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For most of his existence, Herbie Husker has expressed his approval by signaling what was once universally known as the “OK” sign.  Now that the gesture has been co-opted by white supremacists, Herbie is changing with the times. Nebraska announced over the weekend that the school’s mascot will now show his support when depicted on gear and elsewhere by flashing his index finger in the air to signal “No. 1.” The former “OK” sign featuring three raised fingers with the thumb and index finger… Source link

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) finally slipped into correction territory Wednesday for the first time since March 2021 — prompting bearish headlines and warnings from pundits. But a Yahoo Finance analysis of nearly 50 years of Nasdaq data reveals this may be a short-term buying opportunity. A market correction is traditionally identified as a drop of 10% or more from a recent high, measured from the closing high to the closing low. The threshold is admittedly arbitrary, but nevertheless it… Source link

Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach has a lot on his mind as it pertains to markets when Yahoo Finance sits down with the DoubleLine founder at length inside his California estate on the first trading day of 2022.  China isn’t a great market to be investing in, contends Gundlach. Stock valuations as measured by the DoubleLine favorite the CAPE ratio appear too rich, says Gundlach.  But it’s Gundlach’s warning on the path of the U.S. economy — in part caused by looming interest rate hikes by the… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) may finish 2021 defined by the same vertigo-inducing price action that took it from under $30,000 to a fresh record near $66,000 within the space of a few months, analysts say. On Thursday, investors booking profits in the wake of the successful launch of two Bitcoin futures-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) last week dragged the digital coin down by about 5% on the day. More new funds are expected to hit the market from issuers like VanEck, Galaxy Digital and Bitwise,… Source link

The financial crisis gripping major Chinese property developer Evergrande has triggered a sharp turn in broader stock market sentiment, as seen by the S&P 500 dropping below its key 50-day moving average.  With news of the Evergrande debacle gaining steam last Friday, the S&P 500 closed the session below the 50-day moving average for the first time since June. The tenuous situation of Evergrande — which includes potential missed debt repayments — gained steam over the weekend and caused… Source link

Marijuana advocates have been stacking victories over the last few years at the state level with nearly 20 U.S. states having now approved adult recreational marijuana use. But even as momentous as those changes have been, reform at the federal level has proved elusive — until now, if you trust the confidence coming from the leaders of America’s largest cannabis companies. This week, Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers and Curaleaf Executive Chair Boris Jordan both wagered on Yahoo Finance Live that the… Source link

Reuters Tesla top-of-range car caught fire while owner was driving, lawyer says A Tesla Inc Model S Plaid electric vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday while the owner was driving, just three days after the $129,900, top-of-the-range car was delivered following its June launch, an attorney for the driver told Reuters. The driver, identified as an “executive entrepreneur”, was initially not able to get out of the car because its electronic door system failed, prompting the driver to “use force… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin’s recent bounce has yet to dispel doubts about its vulnerability following a rout in May. The cryptocurrency has jumped about 14% over two days and was trading at $38,295 as of 11:05 a.m. in London on Thursday. While the momentum may cheer bulls, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. team said backwardation in a part of the futures market — where the spot price is above futures prices — is reason for caution. “We believe that the return to backwardation in recent weeks has been a… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire Steven Cohen Picks Up These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Last week, the NASDAQ slipped below 13,200, making the net loss from its all-time peak, reached earlier this month, 6.4%. If this trend keeps up, the index will slip into correction territory, a loss of 10% from its peak. So what exactly is going on? At bottom, it’s mixed signals. The COVID-19 pandemic is starting to fade and the economy is starting to reopen – strong positives that should boost markets. But an… Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Stocks to Buy (And 1 to Avoid) Marko Kolanovic, the well-known quant strategist with JPMorgan, sees a positive feedback loop forming that will drive the markets higher next year. Kolanovic believes that a decline in volatility and favorable monetary policies will combine to make stocks the go-to investment for 2021, fueling further market gains. Officially, JPM is forecasting a 25% gain in the S&P 500 over the next 12 months.With investors gravitating toward stocks,… Source link