In the past few weeks, fears of rising long-term interest rates and inflation have helped drag the stocks of many large tech companies down. At the same time, value stocks – those of slower growing companies – have done reasonably well. They tend to rise in the early stages of an economic recovery.
Mark Hulbert shares his method for Screening Value Stocks and those who made the list.
More about rising interest rates and value rotation on the stock market:
Qualify for those $ 1,400 stimulus payments
President Biden signed the $ 1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package Thursday and people are expected to receive electronic payments from the Internal Revenue Service this weekend. Here is who will qualify for payments.
But what if you are above the income limit that would cause your payment to go down or go away? Andrew Keshner has Tax tips for qualification.
More about the stimulus and its effects:
Time for biotechnology
Biotechnology stocks were in a bear market. This means it’s time to buy them, according to Michael Brush, who shares shares 18 Sector Selection.
More from Michael Brush: Five reasons emerging markets are a better place for investors now
What it’s like to retire in Thailand
Kamala Beach in Thailand.
Courtesy Pete Bowen
Silvia Ascarelli interviews Pete Bowen, who has made up her mind retire to Thailand After being fired from work in 2009, he splits the cost of retirement in “Paradise” while dealing with other details like health insurance and visa requirements.
Read about the other question about retirement benefits: Can i afford to retire? Not until you know the answer to that big question
Some employers fail to find employees – here is a solution
Bring back retirees and use their intellectual capital.
Two IPOs
The IPO market has been very strong and there has been a lot of business done by Specialized Acquisition Companies (SPACs). However, some companies go through the traditional IPO process. Tonya Garcia is investigating two new ones:
Joann Inc.
JOAN, + 2.08%
went public on March 12th when it was priced at $ 12 a share.ThredUp is an e-commerce website for used items that has registered an IPO.
Silicon slopes?
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith.
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Ryan Smith bought Utah Jazz late last year. He followed up on that purchase and helped bring Qualtrics International Inc.
XM, + 5.23%
publicly for $ 1.55 billion in January. He founded the company with his father and brother. Jon Swartz reports on Smith’s efforts to turn Salt Lake City into the next Silicon Valley.
Do you get a vaccination certificate?
You can help tourism recover, however There are downsides tooAccording to Yara M. Asi, a postdoctoral fellow in health management and computer science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
This could be the next big electric vehicle player after Tesla
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Check out this stock chart that shows the total return on Tesla Inc. stocks.
TSLA, -0.84%
and American depository receipts from Volkswagen AG
VWAGY, + 0.54%
since the end of 2019.
Tesla’s shares are at 713% as of late 2019.
Tesla’s stock has retreated 23% since it hit its all-time high during the day on Jan. 25.
Volkswagen’s ADR line looks flat on the chart, but that 44.5% return since late 2019 is pretty good compared to a 25% return for the S&P 500 index
SPX, + 0.10%.
UBS analysts expect this for Volkswagen a dominant player in the electric vehicle market together with Tesla by 2025.
Even a presidential dog can have trouble getting used to a new home
First Dogs Champ and Major (front center) were sent home to President Biden’s house in Delaware but will soon be returning to the White House
The White House
President Joe Biden’s dog major made the news when he did little a member of the White House security staff. Nicole Lyn Pesce interviews Cesar Millan, known as “Dog Whisperer,” who explains why dogs bite and how to help them adapt to new environments.
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