Articles for author: The whipping post

Here Are Billionaire Philippe Laffont's 5 Biggest Stock Holdings

Large money management companies are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to publicly report their trades and holdings. That becomes excellent fodder for the small investor to discuss and dissect. Although billionaire money managers are likely to have different investing goals than the average individual looking to put money away for retirement, there’s ...

These 3 Stocks Doubled in 2024. Here's the Best One for 2025

In January 2024, analysts at financial firm Baird named Toast (NYSE: TOST) as one of its top financial-technology stocks for the upcoming year. The team’s pick proved prescient. Shares of Toast climbed 100% in 2024, handily outpacing the S&P 500 index. Toast wasn’t the only stock that doubled in value in 2024. Shares of Revolve ...

Marqeta, Inc. (MQ) Investors Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP announces that investors with losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Marqeta, Inc. (“Marqeta” or the “Company”) MQ. IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS ON YOUR MARQETA INVESTMENTS, CLICK HERE BEFORE FEBRUARY 7, 2025 (LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE) TO PARTICIPATE IN ...

Options Corner: XPeng's 'Falling Wedge' Potentially Signals Incoming Upside

Although Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers such as sector powerhouse XPeng Inc – ADR XPEV benefited from significant interest earlier this decade, recent years have witnessed lackluster market performances. Nevertheless, Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk recognizes the upside potential of XPEV stock and its ilk. Last year, during Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings call in January, Musk ...

Prediction: Quantum Computing Will Be the Biggest Theme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2025. But Does That Mean You Should Invest in It?

Over the last couple of years, technology stocks have captivated the investment world thanks in large part to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI). Within the AI realm, semiconductor stocks in particular have benefited greatly. This is due to the fact that semiconductor companies such as Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, and Broadcom make important infrastructure such ...

Notable Friday Option Activity: CVNA, TSLA, META

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Carvana Co (Symbol: CVNA), where a total volume of 189,331 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 18.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...