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Welcome to The Salary Chronicles, where we’re bringing transparency to negotiation and salaries, one story at a time. We ask women to share their experiences negotiating their salary and what their advice is for others doing the same. We share these stories anonymously so they feel comfortable speaking as openly and as freely as possible.

This week we’re speaking with a woman who was in a career rut and felt undervalued. Instead of staying stuck, she worked on improving her whole self, and as a result was offered a job that exceeded the ambitious income goal she had set for herself.

Title: Management Consultant

Location: Denver, CO

Original Salary: $45k

Negotiated Salary: $80k

What was the situation?

I had been working as a consultant for 4 years and by the end I hated it. The hours were long, I wasn’t making a lot of money, and I didn’t want to move up any further with my company. On the outside, it looked like I had a great career, but deep down I knew it wasn’t a fit.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Bovie Medical Corporation(BVX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares rose 14.1 percent to $3.65 in the pre-market trading session after reporting 2017 year-end results.
LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) rose 13.3 percent to $2.43 in pre-market trading after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat.
MYnd Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYND) rose 10.5 percent to $3.49 in pre-market trading. MYnd Analytics reported a Q2 net loss of $2.7 million on revenue of $459,900.
SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) shares rose 8.4 percent to $5.68 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) shares rose 7.7 percent to $8.40 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter on Monday.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) rose 7.5 percent to $6.45 in pre-market trading after the company presented XEN901 Phase 1 clinical update and XEN1101 TMS pharmacodynamic Phase 1 data.
Mimecast Ltd (NASDAQ: MIME) rose 6.5 percent to $43.50 in pre-market trading following a first-quarter sales beat.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 6 percent to $12.50 in pre-market trading after surging 77.44 percent on Monday.
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLA) shares rose 6 percent to $26.05 in pre-market trading after climbing 3.58 percent on Monday.
PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) rose 4.7 percent to $7.20 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET) rose 4.1 percent to $13.88 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.54 percent on Monday.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 4.5 percent to $21.73 in pre-market trading. Mizuho upgraded Valeant from Neutral to Buy.
Bovie Medical Corporation (NYSE: BVX) rose 4.1 percent to $3.80 in pre-market trading after reporting a first-quarter sales beat.
Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) rose 3.4 percent to $4.00 in pre-market trading after jumping 23.25 percent o
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares climbed 70.3 percent to $5.45 after reporting 2017 year-end results.
MEDIGUS Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: MDGS) surged 39.8 percent to $1.58 in reaction to its Monday announcement of a distribution agreement. The medical device company said it reached an agreement to distribute its minimally invasive medical devices in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKDA) gained 25.6 percent to $11.50. Arcadia Biosciences reported that Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. has joined its board of directors.
Aytu Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ: AYTU) shares jumped 21.8 percent to $0.4798 after the company late Monday reported lighter-than-expected Q1 loss.
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) shares gained 21.1 percent to $26.77 following Q3 results.
Pfenex Inc. (NYSE: PFNX) rose 16.8 percent to $7.1271 after the company announced the positive top-line PF708 study results in Osteoporosis patients that showed no imbalances in severity or incidence of adverse events.
MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP) rose 13.8 percent to $2.88.
Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDVT) jumped 13.1 percent to $6.41 after reporting Q1 results.
SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) shares gained 12 percent to $5.87 after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
Bovie Medical Corporation (NYSE: BVX) gained 8.4 percent to $3.96 after reporting a first-quarter sales beat.
Rosehill Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSE) surged 8.4 percent to $7.90 after announcing Q1 results.
LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT) rose 8.1 percent to $0.5171 following Q1 results.
ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH) rose 7.7 percent to $5.6103 following Q1 results.
Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NYSE: NINE) shares climbed 7.4 percent to $35.90.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) rose 6.7 percent to $6.40 after the company presented XEN901 Phase 1 clinical update and XEN1101 TMS pharmacodynamic Phase 1 data.
MYnd
[By Ethan Ryder]
TheStreet upgraded shares of Bovie Medical (NYSEAMERICAN:BVX) from a d rating to a c- rating in a research report report published on Monday morning.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDVT) rose 75.31 percent to close at $9.94 after reporting Q1 results.
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 40.62 percent to close at $4.50 on Tuesday after reporting 2017 year-end results.
MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP) gained 34.39 percent to close at $3.40.
MEDIGUS Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: MDGS) gained 32.74 percent to close at $1.50 in reaction to its Monday announcement of a distribution agreement. The medical device company said it reached an agreement to distribute its minimally invasive medical devices in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Pfenex Inc. (NYSE: PFNX) surged 31.15 percent to close at $8.00 after the company announced the positive top-line PF708 study results in Osteoporosis patients that showed no imbalances in severity or incidence of adverse events.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKDA) rose 21.07 percent to close at $11.09. Arcadia Biosciences reported that Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. has joined its board of directors.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) rose 20.23 percent to close at $10.58.
Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) shares gained 17.62 percent to close at $17.82.
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: APVO) rose 17.1 percent to close at $5.82.
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) shares jumped 16.23 percent to close at $4.87 following Q1 earnings.
Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) rose 16.04 percent to close at $3.69.
PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) climbed 15.99 percent to close at $7.98 following Q1 results.
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) rose 15.93 percent to close at $3.42.
LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT) gained 15.59 percent to close at $0.5532 following Q1 results.
Sophiris Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPHS) gained 13.92 percent to close at $3.52 on Tuesday following Q1 results.
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) jumped 13.4 percent to close at $2.37.
Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI) shares surged 13.05 percent to close

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust(VPV)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
News stories about Invesco Pennsylvania Value Mncpl Incm Tr (NYSE:VPV) have been trending very positive recently, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Invesco Pennsylvania Value Mncpl Incm Tr earned a news impact score of 0.65 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.6094961265878 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Two Harbors Investments Corp(TWO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Matthew Frankel]
Mortgage real estate investment trust CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS) announced today that it had agreed to be acquired by fellow mortgage REIT Two Harbors Investment (NYSE:TWO).
[By Joseph Griffin]
Barclays set a $17.00 price target on Two Harbors Investment (NYSE:TWO) in a report published on Friday, The Fly reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.
[By Joseph Griffin]
Shares of Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.50.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Gladstone Land Corporation(LAND)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
Strs Ohio increased its holdings in shares of Gladstone Land Corp (NASDAQ:LAND) by 47.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,299 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,216 shares during the quarter. Strs Ohio owned approximately 0.14% of Gladstone Land worth $282,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Landsec (LON:LAND) announced a dividend on Tuesday, May 15th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, June 21st will be given a dividend of GBX 14.65 ($0.20) per share on Friday, July 27th. This represents a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 21st. This is an increase from Landsec’s previous dividend of $9.85. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
[By Ethan Ryder]
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Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Logan Wallace]
IDT Co. (NYSE:IDT) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 4th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share by the utilities provider on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 18th.
[By Max Byerly]
Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in IDT Co. (NYSE:IDT) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 57,121 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $321,000.
[By Shane Hupp]
InvestDigital (CURRENCY:IDT) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on June 14th. InvestDigital has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of InvestDigital was traded on exchanges in the last day. One InvestDigital token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0361 or 0.00000533 BTC on exchanges. During the last seven days, InvestDigital has traded down 19.5% against the U.S. dollar.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Mastercard Incorporated(MA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Rich Smith]
Would you like to pay for that with Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Visa (NYSE:V), or PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL)?

That’s the question Sears Outlet’s website asked me earlier this week. And here’s the funny bit: I actually wanted to pay with my new American Express (NYSE:AXP) card, but because of a coding glitch on Sears’ website, the field wasn’t big enough to enter all the required numbers. To work around that snafu, I was forced to add my AmEx card to my PayPal account, then charge my new dishwasher to the AmEx card on PayPal.
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Card networks Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), which benefit from the same tailwinds, aren’t much better, both with minuscule yields of 0.7%.
[By Leo Sun]
Nubank offers a virtual credit card from Mastercard (NYSE:MA) to five million active customers. Its mobile app lets users track real-time transactions, contact customer support, apply for higher credit limits, and perform other services.
[By Leo Sun, Chuck Saletta, and Jordan Wathen]
It is still a solid long-term growth stock. But according to a team of Motley Fool contributors, three other stocks — GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB), Tableau Software (NYSE:DATA), and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) — might offer better returns for now.
[By Eric Volkman]
“Steering” refers to the practice of merchants encouraging customers to use one (or more) method(s) of payment in favor of another, either through discounts or direct requests (“Bob’s Beanz Prefers Visa and Mastercard”). The process tends to be at AmEx’s expense because the company charges its merchants higher per-transaction fees than its eternal rivals Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA).

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Hudson Technologies, Inc.(HDSN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.03), Bloomberg Earnings reports. Hudson Technologies had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.64%. The business had revenue of $42.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.88 million.
[By Stephan Byrd]
These are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

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Hudson Technologies traded down $0.04, hitting $1.83, on Friday, according to Marketbeat.com. The stock had a trading volume of 1,256,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 561,391. Hudson Technologies has a 52-week low of $1.58 and a 52-week high of $10.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.29 million, a PE ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 1.29.
[By Lisa Levin]
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Losers
MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA) fell 23.4 percent to $5.25 in pre-market trading after a first-quarter earnings miss.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) shares fell 15.1 percent to $3.48 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat Q1 earnings.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) fell 14 percent to $13.15 in pre-market trading after the company posted downbeat Q2 earnings and lowered FY18 organic growth guidance.
Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) fell 13.2 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after reporting downbeat quarterly results.
Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) shares fell 10.7 percent to $14.13 in pre-market trading after climbing 8.50 percent on Wednesday.
BT Group plc (NYSE: BT) fell 9 percent to $14.80 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q4 results and announced plans to cut 13,000 jobs over the next three years.
Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) fell 8.3 percent to $19.90 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that IMblaze370 Phase 3 pivotal trial of atezolizumab and cobimetinib in patients with heavily pretreated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer did not meet primary endpoint.
Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) fell 8.2 percent to $10.80 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) shares fell 7.4 percent to $43.00 in pre-market trading. Synaptics reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates.
Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) shares fell 7.4 percent to $76.23 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 earnings.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART) shares fell 7 percent to $59.36 in pre-market trading. Integra LifeSciences priced its 5.25 million share public offering of common stock at $58.50 per share.
Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) shares fell 6.9 percent to $12.75 in pre-m

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Sigma Designs, Inc.(SIGM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Steve Symington]
Data source: Silicon Laboratories.

