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Tuesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Technology & Communications

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, up 0.4%. Within the sector, Xcel Energy Inc (Symbol: XEL) and Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the

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Study Shows Major Differences in How People and Their Employers View Their Retirement Readiness

The bosses who sponsor retirement investment plans think their employees are well prepared for retirement. However, many of those workers don’t feel the same way. This difference in opinion could cause a disparity on the decision-making side of employee retirement account management. Do you have questions about building a retirement plan? Speak with a financial

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Feel Like You Missed the Nvidia Train? Think Again.

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated financial headlines throughout 2023. While myriad companies are participating in the AI marathon, the “Magnificent Seven” stocks are setting the pace. Among this cohort of stocks, perhaps the biggest beneficiary from the AI boom is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company recently reported earnings for its third quarter of fiscal 2024, ended

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Trailing The S&P By 20% This Year, Can eBay Stock Rebound?

eBay stock (NASDAQ: EBAY) currently trades at $43 per share, around 47% below (89% upside) its level of $81 on October 23, 2021 (pre-inflation shock high), and seems undervalued. EBay saw its stock trading at around $42 at the end of June 2022, just before the Fed started increasing rates, and is trading 2% above

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2 Potential AI Stock-Split Stocks to Keep an Eye On in the New Year

2023 has been the year of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022 set off a new race to harness generative AI technologies, which some tech CEOs think could be as transformative as the internet has been over the past three decades. Stock splits, meanwhile, continue to get attention from

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Chinese enterprise services platform operator Zhubajie attempts third IPO in Hong Kong

Zhubajie, the Chinese e-commerce platform offering enterprise services, has filed an initial public offering (IPO) application with the Hong Kong stock exchange in its latest effort to revive the flotation after two failed attempts. The company has hired Citic Securities and CCB International as joint sponsors of the deal, according to an exchange filing. Zhubajie

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Warren Buffett Has Gained Over $196 Billion From Only 4 Stocks

When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speaks, investors of all walks pay attention. That’s because the Oracle of Omaha has been running circles around Wall Street’s major indexes for more than a half-century. Since taking the reins at Berkshire, Buffett has doubled the annualized total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P

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Investor Optimism Abounds Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKG:388) But Growth Is Lacking

When close to half the companies in Hong Kong have price-to-earnings ratios (or “P/E’s”) below 9x, you may consider Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKG:388) as a stock to avoid entirely with its 26.9x P/E ratio. Although, it’s not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation

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