The retail stock has a history of big post-earnings upside movesEtsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) has been quiet on the charts in recent weeks, per the stock's 30-day historical volatility of 31.2%, which registers in the low 11th annual percentile. However, ETSY shares tend to make big moves after the online retailer reports earnings, and with the Amazon rival's results due after the close this Wednesday, M...Read More
How bad is the trade war for materials investors? How about nearly $22 billions lost within day and a half - and counting.The S&P 500 Materials Index fell about 3.4 percent from Friday's close, after President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on billions of dollars of imports from China. The total value lost for the index totaled about $22 billion since then, according to Bloomberg data. T...Read More
The VIX is approaching the 20 mark for the first time since JanuaryThe U.S. stock market is getting destroyed as investors worry about a growing trade war with China. These fears sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) down more than 425 points at its session low, with all 30 Dow components trading in negative territory at last check. It's a similar setup for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq...Read More
eBay outpaced the broader S&P 500 Index in recent monthsOnline retailer eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw its stock bounce from the put-heavy $36 level recently thanks to strong earnings, sending the shares gapping back above the 40-day moving average, a trendline that previously acted as resistance in 2018. Despite a strong run higher in recent months, with EBAY roughly doubling the performance of the b...Read More
The stock is down more than 35% in early tradingCatalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CPRX) stock is suffering steep losses this morning, down 38.8% at $3.74, after rival Jacobus Pharmaceuticalreceived approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its Ruzurgi drug to treat children with rare auto-immune disorder Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS). What's more, CPRX put volume is pac...Read More
Shares of IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) slumped more than 12% at market open on Tuesday following its Q1 results release, bringing its market capitalization down to $1.2 billion. The Toronto-based gold miner reported an adjusted net loss of $2.2 million, or roughly $0 per share, falling short of analysts' expectations of $0.01 per share.According to the company, it had a challenging first quarter...Read More
Gold imports by India surged in April amid falling prices and higher demand ahead of the second-biggest gold-buying day in the Hindu calendar.Inbound shipments grew to 121 tons last month from 52.8 tons a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the data, who asked not to be identified as the information isn't public. Shipments were higher than the 73 tons in March as well. Finance Minist...Read More
ROKU could be set for more volatility with earnings around the cornerTwo growth stocks receiving positive analyst attention on Wall Street this morning are streaming technology expert Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) and low-cost gym operator Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT). A brief breakdown of the bull notes on the shares of ROKU and PLNT is below. ROKU was started with an "overweight" designation at Steph...Read More
GWPH short sellers could soon head for the exitsThe shares of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:GWPH) are in focus today, aftera double-dose of good news last night. First, the drugmaker's first-quarterlosswas slimmer than expected. But more importantly, its epilepsy drug Epidiolex met the main goals in a late-stage study, while first-quarter sales for the drug were higher than expected. In respon...Read More
The shoe company posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectationsThe shares of Crocs Inc (NASDAQ:CROX) are popping in early trading, after the firm posted first-quarter earnings of 33 cents per share on $295.9 million in revenue -- both topping analysts' estimates. CROX cited strong e-commerce and wholesale revenue, and said its same-store sales were up 8.7% for the first part of t...Read More
The biotech missed on both the top- and bottom-lineRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) stock is trading down 3.7% ahead of the bell, after the biotech reported slimmer-than-expected first-quarter adjusted earnings of $4.45 per share. Regeneron revenue of $1.71 billion also missed the mark. The shares have sold off sharply since their March 4 17-month high of $442. The stock's $330-$335 are...Read More
Indians could buy at least 10 percent more gold during the annual Hindu and Jain holy festival of Akshaya Tritiya than a year ago, industry officials said, as a dip in prices prompted consumers to increase purchases.A rise in consumption by the world's second-biggest gold consumer could help global prices which are currently hovering near a 4-month low, but could widen India's trade deficit and pu...Read More
Robert Lighthizer said tariffs on $200B in Chinese goods will increaseFollowing confirmation by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods will increase this Friday, May 10, if no deal is reached, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are once again in the red. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is expected in the U.S. for trade talks later this week....Read More
Traders seem to be "all-in" on a bearish price move for gold, despite Friday's strong finishGold futures took a big hit in the aftermath of last week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting -- which was punctuated by a press conference at which Chairman Jerome Powell disappointed anyone who may have been anticipating a hairpin shift from rate hikes to rate cuts on the part of the central ba...Read More
* Zinc hits two-month low on expectated higher supplies * Copper cancelled warrants near 27 percent * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Copper prices fell on Tuesdaytowards 2-1/2 month lows hit last week on worries about demandafter U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs onChinese goods before U.S-China trade talks.B...Read More
Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (NYSE: NEM)(TSX: NGT), the world's largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves, is expected to churn out 8.4 million ounces of the precious metal this year, or 7.1% of the total global output, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData.In comparison, main rival Barrick Gold's (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) output for 2019 is estimated at only 5.6 million oun...Read More
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said Tuesday that recent results from the Porvenir project, held by its wholly owned subsidiary Green Rock Resources, suggest the presence of a "significant" copper-gold system.Mapping and sampling, SolGold said, has extended copper-gold mineralization at Cacharposa Creek on Porvenir, located in southern Ecuador. The samples, the company noted, show...Read More
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said Tuesday that recent results from the Porvenir project, held by its wholly owned subsidiary Green Rock Resources, suggest the presence of a "significant" copper-gold system.Mapping and sampling, SolGold said, has extended copper-gold mineralization at Cacharposa Creek on Porvenir, located in southern Ecuador. The samples, the company noted, show...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now Stocks ended down Monday, but bounced back from earlier lows after China said its trade representatives would still come to the U.S. for talks, despite President Trump's tweets threatening to raise tariffs on China-made goods. Kraft Heinz (KHC - Get Report) rose slightly after the packaged food company announced it would restate i...Read More
Central banks are going gaga over gold. They are snapping up the metal at the fastest rate in almost half a century in a trend that looks set to continue. Over the 12 months through March 31, they purchased a whopping 715.7 metric tons of gold bullion worth around $29.4 billion, according to a recently published report from the industry group World Gold Council. "In all likelihood, we expect ano...Read More