What happened with Silicon Labs this quarter?
Revenue was above the high end of guidance provided in late January, which called for a range of $196 million to $202 million. On an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis, which excludes items like equity compensation and acquisition costs, net income was $38.3 million, or $0.87 per share — also above guidance for adjusted earnings per share of between $0.73 and $0.79. IoT revenue grew 17% year over year to $103 million. Infrastructure revenue jumped 37% year over year to $49 million. Broadcast revenue declined 3% to $36 million. Access revenue fell 6% to $17 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on April 18, 2018, Silicon Labs closed its $240 million acquisition of Sigma Designs’ (NASDAQ:SIGM) Z-Wave business. Silicon Labs had initially agreed to acquire all of Sigma Designs this past December for $282 million, but amended the deal last quarter to include only its Z-Wave business after certain closing conditions weren’t met. In any case, the purchase significantly expands Silicon Labs’ position in mesh networking for smart homes.

What management had to say

Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle said:
[By Ethan Ryder]
These are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

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Shares of Arcturus Therapeutics stock traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, hitting $8.10. 32,713 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,625. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.38 million, a PE ratio of -2.29 and a beta of 1.18. Arcturus Therapeutics has a 52 week low of $4.78 and a 52 week high of $15.19.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Yandex N.V.(YNDX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Internet Initiative Japan (NASDAQ: YNDX) and Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
[By Motley Fool Staff]
The company is Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), ticker symbol YNDX. How could I not think to include this longer-time Rule Breaker? I first picked it in 2012, so it’s almost six years old in the Rule Breakers service. It’s up 54% over that time, the market up 114%, so Yandex is down 60% to the market.
[By Shane Hupp]
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,205,638 shares, a growth of 52.4% from the April 30th total of 4,070,641 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,926,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.
[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Motley Fool Staff]
The company is Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), ticker symbol YNDX. How could I not think to include this longer-time Rule Breaker? I first picked it in 2012, so it’s almost six years old in the Rule Breakers service. It’s up 54% over that time, the market up 114%, so Yandex is down 60% to the market.
[By Steve Symington]
Shares of Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) fell 15.4% in April, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, along with the broader Russian stock market in the face of new U.S. sanctions.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Identiv, Inc.(INVE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) jumped 36.2 percent to $71.82 after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. The company also issued strong second-quarter and FY18 sales guidance.
WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE: WOW) jumped 30.4 percent to $8.80 after the company reported Q1 results.
MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares surged 28.6 percent to $1.9541 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and issued strong Q2 forecast.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) gained 24 percent to $6.39.
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) shares gained 19.1 percent to $24.60. Akcea Therapeutics, an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IONS) announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, which met to discuss the safety and efficacy of subcutaneously injected volanesoren solution for patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, voted 12-8 to support its approval.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 17 percent to $10.31 after reporting Q3 results.
ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) gained 16.8 percent to $43.1457 after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings.
Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) rose 16.2 percent to $8.60. Amtech posted Q2 earnings of $0.19 per share on sales of $32.783 million.
Identiv, Inc (NASDAQ: INVE) surged 14.4 percent to $3.8450 following Q1 results.
Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) shares rose 14.3 percent to $18.43 following Q1 results.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) gained 11.5 percent to $2.71.
Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX) gained 11.4 percent to $2.55 after reporting Q1 results.
Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) shares rose 10.9 percent to $8.65 following Q1 results.
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR) climbed 10.6 percent to $18.54 following Q1 results.
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 10.4 percent to $5.739.
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) gained 9.6 percent to $12.69

Top High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now

What happened

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) lost 10.4% of their value in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The month saw Facebook affected by a string of data and user privacy scandals. News broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm used by President Trump’s election campaign, had access to huge amounts of user data; it triggered outrage. This was followed by another story indicating that Facebook had let Barack Obama’s campaign copy its entire social grid for its 2012 campaign. Then news hit that the company was scanning texts and pictures sent through its Messenger app.

FB data by YCharts.

So what

The controversies seem to have had a significant impact on the way the public thinks about Facebook and other large technology companies that have access to huge troves of user data. For those following Facebook closely, the news that the company sells user information probably does not come as a shock, but the Cambridge Analytica story seems to have prompted media outlets to take a more critical eye to the company’s business practices. This, in turn, has translated to increased public dissatisfaction, and it remains an ongoing public relations fiasco.

Top High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC(UVE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Steve Symington]
As for individual stocks, GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) extended Friday’s gains amid optimism for the action camera and drone specialist’s ongoing turnaround, while shares of Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) rallied on news of the waning storm in Florida.
[By Joseph Griffin]
Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UVE) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,592 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,510 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp owned 0.12% of Universal Insurance worth $1,317,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
[By Jon C. Ogg]
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UVE) was down 3.2% at $44.65, in a 52-week range of $19.55 to $46.26.

United Insurance Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: UIHC) was down 1.9% at $20.45. Its 52-week range is $14.55 to $22.23.
[By Joseph Griffin]
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UVE) CEO Sean P. Downes sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.77, for a total transaction of $715,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,479,141 shares in the company, valued at $52,908,873.57. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
[By Logan Wallace]
These are some of the media stories that may have effected Accern’s scoring:

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A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on UVE shares. ValuEngine cut shares of Universal Insurance from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a $35.00 target price on shares of Universal Insurance and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 10th.

Top High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: Richmont Mines, Inc.(RIC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
Media headlines about Richmont Mines (NYSE:RIC) (TSE:RIC) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Richmont Mines earned a coverage optimism score of 0.03 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the basic materials company an impact score of 45.3472842725256 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Richoux Group (LON:RIC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX (3.90) (($0.05)) earnings per share for the quarter, Bloomberg Earnings reports. Richoux Group had a negative net margin of 19.84% and a negative return on equity of 38.45%.
[By Ethan Ryder]
Riecoin (CURRENCY:RIC) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on September 16th. Over the last week, Riecoin has traded flat against the U.S. dollar. One Riecoin coin can now be purchased for about $0.0070 or 0.00000093 BTC on major exchanges. Riecoin has a market capitalization of $308,472.00 and $0.00 worth of Riecoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Top High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
InvestDigital (CURRENCY:IDT) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on June 14th. InvestDigital has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of InvestDigital was traded on exchanges in the last day. One InvestDigital token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0361 or 0.00000533 BTC on exchanges. During the last seven days, InvestDigital has traded down 19.5% against the U.S. dollar.
[By Logan Wallace]
IDT Co. (NYSE:IDT) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 4th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share by the utilities provider on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 18th.
[By Chris Lange]
IDT Corp. (NYSE: IDT) released its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Tuesday. The company said that it had $0.40 in earnings per share (EPS) and $392.6 million in revenue, which compares with $0.07 in EPS and $395 million in revenue posted in the same period of last year.
[By Max Byerly]
Algert Global LLC purchased a new position in IDT Co. (NYSE:IDT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 44,656 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $276,000.

Top High Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company(CTB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
Shares of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE:CTB) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 993,790 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 20% from the previous session’s volume of 829,674 shares.The stock last traded at $27.95 and had previously closed at $26.45.
[By Max Byerly]
Bridgestone (OTCMKTS: BRDCY) and Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE:CTB) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
[By Shane Hupp]
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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019

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An upbeat reading on U.S. retail sales isn’t enough to keep U.S. stock indices from tanking today. The Dow dropped more than 200 points in late afternoon market action.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.19% and the S&P 500 fell 1% while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%.

Energy and financial shares in the S&P 500 led the declines with the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) and the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) falling 1.5% and 1.3%respectively.

Stock indices have fluctuated severely this week. The Dow posted its biggest gain since March on Tuesday, only to record its worst fall since Feb. 11 the next day. As of now, the blue chip index is poised to record its third straight weekly loss.

