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2021-06-29
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Signs the 2020 recession may already be over
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2021-06-22
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2021-06-22
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But the market has clearly moved on from the pandemic,\" said Matt Peron, director of research at Janus Henderson Investors. \"Investors are focused on inflation. It's the number one, two and three risk.\"</p>\n<p>Fear the double dip?</p>\n<p>Beyond worries about the Fed taking away the proverbial punch bowl and cutting back on stimulus too soon, Peron said, investors also fear the central bank will not act quickly enough to tamp down inflation pressures before they run out of control.</p>\n<p>\"The Fed has to walk a tightrope,\" Peron said, adding that a central bank mistake could lead to a so-called double dip recession, when the economy quickly contracts again after a recovery.</p>\n<p>That's what happened after the historically brief recession of 1980, which at only six months is the shortest on record. A series of sharp rate hikes by the Fed helped lead to another recession that lasted from July 1981 to November 1982.</p>\n<p>But many Wall Street experts and economists believe the Fed won't be forced to raise rates anytime soon or that inflation will run amok.</p>\n<p>\"A period of persistent inflation driven by higher wages feeding into higher prices could lead to tighter financial conditions and put this young expansion in jeopardy,\" strategists at Nuveen said in a report Monday. \"But we remain in the camp that expects inflation to moderate from here.\"</p>\n<p>The strategists believe the labor market and supply shortages caused by the pandemic should soon abate. That will reduce pressure on wage growth, a key component of inflation.</p>\n<p>They also think companies have made enough investments to boost productivity, which should mean they won't have to pass on the costs of higher commodity prices to consumers.</p>\n<p>\"We've likely already seen the highest monthly inflation readings of 2021,\" the Nuveen strategists said.</p>\n<p>If that's the case, the economy could continue to expand for the foreseeable future. The only question now is when the NBER will actually come out and officially declare an end to the 2020 recession.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Signs the 2020 recession may already be over</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSigns the 2020 recession may already be over\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-29 10:54 GMT+8 <a href=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/28/investing/recession-recovery-covid-economy/index.html><strong>cnn</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>New York (CNN Business)America's Covid-induced recession has been a painful one — but it could ultimately be short.\nThe official arbiter, the National Bureau of Economic Research, hasn't said this ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/28/investing/recession-recovery-covid-economy/index.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/28/investing/recession-recovery-covid-economy/index.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1146874721","content_text":"New York (CNN Business)America's Covid-induced recession has been a painful one — but it could ultimately be short.\nThe official arbiter, the National Bureau of Economic Research, hasn't said this downturn is over. Yet it sure feels like the economy is back in recovery mode with upbeat signs in jobs, housing and stocks.\nSome experts think this recession is a mirror image of the one in 1918, which was also sparked by a pandemic: the global influenza outbreak. That downturn lasted just 7 months and was the second shortest on record.\nCould the Covid recession follow a similar path? We'll have to wait for a ruling from the NBER, the organization that declares the beginning and end of economic cycles — which usually takes several months until after a recession is over to declare the end.\nThere are certainly pockets of the economy still far from pre-February 2020 levels, like small businesses, retail and restaurants.\nBut plenty of areas are getting better. GDP is growing again, surging for the past three quarters after dips in the first half of last year. The job market is recovering too, as workers in hard-hit services sectors return to employment. Earnings have rebounded along with the stock market. The housing market continues to sizzle.\nAnd it's pretty much back to business as usual for many major cities.\n\"We're not in a downturn anymore. Things are incredibly robust and it's almost a euphoria,\" said Ivan Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), a real estate firm that lends to apartment owners and commercial real estate firms.