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Watch Out for the 'Altice Way' of Doing Business
Wall Street Journal - 10 May 2017 17:26
As telecom giant Altice prepares its U.S. IPO, prospective shareholders should pay close attention to the company's use of management fees that could sap resources from minorities investors.
The Surprising Losers From the VIX's Decline
Wall Street Journal - 10 May 2017 13:30
The low level of the market's so-called fear gauge is not only bad news for investors who bet on higher volatility, it is bad for conservative investing strategies that profit directly from market choppiness, too.
Nvidia surges more than 12% in premarket trading on bullish outlook
CNBC - 10 May 2017 18:57
Shares of Nvidia surge thanks to a solid earnings beat and a bullish outlook.
Snap's first earnings report shows Facebook's copycat strategy is working
CNBC - 11 May 2017 01:52
Snap's first-quarter report fell short on users and revenue as it tries to fend off an assault from Facebook's Instagram.
Amid Falling Sales And Activist Pressure, Whole Foods Shakes Up Board
Forbes - 11 May 2017 01:02
One month to the day that activist firm Jana Partners revealed it had taken a 9% stake in Whole Foods, the beleaguered organic grocer is fighting back: the company announced on Thursday that it is shaking up its board of...
Whole Foods shares pop on in-line earnings, new board members
CNBC - 11 May 2017 00:39
Whole Foods Market posted adjusted earnings of 37 cents per share on $3.74 billion in revenue
Track Records Matter Even For Managers Of BlackRock's Robots
Forbes - 11 May 2017 00:33
Whatever reasons fund shareholders originally had to invest in these 3 BlackRock large cap funds are moot now that the funds' portfolio managers, investment strategies and fees are changing. If there was ever a time to r...
Why Abercrombie & Fitch Is Up For Sale
Forbes - 10 May 2017 23:01
Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is reported to be working with investment bank Perella Weinberg to deal with takeover interest, sources told Reuters. With the company's shares trading at a 17-year low, the time for ...
For Pandora, Premium Remains Key To Reaching Profitability
Forbes - 10 May 2017 22:28
Pandora (NYSE: P) released its Q1'17 earnings on May 8. The results were a mixed bag for the company, as the top line exceeded guidance but earnings continued to drop lower, reaching an all-time low due to high content a...
Morgan Stanley Made More Than $10 Billion From Equity Trading Over The Last Five Quarters
Forbes - 10 May 2017 21:48
The 5 largest U.S investment banks reported just under $7.2 billion in total equity trading revenues for Q1 2017 - marginally higher than what they made a year ago and a 13% improvement sequentially. It should be noted, ...
SunPower Is Taking Steps To Address A Maturing Solar Market
Forbes - 10 May 2017 21:38
SunPower , the second largest U.S. solar equipment manufacturer, published a mixed set of Q1'17 earnings figures on May 9, amid continued pressure on both panel and PPA pricing.
Yelp's Stock Tanks By Almost 20% Due To Weak Revenue Guidance
Forbes - 10 May 2017 21:03
Yelp's announced its earnings for Q1 on May 9th, and the company once again reported solid growth, as revenues grew by 24% year over year to $197 million. However, its stock price tanked as the company lowered its full-y...
The Hottest Chip Stock Heats Up Again
Wall Street Journal - 10 May 2017 20:27
Nvidia investors may have had their heads in the cloud, but at least that cloud is starting to pay off.
Berkshire's Groupies Need Some Reeducation
Forbes - 10 May 2017 19:10
I fess up to owning a couple of Berkshire Hathaway shares, but I'm restive. Not because Buffett shoulda bought Alphabet and Amazon instead of IBM, but because the conceptual framework for owning Berkshire is too easily c...
Banks Need To Focus On A New Customer: The Unbanked
Forbes - 10 May 2017 18:54
Globally, 2 billion, mostly poor, adults don't have bank accounts. Until recently, they've been ignored because they typically have poor credit ratings and are unlikely to generate meaningful deposits or fees. As more se...
Bharti Airtel's cost controls cushion Reliance Jio's impact, but worst yet to come
livemint.com - 10 May 2017 18:46Nifty at 9,400: How rational is this exuberance?
livemint.com - 10 May 2017 18:26
The bulls are partying but market participants already invested are advised not to get carried away, since the market looks overbought
Brace Yourself For The Coming Economic Transformation
Forbes - 10 May 2017 18:26
Federal Reserve data shows people are earning less than they did 17 years ago. But it's even worse than that. People are worried about sliding down the economic scale.
US burger chain Wendy's quarterly profit, sales beat estimates
CNBC - 10 May 2017 18:12
U.S. burger chain Wendy's reported a 12 percent drop in profit, hurt by higher labor costs and lower revenue due to fewer company-owned restaurants.
Could Breakthrough Cancer Treatments Raise Industrial Gold Demand?
Forbes - 10 May 2017 17:44
Precious metals aren't just used as investments and for jewelry--some of them have a wide range of industrial applications as well.
7 Things to Know Before Investing in Penny Stocks
Profit Confidential - 10 May 2017 17:33
Penny Stocks to Watch Penny stocks are some of the most enticing draws for investment on the market. And for good reason. The penny stock market is very much feast or famine. Pick them right, and you could own hundreds o...