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On Friday, obscured by the dust kicked up by Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) after reporting it would be acquiring Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), there was another curious (albeit much less interesting) acquisition made --discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) announced it would be purchasi
1960 Fleer Baseball Greats.
Perhaps the greatest collection of unopened collectibles in baseball card history was recently found in a 90-year-old aunt’s Tennessee attic. Her husband, the late uncle of the current seller, owned a confectionary company that made card sets based on
Under Armour (UA) recently rehired Dave Dombrow, the companys former SVP Creative Footwear and Accessories who announced he was leaving for Nike (NKE) earlier this year. Thats good news for the former and bad for the latter, says Canaccords Camilo Lyon.
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Lyon writes that while he doesnt have any details, its safe to assume that there were added....More>>>
Following the fleet status report of Rowan (NYSE:RDC), Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) has also published its fleet status update. I remind you that Noble Corp. remains the sole driller which has chosen to present monthly updates, so news may look scarce compared to Rowan because of this. Here’s the main news:
1. Noble Bully I is on route to Curacao after it finished work for Shell (NYSE:RDS.A).....More>>>
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A smart operator will when he realizes things have not worked out, fold up his tent and move on before he is knocked out of the game for good. One disastrous restaurant venture can drag down an entire string of successful ones, as I have seen many times.
– Anthony Bourdain
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DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) franchises casual dining restaurants under the brands of Applebee’s....More>>>
Titan International Inc’s (NYSE:TWI) shares have made a strong recovery over the past year as it appeared demand had bottomed out and heavy-equipment operators were ready to start buying big tires again. The fourth quarter showed some small signs of recovery, but even a business bouncing back from a low can see uneven results.
Wednesday’s earnings release gives investors lots....More>>>
Many talented authors have posted about publicly listed equities trading at or near asset value with significant tax attributes, namely Net Operating Losses (NOLs), and the inherent asymmetry when an activist or new management makes a break from money losing operations to pursue transformative acquisitions. Several of the activists or lead investors, such as Becker Drapkin (EMKR, CNSI, SDOI) or....More>>>
U.S. equities finished mixed on Tuesday, hitting fresh all-time highs early in the session before some selling pressure hit the tape and prices drifted lower. There is no major catalysts in play, just a continuation of recent themes: Vague positive feelings about President Trump’s plans, relatively strong quarterly results and a comfortable impression that the Federal Reserve isn’t in....More>>>
Citigroup’s Kate McShane and team ask if the bull markets in Nike (NKE) andUnder Armour (UA) are over. Their answer: No. They explain why:
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Since their respective analyst days last fall (Under Armour – Sept; Nike – Oct),Under Armour and Nike stocks are down ~17% and 5%, respectively. The pullback in both names appears to be driven primarily by....More>>>
If you have listened to the endless political rhetoric in the presidential election, you might worry that the economy is driving off a cliff. Things might not be all perfect, and there are some serious drags happening. Still, the all-ineconomic readings are not quite signaling that the next economic mudslide is imminent. even if the economic recoveryremains exceptionally dull.
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Stocks gained today as corporate earnings shined and inflation data showed no need for the Federal Reserve to rush a rate hike.
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The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to 2,139.60 today, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced75.54 points, or 0.4%, to 18,161.94. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% to 5,243.84.
Citigroup’s Andrew Hollenhorst contends the inflation....More>>>
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The Lean Short-Term Growth Portfolio, or LSGP, was created in late March 2016. The objective of this portfolio is for opportunistic near-term capital appreciation and most likely will not include companies that pay dividends. Companies ought after will typically have higher volatility versus the Long-Term Growth Portfolio, or LLGP.
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INTL FCStone Financial says it is rolling out retail clearing and custody solutions built by Sterne Agee along with its own institutional services to become a top midmarket provider.
The news comes about five months after INTL FCStone....More>>>
Shares of International Paper (IP) have jumped today on what’s being referred to as takeover chatter by Briefing.com. BMO’s Mark Wilde and team speculate:
International Paper is currently the subject of several reports on Bloomberg around a prospective takeover. The reports have included the suggestion that privately held Koch Industries could be an acquirer of International Paper.....More>>>
Over the final week of September, as the end of the third quarter approached, November NYMEX natural gas futures fell from $3.166 per MMBtu to lows of $2.8660 on Monday, October 3. It looked like yet another failure for natural gas.
Natural gas is used to failure at this point; the price had done nothing but move lower since it traded at almost $6.50 per MMBtu in February 2014. Last March,....More>>>
Nothing is more frustrating to me than stingy dividend stocks.
I have a well-deserved reputation as a cheapskate. (I prefer to think of myself as frugal, but my friends and family have other choice words for me.) Yet as miserly as I am, I know when Im beaten. I once had a friend that was tired of paying for lawn service. So he bought a baby goat at a flea market, had the goat eat his grass,....More>>>
Monday June 19: Five things the markets are talking about
Last week saw a plethora of bad economic news stateside, starting with continued weakness in inflation, consumer confidence, housing and manufacturing. The Fed followed their script and removed the expected amount of stimulus on the
The Q4 2016 earnings report for small cap outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services stock Amkor Technology (NASDAQ: AMKR) is scheduled for after the market closes on Monday (February 13th). Earlier this month, our Elite Opportunity Pronewsletter suggested the stock as a short term
The Q4 2016 earnings report for small cap outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services stock Amkor Technology (NASDAQ: AMKR) is scheduled for after the market closes on Monday (February 13th). Earlier this month, our Elite Opportunity Pronewsletter suggested the stock as a short term
2016 is in the books, and the S&P 500 gained over 11% on the year. That’s great news if you’re already in the stock market … but it’s bad news if you’re looking to buy.
The market’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is now 26.1, which is 17.6% higher tha
2016 is in the books, and the S&P 500 gained over 11% on the year. That’s great news if you’re already in the stock market … but it’s bad news if you’re looking to buy.
The market’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is now 26.1, which is 17.6% higher tha
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