Investors are facing a variety of overhangs, from cloudy expectations for corporate earnings to next month’s Federal Reserve meeting and the UK is poised to vote on whether to exit the European Union.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Cameco Corporation(CCJ)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
A steep drop in the price of uranium has punished uranium miners like industry giant Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ). However, the company’s conservative approach has allowed it to weather this difficult stretch in relative stride, with its uranium contracts giving it financial leeway that many peers simply haven’t had.
[By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
The point here is that just because a company isn’t technically in the energy sector doesn’t mean that the energy sector isn’t an important area to monitor. As another example, a supply demand imbalance in the uranium market is wreaking havoc on Cameco Corp. (NYSE:CCJ) as low commodity prices make turning a profit increasingly difficult. This is partly being driven by overproduction on the mining side of the business, but also by the demand side from utility customers. Demand for nuclear power fell off after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan even though long-term construction trends in places like China and India suggest it will recover in the future.
[By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
Shares of Cameco Corp. (NYSE:CCJ) are down nearly 80% from highs they reached in the mid-2000s. Falling uranium prices have been the primary reason for the decline, since this giant Canadian uranium miner is strictly focused on the nuclear fuel. At this point, there doesn’t appear to be a dramatic and imminent upturn in the uranium market’s future. However, it looks like Cameco is taking all of the right steps to get its mojo back when prices do start to turn higher. Here’s what you need to know before you buy Cameco stock.
[By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
Being a uranium miner hasn’t been easy lately, with the spot price of the nuclear fuel hovering near 14-year lows. It’s no wonder, then, that Cameco Corp. (NYSE:CCJ), the largest publicly traded uranium miner in the world, has seen its shares fall more than 70% over the past decade. Earnings results, meanwhile, have dipped into the red over the last two years. Believe it or not, however, there’s a bright side to all this bad news. Here’s what you need to know.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Scana Corporation(SCG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its stake in shares of SCANA Co. (NYSE:SCG) by 8.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 27,484 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 2,503 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in SCANA were worth $1,059,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Shane Hupp]
Shares of SCANA Co. (NYSE:SCG) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $43.75.
[By Matthew DiLallo]
Aside from checking on whether the company achieves that aim, there are two other items investors should keep an eye on in the second half of the year. First, the company continues to make progress on its proposed merger with SCANA (NYSE:SCG). Shareholders of SCANA recently voted in favor of that transaction, and Dominion has won the approval of several regulators, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Federal Trade Commission, and the state of Georgia. However, the company still needs to get permission for the deal in North Carolina and South Carolina, with the latter one being a key sticking point due to SCANA’s failed nuclear plant in the state. While Dominion has offered several concessions in the deal to win over both customers and legislators, it might not be enough since the state wants an even bigger rate reduction. The company remains optimistic that it can close the deal by the end of this year, though it’s unclear if that will happen.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: CSP Inc.(CSPI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Logan Wallace]
Headlines about CSP (NASDAQ:CSPI) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. CSP earned a news sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the information technology services provider an impact score of 44.9831568716707 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Rent-A-Center Inc.(RCII)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Timothy Green]
Shares of Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) surged on Tuesday after Vintage Capital Management increased its offer to acquire the company. Rent-A-Center disclosed on Monday that it had received an offer from one of the companies involved in its strategic review process soon after that process was ended. Rent-A-Center stock was up about 15% at 12:35 p.m. EDT.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Shane Hupp]
An issue of Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII) bonds fell 1% against their face value during trading on Thursday. The high-yield issue of debt has a 6.625% coupon and will mature on November 15, 2020. The debt is now trading at $99.07 and was trading at $100.50 one week ago. Price moves in a company’s bonds in credit markets often predict parallel moves in its stock price.
[By Timothy Green]
Shares of rent-to-own retailer Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) soared on Monday after the company agreed to be acquired for $15 per share. This comes less than a week after Rent-A-Center received a lower buyout offer following the completion of its strategic review. The stock was up about 22.2% at 11:30 a.m. EDT.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Energy XXI Ltd.(EXXI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Dan Caplinger]
The stock market was mostly higher on Monday, with market participants celebrating favorable economic news on the consumer front and looking forward to another round of positive earnings reports when third-quarter earnings season starts early next month. Tax cuts have helped corporate earnings throughout 2018, and that’s generally helped to lift the overall market. Yet even with several major market benchmarks at or near record levels, some stocks weren’t able to participate in the gains today. Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF-B), Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR), and Energy XXI Gulf Coast (NASDAQ:EXXI) were among the worst performers on the day. Below, we’ll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so poorly.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Iteris, Inc.(ITI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Shane Hupp]
B. Riley set a $9.00 price target on Iteris (NASDAQ:ITI) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the technology company’s stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Iteris’ Q4 2018 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2018 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q1 2019 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2019 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, FY2020 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2021 earnings at $0.52 EPS.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDVT) rose 75.31 percent to close at $9.94 after reporting Q1 results.
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 40.62 percent to close at $4.50 on Tuesday after reporting 2017 year-end results.
MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP) gained 34.39 percent to close at $3.40.
MEDIGUS Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: MDGS) gained 32.74 percent to close at $1.50 in reaction to its Monday announcement of a distribution agreement. The medical device company said it reached an agreement to distribute its minimally invasive medical devices in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Pfenex Inc. (NYSE: PFNX) surged 31.15 percent to close at $8.00 after the company announced the positive top-line PF708 study results in Osteoporosis patients that showed no imbalances in severity or incidence of adverse events.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKDA) rose 21.07 percent to close at $11.09. Arcadia Biosciences reported that Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. has joined its board of directors.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) rose 20.23 percent to close at $10.58.
Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) shares gained 17.62 percent to close at $17.82.
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: APVO) rose 17.1 percent to close at $5.82.
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) shares jumped 16.23 percent to close at $4.87 following Q1 earnings.
Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) rose 16.04 percent to close at $3.69.
PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) climbed 15.99 percent to close at $7.98 following Q1 results.
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) rose 15.93 percent to close at $3.42.
LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT) gained 15.59 percent to close at $0.5532 following Q1 results.
Sophiris Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPHS) gained 13.92 percent to close at $3.52 on Tuesday following Q1 results.
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) jumped 13.4 percent to close at $2.37.
Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI) shares surged 13.05 percent to close
[By Ethan Ryder]
Iteris Inc (NASDAQ:ITI) has received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $9.50.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Iteris (NASDAQ: ITI) and UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
InvestDigital (CURRENCY:IDT) traded flat against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM ET on June 26th. One InvestDigital token can now be purchased for about $0.0361 or 0.00000533 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. InvestDigital has a market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of InvestDigital was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, InvestDigital has traded flat against the dollar.
[By Ethan Ryder]
InvestDigital (CURRENCY:IDT) traded 5.9% lower against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 20:00 PM ET on September 8th. During the last week, InvestDigital has traded down 36.1% against the U.S. dollar. InvestDigital has a total market cap of $0.00 and $81,200.00 worth of InvestDigital was traded on exchanges in the last day. One InvestDigital token can now be bought for about $0.0077 or 0.00000125 BTC on exchanges including HADAX and BigONE.
[By Shane Hupp]
InvestDigital (CURRENCY:IDT) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on June 14th. InvestDigital has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of InvestDigital was traded on exchanges in the last day. One InvestDigital token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0361 or 0.00000533 BTC on exchanges. During the last seven days, InvestDigital has traded down 19.5% against the U.S. dollar.
[By Logan Wallace]
IDT Co. (NYSE:IDT) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 4th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share by the utilities provider on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 18th.
[By Shane Hupp]
Liberty Sirius XM Group Series A (NASDAQ: LSXMA) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Swisscom (OTCMKTS: SCMWY) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Athene Holding Ltd. (ATH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
Wells Fargo & Co set a $65.00 price target on Athene (NYSE:ATH) in a research note released on Monday. The firm currently has a buy rating on the insurance provider’s stock.
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. decreased its position in Athene Holding Ltd (NYSE:ATH) by 71.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,780 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 55,920 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Athene were worth $1,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
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[By Stephan Byrd]
Athene Holding Ltd (NYSE:ATH) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $62.10.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Athene Holding Ltd (NYSE:ATH) insider Grant Kvalheim sold 4,068 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $203,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,631,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $81,571,700. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Travelzoo Inc.(TZOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) got a boost, shooting up 30 percent to $10.16 following strong Q1 results.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) shares were also up, gaining 8 percent to $64.01 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter.
[By Max Byerly]
Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) and CACI (NYSE:CACI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE) shares jumped 56.69 percent to close at $1.27 on Wednesday on news that the company entered into worldwide license agreement for Juniper Pharmaceuticals' intravaginal ring technology platform.
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) rose 26.84 percent to close at $37.10. Vicor posted Q1 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $65.2 million.
AGM Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AGMH) climbed 25.56 percent to close at $10.61.
Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) gained 24.7 percent to close at $9.75 following strong Q1 results.
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) shares climbed 19.24 percent to close at $4.71.
China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) rose 18.73 percent to close at $18.64.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) climbed 18.28 percent to close at $5.89. Genprex expanded its operations to Cambridge, Mass.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) rose 13.92 percent to close at $2.70 following Q1 results.
Rocky Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKY) shares surged 13.57 percent to close at $23.85 after reporting Q1 results.
Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN) shares rose 12.5 percent to close at $4.14 on Wednesday.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) jumped 11.24 percent to close at $106.85 following Q1 results.
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) rose 11.16 percent to close at $16.24 after the company reported Q4 results and agreed to sell and leaseback eight distribution centers for an aggregate purchase price of $483 million.
K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) shares gained 10.74 percent to close at $15.36 following Q3 results.
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) rose 9.15 percent to close at $46.28 as the company posted in-line quarterly earnings.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) shares climbed 8.49 percent to close at $64.18 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter.
Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) gained 8.2 percent to close at $107.94 af

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In 2019: Enova International, Inc.(ENVA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) jumped 46.7 percent to $16.1331. The low-float small-cap clinical stage gene therapy company saw its stock rally nearly 150 percent from Monday through Thursday. Formal news hasn't been announced this week that would support a triple-digit percentage rally (including more than 200 percent at one point on Thursday) but the quiet period following its initial public offering will expire on May 8.
Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) shares gained 24.7 percent to $36.17. Celyad reported the publication of THINK study case report of CYAD-01 Induced Complete Remission in relapsed/refractory AML patient in haematologica.
DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) shares jumped 23.2 percent to $39.00 after the company reported upbeat Q1 results and issued upbeat Q2 guidance.
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) gained 21.8 percent to $19.58 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results.
Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) climbed 20.4 percent to $27.20 following Q1 results.
SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares jumped 18.2 percent to $304.135 following strong quarterly results.
Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) gained 13.9 percent to $12.70 as the company reported Q1 results.
Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) gained 13.8 percent to $17.36.
Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 11.8 percent to $2.336 after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday.
ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGN) shares surged 11.7 percent to $11.75 after the company announced 'successful completion of interim analysis' for FORWARD I Phase 3 mirvetuximab soravtansine trial.
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOX) gained 9.5 percent to $12.70.
Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 8.5 percent to $115.3801 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday.
Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 8.3 percent to $6.50. The stock moved higher after a Reuters report suggested ongoing merger talks with T-M
[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Enova International (NYSE:ENVA) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating. According to Zacks, “Enova International, Inc. is a provider of online financial services. It offers loans to customers in the United States and in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. The Company’s customers include consumers who have bank accounts but use alternative financial credit services because of their limited access to more traditional consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies and other lenders. Enova International, Inc is headquartered in Chicago. “

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019

Medical marijuana legalization could be the solution to America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, and that could unlock better than 85% profits for savvy investors…

“You don’t need me to tell you that we’re in the middle of a huge and growing opioid crisis. I’m almost certain you’ve seen the statistics – and you’ve likely seen the evidence yourself,” Money Morning Director of Technology & Venture Capital Research Michael A. Robinson said on June 28, 2017.