\nDefault rates are relatively low for Kaufman's company's clients, he said, adding that rents — which took a brief hit last year — are starting to climb again. Demand for leases is climbing as well.\nThe demise of urban America may have been exaggerated.\n\"The issue that existed with Covid was that nobody was going into cities,\" Kaufman said. \"That phenomenon created some vacancies. But that is over.\"\n'Strong...to quite strong'\nUrban real estate isn't the only sector of the economy that has come roaring back. Money management firm ClearBridge Investments has a recession risk dashboard that looks at a dozen economic indicators, including retail sales, housing, commodity prices, the job market and trucking shipments.\nClearBridge said earlier this month that most of these measures bottomed out in May 2020 and all 12 indicators are now flashing recovery signs.\nAnalysts at ClearBridge said in a report that with this in mind, they think the recession may have ended about a year ago — just four months after it began. They even used a joke from \"Meet the Parents\" to describe the economy, saying that is \"strong ... to quite strong.\"\nMeanwhile investors aren't acting like this is still a recession. The biggest concern now is whether or not the economy will heat up too quickly, forcing the Federal Reserve to taper bond purchases and raise rates sooner than anticipated.\n\"Every recession is different and this is an unusual one. But the market has clearly moved on from the pandemic,\" said Matt Peron, director of research at Janus Henderson Investors. \"Investors are focused on inflation. It's the number one, two and three risk.\"\nFear the double dip?\nBeyond worries about the Fed taking away the proverbial punch bowl and cutting back on stimulus too soon, Peron said, investors also fear the central bank will not act quickly enough to tamp down inflation pressures before they run out of control.\n\"The Fed has to walk a tightrope,\" Peron said, adding that a central bank mistake could lead to a so-called double dip recession, when the economy quickly contracts again after a recovery.\nThat's what happened after the historically brief recession of 1980, which at only six months is the shortest on record. A series of sharp rate hikes by the Fed helped lead to another recession that lasted from July 1981 to November 1982.\nBut many Wall Street experts and economists believe the Fed won't be forced to raise rates anytime soon or that inflation will run amok.\n\"A period of persistent inflation driven by higher wages feeding into higher prices could lead to tighter financial conditions and put this young expansion in jeopardy,\" strategists at Nuveen said in a report Monday. \"But we remain in the camp that expects inflation to moderate from here.\"\nThe strategists believe the labor market and supply shortages caused by the pandemic should soon abate. That will reduce pressure on wage growth, a key component of inflation.\nThey also think companies have made enough investments to boost productivity, which should mean they won't have to pass on the costs of higher commodity prices to consumers.\n\"We've likely already seen the highest monthly inflation readings of 2021,\" the Nuveen strategists said.\nIf that's the case, the economy could continue to expand for the foreseeable future. The only question now is when the NBER will actually come out and officially declare an end to the 2020 recession.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":652,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":120741543,"gmtCreate":1624339694582,"gmtModify":1703833936017,"author":{"id":"3580947885112182","authorId":"3580947885112182","name":"Adry","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/da3d0c37e1e6aeb5c516d90559b779f2","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3580947885112182","authorIdStr":"3580947885112182"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"That's an interesting read. ","listText":"That's an interesting read. ","text":"That's an interesting read.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/120741543","repostId":"1111429380","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":420,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":120749117,"gmtCreate":1624339555439,"gmtModify":1703833932778,"author":{"id":"3580947885112182","authorId":"3580947885112182","name":"Adry","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/da3d0c37e1e6aeb5c516d90559b779f2","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3580947885112182","authorIdStr":"3580947885112182"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I got that wrong ?","listText":"I got that wrong ?","text":"I got that wrong ?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/120749117","repostId":"1164368267","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1164368267","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1624276269,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1164368267?