Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) stock is in a tailspin after a lab denied it had prepared recent results for the biotech’s experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment. Source: pathdoc / Shutterstock.com Following the news, Cassava shares fell approximately 50%, eliminating roughly $2.4 billion of value over three trading days. The rejection contradicts a statement from Cassava that Quanterix
Although special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, gained notoriety over the trailing year-and-a-half period, they do offer a clear advantage to retail investors. Without these blank-check firms, regular folks may not have a chance to buy names like Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com That’s because traditional market debuts are comparatively onerous, perhaps enough
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) stock could trade in the $100 billion market capitalization range like BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) or Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA). Except, unlike those companies, Novavax has not yet delivered. Source: Ascannio/Shutterstock.com It might be among the most-watched firms that did not yet bring a Covid-19 vaccine to market. Chances are low that it will slump like Altimmune
Air travelers wait in the ride share lot near a sign for Uber at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ambarella — Shares of the semiconductor company surged 20% after Ambarella beat expectations on
Chinese tech stocks have been having a dreadful summer. The cause of the selling is clear: Beijing is making major power moves. A month ago, China shocked investors by declaring that its for-profit education industry would no longer be allowed to operate. Education firms will need to transition to non-profit roles or shut down services
I have been wrong on Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) thus far. I kept expecting the “Dogs of the Dow” theory to come into play, where underperforming, high-quality tech stocks would fetch a bid. For BABA stock — and others, like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) until very recently — that hasn’t panned out too well. Source: BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com
Steve Reitmeister shares details from a recent Zacks Rank performance study to help investors set realistic expectations.
Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER) makes money by running a ride-hailing service, and takes a cut of the fares. The company also has a food order and delivery business, Uber Eats, and a freight shipping business, Uber Freight. These work similarly to ride-hailing, except that they match people with delivery drivers and freight shippers, respectively. Key
Timing a market bottom is a notoriously difficult thing to do. So, I won’t claim that now is the definitive time to invest in Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stock. Source: Kevin Chen Photography / Shutterstock.com However, pundits have to admit that the case for maximizing returns by buying low looks very near. The truth is that Alibaba
A dog sits in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during Chewy Inc.’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 14, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Five Below — The retail stock tumbled more than 10% after the
Jumia Technologies AG (NYSE:JMIA) stock’s movement earlier in 2021 can be described in just three words. Pump and dump. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Sounds familiar? It should. If not, here’s a quick reminder. Wikipedia mentions that it “involves artificially inflating the price of an owned stock through false and misleading positive statements, to sell
Support.com (NASDAQ:SPRT) holds its special meeting on Sept. 10 to vote on its merger with Greenridge Generation Holdings. The merger’s acceptance requires that more than 50% of owners of SPRT stock vote to approve the deal. Source: Shutterstock.com The two parties announced their merger on March 22. The day before the merger announcement, SPRT closed
Allegations of fraud against Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) are unlikely to stop its Alzheimer’s drug candidate from quickly advancing to a Phase 3 clinical trial. As a result, I remain very bullish on SAVA stock. Source: Shutterstock One of the most important reasons is an issue that hasn’t been explored very much yet. Specifically, none of
Visitors crowd around the Nvidia booth at the 2016 China Digital Entertainment Expo, known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai. STR | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Didi Global — Shares of the Chinese ride-hailing giant climbed 3%, on pace for double-digit gains on the week amid a Bloomberg
On Sept. 1, Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM) stock was executing a “dead cat bounce.” As in, even a dead cat will bounce if thrown from high enough up. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com After reporting “disappointing” results, net income of $317 million, $1.04 per share, on revenue of $1.02 billion, up 54% year over year, the
Let me ask you a simple question: how do you discover new brands and products? Do you still use magazines and physical catalogs? Or are you an Amazon.com person? Maybe you use Google? Well, if you’re like most people, the number one way you discover new brands and products isn’t any of those things. Instead,
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When the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced a policy of negative interest rates in 2016 by charging interest on reserve deposits, yields on Japanese government debt fell precipitously. The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds fell to a record negative 0.135%, below the BOJ’s negative 0.1% reserve deposit rate. With the BOJ purchasing government bonds at an unprecedented annual rate
Oil prices pushed past $70 for the first time in a month in late-day trading Thursday. The rally is breathing new life into the energy sector, which is up 2.5% at this writing. For the past quarter, energy stocks have been lagging the broader market, so shareholders are cheering the newfound strength. To celebrate the
In this article XOM A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Activist firm Engine No. 1 after winning three board seats at Exxon is meeting with other oil companies in its climate change fight, a source familiar told CNBC’s David Faber. The hedge