Here's what happened with some big stock players today before the market opened. First up, The Cheesecake Factory saw its shares jump over 3% after an activist investor stepped in. This investor thinks the company should spin off three of its brands. On the other hand, General Motors' shares dipped
Asian markets, excluding China, took a dip on Tuesday as investors waited for earnings reports. Japan's Nikkei slid 1. 1%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 1. 6%, and South Korea's Kospi dipped nearly 1%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite rose slightly after China's interest rate c
Meet Perplexity Finance, an exciting new tool from the fast-growing AI company Perplexity AI. It’s all about simplifying stock market research for beginners. The platform offers a bunch of handy features like real-time stock prices, historical earnings data, and industry comparisons. But how does it
The Detroit Lions emerged victorious over the Minnesota Vikings, 31-29, in a game that started rough but ended well. Let's look at who shined and who struggled. Jared Goff, the Lions' quarterback, had a stellar game. He completed 22 out of 25 passes for 280 yards and 2 touchdowns. Even when blitzed
CVS Health has seen some big changes at the top. On Friday, the company announced that Karen Lynch is stepping down as CEO. She's been replaced by David Joyner, who was the president of CVS Caremark. This move comes after CVS had to warn that its earnings will miss Wall Street's expectations for the
A prominent short seller, Hindenburg Research, revealed that it bet against Roblox, a kids' gaming platform, accusing the company of exaggerating user activity and failing to protect children from disturbing content. Roblox, with a market value of around $25 billion as of Tuesday, has seen its stock
Imagine waking up to some good news! Netflix's stock took a big leap on Friday. This happened right after the streaming giant announced its latest earnings. These numbers were way better than what experts had guessed. The company reported making $5.40 per share in the last three months, which is mor
Netflix's stock jumped 9% on Friday after the company's third-quarter earnings report showed strong growth in its advertising business. The streaming giant added over 5 million paid subscribers, beating Wall Street's expectation of 3.5 million. However, this figure is a 40% decrease from the same pe
Investment strategist Doug Cohen from Fiduciary Trust International covered a lot of ground in a recent interview with Quartz. Talking about the volatile world of stocks, especially those related to Trump Media, he highlighted the speculative nature of such investments. How can you tell if a stock
You might remember my last article about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) where I said, "Don't bother with the price now. " Back then, Microsoft's stock was valued at around 40 times its Blended P/E. As a financial analyst with 30 years until retirement, I'm using my time at a big-name firm to c
