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U.K. stocks rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, moving higher after a disappointing reading on Britains inflation reduced pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates next month.
Miners were among biggest advancers as metals prices rallied on concerns further sanction
Did you miss "Mad Money" on CNBC? If so, here are some of Jim Cramer's top takeaways.
For his "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer spoke with Jim Fish, president and CEO of Waste Management (WM) , which just posted an eight-cents-a-share earnings beat, but saw shares decline as
Research Coverage- Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)
This is meant as a scientific/business development post as to the merits of VKTX. It is well known VKTX is undervalued (by upwards of 40x), but these details will not be discussed here. For a more detailed valuation analysis, see the end of Zacks SCR’s post.
Background
Viking Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical....More>>>
Employing contrarian investing tactics is exceptionally difficult. Evolutionarily speaking, we are inclined to follow the majority and not stray from the pack. However, in investing, it can be extraordinarily lucrative to deviate from the consensus. The consensus view of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) is that the company faces several headwinds that will stagnate growth and cause the stock....More>>>
Herbalife is back in the news again…
On Nov. 7, comedian and HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver went after its uncanny resemblance to a pyramid scheme.
We last wrote about Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) back on Aug. 14, 2014, when we noted that activist investor Bill Ackman “was going to deliver a ‘deathblow’ to the company with a....More>>>
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Despite its many criticisms, the Affordable Care Act has arguably been the closest thing to universal healthcare that Americans have ever seen. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the uninsured rate in the U.S. fell from 16% in the quarter immediately preceding the implementation of the ACA, which is more affably known as Obamacare,....More>>>
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Declining energy prices have already battered Houston’s real estate market. Now, Hurricane Harvey is making it even worse.
Some $8.9 billion of loans packaged into commercial mortgage-backed....More>>>
Our colleague Ben Morris has been keeping a close eye on gold. Back in April, he noted that gold was close to breaking out of a multiyear chart pattern that could send prices much higher. But it wasn't yet official, so Ben recommended being patient and waiting for confirmation before getting too bullish on gold and precious metals. That was good advice – gold reversed....More>>>
Bull markets don't die of old age. Yes, we are in the late innings of the second-longest bull market in history. And yes, it will eventually come to an end. But that doesn't mean we will wake up tomorrow to a massive crash on our hands. I believe the opposite is true… that we're in the middle of a massive "Melt Up" in U.S. stocks. It's the final push....More>>>
Boenning & Scattergood’sFloris van Dijkum andAndrew Crespo worry that Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), the Sears (SHLD) real-estate spinoff, will not only have to raise more cash but seriously overvalued to boot:
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We reiterate our Underperform rating on SRG following third quarter results that came in marginally above our estimates. The likelihood that....More>>>
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On Wednesday, both large cap biotechs (NASDAQ:IBB) and their small cap brethren (NYSEARCA:XBI) reversed down about 4% during a press conference given by President-elect Trump, in which he threatened the pharmaceutical industry with tough bargaining from the Federal government. One suspects he was referring to Medicare Part D, where each insurance....More>>>
LM Ericsson Telephone (ERIC)
Welcome. In this article I will give the dollar and cents reasons for how come ERIC looks like a relative bargain in today’s marketplace.
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In the trailing ten years ERIC has earned their market cap in free cash flow. This is a signal the company may be undervalued. If ERIC can repeat the performance and earn over $19B in the coming....More>>>
Threats of a trade war and continued signs of global growth are combining to create myriad opportunities for investors in one long-dormant asset class: commodities.
In fact, the geopolitical turbulence
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership (NYSE:EEP) had its target price lowered by Barclays from $16.00 to $11.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has an equal weight rating on the pipeline company’s stock.
Several o
Analysts predict that Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS) will post sales of $231.21 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Two analysts have issued estimates for Container Store Group’s earnings, with estimates ranging from $230.11 million to $232.30 million. Container Stor
BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL) announced that the company is entering a venture that will allow it to produce nickel sulphate next year.
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The company said that it sees the battery minerals industry as being in short supply right now, which is prompting
Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) reports first-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Monday, Apr. 23.
Monday’s release will look a little different than previous ones as a result of GOOGL’s recently announced changes to how it’ll report. Th
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