Sports betting has been illegal in the United States in most locations since the early twentieth century. However, Congress is now reviewing the three main sports betting laws on the books, a process that could have major implications for U.S. casino stocks.
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton held their third and final debate last week in Las Vegas. Once again, Trump attacked Clinton’s lack of productivity in Washington, and Clinton bashed Trump for his issues with bankruptcy.
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shares have been all over the grid so far in 2016, as wave after wave of buyout rumors come and go. Most recently, TWTR stock plunged 30% in the first two weeks of October on reports that Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) and other potential suitors are no longer interested in acquiring the embattled…
Alternative energy stocks have performed so poorly this year that thePowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (ETF) (NYSEARCA:PBW) and the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) are down 20% and 34% this year, respectively. To make matters even more frustrating for alternative energy investors, the Market Vectors-Coal ETF(NYSEARCA:KOL) has more than doubled this year.
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) shares are down 12.3% since September 1 as details of the company’s accounting fraud have come to light. At this point, WFC stock investors are asking themselves two questions: Should I sell my shares, and how much lower can WFC stock go?
Amid all the discussion of Donald Trump’s infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape, audience members actually did ask the candidates some policy questions at Sunday’s debate.
The 2016 election is now less than one month away. Lists are popping up all over the internet of which stocks to buy and sell depending on whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins. Most of these lists are pure speculation. Wouldn’t it be great if traders could get the candidates’ take on certain companies right out…
Market headlines have been dominated in past weeks by a potentialDeutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB) collapse and its systemic risk to the global financial system. DB’s woes, along with the scandal at America’s largest bank by market capitalization, Wells Fargo & Co(NYSE:WFC), has renewed public interest in breaking up the biggest bank stocks.
Last week, OPEC announced its first crude oil production cut since 2008. Shares of oil stocks have skyrocketed in the days since the announcement.
Last year, TD Ameritrade named the most popular stocks among four different generations of investors. Millennials were the only generation to have Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) among their 10 most widely held stocks.