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1501, 2024

Kraft Foods Has Gained 20% in the Past Few Months: Why Now Might be the Time to Buy KHC

By |January 15th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

2023 was a tough year for Kraft Foods, or The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC). The company and its peers struggled compared to the rest of the market, with KHC in particular seeing a 9% drop. However, things began to turn towards the end of the year. This stock has rallied nearly 20% in the past 3 months, and there’s [...]

1301, 2024

ETF Portfolio Review Basics

By |January 13th, 2024|Categories: ETF, Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Investing in an ETF is easy with the wide availability over 3,200 and many easy-to-navigate automated brokerage trading platforms offering zero commissions.  The key question is whether or not you’ve done your homework to know what you are buying.  Make sure you spend sufficient time reviewing the ETF’s objective, costs, benchmark, portfolio, short- and [...]

1201, 2024

Wells Fargo is Falling After Provisioning Higher Loan Losses, But the Stock is Still a Buy: 3 Reasons Why

By |January 12th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Wells Fargo (WFC) reported 4th quarter results this Friday morning that sent the share price slightly lower, as there is concern regarding a big jump in credit loss provisions.  The California-based bank bolstered its reserves by 34%, specifically increasing the allowances for credit losses in credit card and commercial real estate loans. This was offset by a decrease in [...]

1101, 2024

Plug Power Inc. Gets Downgraded Amidst Economic Challenges, Begging the Question: Is it Time to Sell?

By |January 11th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) is down more than 8% so far in Thursday’s trading session after the stock received a downgrade from a team of analysts at SIG Susquehanna. As economic challenges continue to mount, the company has been changed from positive to neutral. Biju Perincheril and a team of other analysts pointed to the expectation that headwinds will [...]

1001, 2024

Baby Powder Lawsuits Hurt JNJ while Closing Several Acquisitions; Down 11% in 2023, Is it a Sell?

By |January 10th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is known for baby products and the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, making it a significant booster if you invested before the pandemic. However, following recent lawsuits, JNJ settled to pay $700 million following an investigation over its baby powder, while the COVID-19 vaccine was discontinued in the US, leading to an underwhelming performance in 2023. Is [...]

1001, 2024

Nvidia is Up 13% in the Past Week as it Chases Down Amazon: 3 Reasons to Buy This Stock

By |January 10th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

After leading 2023 as the S&P 500 index’s best performer, Nvidia (NVDA) is picking up where it left off to start the new year. The stock has climbed nearly 14% in the past week and is up more than 2% in Wednesday morning’s trading session. This recent breakout puts its market cap at $1.3 trillion, just $250 billion off [...]

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