Not even four months removed from its June 26th IPO, ultra-portable video camera maker GoPro (GPRO) has seen its stock price gain over 300% from its initial offering price, peaking at over $98. Since its IPO, GoPro’s stock has been one of the top performing securities in the market, and was up an astounding 80.89% in September alone (one of the most volatile months on record).
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Get Ready For The (Tesla) D
The much-anticipated announcement of Tesla’s (TSLA) Model D has come and gone. On October 9th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the stage at Hawthorne Airport to reveal Tesla’s “third” electric car model. Musk, also the founder of SpaceX and Chairman of Solar City (SCTY), enjoys exhilarating vehicles and innovative ideas. His futuristic mindset and unfettered determination have led to the creation of a truly remarkable new vehicle.
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Ebola To Send Biotechs Higher
The Ebola virus has penetrated U.S. borders, and small biotech firms are racing to develop a cure. That being said, biotech sector trading volumes over the last two weeks have risen to unprecedented levels; moreover, nearly all Ebola-centric biotech stocks have generated impressive returns to match this rise in trading volume.
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Inefficiencies Plague HP
Last week, Silicon Valley tech magnate Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced it would split into two companies focused on computing (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) operations. According to company sources, the prospect of splitting the technology giant into two separate entities has been under discussions for months.
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Alibaba Larger Than Amazon & eBay
In the span of about a year, Alibaba (BABA) went from a massive, yet relatively unknown e-Commerce company (located in China), to being the largest IPO in U.S. history. On its first day alone Alibaba’s stock surged an incredible 38%, while simultaneously shattering records once held by companies like Facebook (FB) and Visa (V).
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Microsoft Windows 10
After two years of promoting an unimaginably terrible software platform, Microsoft (MSFT) has officially announced its newest operating system (OS), Windows 10. This release comes courtesy of endless user complaints and an almost disastrous Windows 8 rollout. Almost immediately after completing Windows 8, in 2012, Microsoft designers and engineers had no choice but to return to the drawing board; Windows 8 was an instant failure.
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Gauge Market Sentiment
For young investors, the stock market can be a scary place. Making your first investments can be daunting, to say the least. For years, young investors have searched for reliable sources to find trustworthy financial information. Clearly, you’ve done your due diligence, as you are currently reading an Economix101 article.
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