Imagine being outbid for a single family home by a corporation. That was all too real for the last few years as investor real estate purchases surged, fueling the Pandemic Housing Boom and and pricing many aspiring home buyers out of the market. Last year the average 30-year fixed mortgage …
Read More »Buy These 2 EV Charging Stocks, Analysts Say, Forecasting Over 50% Upside
Say ‘electric vehicle’ these days, and Elon Musk is probably the first association that will come to mind. After all, he’s a headline machine – but his Tesla company has proven that the EV market can be profitable for automakers and investors alike. But cars aren’t the only game in …
Read More »‘The Last of Us’ is based on real science: A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible
A sample of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, in Nashville, Tennessee.Harrison McClary/Reuters “The Last of Us” on HBO Max depicts a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungus pandemic. Experts say mind-controlling mushrooms aren’t an imminent threat, but anti-fungal drug resistance is. Here’s the science fact and fiction behind the show, and …
Read More »Coke and 5 Other Consumer Stocks to Buy Now
Text size Citigroup analyst Filippo Falorni’s favorite consumer-staples stocks are Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble. He also likes Coca-Cola and three others. Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg Consumer staples have slipped from their highs, but some have been unfairly swept under the rug. In 2022, staples weren’t immune to market turmoil, but …
Read More »Rally Still Looks Healthy; Lithium Play Soars On Tesla Buzz
Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. A possible Tesla lithium deal and upcoming Nvidia earnings are in focus. X The major indexes slashed solid midweek gains, finishing mixed as inflation and Fed concerns weighed on stocks. The Nasdaq held key …
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