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Investors in DryShips Are Not Completely Crazy
Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2017 17:31
There is a method to shareholders' madness in buying the sinking shares of George Economou's DryShips.
High Stakes in Big Pharma's Latest Cancer Race
Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2017 19:43
Merck & Co.'s blockbuster cancer drug faces a big test next week.
More Triple-Digit Gains Expected for This Semiconductor Stock
Profit Confidential - 2 May 2017 18:28
The Sky Could Be the Limit for This Chip Maker Today's company highlights one of my favorite methods of picking top technology stocks. A great strategy that has the potential to offer huge returns in emerging sectors is ...
GPN Stock: This Digital Payments Stock Is Racing MasterCard
Profit Confidential - 2 May 2017 15:26
Global Payments Stock Is Top Dog for Fintech Investors I have to say it; soft-serve cones are a guilty pleasure I can't pass on. So here I am, standing next to an ice cream truck, looking for some change, only to realize...
Tim Cook explains how Apple will double its fastest growing business by 2020
CNBC - 3 May 2017 01:30
Cook told CNBC the company's services have a lot of momentum, especially with the App Store up 40 percent and growth in the developer community.
Wall Street fear gauge at 10-year low
livemint.com - 3 May 2017 01:09
CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by the S&P 500 stock index option prices, falls to a decade low
Instagram Saps Snap and Flatters Facebook
Wall Street Journal - 3 May 2017 01:02
Facebook is now benefiting from sharpened focus on its photo-sharing app Instagram. That has catapulted the social network's market value north of $440 billion, the fifth highest in the S&P 500.
Powered By Oreo, Ritz And Cadbury, Mondelez Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations
Forbes - 3 May 2017 00:48
Global snack maker Mondelez likes to call some of its best-known brands -- like Oreo, Ritz, and Cadbury -- its "Power Brands." The company's first quarter earnings results help to explain why: growth in the segment accou...
Apple hits record $775 billion in market cap before disappointing earnings
CNBC - 3 May 2017 00:45
Apple hit a record intraday share price on Tuesday ahead of its quarterly earnings report after the bell.
The Real Reason India Is Talking Up Electric Vehicles
Forbes - 2 May 2017 22:56
What's really behind India's rhetoric to eliminate petroleum fueled cars by 2030? An economic protectionist state that doesn't like that it has to import foreign oil.
IRB Infrastructure InvIT raises Rs2,094.5 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO
livemint.com - 2 May 2017 22:11Despite Sling TV Strength, Cord Cutting Continues To Impact Dish Network
Forbes - 2 May 2017 21:48
Dish Network's stock declined marginally following its Q1 release on Monday. Dish lost 143,000 pay-TV subscribers in the quarter despite the addition of 547,000 gross new Pay-TV subscribers.
Goldman Pocketed More Than 9% Of Global M&A Advisory Fees In Q1
Forbes - 2 May 2017 21:38
Goldman Sachs routinely captures the largest share of the global M&A industry - something that has helped the bank report much higher fee revenues than its peers in nearly every single quarter over the years.
Air traffic growth in India may slow down this fiscal: Icra
livemint.com - 2 May 2017 20:27
Icra expects domestic passenger traffic to grow by 13-15% during 2017-18, backed by capacity addition and competitive airfares
4 Publicly Traded Marijuana Companies You Should Watch
Profit Confidential - 2 May 2017 19:45
Top Publicly Traded Marijuana Companies The marijuana market is, in a lot of ways, booming. With laws trending generally (even despite a few setbacks) towards deregulation and legalization, there are quite a few weed bug...
Eerie Calm In Market Volatility Belies Global Policy Uncertainty
Forbes - 2 May 2017 19:29
Stable and improving growth, bullish sentiment, and the calming nature of high asset prices have propelled equities to record highs and the VIX near all-time lows. Meanwhile, global policy, whether it be monetary, fiscal...
Triple-Digit Upside From These Top Lithium Stocks
Profit Confidential - 2 May 2017 19:14
Are Lithium Stocks Set for Success? The best part of the tech sector, especially when compared to other industries, is that you get to invest on the cusp of tomorrow before everybody else. The ability to jump in on produ...
Baidu Stock Is on the Verge of a Major Move
Profit Confidential - 2 May 2017 18:47
BIDU Stock: Time Is Running Out I have been patiently waiting for a particular price pattern on the Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock chart to finally resolve itself. A resolution to this price pattern would dictate wh...
Day after RERA, realty stocks surge up to 9 per cent
livemint.com - 2 May 2017 18:27Reliance Infrastructure files revised InvIT IPO with lower fund target
livemint.com - 2 May 2017 18:20
Reliance Infrastructure files revised papers with Sebi for InvIT Fund IPO, scaling down the issue size to Rs2,500 crore from Rs3,000 crore earlier
America's Top Public Companies In 2017: A Buffett Buy List
Forbes - 2 May 2017 18:00
Where does Warren Buffett look when adding to the Berkshire bill of investments? The 500 biggest and most valuable companies in the U.S., which Forbes ranks here by sales, profit, assets and market capitalization in the ...