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Irrational exuberance at Bank of Baroda
livemint.com - 17 Aug 2015 15:34
Bank of Baroda shares rallied 15.15% on Monday after the government said it will appoint two prominent private sector professionals to lead the bank
Restless at Titan
livemint.com - 17 Aug 2015 14:59
The feeling of restlessness is most dominant in Titan's world, what with depressed macro-economic fundamentals and weak consumer sentiment
Wells Fargo, Macy's And More: Stock Picks For Surviving A Sideways-Moving Market
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 23:46
Investors hoping the markets wake up and end 2015 on a high note might not want to hold their breath: a new report from Goldman Sachs predicts the market is most likely to finish the year unchanged from its 2014 year-end...
Claren Road Clients Request Nearly $2 Billion Back
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2015 23:18
Investors are preparing to pull roughly half their money from Claren Road Asset Management LLC, the latest blow for Carlyle Group LP's hedge-fund firm.
Zulily Is Lost Up the Amazon With Latest Deal
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2015 22:00
Zulily's sale to QVC offers a lesson to other e-commerce players trying to compete with Amazon.
How high are bank valuations?
livemint.com - 17 Aug 2015 21:01
It's likely that private sector bank valuations are elevated because they continue to grab market share from public sector banks in terms of loan growth
Wal-Mart's Valuation Has Room to Grow
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2015 20:51
While it still towers over competitors in terms of sales, Wal-Mart's anemic growth has given it the earnings multiple of an also-ran.
Monday Sector Leaders: Services, Healthcare
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 20:36
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Services companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 0.7%. Within the sector, Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASD: DISCA) and Starwood Hotels & ...
Monday Sector Laggards: Consumer Products, Financial
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 20:35
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Monday, shares of Consumer Products companies are underperforming other sectors, up 0.2%. Within the sector, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (NYSE: EL) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F...
Trina Solar Q2 Preview: Is The Chinese Market Slowing Down?
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:43
While we expect earnings to improve on a sequential and year-over-year basis, on account of lower per-watt production costs and higher volumes, the key factor to watch will be the company?s performance in its home market...
Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IYJ
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:42
The iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (IYJ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 351,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 56,000. Shares of IYJ were up about 0.4% on t...
American Eagle Earnings Preview: Better Merchandise Can Help Counter Traffic Decline
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:41
Casual apparel retailers including American Eagle have been losing customers to fast fashion players such Zara and Forever 21, which have taken the industry by storm with their affordable fashion-forward merchandise. In ...
Monday's ETF Movers: XBI, PIN
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:41
In trading on Monday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI), up about 18...
Philip Morris: Impact Of A Sudden Excise Hike In Asia
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:39
Since 2009, the maker of Marlboro has managed to deliver modest increases in revenues in spite of difficult economic situations in some markets, increasing regulatory control over the sale of tobacco products, and curren...
Monday Sector Leaders: Precious Metals, Drugs
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:37
In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.3%. Leading the group were shares of Asanko Gold (AKG), up about 10.3% and shares of Silvercrest Mines (SVLC) up about 6.9% on ...
Why We Are Revising Dish Network's Price Estimate To $74
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 19:37
Dish Network reported its second quarter earnings recently. During the earnings call, CEO Charlie Ergen conceded that Dish's future plans might be severely affected if the FCC cancels the $3.3 billion discount the compan...
Kite Pharma's Highflying Price Limits Relief
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2015 19:37
Kite Pharma's business update came as a relief to investors, but shareholders can count on more volatility.
Europe's Banks Yard Sale Gathering Pace
Wall Street Journal - 17 Aug 2015 18:28
Sales of unwanted loans are increasing and look to be freeing up space for new lending.
Riding the Energy Wave to the Future
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 18:25
Below is the August 15th Thoughts from the Frontline, republished in full.
PSU bank stocks in huge demand, Bank of Baroda jumps 15%
livemint.com - 17 Aug 2015 18:16
Canara Bank climbs 13.42%, Bank of India jumps 8.72%, Union Bank of India 5.29%, Punjab National Bank 4.09% .and State Bank of India 3.95%
One Put, One Call Option To Know About for Johnson & Johnson
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 18:07
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one inte...
Interesting January 2016 Stock Options for GE
Forbes - 17 Aug 2015 18:04
Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is General Electric Co (NYSE: GE). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one int...