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-21 19:51","market":"us","language":"en","title":"BlackBerry Stock Is the Real Deal, but Don’t Pay More than $10 for It","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1164368267","media":"InvestorPlace\t","summary":"Once an iconic mobile phone provider, BB stock has new life post-meme status.\n\nBlackBerry(NYSE:BB) s","content":"<blockquote>\n Once an iconic mobile phone provider, BB stock has new life post-meme status.\n</blockquote>\n<p><b>BlackBerry</b>(NYSE:<b><u>BB</u></b>) stock is a play many GenXers and boomers are familiar with from the early days of mobile phones. Younger generations likely know it as meme stock these days.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/20274999833539baa8be2b9e884a70ee\" tg-width=\"300\" tg-height=\"169\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Source: Shutterstock</p>\n<p>Both have it slightly right. However, unlike other meme stocks that are carcasses of companies that have outlived their usefulness, BB stock isn’t a crazy play on a sentimental stock.</p>\n<p>BlackBerry has some real potential beyond just its superficial QWERTY keypads.</p>\n<p>The real value in BlackBerry – then and now – was its secure network. It built its iconic handset to run its secure telecom platform. This is the heart and head of the product.</p>\n<p>The phone was designed around the software and it just so happened there were a core group of users that loved a physical keyboard, even after touchscreens hit the market.</p>\n<p><b>BB Stock Secures a Key Niche</b></p>\n<p>Initially, BlackBerry was driven by government and corporate workers who needed a secure phone for office communications. BlackBerry devices were a much better solution to texting than the commonplace numerical keypad that had to be navigated for specific letters.</p>\n<p>BB stock was solid after the dot-com bust and had a good business model. It never sought to be the No. 1 phone maker in the world. Its devices were hits, to be sure. They were status symbols of the corporate players and corporate wannabes alike.</p>\n<p>It had a good run up until 2007. That’s when the first iPhone was released. The touchscreen, graphic user interface and ergonomics were game-changing. When the simple elegance of the iPhone appeared, the BlackBerry phone was like an electric typewriter versus a word processor.</p>\n<p>Plus, the iPhone was for everyone, and<b>Apple</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>AAPL</u></b>) had its own walled garden operating system and environment. It didn’t need BB’s network.</p>\n<p><b>The Shift in BB Stock</b></p>\n<p>If you look at BB stock’s chart, you see that it was hit in 2007 when AAPL launched but then was taken to the mat when the markets crashed in 2008.</p>\n<p>At that point, companies were cutting expenses and staff, and phones were powerful enough, and networks fast enough to make a second, dedicated secure phone a luxury rather than a power broker’s necessity.</p>\n<p>Plus, the touchscreen and innovative haptics were showing up all over the place. BB stock’s cool device was losing its cool and its audience.</p>\n<p>But the company never disappeared, just its phones did. By the way, it has licensed its phone to a company that’s launching a new BlackBerry phone.</p>\n<p>BB stock’s inherent value was its network security. It was simply embodied in its mobile device. After the smartphone 2.0 shift, BB still had its powerful secure network, which governments and organizations continued to use.</p>\n<p><b>The Revival</b></p>\n<p>That business was steady, but it wasn’t high growth and didn’t garner a lot of headlines, partially because it’s a Canadian company and partly because most people want stories about new, shiny things, not old, polished things.</p>\n<p>The thing is, BB never stopped innovating. Now it supplies major companies and governments with cybersecurity platforms for communications as well as to fight ransomware attacks and other significant breaches.</p>\n<p>It also is very active in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, where secure communications among devices are at a premium. It has upped its artificial intelligence game as well, incorporating it into new security platforms.</p>\n<p>The fact is, BB stock was flying under the radar when it recently received its meme status.</p>\n<p><b>More Than a Meme Stock</b></p>\n<p>BB stock was a value before the meme community got a hold of it. It had been sitting below $10 for years. Year to date it’s up 95%, and it’s up 153% in the past 12 months. This is ridiculous, but it doesn’t change the fact that BB stock is worth holding. The trouble is, it’s at an unrealistic premium now.</p>\n<p>Given its current volatility, I would say it’s worth a buy below $10 for long-term investors. Its cybersecurity solutions are well respected and it has a strong position in key sectors moving forward.</p>\n<p><b>Disclosure:</b><i>On the date of publication, GS Earlydid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com</i>Publishing Guidelines<i>.