Category: stocks

  • How do market makers get their information / data?

    With the way the market is the last few days, clearly sell offs happen ahead of time of these global events such as the carry trade with the yen and Middle East war issue and buffet selling. Just curious if anyone knew how the big movers behind the scenes get their info?

  • Holding NVIDIA?

    If this post violates any rules or more/less information would be required please let me know. I am 27 and reacently started seriously preparing for retirment. Most of my money is either in ETFs (in which i continue to pay into) or in a bank account with a quite ok % p.a About 1/6th of…

  • Big market sell off, what could this mean for stocks in the near future?

    Pre market is in shambles right now on the 5th of August 2024. Most if not all notable tech stocks are down about 10%. Warren Buffett recently sold half his stake in Apple shares. I’m a new investor and this is the first time I’m affected by this. I am holding about 60 shares worth…

  • Coca-Cola to pay $6 billion in IRS back taxes

    Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it will pay $6 billion in back taxes and interest to the Internal Revenue Service while it appeals a final federal tax court decision in a case dating back 17 years. U.S. Tax Court Judge Albert Lauber on Friday issued a two-sentence decision and order ending his look at the case.…

  • Might Buffett consider investing in Intel?

    I've been thinking: Buffett has a ton of cash on the sideline. He is known for investing in national infrastructure plays. He has invested in TSMC previously but got out because of the geopolitical risk – meaning he does see the value in foundries. But at the same time he's said he's not so keen…

  • Please help ( Urgent )

    Hello , Im a 17 yo who’s about to turn 18 . I have limited knowledge about crypto,stocks or pretty much just investments in general. As I’m actively on social media Ive recently seen a large amount of people even on this reddit in discussions about the current state of the worlds economy and how…

  • Is it a good idea to buy military stocks now

    I just realized everytime a war breaks out, stocks like Lockheed Martin shoots right up. Just look at the stock price on Feb 22th (day of Ukraine's invasion) and Oct 7th (Hamas-israel war). With a war brimming between Israel and Lebanon right now, could we see military stocks shoot up soon again? It's also pretty…

  • Fear/Greed index at 27. What does this mean?

    The fear and greed index is meant to interpret investor sentiment. In recent memory the index has only dropped this low once. In October 2023 the fear index flashed a 21. Which is classified as extreme fear. The Dow dropped about 5% and had a minor pullback. Similar to what we are seeing now. In…

  • Nvidia’s New AI Chip Delayed Due to Design Flaws

    Design flaws could cause a delay of three months or more in the launch of chip giant Nvidia's upcoming artificial-intelligence chips, tech-focused publication the Information said on Friday. The setback could affect customers such as Meta Platforms, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, which have collectively ordered tens of billions of dollars' worth of chips, it said,…

  • Shouldn’t we assume the fed had access to the jobs data before the fed decision?

    The jobs data came out one day after the fed meeting. So one of two possibilities: 1) The fed saw it and still held rates steady 2) The fed didn’t see it and made a decision without all the most recent information. Would the fed really not be able to get a preview of the…