Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Dear Reader, Those of us out in the real world, buying gasoline, bacon, Christmas gifts, and renting homes, understand that inflation is real and probably higher than the official government inflation number. However, interest rates on fixed-income investments such as Treasury bonds and CDs remain very low. One exception is the U.S. government’s inflation-linked savings […]
The online betting space is a crowded field, but one that is expected to reach $127 billion by 2027. The market is expected to gain traction over the next several years as the smartphone adoption continues to increase and online casino gaming platforms become easier to access. Other factors, such as higher internet penetration and […]
Apple (AAPL) shares have been on fire lately, as the company is nearing the $3 trillion market cap level. It would be the first company to reach such a lofty valuation. The stock has been popular lately as investors have been in something of a flight-to-quality mode. What’s more, investors appear to be excited about […]
Dear Reader, Last week, one of my recommended stocks, Starwood Property Trust (STWD), announced a $400 million secondary offering of common stock. The new shares will go to institutional investors and typically get priced at a discount to where the stock currently trades. As a result, the STWD share price dropped 3.5% the day after […]
Last week, a highly unusual amount of options action occurred in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP). TIP is a popular ETF for investing in TIPS bonds, which are treasury bonds that are indexed to inflation. In other words, as inflation goes up, these bonds go up. While the ETF has $38 billion in assets, it […]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) doesn’t seem to know the meaning of down. Since finding support around $137.50 in October, the $2.87 trillion tech giant’s stock exploded to a high of $174.59—and according to Morgan Stanley analyst, Katy Huberty there’s further upside ahead. In fact, Huberty believes Apple could race to $200 a share, and become a […]
Chip shortages could last well into 2023, at least according to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. In an October interview with CNBC, Gelsinger said: “We’re in the worst of it now, every quarter, next year we’ll get incrementally better, but they’re not going to have supply-demand balance until 2023.” While the shortage continues to be bad […]
We’ve seen some volatility in the markets thanks to a new Covid variant. But I’m looking at a stock that is primed to make a big move in December. It’s curling up on the chart and setting itself up to recent highs if we get better news about the variant in the next week or […]
Investors may want to keep an eye on casino stocks, like MGM Resorts International (MGM). After dropping from a high of about $51 to about $38, it appears the MGM stock has bottomed out. Not only is the MGM stock holding triple bottom support dating back to July, it’s incredibly oversold on relative strength (RSI), […]
One of the most well-known names in finance is Visa (V). The company operates the world’s largest electronic payments network, providing processing services and payment product platforms, including credit, debit, prepaid, and commercial payments. Visa traces its roots back to the issuance of the first Bank of America credit cards in the late 1950s. Visa […]
