Fake meat firm Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) is one of the most heavily shorted stock at discount brokerages according to a note in The Wall Street Journal yesterday. In addition to the fake meat sector, the cannabis sector is also most shorted by market participants. NASDAQ listed Tilray Inc(TLRY) is one example in the Cannabis space. …
Bear markets that occur globally have become frequent since 1912. Before that, for a long period of 64 years from 1848 thru 1912 there were no global bear markets and the entire stretch of 64 years was of peace and economic growth. However all that changes when World War I started in 1914. The following …
The S&P 500 is the benchmark index of the US equity market. Billions of dollars are invested in derivative products of this index as it is considered as the barometer of health of the US economy. The number of constituents in the index is actually 505 due to different share classes of some companies. The …
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According to a survey conducted over 10 years, the most giving countries in terms of donating money, volunteering time or helping a stranger are the US, Myanmar and New Zealand: Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL
The S&P 500 is up by 19% YTD on price basis. Including dividends it has increased by 21.05%. The following stocks reached a new 52-week high yesterday: Home Depot Inc. 238.17 Nike Inc. Cl B 95.89 Royal Bank of Canada 81.61 TJX Cos. 60.54 PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 144.32 With that said, below are …