehicles could be on the roads, especially with global governments pushing for them. Even major automakers are abandoning internal combustion engines for EVs. Two, there’s […]
After running above $48,000 earlier this week thanks to key catalysts, Bitcoin (BTC) has turned positive for the year. One catalyst, as noted by CryptoPotato.com, is news that Do Kwon, the founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, intends to buy $10 billion worth of Bitcoin over time. A second catalyst is that as the overall […]
Lithium prices are soaring as demand continues to significantly outweigh supply. In an article titled “Lithium Prices Have Nearly Doubled in 2022 Amid Insane Commodity Rally,” OilPrice.com writer Alex Kimani reported that this rapid doubling comes on the heels of 2021’s quadrupling of lithium prices. Kimani ads: “…lithium producers have been caught flat-footed again, ill-prepared […]
Higher inflation has been rough on all of us. Gas, food, and housing costs are through the roof. Consumer inflation was up 7.9% year over year—the worst it’s been in about four decades. As it turns out, inflation wasn’t transitory after all. As noted by CNBC: Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian: “The characterization of […]
