If Bitcoin bulls got excited about the recent move up, Thursday's action extinguished some of this excitement. But it doesn't come as a surprise to our readers. This one day of strong depreciation can be seen as an indication of things to come. But are these things bearish?Bitcoin remains on the fringe of the financial system. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has recently issued a warni...Read More
With the receipt of Type A water licences, Toronto-based TMAC Resources has completed the permitting of its Madrid (both north and south) and Boston gold deposits. The Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs approved the licences, as recommended by the Nunavut Water Board.The company spent last year ramping up production at its first mine on the Hope Bay property - Doris. This year wil...Read More
Gold output in South Africa, once the world's biggest producer of the metal, fell for a 14th straight month in November, the longest streak of declines since 2012.Production retreated 14 percent from a year earlier, Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said in a statement on its website Tuesday.Key InsightsTotal mining output dropped 5.6 percent from a year earlier, the biggest decrease since Au...Read More
STX stock just got another price-target cut and is now running into technical trouble Another negative analyst note has the shares of Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) down 1.2% at $39.63. Specifically, Cowen cut its price target to $40 from $50 today, following yesterday's price-target cut to $33 from $40 at Evercore ISI. STX could run into more pitfalls soon, too, with the stock recently setti...Read More
YEXT shares are sandwiched between some notable levelsSo-called digital knowledge specialist Yext Inc (NYSE:YEXT) has struggled in recent months. The shares shot higher in the summer months, thanks in part to an Amazon partnership, and went on to hit a record high of $27.19 in late August. This milestone was quickly followed by months of selling before YEXT shares bounced near the $13 level in Dec...Read More
KTOV is the best stock on the Nasdaq todayStocks are higher today on tech sector strength. Among names making particularly notable moves, Dow stock Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and drugmaker Kitov Pharma (NASDAQ:KTOV) are higher, while biotech Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AIMT) is lower. Below, we'll take a look at what's moving the shares of WBA, KTOV, and AIMT.WBA Jumps on Mic...Read More
Gold futures finished lower Tuesday, pulling back after a two-session climb, as U.S. benchmark equity indexes rose and the dollar strengthened. Palladium, meanwhile, snapped a 10-day stretch of gains, with futures prices failing to settle above that of gold. February gold GCG9, +0.16% shed $2.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,288.40 an ounce. Futures prices, which touched an intraday high of $1,296....Read More
Call options are trading at a faster-than-usual clip on the healthcare nameCantor Fitzgerald today initiated coverage on Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ARRY) with an "overweight" rating and $30 price target -- representing a premium of 76% to Monday's close at $17.07. The brokerage firm said Array's "lead asset, Mektovi+Braftovi, still appears underappreciated by investors," and the combination "has...Read More
Front-month strikes are popularThe shares of VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:VHC) are up 39.5% at $5.40 -- earlier hitting a 15-month peak of $5.57 -- after a U.S. appeals court upheld a 2016 ruling that required Apple (AAPL) to pay the security technology firm $302 million in a patent infringement case. That amount has now grown to $440 million due to interest and increased damages, amo...Read More
It is natural that we measure things by a familiar yardstick - the problem is that being so-biased or lazy, we can be deceived. Take gold. Popular belief has it that gold prices have not performed especially well despite some egregious geopolitical and economic factors. Well measured in 72 currencies, gold is at ... or within a few percentage points ... of being at an all time high for people in t...Read More
The original estimate that the partial shutdown would subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth every two weeks has now been doubled to a 0.1 percentage point subtraction every week, according to a Trump administration official.The change is due to greater losses from private contractors also out of work and other government functions that have been halted.The administration's estimate is more agg...Read More
Federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week. Will it boost gold prices? US Government Shuts Down, Again Could you imagine life without a government? Now, you can. The federal government has been shut down since December 22nd, 2018. The government shutdown does not, of course, imply that the whole government is closed. Only non-essential discretionary federal programs and agencies close....Read More
Both AEO and ANF options are attractively priced as the stocks appear set to slideYesterday, retail stocks American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) were in focus after reaffirming their respective fourth-quarter sales forecasts. While the retailers aren't slated to report their full holiday-season results until the first week of March, both stocks could run into t...Read More
UnitedHealth stock is at the top of the Dow after earningsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly higher at midday, with UnitedHealth Group (UNH) leading the charge after earnings, overshadowing lackluster results from JPMorgan Chase (JPM). Meanwhile, Netflix (NFLX) is leadingtech stocks and helping the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) outperform, after announcing plans to raise subscription p...Read More
The company is teasing a "new relationship and material opportunity"The shares of New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ:NBEV) are higher today, as traders await the company's special conference call tomorrow. Specifically, the firm -- which is dabbling in CBD-infused drinks -- this morning said it will hold an investor call at 8:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, Jan. 16, "to provide a special business update on a new...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
Fund flows data shows traders have piled back into SMH during the past weekThe VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) enters standard January options expiration week with its trading range clearly cut out for it. Overhead, we have the round century level of $100, which is currently about 9.4% north of the exchange-traded fund's (ETF's) Friday close. And hovering directly near this psychol...Read More
BloombergAn employee uses a hydraulic press at the Justin Paul Inc. manufacturing facility inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The numbers: The Empire State manufacturing index fell 7.6 points to 3.9 in January, the lowest reading in more than a year, the New York Federal Reserve said Tuesday. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 12, according to a survey by Econoday. The headline index has...Read More
BAC will report earnings ahead of tomorrow's openBig banks are starting to report earnings, with a rare profit miss for JPMorgan Chase (JPM) in focus today. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is scheduled to take its turn in the earnings confessional ahead of the open tomorrow, Jan. 16. While the stock is trading down 0.8% today at $26.17, the options market is expecting a bigger-than-usual post-earn...Read More
An overdue round of bull notes could create tailwinds for SBUXCoffee stock Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) recently bounced off its 80-day trendline for the second time this year. With the shares forming a symmetrical triangle and sitting just atop their post-earnings bull-gap levels from early November, SBUX could have found a new short-term floor. Analysts remain divided, so a round of bul...Read More