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Stuck in a trading range since March 2021, Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) needs a positive catalyst to rally again. Yet, in recent trading sessions, the Nasdaq has started losing its bullish momentum. So, what does PLTR stock need in order to attract sustained buyers from here? Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com After high-flying software stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)

NBA fans: Did you see Chris Paul this year? Source: monticello/ShutterStock.com You have a 36-year-old in his 16th NBA season who is supposed to be in the waning part of his career. This is when he’s supposed to be relaxing on the bench and providing moral and coaching support to the young bucks, for a

Sales growth is nice but at some point, it has to translate into real profits or at least positive cash flow. Moreover, with a $37 billion market value, at some point investors will want to see something for their money. That’s the quandary Cloudflare (NASDAQ:NET) currently finds itself in following the release of its Q2

Over recent publications, I’ve been generally skeptical about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS). Although the company has groundbreaking potential for its research and development of solid-state batteries (SSBs), putting your money into the mix is another matter. But eventually, even something as disappointing as QS stock may get its day in the sun. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com

When it comes to innovation, one company in the market stands apart from the rest, and that’s Square (NYSE:SQ). Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com Square is the quintessence of innovation – the model company for leveraging innovative business expansions to drive huge revenue growth, year after year. The company started out in 2009 by selling

It is time again to write another article about Naked Brand Group (NASDAQ:NAKD), as potential investors have more reasons to skip the company and not buy shares of NAKD stock. Source: Shutterstock I wrote an article back in February 2021 titled “5 Key Reasons to Avoid Naked Brand Stock.” The factors that supported my opinion

By-and-large, meme stocks have moved lower last month. But Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA) stock was one that bucked the trend. Source: shutterstock.com/Luca Lorenzelli Shares in the business process automation provider are no stranger to rallies fueled by Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets community. Before its short-lived July run-up, it experienced a similar brief period of off-the-charts enthusiasm back in

There’s no denying it. It’s been a bumpy road for investors of electric delivery van maker Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) in 2021. After a first-quarter pop and drop, WKHS stock just can’t seem to get off the ground lately. Source: Photo from WorkHorse.com Workhorse is in a time of transition, and let’s face it — not everybody

Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns full-service upscale and upper-upscale hotel properties in the U.S. AHT stock opened on August 3 at $15.35. Source: Shutterstock All of its hotels are located across the U.S. and operate under brands including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Crowne Plaza, Sheraton and others. Ashford

I read an article recently that suggested the growth in Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock from 2005 to 2015 — its first 10 years as a public company — was off-the-charts good. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com However, in the six years since, BIDU stock has seriously underperformed.  As The Motley Fool’s Leo Sun pointed out, a $5,000 investment in

Investors in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) — at least, those who came on board after 2002 — have been a pretty happy lot. When the dotcom bubble burst in 2000, ORCL stock was hammered. In just two years, investors saw their holdings drop in value by more than 80%. However, since 2002, Oracle shares have been

The company that catapulted the e-commerce revolution, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) hardly needs any help doing what it does best: dominating whatever market it decides to disrupt next. Yet the novel coronavirus pandemic proved that at least from a shareholder’s perspective, AMZN stock is not above receiving assistance from fortuitously aligned events. Source: Julie Clopper / Shutterstock.com

A lot has happened on Wall Street in the past two years. The pandemic on Main Street changed how we invest in stocks. Two major memes blossomed into exciting opportunities, combining to create the opportunity for QuantumScape’s (NYSE:QS) stock. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com The electric vehicle charge against the internal combustion engine is a

According to Quiver Quantitative, Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) is the ninth-most commented equity on the Reddit r/WallStreetBets board for the past seven days. However, before you head down the Cleveland-Cliffs path and buy CLF stock, you might want to consider why it might not be a slam-dunk. Source: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com Cleveland-Cliffs’ business might be rolling right

Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY), the Swedish maker of oat-based milk, had an auspicious market debut May 20 when OTLY stock began trading. Source: Vladislav Noseek / Shutterstock.com But I was skeptical. “Thirteen billion dollars for oat milk?” I asked. That was Oatly’s market cap after rising $5 per share in its first day of trading. OTLY

Once considered a laggard company in the world of technology, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock has made a comeback as one of the best-performing tech names of 2021. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com It was the original champion of database technology. Now Oracle is becoming an emerging force in both backend infrastructure technologies and software-as-a-service (SaaS). In other

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) just reported stellar second-quarter results, in terms of both revenue and earnings. But even more importantly, its free cash flow (FCF) grew substantially, both in absolute numbers and FCF margins. As a result, I believe that GOOG stock is now worth at least 30% more or $3,554 per share. This article will

Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock has been attempting to recover since May. Some investors dove in because it was a short-squeeze stock. Others bought it for its still-strong growth prospects. But in the past few weeks, SKLZ stock has pulled back once again. Source: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com The latest round of “meme stock madness” has dissipated, and Reddit traders

Short squeezes have been all the rage on Wall Street in 2021. But even with its massive short interest, traders shouldn’t expect a short squeeze from Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock anytime soon. Source: Grisha Bruev / Shutterstock.com GameStop (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) are just two examples of stocks that skyrocketed this year thanks to short

As SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock falls back to around $15 per share, is now the time to buy? Not really. Over a long enough timeframe, entering a position in the fintech company’s shares right now could end up being a highly profitable move. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Assuming of course, that it becomes the next