- Barron’s cover story of this weekend offers six pick-me-ups and leisure stocks for a rebound in demand.
- Other articles include an investigation into China’s crackdown on technology giants, the iPhone maker’s interest in cars and how Barron shares fared in 2020.
- Also the prospects for a semiconductor giant, airline shares, a pool stock and more.
Cover story “Try these 6 travel and leisure supplies to play a vaccine in demand by the vaccine” by Lawrence C. Strauss indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine is going to boost some businesses and sectors. Cruise stocks like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL), lodges and casino shares such as MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and others had a tear.
Daren Fonda’s “5 airlines that can sail even higher” show that airline shares have climbed as the vaccines have piled up hope, and these are no longer bargains. A few stocks, however, look attractive. See if American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is now worth checking out.
In “China’s crackdown on Alibaba is unlikely to stop there” Al Root and Liz Moyer point out that Beijing is targeting the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABY) and its co-founders. Regulators there are likely to pursue other companies as well.
The widespread closure of indoor eateries has hit hard Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) in 2020. So says “A Cry for Yelp: A Reopening Play That’s Cheap” by Eric J. Savitz. However, the online recommendation site is growing its home and local service business. See how it can recover in the coming year.
In Teresa Rivas and Al Root’s “This Swimming-Pool Stock Got a Covid Boost. It’s Still a Buy”, the case is made that consumers who installed swimming pools during the pandemic will have to pay to maintain them for years. This is good news for Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL), which distributes swimming pools, equipment and related recreational products.
“What Apple Wants from the Auto Market” by Eric J. Savitz suggests it while speculating Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could launch an autonomous car Once the market has rolled into place in 2024 in the past week, chances are the consumer electronics giant will be more interested in the services of the ‘internet of cars’ .
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Affiliated fitness is all the rage, but Apple’s share prices, Peloton Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: PTON) and others are chubby, according to Jack Hough’s “Fitness Stocks That Can Get Your Portfolio in Shape.” Look at the alternatives that appear in the article, and see if Planet Fitness Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) made the cut.
In ‘Here’s how Barron’s Stock Picks did in 2020’, Ben Levisohn claims that this year has not been the easiest to choose stocks or the direction of the market. One big mistake overshadowed Barron’s calls. Was it Mcdonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD)? Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)? Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT)?
Max A. Cherney’s ‘Intel has a rough 2020. Next year does not look much better’ think about, unlike many of its competitors, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) had a bad year. It was one of the worst-performing stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, while earnings for other slide stocks remained a theme during the pandemic.
Also in this week’s Barron’s:
- How small shells have been too hot
- Barron’s annual forecasting challenge
- What the strength of China’s currency means for the United States
- Whether the low returns of ESG bonds should deter investors
- Why initial public offerings will remain strong in 2021
- Whether the Federal Reserve is to blame for today’s low rates
- What the end of pandemic investment means for investors
- Whether the value of the stock bounces back is a false headline
- What cultivates the recovery for luxury drinks
- The fate of the pandemic bill
- How Wall Street Responded to the Historic Hack
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