From funding substance abuse programs to criminal justice-related costs, the opioid crisis has a staggering economic burden of $78.5 billion, according a 2015 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) report.

However, legalizing medical marijuana could be a way to cut the cost of the pricey epidemic, reduce the number of addictions, and provide a profit opportunity for forward-thinking investors.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: LaSalle Hotel Properties(LHO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATXI) rose 29.4 percent to $5.50 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its first pivotal Phase 3 trial of IV tramadol achieved the primary and key secondary endpoints.
MB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBFI) rose 16.8 percent to $51.00 in pre-market trading. Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) agreed to acquire MB Financial for $54.70 per share in cash and stock.
LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) rose 9.3 percent to $5.40 in pre-market trading after falling 28.92 percent on Friday.
Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) shares rose 9 percent to $29.30 in pre-market trading after climbing 3.26 percent on Friday.
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) rose 6.7 percent to $26.40 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.64 percent on Friday.
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) rose 5.4 percent to $3.90 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.06 percent on Friday.
Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) rose 5.2 percent to $34.70 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.38 percent on Friday.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE: WAB) rose 5.1 percent to $100 in pre-market trading. General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) agreed to merge its transportation unit with Wabtec.
Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) shares rose 4.7 percent to $11.50 in pre-market trading.
Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) shares rose 4.3 percent to $93.98 in the pre-market trading session.
LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) shares rose 4.2 percent to $33.25 in pre-market trading. Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) will buy LaSalle Hotel Properties in a $4.8 billion deal, Bloomberg reported.
Monro, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares rose 4 percent to $58.35 in pre-market trading as the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings and disclosed that it has acquired Free Service Tire.
HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) rose 3.7 percent to $19.75 in pre-market trading after falling 4.80 percent on Friday.

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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) shares jumped 113.5 percent to $0.6737 after the California Department of Pesticide Regulation proposed to register the company's ContraPest for sale and use in California.
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAVS) shares rose 35.34 percent to close at $3.32.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTW) shares gained 30.36 percent to $3.65.
Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XTNT) shares jumped 25.6 percent to $7.4701 after the company disclosed that it has received the FDA clearance for InTice™-C Porous Titanium Cervical Interbody System.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) shares surged 20 percent to $2.495.
TransGlobe Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: TGA) surged 17.04 percent to $2.61.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) gained 15 percent to $8.32 after the company announced an exclusive partnership with Multi Touch Interactives to strengthen the development of next generation interactive educational activities.
Arcimoto, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUV) gained 15 percent to $3.39.
MB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBFI) rose 13.7 percent to $49.64. Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) agreed to acquire MB Financial for $54.70 per share in cash and stock.
FRONTEO, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEO) shares rose 11.8 percent to $20.956.
TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) shares jumped 11.1 percent to $3.38.
21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) rose 10.6 percent to $7.41.
NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD) shares gained 9 percent to $2.32.
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) rose 7.6 percent to $24.19. Northcoast Research upgraded Kelly Services from Neutral to Buy.
LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) shares climbed 5.6 percent to $33.70. Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) will buy LaSalle Hotel Properties in a $4.8 billion deal, Bloomberg reported.
Alteryx, Inc. (NYSE: AYX) gained 5.5 percent to $32.56. KeyBanc upgraded Alteryx from Sector Weight to Overweight.
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:
[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Boenning Scattergood reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) in a research report report published on Friday.
[By Paul Ausick]
LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) fell about 14% Wednesday to post a new 52-week low of $24.00 after closing at $28.25 on Tuesday. The 52-week high is $31.75. Volume of about 12.2 million was more than 10 times the daily average. The company’s results were hit hard by Hurricane Irma.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: Panasonic Corporation (PCRFY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By ]
The production issue for batteries may improve with added input from partner Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY). They currently produce battery cells for Tesla in Nevada, and in Japan. At their recent earnings call CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga said they were looking at manufacturing battery cells at a new plant in China in conjunction with Tesla. They also predicted their automation energy business profit would double this year. This can be seen as a vote of confidence in Tesla and a bullish sign for Tesla stock. However, according to reports in the Nikkei Asian Review, there is as yet no definite commitment for a joint venture in China. Panasonic is the world’s largest battery supplier for EV’s.
[By ]
However, Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY) announced this week that it was happy to consider further investment in the Nevada facility. A similar move in China is not unlikely. Tesla expects to triple its energy storage business this year but its problem has been getting supply to meet the demand. Panasonic’s announcement is probably connected to a very substantial energy storage contract win just announced by the company.
[By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]
JOLED is a company that was established in 2014 by by Japan Display, Sony (NYSE:SNE) and Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY). And they are not the only ones:

During an OLED display Seminar in Korea, UniJet’s CEO Kim Seok-Soon said that new advances in Ink-Jet printing technologies could enable displays that are over 500 PPI – and so make printing a viable technology to produce small and medium-sized OLED panels.
[By Ethan Ryder]
Panasonic (OTCMKTS:PCRFY) was downgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.
[By ]
CBAK is in a very competitive industry, as well as being small relative to its competitors. Among the Company’s competitors are giants like Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY) and Samsung (OTC:SSNLF), but overall it faces competition from Japan, Korea, and China. Although CBAK states that “we are able to leverage our low-cost advantage to compete favorably with our competitors”, it is hard to see that being the reality, especially when looking at the above gross margins. Still, the Company may enjoy lower labor costs, since it sources labor locally and apparently it has “higher consistency and safety in product quality, which enables us to compete favorably with local competitors”. But given the greater resources of at least some of its competitors and the constantly evolving dynamics of the industry, competition is surely a risk factor to consider.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: AbbVie Inc.(ABBV)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Keith Speights]
But if you really prioritize dividend payments, Johnson & Johnson isn’t the best choice. It’s not even the top pick in the healthcare arena. When it comes to dividends, I think investors should look to AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) instead of J&J.
[By ]
Cramer was bearish on Geron (GERN) , Mitek Systems (MITK) , AK Steel Holding (AKS) , Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) and AbbVie (ABBV) .

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[By Todd Campbell]
In this prerecorded episode of Industry Focus: Healthcare, host Kristine Harjes and Motley Fool contributor Todd Campbell dive into the world of drug competition. With real-world examples from companies like Merck (NYSE:MRK), AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), and so many more, the hosts explain what investors need to watch to compare similar drugs. Tune in to learn more about the four most important factors to consider — efficacy, safety, price, and convenience.
[By Chris Lange]
The number of shares short in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) increased to 24.10 million, up from the previous 18.77 million. The stock was trading at $102.52, in a 52-week range of $65.61 to $125.86.
[By Keith Speights]
I’m biased. I wanted to mention that right out of the gate before discussing whether AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a buy. I’ve owned AbbVie for a while and have a favorable view of the big drugmaker’s long-term prospects. However, I’m not oblivious to the challenges AbbVie faces.
[By Keith Speights]
Which drugs rank at the top of EvaluatePharma’s list? Here are the five biggest blockbusters of the future — and the five companies that are poised to profit from these drugs: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE).

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: First BanCorp.(FBP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Logan Wallace]
Press coverage about First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. First BanCorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the bank an impact score of 47.5369094230747 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.
[By Ethan Ryder]
Voya Investment Management LLC lowered its position in First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) by 83.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 400,520 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,959,886 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.19% of First Bancorp worth $3,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
[By Ethan Ryder]
First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) was upgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Friday.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: New Media Investment Group Inc.(NEWM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
New Media Inv Group (NYSE: NEWM) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in New Media Investment Group Inc (NYSE:NEWM) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 31,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $590,000.
[By Max Byerly]
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[By ]
Formed in 2007, New Media Investment Group (NYSE: NEWM) has spent over $1 billion building its portfolio — acquiring 145 daily newspapers and 340 weekly newspapers across 37 states with a combined reach of over 4 million. Throw in the 538 websites and GateHouse Media, the holding company for New Media, reaches over 22 million people in the United States each week and serves over 200,000 business customers through advertising and related marketing services.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
IDT (NYSE: IDT) and Swisscom (OTCMKTS:SCMWY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Swisscom (OTCMKTS: SCMWY) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
[By Shane Hupp]
Liberty Sirius XM Group Series A (NASDAQ: LSXMA) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: Valley National Bancorp(VLY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 22nd, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.11 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, July 3rd. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.39%.
[By Shane Hupp]
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board reduced its position in Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) by 14.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 62,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,700 shares during the quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in Valley National Bancorp were worth $755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
[By Ethan Ryder]
Swiss National Bank lifted its position in Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) by 21.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 544,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,600 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.16% of Valley National Bank worth $6,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.(ESRT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By ]
For example, nobody is going to come along and build another Empire State Building. In fact, you can actually invest in this building through the Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT).
[By Logan Wallace]
These are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

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Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages (americanbankingnews.com) Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT): Tracking the Average Broker Recommendation on This Stock (cantoncaller.com) Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT) Shares Sink -1.41% Over Past Five Sessions (cantoncaller.com) Brokerage Overview of: Empire State Realty Trust inc (NYSE:ESRT) (newburghpress.com) Zacks: Analysts Anticipate Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT) Will Announce Quarterly Sales of $123.37 Million (americanbankingnews.com)

ESRT opened at $17.55 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.28, a P/E/G ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.90. Empire State Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $15.94 and a fifty-two week high of $21.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 7.10 and a quick ratio of 7.10.
[By Logan Wallace]
Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ESRT) by 109.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,444,342 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,801,601 shares during the quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC’s holdings in Empire State Realty Trust were worth $58,899,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
[By Logan Wallace]
Prudential Financial Inc. cut its stake in Empire State Realty (NYSE:ESRT) by 0.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,745,889 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 8,046 shares during the quarter. Prudential Financial Inc.’s holdings in Empire State Realty were worth $29,313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Shane Hupp]
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the world's most famous building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of March 31, 2018, consisting of 9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York; and approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: Duff & Phelps Utilities Income, Inc.(DNP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its holdings in DNP Select Income Fund Inc. Common Stock (NYSE:DNP) by 108.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,485 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,084 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in DNP Select Income Fund Inc. Common Stock were worth $180,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Invest In 2019: Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(JNP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Chris Lange]
Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: JNP) shares rallied early on Tuesday after the company announced that it would be acquired by Catalent. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now

The press likes to say that Warren Buffett is a hold-forever investor, but in his 2016 letter, Buffett specifically addresses this misinterpretation.

