WWE has reclaimed its year-to-date breakeven levelThe shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) are up 3% in early trading at $76.99, after receiving an upgrade from Benchmark to "buy" from "hold." The analyst in coverage waxed optimistic about the re-launch of "Raw" and "Smackdown," as well as engagement metrics and a pullback in the shares that "created an opportunistic entry poi...Read More
Analysts have been quick raise Starbucks stock price targets after earningsCoffee giant Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is surging this morning, up 5.8% at $96.26 -- a fresh off a record high of $96.63 right out of the gate. Sending the shares higher is the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings beat, which was also accompanied by its largest increase in same-store sales in three years.The b...Read More
Alphabet reported a quarterly earnings beat, while Apple and Intel struck a deal Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed cautiously higher this morning, on pace to recoup some of Thursday's earnings-related losses as traders weigh the latest round of corporate earnings and gross domestic product data (GDP). FAANG stocks are in the spotlight today, as Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL)...Read More
The round-number $40 mark has been targeted by TWTR options traders recentlyTwitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) stock is trading up 6% in electronic trading, after the social media name reported an 18% rise in second-quarter revenue to $841 million -- more than anticipated -- as monetizable daily active usage (mDAU) arrived at a stronger-than-expected 139 million. Additionally, total ad revenue jumped 21%, an...Read More
Greece's recently-elected government wants a stalled gold mine investment b...Read full newsRead More
With five months to go and the markets still hanging around record highs, ETF experts are naming their top picks to help investors position themselves going into year-end.Read full newsRead More
(Corrects seventh graph to clarify investors expect U.S. Fed tocut interest rates by 25 basis points and not 0.25 basis points) * Gold set for first weekly decline in three weeks * U.S. GDP data due at 1230 GMT * Silver and platinum on track for third weekly gainBy Karthika Suresh Namboothiri and Arpan VargheseJuly 26 (Reuters) - Gold firmed on Friday, having shed 1% inthe previous session on robu...Read More
The Fed cited low inflation as justification for a rate cut.The cost of living is rising.Inflation measures - an art rather than a science look at gold in all currencies.DBC - commodity prices are low.Other commodity ETFs agree - the Fed and other central banks could go too far.In the world of economics, inflation is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. Economist...Read More
A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
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(Kitco News) -- Unlike Steven Mnuchin, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, former congressman Ron Paul isn't against Big Tech, but said it is mostly an issue "when bigness comes from benefits from government." "Yes, they're too big, but I don't think I approach it the same way [Mnuchin] does, because I think if a company is big because it produces a product and the people like it and they reward...Read More
The three-month price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange continued its descent at the close of trading on Thursday July 25, falling by some 3.4% to close just above the $14,000 per tonne threshold, while lead futures climbed by 1.5% to breach nearby resistance levels.Three-month nickel futures closed at $14,075 per tonne in the afternoon, tumbling from an intraday high of $14,545 per tonne des...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has launched a consultation process on warehousing reforms that aims to attract higher stock levels, Matthew Chamberlain, LME chief executive, announced on Thursday July 25. The consultation began on Thursday and is open until September 2019. It includes changes to evergreen rent deals and the controversial queue-based rent capping (QBRC) rule as well as the introduction...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down Thursday as investors retreated from disappointing earnings reports. 3M (MMM - Get Report) climbed after posting stronger-than-expected second quarter and affirming its full-year profit guidance. Tesla (TSLA - Get Report) shares tumbled after the company reported a much-wider-than...Read More
Nickel's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was lower during morning trading on Thursday July 25, selling off by some 3.8% across European trading hours against weak economic data from the region. The metal's three-month price fell to an intra-morning low of $13,995 per tonne in this morning's session, down by just under 4% from Wednesday's closing price of $14,550 per tonne. The...Read More
Canadian minor metals and specialty chemicals producer 5N Plus has "significantly" reduced the production of bismuth at its refining and recycling facilities and will increase procurement of the material due to low metal prices, the company said on Monday July 22. Until now, 5N Plus has relied on process technologies to extract bismuth from the various residues and secondary streams in its refinin...Read More
Turkish steel producers stayed out of the deep-sea scrap market on Thursday July 25 and are expected to remain absent until the end of the week, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants reported "silence" in the market since a steel mill in the Marmara region of Turkey, bought a mixed cargo from the United States...Read More
There is some optimism in the markets because US-China trade talks are on the agenda again and expectations are running high for dovish talk from the European Central Bank (ECB) at its meeting later on Thursday July 25.Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data out on Wednesday was generally negative, apart from a pick-up in Japan's figure.Asian equities are showing strength with China's...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday July 24 pricing session in Shanghai. Key driversThe price of cobalt metal in China is steady so far this week after narrowing upward on July 19 against a backdrop of aggressive speculative buying. But the number of spot trades fell despite active inquiries after investors took a more cautious stance following the increase in prices. Spot availability...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate have been largely stable across Europe over the past week in the slow market, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Demand will decline further in August due to the traditional market slowdown over the summer period."The market is slow, which is normal at this time of the year," an Italian source said."Mills will try to increase offers [for plate] in Se...Read More