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This Week’s Growth & Income Stock: LyondellBasell (LYB)
Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses in this article, http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/180276/this-weeks-growth-amp-income-stock-lyondellbasell-lyb, a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: LyondellBasell (LYB). This plastics, chemicals and refining company recently delivered a big positive earnings surprise as profit margins expanded rapidly for its products. This prompted analysts to…
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The U.S. transportation P3 sector: lessons learned and looking forward
In 2008, a consortium of private firms offered Pennsylvania $12.8 billion for a 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Then-Gov. Edward Rendell favored the deal, saying it would mean $1 billion annually for the state’s aging roads and bridges over the next decade. But many lawmakers, voters and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission opposed the deal.…
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Top Wall Street analysts see long-term upside in these stocks even amid investor uncertainty
In this article NVDA ADBE NKE NET RIOT A silhouette of a woman wearing a protective face shield and a protective face mask is seen near to a Nike logo at a shopping mall. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana | Reuters Investors made it through another volatile week, as the three major indexes notched gains for the…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bed, Bath & Beyond, Nio, Honest Company and others
In this article SWCH TEVA-IL SJR.B-CA HNST 9866-HK BBBY Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Cannabis stocks – Shares of marijuana producers are extending a Thursday rally in the premarket, following an industry publication’s report that the House will vote for a second time next week to legalize cannabis at the federal…
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A $9.8-Million Gem Shines In An All-Custom Home Las Vegas Community
This custom-built home may be set in a place called Spanish Hills, but don’t be fooled by the name. The design is ultra-sleek contemporary. Distinguished by strong horizontal lines, the stylish house is located within a gated neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire master-planned golf course community is made up of custom homes,…
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House prices are going up. Here’s when you should increase your budget, and when to stick to your original price
Mikolette | E+ | Getty Images Prior to the pandemic’s red-hot housing market, there was a simple profile that constituted an “A” buyer, according to Brian Copeland, a realtor in Nashville, Tennessee. “Four years ago, an ‘A’ buyer was someone who was pre-qualified for a loan, had 3% down and could go out this weekend…
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Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ADA, AXS, LINK, FTT
Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to notch its second successive weekly gains and end at the highest weekly closing price year-to-date. According to on-chain data from Glassnode, the recovery in Bitcoin’s price was driven by demand in the spot markets. This is likely to cheer the bulls because history suggests that spot market demand leads to…
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Understanding the VIX – The Fear Index in Stocks
The VIX is known as the fear index because it is based on the amount of puts that are purchased. Why? -The more puts that are purchased on the SP500, the higher the VIX -When puts are high that means people are buying protection -They think the market is going down High v. Low VIX…
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Five Southeast states have achieved full jobs recovery, Fitch says
Ten states reached full pre-pandemic employment levels in January, according to Fitch Ratings. Five of these states are in the Southeast — Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Arkansas — while Montana, Utah, Idaho, Texas and Arizona also hit the milestone during the first month of the year, Fitch said in a report released Thursday.…
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ETFs vs. ETNs: Why You Need to Know the Difference
Investors need to understand the risks associated with exchange traded notes before investing in them. IPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/VXXB/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Proshares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SVXY/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID IPath Series B S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/OIL/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID JPM-ALERN MLP: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/AMJ/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P 500 ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SPY/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on…
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Loopring (LRC) price surges by 50% after GameStop NFT marketplace integration
Filling multiple needs within the cryptocurrency community is one way a project can set itself apart from the competition and new attract users and liquidity to its ecosystem. Loopring aims to do exactly this by aiming to offer a EVM-based solution with low fees where DeFi and NFT developers and investors can transact. The layer-two…
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New York Fed: Run on MMFs could be reality if regulators don’t act
Investors could face a run on money market funds in the coming months as interest rate increases and liquidity concerns begin to mount, potentially impacting the market for certain types of municipal debt. The threat was articulated in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s March 2022 report on money market fund vulnerabilities. “From their…
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Ukraine’s Government Launches ‘Museum of War’ NFT Collection
The Ukrainian government has launched a “Museum of War” non-fungible token (NFT) collection. All sale proceeds will go directly to the official crypto wallets of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine to support the army and civilians, according to the museum website set up by the government. Government of Ukraine’s NFT Collection The government…
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Here’s how Impactive Capital could apply ESG ideas at student lender SLM
SeventyFour | iStock | Getty Images Company: SLM Corp. (SLM) Business: SLM originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It also offers retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market deposit accounts, and high-yield savings accounts. In addition, it…
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Stocks could take their cue from oil, inflation and interest rates in the week ahead
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 24, 2022. Source: NYSE March’s employment report is coming up in the week ahead, but developments in Ukraine, the price of oil and an inflation report are likely to steer the market. Stocks notched gains for the week, while interest rates ripped higher and oil prices jumped.…
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Yuga Labs fetches $450M in funding, Charles Hoskinson’s prediction falls short and spot BTC ETFs incoming? Hodler’s Digest, March 20-26
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week NFT creator Yuga Labs raises $450M, bringing company valuation to…
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Leonardo DiCaprio-Tied Home In L.A. Sells To Singer-Songwriter Miguel For $4.9 Million
A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio has found a buyer for a property in the Los Feliz Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, records show. The 1926 Tudor-style home, which hit the market last year for $5.75 million, recently sold to famed musician Miguel for $4.9 million. The historic Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles has been home…
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Pending home sales sink in February, setting a grim tone as housing market enters key spring season
A home with a sign indicating that it is under contract to be sold is seen in a neighborhood of downtown Washington. Jim Bourg | Reuters In a grim sign for the housing market’s busiest season, pending home sales, which measure signed contracts on existing homes, fell 4.1% in February compared with January, according to the…
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Why the Stock Market Hates a Strong Dollar
I want to share with why the market hates a strong dollar, and what you really need to know about dollar movement… How Dollar Plays into the Stock Market You need to understand how the dollar plays into the stock market. The stock market has a lot of companies that deal with business internationally. The…
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Why Clean Energy ETFs Are Shining
Clean energy ETFs are among the top-performers this year too, after a spectacular performance last year. Invesco Solar ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/TAN/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/PBW/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID ALPS Clean Energy ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/ACES/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Tesla: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/TSLA?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Enphase Energy: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/ENPH?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SolarEdge Technologies: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SEDG?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Plug Power: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/PLUG?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on…
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