Would you buy this pizza for $500 million?

Back in May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, one of the early adopters of Bitcoin, bought 2 pizzas from Papa John’s using 10,000 Bitcoins as payment. Photo by David McBee on Pexels.com During that time, the pizza was just worth a little over $40. And it took him around 3 days before he found someone who … Continue reading Would you buy this pizza for $500 million?

Jim Cramer: This is the right time to buy stocks

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the recent market underperformance of non-tech stocks gives investors the chance to purchase names that do well when Americans spend their money. “What an opportunity to buy things that are being thrown away left and right,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” as Dow futures pointed to an over 200-point decline as Austria announced … Continue reading Jim Cramer: This is the right time to buy stocks

What you should know before buying shares

Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com The question asked by a newbie stock investor will probably relate to the best place for buying and selling shares. Can anyone purchase shares, or are you required to have a license to buy shares? Can you purchase shares online from home? Is it difficult? What is the minimum … Continue reading What you should know before buying shares

Investors betting huge amounts on Brexit

Investors in British companies are taking a stand against cheap takeovers. Shares in UK-listed groups like Spire Healthcare (SPI.L) and Vectura (VEC.L) are trading above the price of recently agreed offers. Big shareholders including Allianz Global Investors complain that some deals are too cheap, while merger arbitrageurs are betting on higher bids. But buyers have good reasons to hold … Continue reading Investors betting huge amounts on Brexit

U.S. stocks rise as Trump exits the White House

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, the last day of Donald Trump's presidency. It was a fitting farewell as numerous records were set during the Trump era, many of them since the devastating pandemic which has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, and smashed the economy. Halliburton shares, technology stock were in demand, as were leading … Continue reading U.S. stocks rise as Trump exits the White House

Bill Gates reclaims ‘world’s richest person’ title from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is taking a fall from his perch as the world's richest person, mostly because Amazon's stock price has fallen. That cut into Bezos' wealth, Bloomberg reports, though not so you'd notice. Bezos is at $107.1 billion at the moment, about $300 million less than Gates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It's the first time Microsoft's … Continue reading Bill Gates reclaims ‘world’s richest person’ title from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

How to think and grow rich like Warren Buffet

  Warren Buffet is great with numbers, and I love math, too. But being good with numbers doesn’t necessarily correlate with being a good investor. Warren doesn’t outperform other investors because he computes odds better. That’s not it at all. Warren never makes an investment where the difference between doing it and not doing it … Continue reading How to think and grow rich like Warren Buffet

Why Facebook earnings report caused massive drop in stock value

Facebook on Thursday published its earnings report with forecast of decline in revenue. The market development triggered a significant fall of company’s stocks value and investors are reportedly scared of a slow-down in the social network giant’s revenue growth. Facebook shares dropped over 19% in trading on Thursday, a market trend which has been the … Continue reading Why Facebook earnings report caused massive drop in stock value