Wall Street ekes out gains, led by tech, growth stocks
NEW YORK - Big tech helped Wall Street inch up to a higher close on Thursday, modestly building on a two-day rally as lackluster economic data and mixed corporate earnings prompted a pivot back to growth stocks.A pull-back in economically sensitive cyclicals kept the S&P 500’s and the blue-chip Dow’s gains muted, while small-caps underperformed their larger rivals.“The market is flip-flopping between the view that economic growth has almost peaked so you need to buy stocks that manufacture thei
The market for initial public offerings has recently delivered some great first-day gains for investors who were able to get shares before the companies went public.That left us with 11 names. First up:CureVac, which was the screen’s best-performing IPO and had a total return of 596.75%. CureVac specializes in the messenger RNA, or mRNA, technology that is the basis of several leading Covid-19 vaccine programs. The German biotech company went public inAugust at $16 a shareand soared 249% in its
Bitcoin is headed toward its worst month since 2011; 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author says that's 'great news'
Rough month provides a buying opportunity, Robert Kiyosaki says. Bitcoin prices are headed for their worst month since 2011 -- and $one$ prominent investor says that's "great news.". "Bitcoin crashing. Great news," tweeted "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki on Sunday , saying it provides a good buying opportunity. "When price hits $27,000 I may start buying again. Lot will depend upon global-macro environment. Remember the problem is not gold, silver, or Bitcoin. Problem are the incompe
Apple gets rare sell rating as New Street downgrades and predicts nearly 30% stock decline
Apple could see a significant decline in sales of its flagship iPhone and investors should get out before the stock tumbles, according to a note from New Street Research.The tech giant reportednearly $48 billion in iPhone salesfor its fiscal second quarter, helping the company blow past analyst estimates for earnings and revenue. Several analysts have said that the iPhone 12 was part of a new supercycle for Apple.However, New Street analyst Pierre Ferragu downgraded the stock to sell from neutra
May 28 - Shares of Tesla Inc fell more than 1% on Friday after an unverified tweet said the electric carmaker had decided to recall some of its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles, citing a note from the company.Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment and Reuters was unable to verify the statement from the company that was shown in the tweet.