China was the first country to be devastated by coronavirus, and although the pandemic there is not completely over (and there are doubts about the accuracy of that country’s daily virus count), it’s almost surely on a downhill swing. That’s helped the Shanghai composite to fare better than the S&P this year, and not surprisingly, many (not all) Chinese stocks have shown some interesting resilience during this crisis
Read MoreThere’s obviously a lot of uncertainty when it comes to all earnings forecasts for 2020, and it’s pretty much a given that this stock itself will miss initial forecasts in Q1. But the company looks poised to be one of the blue-chips best positioned to rebound whenever the virus storm passes.
Read MoreAmazon and others have a lock on the market for large-scale e-commerce, but this stock leads a different niche, as it’s the go-to place for buyers (46 million of them at year-end, up 16% from a year ago) and sellers (2.7 million, up 20%) of homemade, handcrafted goods.
Read MoreToday, the widespread, ongoing move to the cloud by businesses of all sizes means there are all sorts of customized apps and differentiated hardware that don’t always work together the way they’re supposed to.
Read MoreReal estate stocks are on fire right now, thanks largely to plunging mortgage rates and record lows in housing inventories for sale.
Read MoreThis stock has a good, solid story and a stock that appears to finally be kicking into gear after 16 months of post-IPO meandering.
Read MoreIn the field of speech recognition software, this stock is a pioneer with plenty of room to grow. The company is known for its Dragon Naturally Speaking software package, which makes dictation faster and nearly as accurate as typing. It also allows users to control computer programs and send emails by voice command.
Read MoreToday’s recommendation is a British outfit that, as its stock symbol suggests, is thriving thanks to offerings that help workplace teams plan, interact, engage, track progress and more, all of which is becoming more difficult as workplaces become more mobile.
Read MoreSTMicroelectronics is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, delivering solutions that are key to the smartphone and automotive markets. Major customers include Apple and Tesla, though the firm (which is based in Switzerland) sports more than 100,000 customers around the globe.
Read MoreGlobal investment bank Morgan Stanley thrilled investors last week by delivering record profit and revenue numbers, beating Wall Street’s fourth quarter 2019 revenue and earnings estimates, and meeting or exceeding all of CEO Jim Gorman’s performance targets.
Read MoreLast year, there were at least 7.9 billion records—including credit card numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and other highly sensitive information—that were compromised by computer hacks, mainly through invasions of business networks.
Read MoreSpot charter rates have begun to boom and most expect the good times to continue for many quarters if not longer—while Q3 results were still sour, this company’s stock moves on perception of the future, and it’s pretty much established now that 2020 will be a banner year (analysts see earnings of $3.61 per share!).
Read MoreThis stock has always had a great story—the company looks like one of the best cookie-cutter stories in construction-related retail, operating large (75,000 square feet on average) warehouse-style locations that specialize in hard flooring (tile, wood, stone, laminate and the like).
Read MorePrecious metal stocks (and their underlying commodities) have become a mixed bag, especially with some global uncertainties seemingly cleared up, but this stock is pushing ahead nonetheless thanks to some company-specific catalysts in addition to higher gold and silver prices.
Read MoreBig data is big and growing bigger. The market is forecast to reach $103 billion by 2022, with every person generating 1.7 megabytes of data every second, with internet users as a whole expected to generate some 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day.
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