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Notable Friday Option Activity: CDK, AXDX, TSN
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 22:38
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in CDK Global Inc (NASD: CDK), where a total volume of 3,044 contracts has been traded thus far today, a ...
Market Approaches Record Highs, But Could Strong Dollar Start To Bite?
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 17:05
A frenzied week is nearly over, leaving investors with a major question as the weekend approaches: Can stocks set a new record high today? Futures trading early Friday pointed to a slightly lower open, but the S&P 500 In...
Strong Dollar Means Weak Chinese Airlines
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2016 12:17
The Trump trade of strong dollar and higher bond yields should bring immediate pain to Chinese airlines. Yet share prices aren't showing it.
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: GILD, MHK, APC
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 21:23
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASD: GILD), where a total volume of 44,861 contracts has been traded thus far ...
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: NFLX, SHLD, ILG
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 18:40
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total volume of 58,325 contracts has been traded thus far today, a ...
S&P 500 Movers: GPS, CRM
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 17:38
In early trading on Friday, shares of Salesforce.com (CRM) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 4.3%. Year to date, Salesforce.com registers a 0.1% gain. And the worst ...
Trump Trade Does Little For Italian Banks' Big Problems
Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov 2016 14:32
Political risk and capital raising mean a crucial two weeks for Italy.
Hey, Buffett! This Is The Better Airline Stock To Buy
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 01:19
There has been a big vote of confidence from Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)'s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B), which has bought stock in the big airlines like American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lin...
Molson Coors Brewing Enters Oversold Territory (TAP)
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 23:22
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indi...
Friday Sector Leaders: Energy, Financial
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 21:36
In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.7%. Within the sector, Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) are two large stocks leading the...
M&A: Can The Momentum Be Trumped?
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 21:29
Conventional wisdom would state that political uncertainty, such as a tumultuous U.S. presidential election season, dampens appetites for M&A. Not true, according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor. In fact, de...
Emerging Markets Should Be A Key Long Term Growth Driver For Kimberly Clark
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 21:25
As it struggles to grow revenues in a tough economic environment, Kimberly-Clark is looking at developing and emerging markets to drive growth in the long term. In Q3 2106, organic sales in these markets grew by 3%, (com...
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: WRK, ILMN, ATVI
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 21:23
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in WestRock Co (NYSE: WRK), where a total of 13,423 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 millio...
'Emotional' Webber wants farewell bubbles
CNN - 18 Nov 2016 20:50
Former F1 star Mark Webber will take to a start line for the last time this weekend at the conclusion of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.
Friday 11/18 Insider Buying Report: HTZ
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 20:33
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at one noteworthy recent insider buy. On Monday, Hertz Global Hol...
A 'Force' to be reckoned with
CNN - 18 Nov 2016 20:07
Deputy team principal Bob Fernley reveals why Force India has enjoyed their best-ever season in 2016.
Top Buys by Directors: Caldwell's $125.1K Bet on SPH
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 20:06
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to tak...
The fastest car in F1 history?
CNN - 18 Nov 2016 19:45
Mercedes director of engineering, Aldo Costa, explains some of the key attributes of F1's all-new 2017 car.
21 races, two drivers, one world title
CNN - 18 Nov 2016 19:43
Amanda Davies looks back on the Mercedes driver battle as we approach the final and decisive race in Abu Dhabi.
Diageo is Now Oversold (DEO)
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 19:33
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indi...
Daily Dividend Report: FDX, CB, PEP, NKE, A
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 19:30
The Board of Directors of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable January 3, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of ...
Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FNY
Forbes - 18 Nov 2016 19:24
The First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FNY) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 159,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 26,000. Shares of FNY were do...