</i></p>\n<p><b><i>GS Early</i></b><i>has been an award-winning financial writer and editor for nearly three decades, working with many of the leading financial editors and publishers during that time. 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Younger generations likely know it as meme stock these days.\nSource: Shutterstock\nBoth have it slightly right. However, unlike other meme stocks that are carcasses of companies that have outlived their usefulness, BB stock isn’t a crazy play on a sentimental stock.\nBlackBerry has some real potential beyond just its superficial QWERTY keypads.\nThe real value in BlackBerry – then and now – was its secure network. It built its iconic handset to run its secure telecom platform. This is the heart and head of the product.\nThe phone was designed around the software and it just so happened there were a core group of users that loved a physical keyboard, even after touchscreens hit the market.\nBB Stock Secures a Key Niche\nInitially, BlackBerry was driven by government and corporate workers who needed a secure phone for office communications. BlackBerry devices were a much better solution to texting than the commonplace numerical keypad that had to be navigated for specific letters.\nBB stock was solid after the dot-com bust and had a good business model. It never sought to be the No. 1 phone maker in the world. Its devices were hits, to be sure. They were status symbols of the corporate players and corporate wannabes alike.\nIt had a good run up until 2007. That’s when the first iPhone was released. The touchscreen, graphic user interface and ergonomics were game-changing. When the simple elegance of the iPhone appeared, the BlackBerry phone was like an electric typewriter versus a word processor.\nPlus, the iPhone was for everyone, andApple(NASDAQ:AAPL) had its own walled garden operating system and environment. It didn’t need BB’s network.\nThe Shift in BB Stock\nIf you look at BB stock’s chart, you see that it was hit in 2007 when AAPL launched but then was taken to the mat when the markets crashed in 2008.\nAt that point, companies were cutting expenses and staff, and phones were powerful enough, and networks fast enough to make a second, dedicated secure phone a luxury rather than a power broker’s necessity.\nPlus, the touchscreen and innovative haptics were showing up all over the place. BB stock’s cool device was losing its cool and its audience.\nBut the company never disappeared, just its phones did. By the way, it has licensed its phone to a company that’s launching a new BlackBerry phone.\nBB stock’s inherent value was its network security. It was simply embodied in its mobile device. After the smartphone 2.0 shift, BB still had its powerful secure network, which governments and organizations continued to use.\nThe Revival\nThat business was steady, but it wasn’t high growth and didn’t garner a lot of headlines, partially because it’s a Canadian company and partly because most people want stories about new, shiny things, not old, polished things.\nThe thing is, BB never stopped innovating. Now it supplies major companies and governments with cybersecurity platforms for communications as well as to fight ransomware attacks and other significant breaches.\nIt also is very active in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, where secure communications among devices are at a premium. It has upped its artificial intelligence game as well, incorporating it into new security platforms.\nThe fact is, BB stock was flying under the radar when it recently received its meme status.\nMore Than a Meme Stock\nBB stock was a value before the meme community got a hold of it. It had been sitting below $10 for years. Year to date it’s up 95%, and it’s up 153% in the past 12 months. This is ridiculous, but it doesn’t change the fact that BB stock is worth holding. The trouble is, it’s at an unrealistic premium now.\nGiven its current volatility, I would say it’s worth a buy below $10 for long-term investors. Its cybersecurity solutions are well respected and it has a strong position in key sectors moving forward.\nDisclosure:On the date of publication, GS Earlydid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.comPublishing Guidelines.\nGS Earlyhas been an award-winning financial writer and editor for nearly three decades, working with many of the leading financial editors and publishers during that time. 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","text":"That's an interesting read.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/120741543","repostId":"1111429380","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":420,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":120749117,"gmtCreate":1624339555439,"gmtModify":1703833932778,"author":{"id":"3580947885112182","authorId":"3580947885112182","name":"Adry","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/da3d0c37e1e6aeb5c516d90559b779f2","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3580947885112182","authorIdStr":"3580947885112182"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I got that wrong ?","listText":"I got that wrong ?","text":"I got that wrong ?