Month: October 2020

Shares of Alteryx jumped almost 24% in Monday’s extended market trading after the data analytics specialist improved its 3Q revenue guidance and announced the appointment of a new CEO.Alteryx (AYX) now estimates 3Q revenue in a range of $126 million to $128 million, representing year-over-year growth of 22% to 24%. The numbers are higher than the previously provided revenue guidance of $111 million to $115 million, issued on Aug. 6. The company is scheduled to report 3Q results on Nov. 5.In addition, the company announced that Mark Anderson, a board member of the company, will succeed Alteryx co-founder, chairman, and …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — Caught off guard by Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s record-breaking rally earlier this year, Hong Kong’s stock investors are getting well prepared for the next one.For about two months, options traders have consistently shelled out more for bullish three-month contracts on the stock than they’re willing to pay for those protecting against losses, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s kept Tencent’s so-called volatility skew below zero, an unusual quirk for a market that typically sees traders pay more for downside protection than upside speculation.Asia’s second-largest corporation by market value and eighth globally is growing revenue at its fastest pace …read more […]

The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a “thinly veiled call to break up” the companies, Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters. The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google owner Alphabet Inc. A Buck representative confirmed to Reuters the authenticity of the draft response, which was first reported by Politico. …read more […]

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the only automaker in Germany experiencing growth so far this year, Electrek reported Monday.What Happened: The Elon Musk-led company is charting ahead of its domestic and foreign rivals in the European country.In the period after Sept. 2019, the Palo Alto, California-based automaker registered 9,000 deliveries, an increase of 24% year-over-year.Data from Electrek indicates that every other automaker in Germany had deliveries shrink in a similar period including giants like Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM), Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (OTC: BMWYY), and Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY).The electric vehicle maker enjoyed a record quarter in Germany with …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — When Sanjay Shah lost his job during the financial crisis more than a decade ago, he was one of thousands of mid-level traders suddenly out of work.Shah didn’t take long to get back into the game, setting up his own fund targeting gaps in dividend-tax laws. Within a few years, he charted a spectacular rise from trading-floor obscurity to amassing as much as $700 million and a property portfolio that stretched from Regent’s Park in his native London to Dubai. He commanded a 62-foot yacht and booked Drake, Elton John and Jennifer Lopez to play for an autism …read more […]

(Bloomberg Opinion) — For the first time since 2011, Apple Inc. didn’t release a version of its flagship iPhone in September. That delay has had a massive ripple effect through its network of vendors, which makes parsing supply-chain data even more challenging than usual.Since at least March, we knew that the next installment of the iconic device would be pushed back due to Covid-19. The pandemic initially hit manufacturing lines in China, but continued to impact the rest of the global lineup of companies that contribute to the product, all the way back to the team that develops it in …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — A House panel led by Democrats investigating competition in the technology sector is poised to propose sweeping reforms to block giants such as Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. from both owning marketplaces and selling their own products on them, according to a critique of the recommendations by one Republican member of the subcommittee.The critique and the panel’s report are still drafts and the contents of both could change. It’s not clear which members will endorse the report, whose release has been delayed because of last-minute information regarding Facebook Inc., CNBC reported earlier. The report was expected this week, …read more […]

2020 has been a wild ride for Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO). Virtually unknown at the start of the year, investors’ enthusiasm for coronavirus stocks has seen the DNA vaccine specialist post year-to-date gains of 253%. Naturally, INO-4800, the company’s DNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate has acted as the main catalyst.But the program has come under duress recently, as a series of setbacks have raised questions whether Inovio can gets its vaccine across the finish line.First, the FDA dragged its feet with approval for the originally slated July/August initiation of a Phase 2/3 trial. But the situation got worse last month as the …read more […]

The past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster ride for Nikola (NKLA). Shares of the electric truck maker have plummeted following a damning report accusing the company’s founder Trevor Milton of making fraudulent claims and duping investors. Shares took another dive as Milton subsequently resigned from the company, leaving questions whether Nikola has any future without its notorious ringleader at the helm. But is a comeback in the cards? Last week the stock clawed back a hefty amount of the loss, gaining 36% in three consecutive sessions.A business update by management in which the company reiterated its plan …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals including Sonos Inc., Bose Corp. and Logitech International SA as the company gears up to launch its own new audio products.The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has long sold third-party hardware on its website, one of the largest e-commerce operations in the world. All headphones and speakers from Bose, speakers from Logitech’s Ultimate Ears brand and Sonos’s latest smart speaker disappeared from Apple’s online store at the end of last month, according to checks by Bloomberg.Employees at Apple’s physical retail locations were also instructed to remove the products …read more […]

Technical Options Expert Bryan Bottarelli shares his favorite real estate stocks during the housing market boom. As the industry benefits from low interest rates post-COVID, these plays could be great investment opportunities.
Mark Twain once said, “Don’t wrestle with pigs.”
Why? That’s simple… “You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”
That’s exactly how I feel about today’s political news flow.
So instead of covering that mud bath, let’s shift our focus onto making money.
This leads directly into one of the hottest sectors around: homebuilders.
Now, I admit, when the COVID-19 pandemic first began in March, I would’ve never guessed that it would trigger …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Elusive cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee was arrested in Spain for tax evasion in the U.S., the Justice Department in Washington said.McAfee is accused of failing to file U.S. tax returns from 2014 to 2018 and hiding assets including real estate, a vehicle and a yacht in the name of others, prosecutors said. An indictment returned in June was unsealed on Tuesday after he was taken into custody. He’s being held pending extradition, the Justice Department said.Prosecutors claim McAfee earned millions of dollars through the promotion of cryptocurrencies, speaking engagements, consulting jobs and the sale of the rights to …read more […]

The market initially fell on Friday on the news that President Trump is infected with COVID-19. Making the situation even more serious is that he’s in a high-risk group being overweight and 74 years old.
These kinds of events remind investors, especially those who have gotten spoiled by the long bull market, that stocks sometimes do go down.
But events that rock our world don’t always rock the market…

The attack on Pearl Harbor led to stock market losses that took a little more than seven months to gain back.
President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while in office in 1955. The market slid …read more […]

After Monday’s close, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) reported a 7.6% ownership stake in Velodyne Lidar (NASDAQ: VLDR). Ford owns 13,065,444 shares of the newly public company.Velodyne Lidar recently merged with SPAC Graf Industrial Corp (NYSE: GRAF).What To Know: Ford became a partial owner in Velodyne Lidar back in 2016 alongside Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), which together invested $150 million in the company. Baidu has not issued a 13G as of this writing.The 13G filing shows Ford did not sell any of their shares and added to their position. Ford was not subject to a lockup and was free to …read more […]