Usually, we talk about interesting stocks that may be on the cusp of growing revenues, profits or share price rapidly on a Tuesday but today we’re breaking from our regular programming to flag a major concern that could affect consumers. And because consumer spending is widely regarded to constitute about 70% of GDP, anything that affects it has a material impact on the broader stock market.
In spite of recent volatility, energy stocks have historically provided strong returns during periods of crude oil price recovery. With crude oil prices nearing the lower end of their range and a bullish shift in fundamentals, is now the time to begin long positions in the energy sector?
Crude oil is approaching the $70 per barrel mark,
If one key indicator is to be trusted, the U.S. economy may be headed either for choppy waters or over a cliff, and the fallout for stocks may be enormous.
While there is no doubt that the forces of money supply creation and consequently inflation drive nominal prices higher over the long-term, the short-term is less easy to forecast with the same degree of accuracy.
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Silicon Valley darling, Salesforce, saw its stock fall 16% following last night’s fiscal Q1 2025 earnings report. Growth moderated to an 11% year-over-year increase, which was the lower end of the guidance and that was enough to spook investors.
Yet the woes continued when full-year revenue guidance of $37.7 billion to $38 billion was reported because it reflected a growth projection of just 8% to 9%.
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When Laszlo Hanyecz forked over 10,000 bitcoin in exchange for 2 Papa John pizzas fourteen years ago, he couldn’t possibly have imagined what the future would hold. Today, those bitcoin would collectively be worth close to $700,000,000. And if the current halving cycle echoes history, there is a good chance they will be worth a cool $1 billion in the not too distant future.
When you tune into a Warren Buffett Annual Shareholder meeting, you’ll often hear the Oracle of Omaha reference See’s Candies, but few understand why this humble confectionary retailer holds such a special place in Buffett’s heart.
Back when Buffett bought See’s he had grand plans to be the candy mogul of the world.
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History may not repeat but it sure does rhyme and right now there are echoes of pandemic era euphoria. Roaring Kitty’s first tweet in 3 years led to Gamestop share price soaring. And now the public is giddy to know where the trader who turned tens of thousands into tens of millions is turning his attention next.
Speculation has been rife for some time about why Berkshire Hathaway requested special exemption from disclosure of a holding that most likely it has been building a position in.
Buffett knows as well as anyone that his holdings are carefully observed and many followers plough into them with abandon when revealed.
He also has admitted that so few purchases will move the needle for Berkshire now that it’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
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Stanley Druckenmiller is arguably the best trader in the world not because of the 30% returns he posted annualized on average over 30 years but because during that time frame he never had a losing year.
It would be nice to invest alongside him but those days are gone, because he now manages a Family Office only,
It’s not every day of the week we cover stocks trading under $5 per share, which are technically considered penny stocks. It’s rarer still to discuss those trading under $2 per share, but one space stock now is just too interesting to gloss past.
Before proceeding further, we must first note that this stock has been nothing short of a train wreck for shareholders since first going public via a SPAC sponsored by dMY Technology Group.