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/120749117","repostId":"1164368267","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1164368267","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1624276269,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1164368267?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-21 19:51","market":"us","language":"en","title":"BlackBerry Stock Is the Real Deal, but Don’t Pay More than $10 for It","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1164368267","media":"InvestorPlace\t","summary":"Once an iconic mobile phone provider, BB stock has new life post-meme status.\n\nBlackBerry(NYSE:BB) s","content":"<blockquote>\n Once an iconic mobile phone provider, BB stock has new life post-meme status.\n</blockquote>\n<p><b>BlackBerry</b>(NYSE:<b><u>BB</u></b>) stock is a play many GenXers and boomers are familiar with from the early days of mobile phones. Younger generations likely know it as meme stock these days.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/20274999833539baa8be2b9e884a70ee\" tg-width=\"300\" tg-height=\"169\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Source: Shutterstock</p>\n<p>Both have it slightly right. However, unlike other meme stocks that are carcasses of companies that have outlived their usefulness, BB stock isn’t a crazy play on a sentimental stock.</p>\n<p>BlackBerry has some real potential beyond just its superficial QWERTY keypads.</p>\n<p>The real value in BlackBerry – then and now – was its secure network. It built its iconic handset to run its secure telecom platform. This is the heart and head of the product.</p>\n<p>The phone was designed around the software and it just so happened there were a core group of users that loved a physical keyboard, even after touchscreens hit the market.</p>\n<p><b>BB Stock Secures a Key Niche</b></p>\n<p>Initially, BlackBerry was driven by government and corporate workers who needed a secure phone for office communications. BlackBerry devices were a much better solution to texting than the commonplace numerical keypad that had to be navigated for specific letters.</p>\n<p>BB stock was solid after the dot-com bust and had a good business model. It never sought to be the No. 1 phone maker in the world. Its devices were hits, to be sure. They were status symbols of the corporate players and corporate wannabes alike.</p>\n<p>It had a good run up until 2007. That’s when the first iPhone was released. The touchscreen, graphic user interface and ergonomics were game-changing. When the simple elegance of the iPhone appeared, the BlackBerry phone was like an electric typewriter versus a word processor.</p>\n<p>Plus, the iPhone was for everyone, and<b>Apple</b>(NASDAQ:<b><u>AAPL</u></b>) had its own walled garden operating system and environment. It didn’t need BB’s network.</p>\n<p><b>The Shift in BB Stock</b></p>\n<p>If you look at BB stock’s chart, you see that it was hit in 2007 when AAPL launched but then was taken to the mat when the markets crashed in 2008.</p>\n<p>At that point, companies were cutting expenses and staff, and phones were powerful enough, and networks fast enough to make a second, dedicated secure phone a luxury rather than a power broker’s necessity.</p>\n<p>Plus, the touchscreen and innovative haptics were showing up all over the place. BB stock’s cool device was losing its cool and its audience.</p>\n<p>But the company never disappeared, just its phones did. By the way, it has licensed its phone to a company that’s launching a new BlackBerry phone.</p>\n<p>BB stock’s inherent value was its network security. It was simply embodied in its mobile device. After the smartphone 2.0 shift, BB still had its powerful secure network, which governments and organizations continued to use.</p>\n<p><b>The Revival</b></p>\n<p>That business was steady, but it wasn’t high growth and didn’t garner a lot of headlines, partially because it’s a Canadian company and partly because most people want stories about new, shiny things, not old, polished things.</p>\n<p>The thing is, BB never stopped innovating. Now it supplies major companies and governments with cybersecurity platforms for communications as well as to fight ransomware attacks and other significant breaches.</p>\n<p>It also is very active in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, where secure communications among devices are at a premium. It has upped its artificial intelligence game as well, incorporating it into new security platforms.</p>\n<p>The fact is, BB stock was flying under the radar when it recently received its meme status.</p>\n<p><b>More Than a Meme Stock</b></p>\n<p>BB stock was a value before the meme community got a hold of it. It had been sitting below $10 for years. Year to date it’s up 95%, and it’s up 153% in the past 12 months. This is ridiculous, but it doesn’t change the fact that BB stock is worth holding. The trouble is, it’s at an unrealistic premium now.