Over the past few weeks, fears of flat rates and rising inflation in the long run have helped push down shares of many tech companies. At the same time, value stocks – some slower-growing companies – have performed well. They tend to rise in the early stages of economic recovery.
Mark Hulbert shares his approach to screening value stocks and those who made the list.
More on rising interest rates and value circulation in the stock market:
Eligibility for these $ 1,400 incentive payments
President Biden signed the $ 1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package on Thursday and people are expected to start receiving electronic payments from the Revenue Service this weekend. This is who will be eligible for the payments.
But what if you are above the income line that would cause your pay to go down or disappear altogether? Andrew Keshner has tax tips to help you qualify.
More on its motivations and effects:
Time for biotech
Biotechnology stocks have been in a bear market. This means time in a purchase, according to Michael Brush, who shares 18 picks in the division.
More from Michael Brush: Five reasons why emerging markets are a better place for investors now
What is it like to retire in Thailand
Kamala Beach in Thailand.
Courtesy of Pete Bowen
Silvia Ascarelli interviews Pete Bowen, who decided to retire to Thailand after retiring in 2009. He will break down the costs of retiring in “ paradise, ”while digging into other details, such as health insurance and visa requirements.
Read about the other Retirement money question: Can I retire? Not before you know the answer to this great question
There are some employers who can’t find people to hire – this is a solution
Retire and take advantage of their intellectual capital.
Two IPOs
The market for original public tenders has been very strong, with scores of contracts aided by specialist construction companies, or SPACs. But some companies are going through the traditional IPO process. Tonya Garcia is looking into two new ones:
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Joann Inc. JOAN,
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ThredUp is an e-commerce site for reusable products filed for IPO.
Silicon Banks?
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith.
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Ryan Smith bought the Utah Jazz late last year. He continued that purchase by helping bring Qualtrics International Inc. XM,
for $ 1.55 billion in January. He had founded the company with his father and brother. Jon Swartz reports on Smith’s efforts to help turn Salt Lake City into the next Silicon Valley.
Can you get a vaccine passport?
They may help tourism recover, but there are also disadvantages, according to Yara M. Asi, a postdoctoral scholar in health management and information at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
This is probably the next big electric vehicle player, after Tesla
FactSet
Take a look at this stock chart, which shows total yield for shares of Tesla Inc. TSLA,
and American investment receipts of Volkswagen AG VWAGY,
from the end of 2019.
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Tesla shares are up 713% from the end of 2019.
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Tesla stock has recovered 23% since hitting its intraday high on Jan.25.
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Volkswagen’s ADR line on the chart looks flat, but that 44.5% yield from the end of 2019 weighs up well against the 25% yield for the S&P 500 SPX index,
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Analysts at UBS expect Volkswagen to become a major player in the electric vehicle market, along with Tesla, by 2025.
Even a president dog can have trouble moving to a new home
First Dogs Champ and Major (center front) have been sent home to President Biden’s home in Delaware, but will return to the White House soon
The White House
President Joe Biden’s dog Major made the news when he sent a member of White House security staff. Nicole Lyn Pesce interviews Cesar Millan, known as “Dog Whisperer, who explains why dogs bite and how they help them adapt to new environments.
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