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The U.S. Global JETS ETF (NYSEARCA: JETS) is a fund that provides investors access to the global airline industry through airline operators and manufacturers. It’s top three holdings are United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) and Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL). Other non-airline holdings are Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) and General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). When news from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) came regarding extending the suspension of voyages ...
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Investment fads come and go. But strong companies that are capable of producing steady earnings and cash flow over time tend to reward their shareholders with dividends. Dividend-paying companies tend to be less volatile than the overall stock market. They produce high levels of free cash flow, which tends to make its way to shareholders. And they can provide investors with dividend income throughout the year that can be reinvested in the same stock, other stocks, or even spent elsewhere. It’s part ...
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1 2 This is an interesting time to look at value investing opportunities. Earnings trends have been difficult and the potential for a “value trap” is high. A value trap is a company that appears to be trading at a discount but is really in jeopardy of seeing earnings and revenues decline or may have debt issues that may force it into bankruptcy. As you consider whether a company is a value, there’s some different paths you can take. You can focus on ...
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1 2 One of the biggest changes that may be coming in a post COVID-19 world is in healthcare. With so many hospitals having to shut down large portions of their operations in order to be ready for a surge in hospitalizations due to the virus, the financial future seems problematic. The disruptive potential in artificial intelligence (AI) technology is huge and it seems to be hitting at a just the right time. When things normalize, it’s possible that the medical profession will ...
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NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO) is a Chinese company that manufactures electric vehicles that are sold in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The company was recently upgraded by Goldman Sachs from neutral to buy and began to really take off after Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) began trading on June 4. The company also announced record deliveries in May on June 4, 2020. As the positive news piles up, ...
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There are different ways to classify the “most bought.” It could be the number of shares, the number of insiders, the number of buy transactions, and the dollar value of the buying. In this circumstance, it comes down to the number of shares being purchased with a minimum of two transactions. Between June 1 and June 5, RCM Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: RCMT) saw insiders buy 1.1 million shares for a total value of $1.32 million in two separate transactions. RCMT ...
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1 2 The technology sector has been a huge outperformer for well over a year. If you were to take a ratio of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 to the S&P 500, you would see the trend in the relative strength highly favor the Nasdaq since the December 2018 low. It’s not exactly unusual to see technology lead in a bull market, but that’s not exactly what we’ve been experiencing. However, the predominance of a handful of tech names have weighed heavily on ...
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1 2 As many parts of the country look to partially reopen after May 1, the opportunity appears to be filtering down to the retail space that has been hit hard. Since April 3, 2020, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) has underperformed the S&P 500 by nearly 15%.  That certainly makes sense given the fact that many stores are closed and may see earnings get hit hard if we enter a major recession. However, like many stocks, the market ...
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