Wednesday, December 25, 2024
In early March, I told you how Sony (SONY) has had one ambition for literally decades: to become the world’s most fully integrated entertainment company. Over the years, Sony has put together an outstanding array of assets: world-class music catalogs (Sony Music), Hollywood film and television studios, plus PlayStation, the leading video game hardware. But […]
Light-emitting diode (LED) stocks could be a bright investment idea. CNBC reports that earlier this week, the Biden administration “announced new energy efficiency regulations that will phase out old-fashioned incandescent lightbulbs, a move that will drive down electricity use and curb greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s power sector.” The new rule will ban the […]
The crash last week of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) shows how badly investors in growth stocks can get hurt when the music stops. The Netflix debacle shows that if you are investing for price appreciation, you need to have an exit plan or alternative strategy. And that’s true not only of tech stocks, but of any […]
Despite the view from Wall Street analysts and their rose-colored glasses, the woes of the semiconductor industry continue. Last month, a warning came from Peter Wennick, CEO of ASML Holding (ASML), a manufacturer of chip-making equipment. In an interview with the Financial Times, Wennick said: “Next year and the year after, there will be shortages. […]
With inflation hitting 8.5% in the Tuesday report (a 40-year record)… The Federal Reserve IS NOT going to slow down their plans to raise rates and sell off their bond holdings. So far, we’ve seen many tech stocks down 30%…50% if not more. However the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and Dow are still hanging around […]
When choosing a company to invest in, I always like to look for what Warren Buffett called a “moat” protecting it—a competitive advantage that allows the company to maintain pricing power and better than average profit margins. When I’m considering an investment in the technology sector too, particularly in the semiconductor space, I am especially […]
Although the meme stocks were grabbing the headlines, there was some interesting options activity last week in VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH). SMH is a popular ETF for tracking the chipmaker industry, with over 30,000 options trading per day on average. On a day last week when options activity was 2x the normal amount, 65% […]
Many traders are bottom-feeding beaten down tech stocks. Over the long term, that could work well… but if you’re looking for a nice intermediate trade, it could prove rough. That’s why, I’d rather look at sectors that are down… as most of the market is… but not very far down. I’m not talking about investing […]
Japan’s entertainment and electronics conglomerate Sony Group (SONY) is about to hit a major milestone. In this fiscal year, its revenues will hit the 10 trillion yen mark (about $86.5 billion)—gain of roughly 50% over the past decade. That’s pretty darn good, and in sharp contrast to many of Japan’s conglomerates, where revenues have actually […]
VIZIO Holdings (VZIO) shares are trading near their recent 52-week low—south of $12—following the company’s initial public offering (IPO) of $21 in March of last year. At the time, the company priced just over 12 million shares at $21-$23 in its debut; after the deal, the size was reduced from 15 million shares. In its […]
