SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock Price Prediction: Bull, Base & Bear Forecasts
SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a fintech darling since it came public in late 2020. Just three of 18 analysts who now cover the stock have an Underperform or Sell rating. And the...
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Premarket action on Thursday had the three major U.S. indexes trading mixed. The Dow Jones industrials were down 0.02%, but the S&P 500 was up 0.26% and the Nasdaq 0.78% higher. All 11 market...
View ArticleFinancial Sector Routed on Oil, Coronavirus Worries
While energy sector stocks are taking the heaviest beating Monday, no sector is escaping unscathed. Turmoil in the energy sector is rippling through the financial sector as well. Investors shaved 9% of...
View Article7 Bank Stock Dividends That Still Look Safe Heading Into 2021
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View ArticleEarnings Previews: Morgan Stanley, TSMC, UnitedHealth, US Bancorp
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View ArticleTuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Conagra, Dell, Dow, EA, HPE,...
The futures traded up on Tuesday, after a bounce-back Monday that saw all the major indexes finish the day higher to start off the new trading week. The market got a huge boost over the weekend when...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alphabet, Apple, BofA, Citigroup, Dollar...
Stocks were indicated lower on Monday after continued strife and escalating threats with Iran are eroding market confidence. For those who did not make all of their portfolio shifts and changes in...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Apple, BofA, Cinemark, Coupa,...
The Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 were indicated to have a slightly positive open on Tuesday, but this is after a bloodletting session with a nearly 3,000-point drop in the Dow that was the...
View ArticleS&P 500 All-Time Highs but 40 Value Stocks Still Down Over 30% YTD
It seems amazing that the S&P 500 went from a continued raging bull market at the start of 2020, into the fastest recession of our lives, and then all the way back up to positive in record time....
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, BP, CrowdStrike, Delta, Moody’s,...
Stocks were indicated to open slightly lower on Monday as profit-taking heading into the last day of November seemed to be the theme of the day. The Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 are very near...
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View Article4 More Stocks Where Buffett/Berkshire Hathaway is the Largest Shareholder
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View ArticleBefore the Bell: UBS Stiffs Its CoCos and a Wager on Bitcoin Reaching $1...
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View ArticleBefore the Bell: No More Red Envelopes From Netflix, Regional Bank Gets Cash...
Premarket action on Wednesday had the three major U.S. indexes trading lower. The Dow Jones industrials were down 0.43%, the S&P 500 down 0.54% and the Nasdaq 0.78% lower. Six of 11 market sectors...
View ArticleMorning Blast: Moody’s Weighs in on US Banks; Lucid Defies Reality
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Whether it’s a bull or a bear market is still up for debate, with the economy still in a recession. What is not up for debate is whether the investing community cares what Warren Buffett is saying and...
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