MicroStrategy, the preferred high beta play on the price of bitcoin, will join the Nasdaq 100 index, a move that could further increase demand for the controversial stock that has been on a torrid run this year alongside the price of the cryptocurrency. The Nasdaq 100 comprises 100 of the largest nonfinancial companies in the…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday reflected on bitcoin‘s rapid ascent — and while he praised the currency’s value, he said it’s unwise not to also include stocks in a portfolio. “While we could become the bitcoin network, especially since President-elect [Donald] Trump christened us as the bitcoin nation, I actually think there’s more to investing…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Dec. 4 1. Club name Eli Lilly crushes Novo Nordisk in the first head-to-head trial comparing their obesity drugs. Club name Lilly’s Zepbound generated weight loss of 20% on average after 72 weeks versus about 14% for Novo’s Wegovy. Is this the end of Novo as an alternative?…
NVIDIA founder, President and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the future of artificial intelligence and its effect on energy consumption and production at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2024. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow…
People always ask me why I dislike parabolic moves. The answer is simple: When a stock rises significantly in a short period — resulting in a price chart that resembles the curve of a parabola — it goes down far faster than it can creep up, for whatever reason. Consider a parabolic move from a…
First the reflex, then the rethink. The fast-twitch rush for risk that jolted markets following the decisive election result and excitement over potential growth-stoking policies gave way last week to a modest retrenchment and reassessment as some tradeoffs and unknowns encroach. The list of assets that went vertical on a geyser of speculative juices in…
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies speaks during the Digital X event on September 07, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images Palantir shares continued their torrid run on Friday, soaring as much as 9% to a record, after the developer of software for the military announced plans to transfer its listing to…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Global pharma stocks — Shares of several vaccine makers declined after President-elect Donald Trump selected prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary on Thursday. Shares of Moderna and Pfizer slipped nearly 9% and 5%, respectively. BioNTech , which helped develop a Covid vaccine with…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Nov. 15 1. President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has vast implications for drug companies. That’s why shares of pharma stocks, and vaccine makers in particular, sold off late Thursday when reports…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Nov. 7 1. It’s Fed Day. Two days after the election. Wow, what a week. To those who say we don’t need another interest rate cut, I say that you have not been listening to companies’ post-earnings conference calls. Manufacturing has been weak, and there’s a freight recession….