Sometimes the comments of shareholders or media imply that we will own certain stocks “forever.” It is true that we own some stocks that I have no intention of selling for as far as the eye can see (and we’re talking 20/20 vision). But we have made no commitment that Berkshire (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) will hold any of its marketable securities forever.

Confusion about this point may have resulted from a too-casual reading of Economic Principle 11 on pages 110-111, which has been included in our annual reports since 1983. That principle covers controlled businesses, not marketable securities. This year I’ve added a final sentence to No. 11 to ensure that our owners understand that we regard any marketable security as available for sale, however unlikely such a sale now seems. – BerKshire 2016 letter

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Kindred Healthcare, Inc.(KND)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) shares shot up 31 percent to $7.85. Kindred Healthcare reported Q3 adjusted loss of $0.33 per share on revenue of $1.477 billion.
[By Lisa Levin]
Tuesday afternoon, healthcare shares gained by 0.61 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND), and QLT Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ: QLTI).

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy Right Now: Discovery Communications, Inc.(DISCA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $1.85 billion.
Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $3.63 billion.
Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $3.17 billion.
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $926.18 million.
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $2.98 billion.
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.71 billion.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $5.98 billion.
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $3.50 billion.
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.06 per share on revenue of $936.98 million.
Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $1.06 billion.
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $23.80 billion.
JD.com, Inc. (NYSE: JD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $15.65 billion.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.6 per share o
[By Lisa Levin]
Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) announced plans to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI) for $14.6 billion.

Discovery will pay $90 per share in cash and stock to buy Scripps. The transaction is projected to close by early 2018.
[By Lisa Levin]
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion before the opening bell. Discovery shares rose 0.47 percent to $23.50 in pre-market trading.
Analysts expect Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) to post quarterly earnings at $1.22 per share on revenue of $5.72 billion after the closing bell. Marriott shares gained 0.08 percent to $136.75 in pre-market trading.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Veeco Instruments shares surged 14.04 percent to $19.50 in the after-hours trading session.
Before the markets open, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $3.50 billion. DISH shares gained 1.53 percent to close at $33.90 on Monday.
Analysts are expecting US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) to have earned $0.32 per share on revenue of $5.98 billion in the latest quarter. US Foods will release earnings before the markets open. US Foods shares rose 0.57 percent to close at $33.72 on Monday.
Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) disclosed that its CFO Andrew Vollero will leave the company and Amazon.com's VP Of Finance Tim Sloan will assume the role. Snap shares gained 1.3 percent to $10.88 in pre-market trading.

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Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018

The stock market’s relentless march upward has pushed the prices of many companies higher. As investors bid up good and bad businesses alike, that can make it hard to discern which companies are the best dividend growth stocks for long-term investors.

That’s especially true in the world of dividend stocks, where income-starved investors face great temptation to reach for high-dividend stocks that offer juicy yields.

Fortunately, Simply Safe Dividends identified the 10 best dividend growth stocks that investors can rely on for secure, fast-growing income.

These companies all have very healthy Dividend Safety Scores, which measure a firm’s most important financial metrics to gauge how likely it is to cut its dividend in the future.

Let’s take a look at 10 of the safest dividend growth stocks in the market. These companies generate excellent free cash flow, maintain safe payout ratios, are committed to rewarding shareholders with healthy dividend increases and have bright long-term outlooks.

Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018: SBA Communications Corporation(SBAC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Craig Jones]
On CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report", Jon Najarian shared with the viewers an options trading idea in SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SBAC). He noticed big call options volume in the name and he thinks it would be a good idea to get a long position.
[By Paul R. La Monica]
And the infrastructure fund has stakes in cell phone tower owners Crown Castle (CCI) and SBA Communications (SBAC), as well as giant British gas and electric utility National Grid (NGG).
[By Dan Caplinger]
Tuesday was another good day on Wall Street, thanks largely to diminished concerns about trade disputes between the U.S. and China. Chinese leaders made conciliatory comments that suggested that there could be a measured resolution to tensions between the two countries, and market participants took that as an all-clear sign to bid shares higher. Yet some stocks suffered from negative news. Tupperware Brands (NYSE:TUP), SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC), and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.(RS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Elizabeth Balboa]
This is mostly triggered by artificial boosts in steel prices caused by trade regulation. Rising costs are positive for the steel industry and players like United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X), AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co (NYSE: RS), but they’re ultimately injurious to those reliant on steel products manufacturers of canned goods, farm equipment, machinery and appliances.
[By Logan Wallace]
ValuEngine cut shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE:RS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Wednesday.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 13th. Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum from $101.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Goldman Sachs assumed coverage on shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum in a research report on Tuesday, March 20th. They set a neutral rating and a $103.00 target price for the company. Finally, Bank of America set a $97.00 target price on shares of Reliance Steel & Aluminum and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $96.71.
[By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $34.66 billion.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $5.24 billion.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.55 per share on revenue of $16.44 billion.
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.74 per share on revenue of $7.91 billion.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.81 billion.
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.93 per share on revenue of $12.4 billion.
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $10.42 billion.
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $5.01 billion.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.8 per share on revenue of $34.52 billion.
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $5.38 billion.
D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $3.76 billion.
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.4 per share on revenue of $1.94 billion.
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.56 per share on revenue of $2.94 billion.
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $4.63 billion.
Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.54 per share on revenue of $3.72 billion.
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is projected to report quarter

Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018: Caleres, Inc.(CAL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Caleres Inc (NYSE: CAL) got a boost, shooting up 12 percent to $31.99 after the company posted upbeat Q3 earnings.

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADA) shares were also up, gaining 14 percent to $29.44 after the company posted strong Q3 results.
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CorMedix Inc. (NYSE: CRMD) shares fell 27.5 percent to $1.50 after the company reported Q4 results and issued a business update.
Bioamber Inc (NYSE: BIOA) shares tumbled 23.6 percent to $2.40. BioAmber reported FY16 adjusted loss of $1.07 per share on revenue of $8.3 million.
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares dipped 20.9 percent to $41.62.
Innocoll Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: INNL) shares fell 20.3 percent to $1.49. Innocoll posted a narrower-than-expected quarter loss, but revenue missed estimates. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Innocoll from Buy to Hold.
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ: ROSG) shares declined 20.3 percent to $3.83. On Thursday, Rosetta Genomics disclosed a 1-for-12 reverse stock split.
Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ESPR) shares dropped 19.9 percent to $23.76. Esperion Therapeutics shares have jumped 106.19 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.70 percent in the same period.
AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ: AFSI) tumbled 18.3 percent to $17.65. AmTrust Financial disclosed that it will delay its annual report filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
Qualstar Corporation (NASDAQ: QBAK) slipped 17.7 percent to $6.85. Qualstar reported a Q4 loss of $0.20 per share on revenue of $2.2 milli

Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018: Medley Capital Corporation(MCC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lee Jackson]
These companies also reported insider buying last week: Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc. (NASDAQ: CRZO), Medifast Inc. (NYSE: MED), Medley Capital Corp. (NYSE: MCC), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY) and Sothebys (NYSE: BID).
[By Lee Jackson]
Medley Capital Corp. (NYSE: MCC) is another company that had the man at the top buying shares. CEO Brook Taube added 188,336 shares of the business development company at prices that ranged from $7.13 to $7.48 per share. The total for the trade was posted at $1 million. The stock closed Friday at $7.26.

Top 5 Safest Stocks For 2018: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Best Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Catalonia will continue to count the cost of its drive for independence, according to BBVA Research.

The Madrid-based bank sees the Catalan economy trailing the performance of Spain overall, as indicators point to weakness across the board from job creation to consumer spending. The lender’s research department sees Catalonia, the biggest regional economy, growing 2.1 percent this year compared to a forecast of 2.5 percent for the whole of Spain.

BBVA says political uncertainty pegged to the region’s push for unilateral independence is weighing on growth. The expansion in the first half of 2018 will be below the average over the past three years – with all main economic indicators trailing their estimates before the illegal referendum in October, according to BBVA.

Catalonia Takes a Hit

Main indicators show the Catalan economy underperforming since its October referendum

