The short seller is "giving credit where credit is due"Shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC) are higher this afternoon, thanks to a relatively rare bullish note from notorious short seller Citron Research. The firm said BHC stock is "on its way to $40" -- nearly double its current price -- as the stock "still trades with a 'Valeant discount' despite new management's 180-degree turn of c...Read More

Abbott Laboratories just announced a $3 billion buyback plan The shares of healthcare stock Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) are up 2.6% at $81.87 just ahead of tomorrow's third-quarter earnings -- due out before the open tomorrow, Oct. 16 -- after the board announced a share buyback plan of up to $3 billion. The company also announced a partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM), which has the la...Read More

The VIX is heading toward its fifth straight lossThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 260 points at midday -- and was up more than 330 points at its session highs -- as investors take a break from U.S.-China trade headlines and cheer a promisingstart to third-quarter earnings season. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and UnitedHealth (UNH) are propping up the blue-chip...Read More

KEYS is in a strong position on the chartsKeysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) shares look to be in a strong position on the charts. The stock recently bounced right near the $92 level, a price point that served as constant resistance for much of 2019. With this technical hurdle behind it, the stock could be on the verge of adding to its almost 54% year-to-date lead.One reason to believe more ups...Read More

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Economy-sensitive stocks received some good news out of Washington on Friday, and it had nothing to do with the trade war. For industrial commodities, it could be the biggest news in over 8 years.IMF global commodity prices peaked in the second quarter of 2011 coinciding with the end of QE 2 which involved the Fed buying approximately $75 billion worth of Treasury bonds and notes over an 8-month...Read More

OLLI stock is trading higher todayOllie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OLLI) is up 3% today at $60.42, after RBC upgraded the stock to "outperform" from "sector perform" and lifted its price target to $67 from $65. Most analysts are already bullish, with eight of 12 in coverage handing out "strong buy" recommendations. Options traders have also been bullish, based on the 10-day call/put vol...Read More

Gold as an asset class has a weak correlation to the stock market and is worth diversifying into.Gold outperformed the S&P 500 index across the past 2 crisis in 2002 and 2009 and could be a good hedge in a frothy market.Overall gold investments generated lower returns in the past 20 years but is important to include for portfolio risk management.The market has been volatile with wild swings re...Read More

The firm's omaveloxolone drug met the main goal of a mid-stage studyThe shares of Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) have skyrocketed 46.7% to trade at $147.57, and earlier touched a record high of $149.80, thanks to strong data on the company's degenerative neuromuscular disorder treatment. RETA stock is pacing for a fourth straight gain andits biggest one-day surge since July 2018, and seve...Read More

NVDA is on track for its fifth straight winThe shares of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) are up 2.4% to trade at $190.96 this morning, after BofA-Merrill Lynch hiked its price target to $250 from $225, territory not traded at in roughly a year. The new target is the highest on Wall Street, and the analyst in coverage expressed "increased confidence" in the chipmaker's growth profile. More speci...Read More

JPMorgan's earnings were particularly strongDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value this morning, pointing to a strong start to earnings season. It's been a good morning for blue chips on that front, with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and UnitedHealth (UNH) all set to rise after their quarterly reports. While trade buzz is still lingering in the bac...Read More

The percentage of Nasdaq stocks above their 200-day is approaching its June lowsWhile technical warning signs for the stock market have taken something of a backseat to the daily parade of geopolitical headlines, concerns about market breadth have been bubbling under the surface for some time now. The percentage of S&P 500 Index (SPX) stocks trading above their 50-day moving averages has rebounded...Read More

"SolGold (#SOLG) advances as it Ecuador Gov and indigenous groups agree deal for immediate end to the recent protests following talks brokered by the UN and the Catholic Church.Firm employs c.700 people, of which 98% are Ecuadoreanhttps://t.co/tR5OAZ7ymT@SolGold_plc"Read full newsRead More

"Kavango Resources (#KAV) enjoys a 6.3pc boost as it starts drilling at the first ofthree targets on the Kalahari Suture Zone in Botswana-Objective is to verify geological model aimed at finding a Norilsk-style magmatic sulphide ore body.https://t.co/vgQwcWjLFs@KavangoRes"Read full newsRead More

"Ariana Resources (#AAU) provides strong update on Salinbas project-Ardala operational licence renewed for 5 years-All licences comprising Salinbas now secured as operational licences-Drilling expected to recommence from Q2 2020.https://t.co/M6n6eBzijG@ArianaResources"Read full newsRead More

"Anglo Asian Mining (#AAZ) announces YTD Q3 2019 total production of 60,122 gold equivalent ounces, down from 61,761 in YTD Q3 2018Made $8.5m in the quarter, down from $9.3m in H1 2019Had $19.1m in net cash as at 30 September, up from $15.2m at 30 Junehttps://t.co/QALShsTYFD"Read full newsRead More

... thanks to the explosion in pork prices (as 'pig ebola' spreads), Chinese consumers are facing the highest inflation since 2013.Read full newsRead More

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