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Gold Stabilizes After Recent Sell-Off
Forbes - 20 May 2016 14:33
Gold prices are slightly higher and have at least temporarily stabilized following the selling pressure Wednesday and Thursday that pushed prices to a three-week low.
What Negative Interest Rates Mean For Your Portfolio
Forbes - 20 May 2016 21:23
Japan’s use of negative interest rates has given investors a new worry. When the Bank of Japan lowered rates from 0% to -0.1%, the yen was expected to fall in value. Instead it rose, which raised fears that the world�...
Sally Beauty Holdings Sitting Pretty In Recession Resistant Cosmetics Business
Forbes - 20 May 2016 20:59
Sally Beauty has the largest cosmetic distribution network in the country, giving it an inherent advantage at reaching this fragmented market. By operating through multiple channels, it can benefit from the high margins ...
How Does Apple Compare To Other Value Tech Stocks?
Forbes - 20 May 2016 19:52
With Apple‘s days of high growth appearing to come to an end, amid shrinking iPhone shipments and headwinds in the Chinese market, the stock trades at a forward price-earnings multiple of just over 10x, implying that i...
Here's Why We Revised Seagate's Price Estimate To $29
Forbes - 20 May 2016 19:46
We recently revised our price estimate for Seagate from $39 to $29. The primary reasons for the price estimate revision were lower revenue expectations due to subdued demand for most product streams over the last few qua...
Daily Dividend Report: KRC, MPW, BRCD, CATO, HD, NEE, HAL, AVB, STT
Forbes - 20 May 2016 19:43
Kilroy Realty (KRC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per common share payable on July 13, 2016 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2016. The dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.50 per sha...
Here's How Tesla Plans To Meet Its Model 3 Production Demand
Forbes - 20 May 2016 19:34
After receiving more than 350,000 pre-orders for its Model 3 sedan, Tesla Motors is planning to boost its annual production capacity to 500,000 vehicles by 2018. This is 10 times higher than the 50,000 cars Tesla deliver...
Analyst Favorites With Strong Buyback Activity: Tenneco Ranks As a Top Pick
Forbes - 20 May 2016 19:31
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Tenneco Inc (NYSE: TEN) is the #79 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make t...
Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PBE
Forbes - 20 May 2016 18:50
The PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio ETF (PBE) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 93,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 40,000. Shares of ...
Friday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Cigarettes & Tobacco Stocks
Forbes - 20 May 2016 18:47
In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of International Tower Hill Mines (THM), down about 9.1% and shares of Exeter Re...
Friday Sector Leaders: Drugs, Semiconductors
Forbes - 20 May 2016 18:46
In trading on Friday, drugs shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.9%. Leading the group were shares of PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), up about 15.6% and shares of Otonomy (OTIC) up about 12.8% on the day.
Powergrid to replace Bhel in Sensex stocks from 20 June
livemint.com - 20 May 2016 18:39
The exchange also announced that it will replace Cairn India Ltd with Bajaj Finance Ltd in its BSE 100 index
The Goldman Sachs VIP List: Facebook, Starwood And The Other Stocks That Matter Most To Hedge Funds
Forbes - 20 May 2016 18:19
Goldman Sachs released its latest list of the most important stocks for hedge funds. Among the most popular long positions: Facebook and Starwood. And among the most popular shorts? Disney and Netflix.
Equity ETF Fund Flows Worse Than They Look
Forbes - 20 May 2016 18:10
I used the ETF function on Bloomberg to download all North American Equity ETF fund flows for 2016.
Blockchain sends banking regulators back to basics
livemint.com - 20 May 2016 18:08
Regulators are now asking if blockchain process will have an impact on how they protect consumers and keep the financial system stable if something goes wrong
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: GOOG
Forbes - 20 May 2016 17:58
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Alphabet (GOOG) is now the #42 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.
Amazon's Cloud Cover Makes It a Bigger Threat
Wall Street Journal - 20 May 2016 17:51
The profitability of Amazon's cloud business allows it to invest even more aggressively in other areas.
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase to add ether currency to trading platform
livemint.com - 20 May 2016 17:47
Bitcoin cannot mirror Ethereum's scripting language, so both bitcoin and ether can co-exist and will not necessarily compete with each other
Lock In 6% Yields Without Stock Market Volatility
Forbes - 20 May 2016 17:37
In a world of record low interest rates, where savings accounts offer less than 1% interest, investors are struggling to find a risk-free return on their money that will outpace inflation. With U.S. Treasuries no help, m...
Formula E: New York, new race?
CNN - 20 May 2016 17:31
It's starting to sound like the schedule for fashion week not a motorsport world championship.
Driving Monaco's street circuit
CNN - 20 May 2016 17:19
Past winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, Mika Hakkinen, guides Amanda Davies around the challenging street circuit.
Investors Snag SHLX Even Lower Than Its Secondary Stock Offering
Forbes - 20 May 2016 17:18
Looking back to 2 days ago, Shell Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: SHLX) priced a 10,500,000 share secondary stock offering at $33.25 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expect...