Best Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Best Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(HLX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Energy sector was the top gainer in the US market on Monday. Top gainers in the sector included Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX), SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM), and Ecopetrol SA (ADR) (NYSE: EC).
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Loxo Oncology Inc (NASDAQ: LOXO) rose 32.7 percent to $65.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported that larotrectinib trial demonstrated 76 percent confirmed objective response rate.
Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) shares rose 22 percent to $7.20 in the pre-market trading session after the company on Friday presented updated data for SD-101 in combination with KEYTRUDA.
Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: PBYI) rose 21.7 percent to $99.75 in pre-market trading as the company disclosed positive PB272 Phase 2 data from TBCRC 022 trial at ASCO17.
Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ: HMNY) shares rose 20.7 percent to $3.21 in pre-market trading after the company reported that RedZone has acquired all the assets of Trendit including three technology patents.
Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) rose 13.1 percent to $16.05 in pre-market trading after D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) proposed to buy 75 percent of Forestar Group for $16.25 per share in cash.
TG Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TGTX) shares rose 12 percent to $15.50 in pre-market trading after the company said Phase 3 GENUINE trial met primary endpoint with TG-1101 + ibrutinib increasing overall response rate by >70 percent versuss ibrutinib alone.
Gigamon Inc (NYSE: GIMO) gained 10.8 percent to $43.55. Reuters reported that Gigamon is exploring a potential sale.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) rose 8.7 percent to $6.00 in pre-market trading after the company announced Rapivab pediatric sNDA acceptance by the FDA.
Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: ARRY) rose 7.2 percent to $8.77 in pre-market trading after gaining 5.68 percent on Friday.
Ehi Car Services Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: EHIC) shares rose 6.4 percent to $10.76 in pre-market trading. eHi Car Services posted Q1 earnings of $0.06 on sales of $89.43 million.
Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) rose 5.9 percent to $114.79 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.69 percent on Friday.
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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS) shares rose 35.8 percent to $4.55.
EVINE Live Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV) gained 28.8 percent to $1.04. The pay-TV home shopping company was named as a potential acquisition target by TechCrunch. According to the publication, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is exploring ways of marketing its products and services to consumers beyond the internet.
Sanmina Corp (NASDAQ: SANM) shares surged 19.1 percent to $33.00 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter on Monday.
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII) gained 14.9 percent to $37.22 as the company posted upbeat results for its first quarter.
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) shares climbed 14 percent to $17.90 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) climbed 14 percent to $7.12 following strong quarterly results.
Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) gained 13.6 percent to $8.25.
Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) rose 11.8 percent to $3.34. Atossa Genetics disclosed that it has Received positive interim review from the Independent Safety Committee in Phase 1 Topical endoxifen dose escalation study in men.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) gained 11.6 percent to $40.99 after the company posted upbeat Q1 results and issued a strong Q2 forecast.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) climbed 11.2 percent to $4.9363.
Mitel Networks Corporation (NASDAQ: MITL) rose 10.5 percent to $11.23 after the company agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners for $2.0 billion.
Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) rose 10.2 percent to $30.86. Sidoti & Co. upgraded Systemax from Neutral to Buy.
Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE: TIS) surged 9.2 percent to $7.13. Orchids Paper Products is expected to report its Q1 financial results on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU) rose
[By Lisa Levin]
Energy shares climbed by 1.10 percent in trading on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE: HLX), and SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR).
[By Matthew DiLallo]
Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (NYSE:HLX) soared 33.3% last month thanks to a combination of higher oil prices, strong first-quarter results, and a string of analyst upgrades.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares jumped 104.82 percent to close at $14.87 on Tuesday.
EVINE Live Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV) rose 31.25 percent to close at $1.06. The pay-TV home shopping company was named as a potential acquisition target by TechCrunch. According to the publication, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is exploring ways of marketing its products and services to consumers beyond the internet.
SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS) shares climbed 27.16 percent to close at $4.26 on Tuesday.
Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) gained 27.09 percent to close at $3.80. Atossa Genetics disclosed that it has Received positive interim review from the Independent Safety Committee in Phase 1 Topical endoxifen dose escalation study in men.
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII) surged 17.13 percent to close at $37.95 as the company posted upbeat results for its first quarter.
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) shares gained 15.91 percent to close at $18.21 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares jumped 15.73 percent to close at $7.58 on Tuesday after declining 1.50 percent on Monday.
Sanmina Corp (NASDAQ: SANM) shares gained 14.62 percent to close at $31.75 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter on Monday.
Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE: TIS) jumped 12.86 percent to close at $7.37. Orchids Paper Products is expected to report its Q1 financial results on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) rose 12.8 percent to close at $7.05 following strong quarterly results.
Avid Bioservices, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDMO) rose 12.72 percent to close at $3.81.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) gained 12.61 percent to close at $5.00.
Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBLN) rose 12.39 percent to close at $3.72.
NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ: NEXT) shares climbed 11.88 percent to close at $7

Best Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Protective Life Corporation(PL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By David Sterman]
My favorite insurers: AIG (NYSE: AIG) (which I discussed a few months ago), Protective Life (NYSE: PL) and Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE: RGA).

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018

Xbiotech’s potential upside vs. downside

Xbiotech (NASDAQ:XBIT) has presented the abstract of its European Phase III trial of Xilonix to treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) refractory to standard treatment at the ESMO GI (European Society for Medical Oncology) 2016, early July. The abstract has shown a 76% relative increase in clinical response rate (CRR), associated with a 2.7-fold increase in median overall survival (11.5 vs. 4.2 months responders vs. non-responders), an increase in Lean Body Mass (LBM) and an improved Quality of Life (QoL) with little safety concerns, all surrogate parameters for anti-cancer activity and prolonged survival – see ESMO Press release and my previous SA article.

This abstract came under scrutiny by the discussant, an executive member of the ESMO, at the same conference, questioning whether those results “is any benefit in translating this trial into practice.” – press release ESMO .

Others, like Adam Feuerstein, right away played on the above criticism, taking down Xbiotech’s results – see here, here. In my opinion I still do not have an explanation on how Adam Feuerstein was able to tweet about the OS data before those were presented, other than receiving it from an insider. His tweet was made one day before the scheduled presentation that the Congress – see agenda to compare. In addition, neither on the presentation slide nor on the press release of the discussant issued by ESMO was a declaration of conflict of interest. It goes without saying that the discussant- obviously together with another colleague and executive director of ESMO – are biased towards Xbiotech and Xilonix. Both were prominent figures in clinical trials of Regorafenib and Lonsurf (trifluridine/tipiracil), currently the only two drugs approved for last-line treatment in mCRC refractory to standard therapy. In my opinion such a bias should have been declared. Furthermore, the discussant held several positions with big pharmaceuticals, including Regorafenib’s Bayer AG (OTCPK:BAYZF, OTCPK:BAYRY)- see CME information from Medscape.

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018: Syngenta AG(SYT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Syngenta AG (SYT) CEO Erik Fyrwald said Wednesday that he was “entirely confident” the company’s $43 billion takeover by China National Chemical Corp. would close in the second quarter of this year and dismissed suggestions it would be disrupted by a third party.
[By Shanthi Rexaline]
Agri-Input Companies — Seeds/ Fertilizers/Pesticides Manufacturers

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON): +68.82 percent since 2011. Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT): +56.26 percent since 2011. Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS): -63.1 percent since 2011. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE: POT): -67.8 percent since 2011. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF): +5.04 percent since 2011. Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE: AGU): +1.10 percent since 2011.

Agri-Finance Companies

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018: 2U, Inc.(TWOU)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By David Kretzmann]
Since its IPO in March 2014, 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU) stock is up over 160% as the company forges partnerships with famous schools, including Georgetown, Yale, Berkeley, and New York University.

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018: Open Text Corporation(OTEX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.MONEYSHOW.COM]
One split announcement came from OpenText Inc. (OTEX) — a stock we had already added to our portfolio back in July, 2014; it has since done very well.

Best Medical Stocks To Own For 2018: Progressive Corporation (PGR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Chris Lange]
Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR) is set to report its third-quarter results Tuesday morning as well. The analysts consensus estimates are $0.36 in EPS on revenue of $6.99 billion. Shares were changing hands at $48.67 on Fridays close. The consensus price target is $49.07, and the 52-week range is $30.99 to $49.75.

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018

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Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: American States Water Company(AWR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Michael Flannelly]
On Tuesday, analysts at Brean Capital upgraded American States Water Co (AWR), as they now believe the shares have reached an attractive entry point.

The analysts upgraded AWR from “Hold” to “Buy” and see shares reaching $28. This price target suggests an 11% upside to the stock’s Monday closing price of $25.22.

Brean Capital analyst Michael Gaugler said, “The shares have fallen to a price level that we now consider attractive, and our sum-of-the-parts valuation indicates fair value is $28 based on our 2014 EPS forecasts. We recommend investors begin accumulating positions under the $25.50 price level to allow sufficient (10%) upside (excluding dividends) to our target price.”

“We acknowledge that the current environment for utility stocks in terms of interest rate impacts is less than ideal. However, we note the shares of AWR (and our other utility coverage names) have traded at higher P/E multiples when the general level of interest rates was much higher. We see the impact of higher rates as short term and negligible, particularly when we look closely at AWR’s ability to continue to raise its dividend payout versus the peer group by using free cash flow from the ASUS business,” Gaugler added.

American States Water shares were up 72 cents, or 2.85%, during early morning trading on Tuesday. The stock is up 8% year-to-date.

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: Carlsberg A/S (CABGY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Mark Fritz]
Price Target: $124.

Heineken N.V. (ADR) (OTC: HINKY): Hold.
Price Target: 82.30 euros.

Carlsberg A/S (ADR) (OTC: CABGY): Hold.
Price Target: 652 krones.

Distillers

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: General Motors Company(GM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Paul Ausick]
Among the Detroit Three the outlook is decidedly mixed. According to researchers at Kelley Blue Book (KBB), General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is forecast to sell 249,000 units, up 8.6% compared with November of 2015. GM’s U.S. market share is expected to reach 18.2%, up 0.7 percentage point year over year. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is touted to post a sales gain of just 0.1% with 189,000 units for a market share of 13.6%, down 0.6 point year over year. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) is forecast to see unit sales drop 4.5% year over year to 168,000 and a market share of 12.3%, down 1.1 percentage points.
[By Paul Ausick]
IKEA has installed solar PV at nearly 90% of its 38 U.S. locations, while General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) ranks second in percentage of facilities with some solar power generation with about 31%. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) ranked third with about 28%.
[By ]
Whether it’s General Motors Co. (GM) with its self-driving taxi fleet plans or Tesla Inc. (TSLA) with its Autopilot. There’s Jaguar and Chrysler working with Waymo (a division of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) (GOOG) ) and even Uber mastering its own autonomous driving plans.
[By Paul Ausick]
The Model 3’s main competitor is the Chevrolet Bolt from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) which is available at a list price of around $37,500 compared to the Model 3’s base price of $35,000. What sets these two cars apart is their range on a single full charge — more than 200 miles, double the range of any other vehicle in the group at the base price.

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: (PIONF)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]
International Lithium (ILC) is a small lithium explorer/project generator with four joint venture lithium projects, and one fully-owned lithium project:

Mariana lithium brine in Argentina (20% ILC: 80% GFL). ILC can increase to 30% via a 10% back-in right. Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium (GFL) is committed to US$10m in expenditures at Mariana. This is their flagship project. Avalonia lithium pegmatite in Ireland (45% ILC: 55% GFL). GFL has the option to acquire an additional 24% after spending US$10m, or producing a Feasibility Study [FS]. Mavis Lake and Raleigh lithium pegmatite in Ontario Canada (49% ILC: 51% Pioneer Resources Limited (OTC:PIONF)). 100% of the Forgan Lake pegmatite project in Canada.

