Berna Barshay

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is on track to finish an unpredictable 2021 near record highs after a third consecutive year of 16%-plus gains for the market. But with inflation concerns lingering and uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic, there are plenty of reasons for...

Short squeezes in heavily shorted meme stocks such as AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) had short sellers facing unprecedented pressures in 2021. The climate was even bad enough to drive some long-time short sellers, such as Citron Research editor Andrew Left...

The historically bad market debut of Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) last week must seem like a distant memory for investors on Tuesday, with the stock gaining 24.2% in the regular trading session.  For now, all is forgiven for Robinhood investors, but the initial market skepticism of...

In the late 1990s, it was websites. In 2007, it was mortgage-backed securities. Every time financial markets get caught up in a period of temporary euphoria, there's some new type of investment that's all the rage. This time around, the boom in retail trading in the past year has brought...

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC) shares are up 161.5% so far in 2021, including a 67.2% gain in the past month. Berna Barshay, editor and research analyst at Empire Financial Research, on Monday wrote about how and why ViacomCBS has become the latest “YOLO stock” for retail investors....

With more and more young investors getting their information from social media rather than mainstream media outlets, controlling the online narrative is growing increasingly important for modern brands. During the face-off between the WallStreetBets-driven retail traders and trading platform...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) investors are hoping the movie business gets back to normal sooner rather than later. However, Empire Financial Research editor and research analyst Berna Barshay said things have likely gotten too desperate for AMC to avoid bankruptcy. No New Content...

Department store stocks and other shopping mall retail stocks already struggling to compete with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other online competitors have been decimated by COVID-19 related store closures. Past U.S. recessions created long-term buying opportunities within the department...