Coronavirus speculators have been scooping up shares of small-cap and thinly traded biotechnology companies at a furious pace, lifting these undercapitalized issues into vertical uptrends. Many of these stocks have jumped more than 40% in the past few weeks, while a select few have doubled or tripled in price. While most or all will fail…
Stock volatility refers to a drastic decrease or increase in value experienced by a given stock within a given period. There is a relationship between the volume of a traded stock and its volatility. When a stock is purchased in large quantities, the stock price or value goes up sharply, but if the stock is…
The cinema often makes us dream by telling us fabricated stories but it can sometimes happen that it is inspired directly or indirectly by real events to weave its scenario. We’re not going to talk here about biopics or real adaptations of historical facts, but about films that seem completely imaginary which nevertheless had something…
Anyone who has studied or worked, or even done business overseas has probably come across the problem of how to exchange and send money abroad. Banks and brokers usually charge a premium on the total amount exchanged as well as a transfer fee. But over time, a new niche developed in the market to address…
Driving is not always an easy task, and while most of us get away with speeding or bad parking as the only deviations in our driving lives, others, more rare, manage to do fart the cursors of the strange. Today we are going to look at the most unusual violations of the highway code, those…
Retail stocks could move the market this week, with major reports from big box retailers and struggling mall anchors. The timing is horrific, with the coronavirus outbreak disrupting supply chains while American consumers pull back from discretionary buying that includes everything from smartphones to vacations. Things could get even worse when the outbreak expands, inducing…
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Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) shares rose more than 8% on Monday morning after a Bloomberg report that an activist investor may have acquired a $1 billion stake to oust CEO Jack Dorsey. Elliott Management has nominated four directors to Twitter’s board of directors after having approached executives privately and holding constructive discussions. With only a single…
Finding an apartment in Paris = obstacle course. In addition to the fact that you have to be able to part with your two arms to be able to pay the rent, the accommodation offered is not always ultra-clean. Neither legal. Neither practical. Nor big. Neither beautiful. Neither equipped. Nor healthy. Nor close to amenities….