Trump’s first 100 days worst for Wall Street since Watergate
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have have been the worst for Wall Street of any new president since the Watergate scandal, figures show.
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have have been the worst for Wall Street of any new president since the Watergate scandal, figures show.
MGM Resorts International said BetMGM's Online Sports and iGaming revenue soared in the first quarter.
(Bloomberg) -- Criminals are hijacking online brokerage accounts in Japan and using them to drive up penny stocks around the world. The wave of fraudulent trading has reached ¥100 billion ($710 million) since it started in February and shows no signs of cresting. The scams typically use the hacked accounts to buy thinly traded stocks both domestically and overseas, allowing anyone who has built up a position earlier to cash out at inflated values. In response, some Japanese securities firms have
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 closed a choppy session nearly unchanged on Monday, weighed down by megacaps as investors awaited several catalysts including key economic data and earnings from some of the largest U.S. companies. Megacaps Nvidia , off 2.1%, and Amazon , down 0.7%, were the primary drags on the benchmark S&P 500 index and also kept the Nasdaq in negative territory. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that China's Huawei Technologies was preparing to test its artificial-intelligence processor, which it hopes can replace some of Nvidia's higher-end products.
Boeing upgraded, Chipotle downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
Mid-cap stocks have the best odds of scaling into $100 billion corporations thanks to their tested business models and large addressable markets. But the many opportunities in front of them attract significant competition, spanning from industry behemoths with seemingly infinite resources to small, nimble players with chips on their shoulders.
A surplus of cash can mean financial stability, but it can also indicate a reluctance (or inability) to invest in growth. Some of these companies also face challenges like stagnating revenue, declining market share, or limited scalability.
Retailers are evolving to meet the expectations of modern, tech-savvy shoppers. But many seem to be moving too slowly as their demand is lagging, causing the industry to underperform the market - over the past six months, retail stocks have shed 13.6%. This drawdown was worse than the S&P 500’s 5.1% loss.
Companies with more cash than debt can be financially resilient, but that doesn’t mean they’re all strong investments. Some lack leverage because they struggle to grow or generate consistent profits, making them unattractive borrowers.
While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success. Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".