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BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has been one of the most volatile stocks of 2021. The software company's stock traded at just over $6 per share at the start of the year but skyrocketed to $28.77 -- its highest price in more than a decade -- during the Reddit-fueled short squeeze in late Ja...
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A stock split is something of an enigma in the investing world. When shares split, it increases the number of shares on the market but decreases the price of the shares by the same ratio. As a result, nothing really changes regarding the company, and its market cap remains the sa...
Continue ReadingInvestors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes amid record inflows to funds focused on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues...
Continue ReadingIt's been a rough year for shareholders of digital payments leader PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). At Wednesday's close, PayPal's stock price was down 18% in 2021, but investors have weathered a 38% decline since the stock peaked in July...
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Continue ReadingOn the surface, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an easy company to understand. It generates most of its revenue from its retail business, but most of its profits come from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the largest cloud infrastructure platform in the world...
Continue ReadingFor investors interested in the cybersecurity space, there is no shortage of options. Well-known companies Crowdstrike and Zscaler are promising investments for shareholders.However, there's another company that flies a bit under the radar but has so far smoked the competition th...
Continue ReadingDividend stocks can be a great source of income for retirees. However, all investors should consider dividend stocks as part of a balanced portfolio. According to a report by Principal Street Partners, from 1989 through 2018, dividend-paying stocks generated an average return of...
Continue ReadingInvesting site Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is known for its risk-leaning investors, many of whom have been responsible for the meme stock crazes of 2021. It seems like history long past at this point, but in January of this year, Reddit group WallStreetBets created a short squeeze f...
Continue ReadingThe world's biggest companies by market cap operate within a range of different market sectors, including technology, communication services, energy, consumer cyclicals, and financial services. A company's market cap is calculated by multiplying the total number of its shares outstanding by the current market price of a single share...
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