Evidence of a looming financial crisis may be growing, according to Harry Dent.The man who warned of the 2001 tech crash, the 2008 subprime financial disaster and China's recent stock market decline - years before they happened - has issued a new earth-shattering statement:"The Dow is set to embark on a catastrophic plunge...all the way down to 6,000."Harry Dent recently explained: "Nations are...Read More
Getty ImagesBuilders on construction site The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders' monthly confidence index tumbled four points to 56 in December. What happened: The December decline took the sentiment index to the lowest since May 2015 and missed the Econoday forecast of a one-point increase. It followed a breathtaking plunge from October to November and brought the full-year 20...Read More
Knicks owner James Dolan spoke with ESPN, and his words are getting heavy media coverageIt's shaping up to be another down day for the U.S. stock market. Three stocks in the news are Madison Square Garden Co (NYSE:MSG), drugmaker Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTI), and behavioral sciences specialist Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ:ACHC). Here's why shares of MSG, PTI, and ACHC are ma...Read More
The brokerage firm initiated coverage with an "outperform" ratingThe shares of HyreCar Inc (NASDAQ:HYRE) are bucking the broad-market trend lower today, thanks to some optimistic analyst attention. Specifically, Northland Capital initiated coverage of HYRE shares with an "outperform" endorsement and a price target of $5 -- more than double the penny stock's current price -- citing improving gross...Read More
Bloomberg News/LandovAn employee sews a dress at the Ferrara Manufacturing Co. clothing factory in the Garment District of New York City. The numbers: The Empire State manufacturing index fell 12.4 points to 10.9 in December, the New York Fed said Monday. That's the weakest level in 19 months. Economists had expected a reading of 21, according to a survey by Econoday. Any reading above zero indi...Read More
There's a few "sneaky" tricks Wall Street doesn't want made public.While pretending to be pillars of investing intelligence and integrity...The richest, most influential billionaires on Wall Street are secretly manipulating the market - and they don't care who gets hurt in the process.It's nothing personal...They have multi-million dollar bonuses to collect and high-rise condos to buy their mistre...Read More
The Texas ruling has MOH spiraling, along with most of the healthcare sector At last check, shares of Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH) are down 9.7% to trade at $118.94. The dramatic drop is part of a sector-wide spiral on news of a Texas judge deeming the Affordable Care Act (ACA), widely called "Obamacare,"unconstitutional, in a ruling issued late Friday. In a statement, Molina said it was "disa...Read More
The last time it sounded was around the August 2015 "flash crash"Last week, the three major market indexes fell into "correction" territory -- defined as at least 10% off their recent highs -- at the same time. It was the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) were in correction territory simultaneously since around the August 2015 "flas...Read More
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Vancouver-based Pretium Resources has received the amended permits allowing it to expand production to 3,800 t/d at its Brucejack gold mine 65 km north of Stewart. The permits were issued by the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.Annual mill throughput will grow to 1.4 million tonnes from 990,000 tonnes, or 3,80...Read More
Assays from the Eleanore South joint venture continue to include high grade gold intersections. The JV consists of the operator and 26.6% owner Azimut Exploration, Eastmain Resources (36.7%) and Goldcorp (36.7%). The property is adjacent to Goldcorp's Eleonore gold project in the James Bay region.Highlights of recent drilling include the following:Hole ES18-133: 14.7 g/t gold over 6.2 metres,...Read More
The financial media site said Apple is attractively pricedBarron's tapped Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as one of its top 10 picks for 2019 (subscription required), saying the FAANG stock's "valuation looks attractive and there appears to be limited risk to current-year earnings even if one assumes a 5% to 10% decline in iPhone sales." The financial news magazine also pointed to Apple's massive buyback...Read More
All three major indexes are lower at middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is trading lower once again today, earlier touching another multi-month low. On top of the troubles around blue chip Goldman Sachs (GS), traders are also digesting widespread weakness in the healthcare sector after a big Obamacare court ruling, as well as some weak economic data. Specifically, homebuilder sentiment i...Read More
Starbucks stock is ripe for more bull notesAt last check, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) stock was down 0.5% to trade at $64.79, despite receiving a price-target hike to $70 from $69 at J. P. Morgan Securities. If history is any guide, the coffee name could perk up heading into 2019 after flashing a bullish signal.Starbucks stock is now within one standard deviation of its 50-day moving aver...Read More
Thomas Franck | Ryan BrownePublished 14 Hours AgoUpdated9 Hours AgoCNBC.com U.S. government debt yields slipped on Monday amid ongoing concerns around a potential slowdown in economic growth and ahead of the Federal Reserve's December meeting.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was slightly lower, trading at 2.868 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell to 3.124 per...Read More
A quick look at some of this morning's analyst activity on Wall StreetTaking a quick look at some bullish analyst attention across Wall Street this morning, three stocks in focus are Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK), and Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW). For LULU shares, Stifel became the latest brokerage firm to weigh in bullishly, upgrading its rating...Read More
If approved, the hormone-free birth control would be the first of its kindSuccessful late-stage results for its experimental birth control, Amphora, have Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) stock up in early trading. If approved by regulators, the gel-based, hormone-free birth control would be the first of its kind -- news that has EVFM shares up nearly 20% to trade at $4.24. The stock earlier pe...Read More
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Short sellers have been ramping up their exposure to the retailer, tooBofA-Merrill Lynch downgraded Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) to "underperform" from "neutral," and slashed its price target to $50 from $70 -- a discount to Friday's close. The brokerage firm cited troubling industry trends and uncertainty around sales of Apple (AAPL) products. Additionally, the analyst in coverage said the big box...Read More
Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW; US-OTC: MWSNF) has tabled a maiden resource for its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland that it says has plenty of room for expansion.The project contains a pit and underground constrained 4.3 million inferred tonnes grading 2.3 grams gold per tonne and 430 ppm cobalt, or 3.1 grams gold equivalent, for 320,000 oz. gold and 1,841 tonnes cobalt. Unconstrained, the p...Read More