Do you want to know the worst stocks to buy in a recession? Read on, and I’ll give you seven names to avoid should we officially enter the fourth recession in the 2000s. In the past 22 years, there have been three official recessions. The first lasted eight months, from March 2001 until November 2001.
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As soaring inflation continues to impose a dark cloud over American families, the Federal Reserve seemingly had little choice but to lift the benchmark federal funds rate, which effectively raises borrowing costs. However, this action also sucks the incentivization out of growth-oriented businesses, meaning that some companies will invariably represent stocks to sell. It’s not
An employee checks out a customer at Paulina Meat Market in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 2022. Bianca Flowers | Reuters Employers likely added fewer jobs in July, but the monthly employment report is still expected to show a robust pace of hiring that should edge lower in coming months. Economists expect
It’s important to have a diversified portfolio. You’ll see that my portfolios run the gamut — there are large-cap names, growth stocks and momentum plays, but you’ll also find some lesser known stocks under $50 to buy and hold. Warren Buffett is the master of buy-and-hold stocks. The Oracle of Omaha made his career on
Over the past few months, shares in Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) have ebbed and flowed. Briefly moving above $20 per share, only to fall back below $20 per share. In recent days, this has played out yet again. After zooming above $20 per share ahead of earnings results, LCID stock has plunged following its release. Why?
One of the financial metrics I use to find large-cap stocks trading at a discount is their free cash flow yield. Free cash flow (or FCF) is the remaining cash flow from operations after subtracting a company’s capital expenditures. Uses for FCF include dividends, share repurchases, debt repayment, acquisitions, and investing in the business. If
Stocks with 1,000% upside potential don’t come around all that often. Or at least when they do, they may not seem all that obvious at first. Some of the recent big ones include Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU). The common theme with stocks that have 10-bagger potential is a great
San Francisco-headquartered neo-banking firm SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) is one of today’s most interesting fintech firms. However, Mad Money host Jim Cramer can’t seem to find a catalyst to recommend SOFI stock to investors. There are actually notable events concerning SoFi, including the approval of a reverse share split and the possibility of a $1 billion stock
The energy sector is broadly defined to comprise all companies that produce power. It is divided into non-renewable and renewable sources. Currently, that conversation gravitates around oil and prices at the pump. It is no secret that the price of a gallon of gas factors heavily into everyday conversation around inflation and recessionary concerns. The
Like similar pandemic-era high-fliers, shares in Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) have seen a big price cut so far in 2022. Adjusting for its recent stock split, SHOP stock started off the year changing hands for around $136.31 per share. Today? It’s trading for around $35 per share. That’s a more than a 74% drop. Yes, over the
Even the best of us make mistakes or dive into an investment too early, which explains the concept of Warren Buffett stocks trading at discount. Though investors tend to hang on every word that comes out of the “Oracle of Omaha’s” mouth, he has never been one to attempt to time the market with the
Miami-headquartered cruise operator Carnival (NYSE:CCL) recently received some positive news as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships. Don’t get too excited yet, though. CCL stock could still head lower as Carnival’s planning a massive share sale. Plus, an analyst is suggesting that the company’s share sale
It’s safe to say any buzz surrounding Vinco Ventures (NASDAQ:BBIG) has long since left the room. After falling to penny stock levels even before the recent bear market emerged, the market downturn has further soured sentiment for BBIG stock. In all, the stock has fallen by around 90% from its meme-era highs. To many, this
A robust summer travel season and improved international and business travel helped major U.S. airlines deliver profits in the second quarter. However, many carriers missed Wall Street’s earnings expectations as they battled sky-high fuel costs and operational challenges, mainly due to staffing issues. Airlines have raised ticket prices to mitigate the impact of higher costs.
When equities are under pressure, it is particularly important for investors to find stocks that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value. This can be particularly difficult if you’re interested in finding small-cap growth stocks trading at a discount. The widely accepted definition of small-cap companies are those with a market capitalization of
Source: Audio und werbung / Shutterstock [Editor’s note: “As Hydrogen Takes Off, Bet Early to Win Big” was previously published in May 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] In the finance world, when heavyweight asset manager BlackRock (BLK) makes a move, everyone listens. That’s because BlackRock is the
In this article FTNT CDAY DXC BABA QSR COIN A Burger King restaurant seen in Milton, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading on Thursday: Coinbase — Shares of the cryptocurrency exchange jumped about 15% after the company announced a
Source: petovarga / Shutterstock One of the best ways to test an investment megatrend’s strength is to see how it fares during a recession. And that’s why I’m growing super bullish on EV stocks right now! U.S. gross domestic product has declined for two quarters in a row. That’s the textbook definition of a recession.
When it comes to energy stocks to buy before the bull market returns, natural gas and solar companies seem like the best bets for investors right now. Natural gas prices have jumped to their highest point in many years in the United States, and gas prices are absolutely exorbitant in Europe. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ budget
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Eli Lilly (LLY) – The drug maker’s stock fell 3.6% in the premarket after it missed estimates with its quarterly results and cut its full-year forecast. Lilly’s performance during the quarter was impacted by lower prices for insulin and falling sales of its