What Is Ransomware, What Are ‘Worms’ And How Do You Stop Them?
Over the weekend, the WannaCry virus infected 200,000 devices in 150 different countries, locking users out of access to their devices and files.
Will The FHFA Suspend Fannie & Freddie’s Dividend Payments To Treasury?
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Mel Watt testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee last week and said his top priority regarding Federal National Mortgage Association FNMA 2.69% and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp FMCC 2.61% is to ensure that they’re capitalized enough so they no longer have to draw on the U.S. Treasury’s…
Why The Stratasys Downgrade A Day Before Earnings?
Stratasys, Ltd. SSYS 1.81% traders went on quite a ride Monday morning as the stock whipsawed on news of a downgrade to Underperform by William Blair ahead of the company’s Q1 earnings report expected to come before the market open on Tuesday. According to William Blair analyst Brian Drab, Stratasys shares have come too far…
Cisco Systems Offers An Opportunity To Invest In A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
The corporate world is in the process of making a major shift toward security-defined networks, and Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 0.06% could be uniquely-positioned to benefit. According to Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette, security-driven networking could be a major long-term growth opportunity for Cisco.
Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas Downgrades Tesla, Says Market Expectations Are Too High
At over $320 per share, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)’s share price has gotten so high that even some of the stock’s most vocal past supporters are getting skeptical. Tesla investors can now consider Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas among the skeptics. In a new research note, Jonas downgrades Tesla stock from Overweight to Equal Weight…
Never Invest In Something You Don’t Understand
Billionaire Wall Street icon and Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has admitted he missed a huge opportunity by not investing in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL) subsidiary Google. In fact, during the technology explosion that has created countless millionaires and billionaires over the past 20 years, Buffett’s technology investments…
4 Advantages the Average Investor Has Over Wall Street
Nobody ever wants to go into a fight feeling like David up against Goliath. Fortunately, for the average retail investor competing against massive institutional Wall Street firms, there are a handful of advantages to being the little guy.
Nvidia Earnings Beat Driven by Data Center Growth
Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA) investors were bracing for the worst ahead of the company’s first-quarter earnings report this week after shares of rival semiconductor Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plummeted 24 percent following its first-quarter report.
Retail Stocks Continue Their Losing Streak
U.S. retail investors are having a rough week.
Snap Stock Crashes Despite Impressive Growth
Snap Inc (ticker: SNAP) shares tumbled, shedding nearly 20 percent of their value on Thursday after its first ever quarterly earnings report as a public company disappointed investors. Still, some Wall Street analysts remain optimistic about the long-term prospects for Snap, the parent company of the popular messaging app Snapchat.