Next week we start a new quarter; income focused investors can look forward to a new round of dividend announcements and payments, suggests Tim Plaehn, income expert and edito...
Stocks & Options
The U.S.-China trade war continues, slowing global economic growth. The Fed refused to reduce short-term interest rates, citing strong U.S. performance, explains Mark Skousen,...
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) is a specialty retailer of Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids and Hollister brand apparel and accessories for men, women and kids; the com...
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund appears extremely overbought and ready for downward correction based on the QuantCycles Oscillator, reports John Rawlins....
Investing
Is Blackstone the Best Bull Market Stock?
Tickers:
BX
In the right environment, we like to hop on board the best bull market stocks—such as asset managers that thrives with rising stock prices and a...
Investing
Western Union: Time to Transfer to Fintech?
Tickers:
WU
On June 5, Western Union (WU) — a holding in our model growth portfolio — announced a partnership with Visa (V) that will allow its custom...
Trading
Walmart at Extreme Levels
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WMT
Walmart is indicating it might be time for a sale, of Walmart that is, notes John Rawlins....
Trading
Housing, Volatility, REITs, New York Stock Exchange Advance Decline
Rising volatility appears to be on the horizon, Joe Duarte provides his approach to surviving and profiting from the increased risk to investors....
Investing
Five Prime: A "First-in-Class" Antibody
Five Prime Therapeutics (FPRX) recently presented initial data from a Phase I dose escalation study of FPA150, a first-in-class B7-H4 antibody at ASCO...
Investing
Small Cap Value in Marine and Energy Services
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HCHC
HC2 Holdings (HCHC) is a diversified holding company that seeks opportunities to acquire and grow businesses that can generate long-term sustainable f...
Trading
Microsoft: A Long-term Bullish Options Play
This long-term covered call position is ideal for mature stocks with upside potential, writes Jay Soloff....
Trading
When Low Inflation is Good, and When it Isn’t
While low inflation may allow the Fed to ease interest rates, in today’s market environment at the end of a long growth cycle that appears to be...
Investing
Nektar's Drug Could be a "Big Deal"
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NKTR
Nektar (NKTR) has a drug called NKTR-358 and they presented data from a clinical trial at EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism); in short NKTR-35...
Investing
SXT Eyes Energy Storage for Renewables
SXT Energy Group, Inc. (XTEG) is a China-based holding company that engages in the compressed air energy storage field, primarily in China. It has a v...