Note that Avalon, Mavis Lake, Raleigh, and Forgan Lake also have rare earths. Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium (SHE:002460) has an 18.1% stake in ILC in addition to the above joint venture partnerships.

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Best Heal Care Stocks To Own For 2018: Randgold Resources Limited(GOLD)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Gold mining stocks were also lower, with Randgold Resources (GOLD) falling around 1.5% and Fresnillo Plc (FNLPF) slipping 0.85%. Randgold’s 10.66% advance over the past three months, however, has nearly doubled that of spot gold prices while Fresnillo’s 15.82% rise is nearly three times higher than the bullion’s gain over the same period.
[By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]
Thus we are still extremely cautious in gold as we are a bit worried about next week’s job report being positive and knocking gold down, but we maintain our core positions in gold. But we aren’t looking to re-establish any of our sold gold and silver positions just yet until we see more of a pullback in the metals or a bad jobs report and thus we think investors should hold off or lighten up on gold positions in the ETF’s and miners such as the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:GLD), ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:SGOL), iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV), and miners such as Randgold (GOLD) and Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX).
[By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Seabridge Gold (SA) : “I like profitable gold companies like Randgold Resources (GOLD) and Kirkland Lake (KL) .”

Impinj (PI) : “That’s a crowded market, you need to be careful.”
[By Alex McGuire]
This list shows the top-performing gold stocks this month, which we’ll be watching in September 2017. While these stocks posted gains in August, we still aren’t recommending them. Instead, we’re going to show you Money Morning Resource Specialist Peter Krauth’s pick for the best gold stock to buy this year…

Top Gold Stock Share Price August 2017 Gain
Sibanye Gold Ltd. (NYSE ADR: SBGL) $6.35 +22.9%
Iamgold Corp. (NYSE: IAG) $6.49 +20%
Alamos Gold Inc. (NYSE: AGI) $8.17 +15.1%
Franco Nevada Corp. (NYSE: FNV) $81.20 +11.6%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE: HBM) $8.70 +11.5%
Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE ADR: GFI) $4.42 +10.9%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (Nasdaq ADR: GOLD) $101.90 +9.6%
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE ADR: HMY) $1.97 +8.8%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) $50.60 +8.4%
Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY) $2.81 +7.9%

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[By Alex McGuire]
This list ranks gold dividend stocks in the mining sector by dividend yield. And it also includes one of our top gold stock recommendations of 2017…

Gold Dividend Stock Share Price Year-to-Date Performance Dividend Yield (as of June 30)
DRDGOLD Ltd. (NYSE ADR: DRD) $3.19 -39.7% 10.24%
Sibanye Gold Ltd. (NYSE ADR: SBGL) $4.70 -33.4% 5.98%
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE ADR: HMY) $1.62 -26.7% 4.56%
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE ADR: GFI) $3.41 +13.3% 2.73%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (Nasdaq ADR: GOLD) $87.68 +14.9% 1.89%
Franco Nevada Corp. (NYSE: FNV) $72.39 +21.1% 1.27%
Royal Gold Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLD) $76.85 +21.3% 1.25%
Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE: EGO) $2.58 -19.9% 1.16%
Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) $15.90 -0.5% 0.75%
Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) $13.02 -4.4% 0.62%

Six of the 10 gold stocks listed above have posted negative returns so far in 2017. The main reason behind their losses has to do with gold price volatility.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019

At Money Morning, we’ve always viewed the mainstream financial world and Wall Street with skeptical eyes. While we’re not contrarians for the sake of being against the grain, we realize that analysts and so-called “experts” frequently get things wrong…

For example, remember when Jim Cramer, famed host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” urged viewers to get out of Hewlett Packard Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) stock on Nov. 20, 2012, citing bad corporate culture and other issues?

Over the next six months, after bottoming out at $12.44 per share on Nov. 23, HPQ shot up over 100% to $30 per share. (To date, shares are up 20.5% since Cramer’s call.) The stock’s surge was from investors speculating the company would make a turnaround. Investors that followed Cramer’s advice missed out on triple-digit gains.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Baidu Inc.(BIDU)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Leo Sun]
In late February, Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) videostreaming subsidiary iQiyi raised $1.53 billion in fresh funds to compete more effectively with rival sites. Hillhouse Capital, IDG Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Baidu all purchased the newly issued convertible bonds, and Baidu disclosed that it had invested $300 million.
[By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows Alphabet Inc being in a relatively steadyuptrend compared withsearch engine peerslike Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO), China basedBaidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Russiafocused mid cap Yandex NV (NASDAQ: YNDX):
[By Sreekanth Anasa]
In the earnings call too, NVIDIA CEO,Jensen Huang suggested the datacenter growth is just getting started when asked by Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari on datacenter outlook. NVIDIA had announced that Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Tencent will adopt its next-generation Volta GPUs for accelerating AI across the enterprise and consumer applications. Major server computer makers are also set to join the fray to adopt next-gen Volta GPUs. Jensen Huang on the call said “this ramp is just the first part of supporting the build-out of GPU-accelerated service from our company for data centers all over the world as well as cloud service providers all over the world.And so I think the — we’ve been steadfast with the excitement of accelerated computing for data centers. And I think this is just the beginning of it all.”
[By Joe Tenebruso]
Netflix also just recently made inroads into the biggest international market of them all: China. It agreed to a licensing deal with iQiyi, Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) video streaming service. iQiyi is the most popular video streaming platform in China, with 500 million monthly viewers for its free service and 20 million paid subscribers. And while the terms of the deal were undisclosed, Netflix no doubt stands to benefit from the brand exposure that gaining access to iQiyi’s massive user base will provide.
[By Paul Ausick]
The company is controlled by China’s largest internet search firm, Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), which holds about 93% of the company’s voting power. Based on the IPO price, iQIYI has a market cap of around $13.67 billion, and Baidu will retain ownership of more than 80% of the class A common stock.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: priceline.com Incorporated(PCLN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ashley Moore]
Here is a table of the 10 most expensive stocks trading on U.S. markets today:

Company (Ticker)Price per ShareMarket CapBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)$ 257,227.52$ 419.50 billionSeaboard Corp. (NYSEMKT: SEB)$ 3,760.00$ 4.48 billionNVR Inc. (NYSE: NVR)$ 1,944.23$ 7.19 billionThe Priceline Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN)$ 1,727.94$ 80.82 billionMarkel Corp. (NYSE: MKL)$ 978.51$ 13.78 billionWhite Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (NYSE: WTM)$ 935.01$ 4.25 billionAmazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN)$ 846.08$ 408.27 billionAlphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL)$ 844.06$ 582.85 billionAutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO)$ 744.26$ 21.04 billionIntuitive Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG)$ 735.63$ 28.41 billion
[By Seth McNew]
However, while focus on the lodging industry and regulation around it is heating up, Airbnb is quickly expanding its business in a way that should put more industries than hotels on alert. Here’s why companies in other industries, such as Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), should be watching Airbnb’s growth closely as well.
[By Money Morning Staff Reports]
Through Tom’s various strategies, followers had the chance to pocket gains of 195.36% in 16 days on Priceline Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN), 193.39% in 16 days on SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE Arca: GLD), 100% in eight days on International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), and even 248.42% in 17 days on SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE Arca: DIA).
[By Jack Delaney]
For example, owning just one share of The Priceline Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN) would cost $1,921.53. But some of these stocks aren’t quite as “expensive” as they seem…
[By Jim Robertson]
Thanks to a thinly sourced story out of Canada, actor William Shatner is suddenly being proclaimed a financial genius on the Internet, because of his quirky commercials for Priceline.com (PCLN), which reportedly helped him amass a fortune of $600 million. But odds are that the captain of the Starship Enterprise isn’t quite that fortunate.
[By Casey Wilson]
Year to date, the company’s stock price has fallen over 42%. Meanwhile, its competitors’ share prices have increased during the same period. The Travelzoo Inc. (Nasdaq: TZOO) share price has gained 41% YTD, and Priceline Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN) has gained over 19%.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Diana Containerships Inc.(DCIX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ: DCIX) shares shot up 109 percent to $13.78. Diana Containerships reported a Q3 loss of $128.67 per share on sales of $6.73 million.
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Caladrius Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: CLBS) shares rose 20.2 percent to $6.13 in pre-market trading after the company reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss.
Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ: ABUS) rose 12.3 percent to $3.20 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it has licensed LNP delivery technology to Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) for use in single messenger RNA product candidate.
AveXis Inc (NASDAQ: AVXS) rose 12.2 percent to $81.66 in pre-market trading after the company reported topline data from Phase 1 trial of AVXS-101.
TOP SHIPS Inc (NASDAQ: TOPS) shares rose 10.5 percent to $2.43 in pre-market trading after surging 109.52 percent on Thursday.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (NASDAQ: IMOS) rose 9.8 percent to $17.45 in pre-market trading after declining 0.44 percent on Thursday.
Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SINO) rose 8.3 percent to $3.38 in pre-market trading after climbing 23.81 percent on Thursday.
Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ: DCIX) rose 7.6 percent to $2.99 in pre-market trading after surging 12.55 percent on Thursday.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) rose 5.2 percent to $37.25 in pre-market trading. Steel Dynamics expects Q1 earnings of $0.77 to $0.81 per diluted share. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1550 per common share.
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[By Lisa Levin]
Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ: DCIX) shares shot up 45 percent to $9.60. Diana Containerships reported a Q3 loss of $128.67 per share on sales of $6.73 million.
[By Wayne Duggan]
DryShips isn’t the only shipping stock that has skyrocketed this month; the following stocks’ shares are all up between 320 and 720 percent since November 2:

Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ: DCIX). Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA). Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBS). Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SINO).

