The folks at the Bespoke Investment Group recently listed "stocks with the greatest 1-day volatility on earnings reports." Here are some of those denizens, along with their average absolute one-day pe
Look, we here at The Motley Fool don't really buy into the "market does this, market does that" hullabaloo. But you'd be daft not to recognize that companies in any market tend to do well when the market does well, and companies in a certain country tend to do well when that country's economy is bubbling.
It's been another interesting week or so for investors in the gaming industry. Last Monday, Trump Entertainment Resorts (Nasdaq: TRMP) shares plunged nearly 17% to $10.49, after the company announced that it had completed its "current review of strategic options" without a deal, and added that no further discussions regarding a potential sale are taking place. Meanwhile, Hilton Hotels announced early last week that it had agreed to sell out to The Blackstone Group for $26 billion, or $47.50 per share.
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Market volatility can give even the most risk-tolerant investors a bad case of the willies, so it's worth remembering that stuffing money under a mattress carries risk, too: Thanks -- or no thanks, really -- to pesky inflation, a mattress account will lose value year in and year out, and it will drag your purchasing power down with it.
