Month: January 2020

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3 Healthcare Stocks That Can Double This Year

January 29, 2020 admin Comments Off on 3 Healthcare Stocks That Can Double This Year

Which names are capable of hitting the ball out of the park? The pros will say healthcare stocks. Rookies and seasoned Street veterans alike argue the space contains exciting investment opportunities, with several boasting upside potential that’s often unmatched by stocks in other sectors.For companies that call this area of the market home, a few key milestones such as data readouts, regulatory filings or drug approvals can speak volumes about its future prospects. As a result, all it takes is a single positive outcome to send share prices through the roof. However, there’s a reason these stocks have earned a …read more […]

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Lower Battery Costs Mean More Affordable EVs

January 29, 2020 admin Comments Off on Lower Battery Costs Mean More Affordable EVs

I started writing about electric vehicles more than a decade ago.
Back then, only Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) was making EVs.
Prices were astronomical.
That’s because, in an EV, the battery pack costs a fortune.

In 2010, battery prices averaged more than $1,100 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Skeptics said EVs would never be cost competitive.
But what a difference a decade makes…
Driving Down Battery Prices
Last year, EV batteries cost less than $156/kWh. By 2030, the average price could be down to $61/kWh!
High-volume, automated manufacturing continues to lower the cost of producing lithium-ion batteries. And reducing the cost of the battery pack reduces the overall EV cost.
Tesla’s massive …read more […]

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Warren Buffett gives up on newspapers; Berkshire sells unit to Lee Enterprises

January 29, 2020 admin Comments Off on Warren Buffett gives up on newspapers; Berkshire sells unit to Lee Enterprises

The transaction includes 31 daily newspapers and 49 weeklies including the daily Omaha World-Herald in Berkshire’s hometown in Nebraska, Buffalo News in New York, Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Lee owns 50 daily newspapers including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and has since July 2018 managed Berkshire’s papers other than the Buffalo News, which Berkshire bought in 1977. …read more […]