</p>\n<p>Given its current volatility, I would say it’s worth a buy below $10 for long-term investors. Its cybersecurity solutions are well respected and it has a strong position in key sectors moving forward.</p>\n<p><b>Disclosure:</b><i>On the date of publication, GS Earlydid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com</i>Publishing Guidelines<i>.</i></p>\n<p><b><i>GS Early</i></b><i>has been an award-winning financial writer and editor for nearly three decades, working with many of the leading financial editors and publishers during that time. 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Younger generations likely know it as meme stock these days.\nSource: Shutterstock\nBoth have it slightly right. However, unlike other meme stocks that are carcasses of companies that have outlived their usefulness, BB stock isn’t a crazy play on a sentimental stock.\nBlackBerry has some real potential beyond just its superficial QWERTY keypads.\nThe real value in BlackBerry – then and now – was its secure network. It built its iconic handset to run its secure telecom platform. This is the heart and head of the product.\nThe phone was designed around the software and it just so happened there were a core group of users that loved a physical keyboard, even after touchscreens hit the market.\nBB Stock Secures a Key Niche\nInitially, BlackBerry was driven by government and corporate workers who needed a secure phone for office communications. BlackBerry devices were a much better solution to texting than the commonplace numerical keypad that had to be navigated for specific letters.\nBB stock was solid after the dot-com bust and had a good business model. It never sought to be the No. 1 phone maker in the world. Its devices were hits, to be sure. They were status symbols of the corporate players and corporate wannabes alike.\nIt had a good run up until 2007. That’s when the first iPhone was released. The touchscreen, graphic user interface and ergonomics were game-changing. When the simple elegance of the iPhone appeared, the BlackBerry phone was like an electric typewriter versus a word processor.\nPlus, the iPhone was for everyone, andApple(NASDAQ:AAPL) had its own walled garden operating system and environment. It didn’t need BB’s network.\nThe Shift in BB Stock\nIf you look at BB stock’s chart, you see that it was hit in 2007 when AAPL launched but then was taken to the mat when the markets crashed in 2008.\nAt that point, companies were cutting expenses and staff, and phones were powerful enough, and networks fast enough to make a second, dedicated secure phone a luxury rather than a power broker’s necessity.\nPlus, the touchscreen and innovative haptics were showing up all over the place. BB stock’s cool device was losing its cool and its audience.\nBut the company never disappeared, just its phones did. By the way, it has licensed its phone to a company that’s launching a new BlackBerry phone.\nBB stock’s inherent value was its network security. It was simply embodied in its mobile device. After the smartphone 2.0 shift, BB still had its powerful secure network, which governments and organizations continued to use.\nThe Revival\nThat business was steady, but it wasn’t high growth and didn’t garner a lot of headlines, partially because it’s a Canadian company and partly because most people want stories about new, shiny things, not old, polished things.\nThe thing is, BB never stopped innovating. Now it supplies major companies and governments with cybersecurity platforms for communications as well as to fight ransomware attacks and other significant breaches.\nIt also is very active in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, where secure communications among devices are at a premium. It has upped its artificial intelligence game as well, incorporating it into new security platforms.\nThe fact is, BB stock was flying under the radar when it recently received its meme status.\nMore Than a Meme Stock\nBB stock was a value before the meme community got a hold of it. It had been sitting below $10 for years. Year to date it’s up 95%, and it’s up 153% in the past 12 months. This is ridiculous, but it doesn’t change the fact that BB stock is worth holding. The trouble is, it’s at an unrealistic premium now.\nGiven its current volatility, I would say it’s worth a buy below $10 for long-term investors. Its cybersecurity solutions are well respected and it has a strong position in key sectors moving forward.\nDisclosure:On the date of publication, GS Earlydid not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.comPublishing Guidelines.\nGS Earlyhas been an award-winning financial writer and editor for nearly three decades, working with many of the leading financial editors and publishers during that time. 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