One of the primary reasons for the extreme moves in DryShips and other shipping stocks is a combination of large short positions in the stocks and extremely low share counts. DryShips in particular lowered its share count from around 672 million to only around 1 million via a series of reverse stock-splits throughout the year. The splits were intended to allow the stock to maintain its Nasdaq listing after it had lost more than 98 percent of its value in the first 10 months of 2016.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Nordson Corporation(NDSN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Monica Gerson]
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $415.52 million.

KLX Inc (NASDAQ: KLXI) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.30 per share on revenue of $383.62 million.
[By Monica Gerson]
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $415.52 million. Nordson shares gained 0.88 percent to close at $75.74 on Friday.
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In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) , Chubb (CB) , XPO Logistics (XPO) , FedEx (FDX) and Nordson (NDSN) .

Cramer was bearish on Prudential (PRU) , Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX) and ZTO Express (ZTO) .
[By Steve Symington]
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) released fiscal second-quarter 2017 results on Monday that easily exceeded expectations, highlighting broad-based organic growth and solid contributions from its recently acquired businesses.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Oasis Petroleum Inc.(OAS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Chris Lange]
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) shares slid on Tuesday after the company announced that it would be buying into the Delaware Basin. Analysts seemed to applaud this move, despite investors sending shares into the fire. Jefferies raised its price target to $14 from $13, and Morgan Stanley raised its target to $11 from $9. RBC has an Outperform rating and raised its target to $14 from $13, while SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded it to Hold from Buy. Shares were down about 14% at $8.67, in a 52-week range of $6.69 to $16.73.
[By Paul Ausick]
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) is rated a Buy and the price target was lifted to $24. For 2017, the net loss estimate improved from a prior $0.27 per share to $0.23 per share. The 2018 EPS estimate rose from $0.62 to $0.64. Shares closed at $14.13 on Friday. The 52-week range is $5.93 to $14.35, and the consensus 12-month target is $17.87.
[By Craig Jones]
Jon Najarian spoke on CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report” about unusually high options activity in Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS).

Traders bought around 10,000 contracts of the June 10 calls in the first half of the trading session on Thursday. The trade is unusual because the average options volume in the name is a few hundred contracts. Najarian bought the calls and is planning to hold them for two weeks.
[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) were down 14 percent to $8.60 after the company reported a 32 million share common stock offering. The company announced Delaware Basin acquisition for $946 million and also raised its Q4 production guidance.
[By Jon C. Ogg]
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) rose a whopping 27.8% to $14.98, and the 33.2 million shares was about 2.5 times normal volume. Oasis Petroleum has a 52-week trading range of $3.40 to $15.02 and a consensus analyst price target of $14.54. The company has a total market cap of $3.5 billion.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Meritage Corporation(MTH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Jason Hall]
WhenMeritage Homes Corp(NYSE:MTH) last reported earnings to wrap up fiscal 2016, it left investors with reason to be concerned. The company finished the year with strong 15% home-closing revenue growth in the fourth quarter, 19% home-closing revenue growth for the full year, and a 15% jump in earnings per share for the year. Unfortunately, the homebuilder reported that its unit sales, and that its backlog of homes on order, were down from the year-ago period in the fourth quarter — not a positive metric considering the general strength of the new homes market and the company’s success in expanding and growing in recent years.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: KB Financial Group Inc(KB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
In trading on Tuesday, financial shares tumbled 1.74 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Federated National Holding Co (NASDAQ: FNHC), down 16 percent, and KB Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE: KB) down 10 percent.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: E*TRADE Financial Corporation(ETFC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Jon C. Ogg]
E*Trade Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) was up another 1.6% at $32.97. Ithas a total market cap of $9 billion, and over the past five trading days the stock has gained 17%. Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) were last seen at $39.09, up 17% in the past fivetrading days. The market cap is$74.7 billion.
[By Chris Neiger]
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[By Dan Caplinger]
Meanwhile, E*Trade (NASDAQ:ETFC) decided to split the difference. Effective March 13, E*Trade’s commission structure will get split in two. Base rate customers will see their commissions fall from $9.99 to $6.95 per trade, matching TD Ameritrade. However, E*Trade created a new structure for active traders, defined as those who execute 30 or more trades every three months. For those customers, E*Trade will have $4.95 per trade commissions, and options charges will fall by a third, to $0.50 per contract. CEO Karl Roessner said that although “an exceptional customer experience is far more important to traders and investors than price, with our new commission structure, we are able to reward our most active equity and derivative traders and investors.”
[By David Zeiler]
In just three years, Robinhood’s customer base has surpassed that of entrenched online brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: ETFC), which spent 35 years accumulating 3.6 million customers.
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Franklin Resources (BEN) : “I’d rather see you in Morgan Stanley (MS) or E*TRADE Financial (ETFC) .”

Kinder Morgan (KMI) : “They are OK now, but there are better ones.”

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2019: Avago Technologies Limited(AVGO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Chris Lange]
Broadcom Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter financial results after the markets close on Thursday. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters are calling for $5.04 in earnings per share (EPS) on $5.32 billion in revenue. The same period of last year had EPS of $3.63 and $4.15 billion in revenue.
[By Lisa Levin]
Technology sector was the top gainer in the US market on Friday. Top gainers in the sector included LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), Vicor Corp (NASDAQ: VICR), and Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO).
[By Paul Ausick]
In what can only be described as an unusual move, the U.S. Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has ordered Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) to delay its shareholders meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 6. According to a statement from hostile suitor Broadcom Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO), Qualcomm “secretly” requested the CFIUS review on January 29.
[By Garrett Baldwin]

The price of Bitcoin faced more pressure over the weekend. The downturn came on news that several major banks have banned the purchasing of Bitcoin with credit cards. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) have all banned cryptocurrency purchases since Friday. This means that the top five credit card issuers have now halted the practice. Bitcoin sat at $7,773 this morning.
Janet Yellen is officially out of the Federal Reserve and will be heading to the Brookings Institution. Today, Jerome Powell will begin his first term at the helm of the U.S. central bank. Powell takes over at an interesting time for the U.S. economy. The central bank is expected to raise interest rates three times in 2017. In addition, Powell must manage a $4.5 trillion balance sheet that the Fed built up in the wake of last decade’s financial crisis.
Gold prices saw a slight gain in pre-market hours. But those gains could surge as markets continue to face questions about inflation and a weaker U.S. dollar. Gold prices saw one of their biggest one-day declines in two months on Friday. Investors are looking at this as a solid entry point given price expectations from Money Morning Resource Specialist Peter Krauth. Peter expects that gold prices will reach $1,400 by the end of June and rise to as high as $1,500 by December.
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Crude oil prices slid in pre-market hours to a one-month low. TheWTI crude oil price todayfell 0.6%. Brent crude dropped 1.1%. Markets are growing increasingly fearful that rising U.S. production could spur an oversupply of the markets.
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Shares of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) are off more than 8% this morning because the Fed has forced new sanctions on the bank that will limit its growth. The Fed’s consent order will see the bank change four members of its board of directors and
[By Paul Ausick]
Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) took a step Monday morning that just about everyone has expected. It raised its bid for Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) from $70 a share in cash and stock to $82 a share in cash and stock. The total value of the deal rises from around $82 billion to $121 billion.
[By Nelson Hem]
In Jack Hough’s follow-up article, “Broadcom Stock’s Big Run Isn’t Over,” see how this chip maker is gaining share in Apple’s new iPhone and cashing in on Arista Networks’ success. Friday’s sell-off after Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO) posted earnings that failed to impress investors is no reason for shareholders to give up, says Barron’s, but there are two reasons it is worth noting.

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On Friday, small cap The Stars Group (NASDAQ: TSG), a leading provider of technology-based products and services in the global gaming and interactive entertainment industries,rose 10.60%after updating itspreviously announced guidance ranges for the full year 2017 and announcing the prepayment of an additional $75 million of second lien debt. Through its Stars Interactive division, The Stars Group ultimately owns gaming and related consumer businesses and brands, including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, StarsDraft, and the PokerStars Championship, PokerStars Festival and PokerStars Megastack live poker tour brands (incorporating aspects of the European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour). These brands together have more than 113 million registered customers globally and collectively form the largest poker business in the world, comprising online poker games and tournaments, sponsored live poker competitions, marketing arrangements for branded poker rooms in popular casinos in major cities around the world, and poker programming and content created for television and online audiences.The Companyalso offers non-poker gaming products, including casino, sportsbook and daily fantasy sports; plus is licensed or approved to offer, or offers under third party licenses or approvals, its products and services in various jurisdictions throughout the world, including in Europe, both within and outside of the European Union, the Americas and elsewhere.

Hot Casino Stocks To Own Right Now: Pershing Gold Corporation(PGLC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Sara Cornell]
Leading the way is CEO Edward Karr. As a founder of Pershing Gold Corp (NASDAQ:PGLC), he currently serves on their Board of Directors, and has been active in the natural resource industry for many years. With a background in finance and investment banking, Karr is credited with raising capital to begin operations at US Gold Corp, and establishing financing for both the operational and exploration sides of the company.

Hot Casino Stocks To Own Right Now: IDT Corporation(IDT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Hot Casino Stocks To Own Right Now: Core-Mark Holding Company Inc.(CORE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Monica Gerson]
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORE) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.27 per share on revenue of $2.92 billion.

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.86 per share on revenue of $814.80 million.
[By Lisa Levin]
Tuesday afternoon, the non-cyclical consumer goods & services sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE: GNC) and Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORE).

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The 2019 stock market comeback resembles a 'January effect on steroids'

2019-03-31 14:14:08

Beware market bulls: The stock market's stellar rebound this year could be driven merely by a short-lived trend.

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Bank Nifty jumps 25% in 5 months, propels Nifty higher

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Bank Nifty has gained 25 percent in the last five months to hit a record high of 30,496.05. In comparison, Nifty50 has risen 15 percent in the same period.

On March 28, Bank Nifty climbed 1.3 percent driven by Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, RBL Bank, PNB,

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2019-03-31 05:48:55

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GE CEO Culp likely to break up and sell pieces of the struggling power business, RBC says

2019-03-30 20:49:10

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