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- Why McDonald's Stock Jumped Today
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 11:55 AMShares of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) rose on Tuesday after the fast-food giant reported positive third-quarter results. Strong comparable sales growth helped push revenue and earnings above analyst expectations. The stock was up about 5.4% at 11:20 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Packaging Corp. of America Earnings: Is a Third-Quarter Rebound in Store?
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 11:40 AMPackaging Corp. of America (NYSE: PKG) is set to release third-quarter 2018 earnings on Oct. 24 after the close of trading. Shares of the packaging manufacturer have slumped 28% year to date as investors have fretted over the company's ability to sustain profit margins.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- F.N.B. Corp (FNB) Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 11:14 AMImage source: The Motley Fool.F.N.B. Corp (NYSE: FNB)Q3 2018 Earnings Conference CallOct. 23, 2018, 12:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue reading
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dan Loeb's Battle With Campbell Soup Is Heating Up
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:25 AMOver the past few years, the packaged food segment has taken a beating in the market. Americans' tastes are shifting, and though consumers haven't completely banned canned soup and the like from their pantries, sales of those types of foods are nonetheless shrinking.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Down to 52-Week Lows, Wall Street Is Too Bearish on Halliburton's Stock
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:40 AMHalliburton (NYSE: HAL) is North America's largest oil services provider by a wide margin. That position has benefited it immensely as oil prices have surged and production in the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Is the Market Missing Out on Travelers Companies?
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:49 AMWhen companies deliver their quarterly results, it's common to see their share prices shift in counterintuitive directions. So perhaps it's not necessary to get too in the weeds about just what caused Travelers (NYSE: TRV) to lose ground following its impressive third-quarter release last week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Why Are These 3 Companies Not Doing Better?
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:34 AMWall Street is a place where the obvious response is rarely what you actually get. For example, The Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) recently delivered a strong third-quarter report, but its share prices fell.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Better Buy: CME Group Inc. vs. CBOE
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:37 AMFinancial markets are critical to the world economy, and the growth of financial exchanges has been impressive in recent years. Companies like CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and CBOE Global Markets (NYSEMKT: CBOE) have dramatically expanded their initial scopes to go beyond their futures and options origins, taking on a wider range of financial products to try to cash in on rising interest among institutional and retail investors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's What the Market is Missing About Nutanix
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:00 AMShareholders of enterprise cloud provider Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) have had a bumpy ride this year. The stock has been up as much as 80%, but after a disappointing fourth quarter earnings report (and some market turmoil), Nutanix has fallen more than 40% from its highs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why RH Stock Dropped 10.8% on Monday
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 08:00 AMDespite a lack of negative company-specific news, shares of RH (NYSE: RH) fell 10.8% on Monday. To the contrary, RH stock drifted lower throughout the day even after analysts at Wedbush initiated coverage on the home decor and furnishings retailer early Monday with an "outperform" rating.
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- 3 High-Growth Stocks That Could Soar
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 11:27 AMTechnology stocks have been beat-up in the last few weeks as volatility has reared its ugly head once again. Many high-flying companies are now trading well into "bear market" territory -- a decline off of highs by at least 20%.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 3 High-Yield Stocks to Hold Forever
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:47 AMInvestors' positive feelings about any given stock may wax and wane over time, but for many well-established organizations, dividends are enduring. For such companies, that's what makes them so lucrative: the reliability of the paycheck they dole out even when times get tough.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kohl's Expands Its Amazon Partnerships
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:25 AMLast fall, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) launched a pair of interesting partnerships with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). In 10 stores in the Chicago and Los Angeles metro areas, it opened Amazon smart-home boutiques.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Parsing Visa's Big Quarterly Dividend Hike
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:03 AMThe ubiquitous financial services player Visa (NYSE: V) isn't exactly an income stock -- its dividend yield has fairly consistently been below 1% for years. But it does pay out regularly to shareholders, and it's prefacing its next quarterly readout with a dividend boost from $0.21 to $0.25 per share.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 4 Tips for Writing a Peer Evaluation
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:47 AMWriting a self-evaluation can be a nerve-wracking experience. After all, there's perhaps nothing more awkward than being asked to sing your own praises and simultaneously highlight your own flaws as an employee.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sirius XM Stock Has a Lot to Prove This Week
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:31 AMIf there ever was an ideal time for Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) to silence its critics, it could very well be this week. The satellite radio giant reports financial results ahead of Wednesday's market open, and the stock could use a boost. Sirius XM has shed more than 20% of its value since peaking in June.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 2 More Marijuana Stocks Are Moving to the NYSE
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:36 AMThe cannabis industry is all about breaking down barriers and making history in 2018. This year, we've witnessed GW Pharmaceuticals gain approval in the U.S. for the first cannabis-derived drug, and we watched as Vermont legalized recreational marijuana use entirely through the legislative process.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 3 Stocks the World's Best Investors Are Buying Right Now
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 08:30 AMOn the surface, there's little that connects software-as-a-service-company Appian Corporation (NASDAQ: APPN), marijuana grower and seller Green Thumb Industries Inc. (NASDAQOTH: GTBIF), and uranium miner Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ). Except that some of the world's best investors have stepped in to buy their stocks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The 1 Marijuana Investment You Won't Want to Make
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 07:51 AMThe green flag has officially waved in Canada and legal recreational cannabis sales are off and running as of Oct. 17. The only real question Wall Street and investors have at this point is just how big of an opportunity this legalization could be.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hasbro Earnings Decline on Continued Toys R Us Fallout
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 08:02 AMToy maker Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) reported third-quarter 2018 results before the market open on Monday. Revenue dropped 12% year over year, GAAP earnings per share dipped 1.4%, and EPS adjusted for one-time factors fell 7.7%.
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- Why Tesla Stock Jumped Tuesday
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 12:04 PMShares of electric-car company Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) popped on Tuesday, rising as much as 7.5%. As of 11:14 a.m. EDT, the stock was up 5.6%.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Senseonics Holdings Inc. Is Soaring Today
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:53 AMIn response to signing a reimbursement contract with one of the largest insurers in the U.S., shares of Senseonics Holdings (NYSEMKT: SENS), a medical device company focused on blood sugar monitoring, rose 11% as of 10:30 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- For a Disappointing Quarter, This Railroad Stock Looks Pretty Good
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:23 AMBased on the way management described Kansas City Southern's (NYSE: KSU) most recent quarterly result, you would have thought that the company woefully missed earnings expectations from weak revenue or poor operations.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- How Many Members Does Netflix Have?
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 10:18 AMNetflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) business has been growing rapidly in a number of important ways. In the company's third quarter, revenue, operating profits, and earnings per share jumped 36%, 130%, and 207% year over year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Skechers Management Talks China and Tariffs
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:40 AMFootwear company Skechers (NYSE: SKX) managed to put up solid, if mixed, third-quarter results. Revenue growth was slow, but earnings largely held up, and the company predicted a return to stronger growth to close out the year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Can Domino’s Pizza Climb Higher After Rallying 40% This Year?
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:32 AMShares of Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) rallied more than 40% this year, making it a standout performer among restaurant stocks. Domino's started 2018 on shaky ground after CEO Patrick Doyle, who led the pizza chain's turnaround, announced that he would resign in June.Yet Domino's continued to win over investors by maintaining its streak of solid comps growth and double-digit earnings growth.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The Most Important Number From American Express's 3rd Quarter
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 09:36 AMThe American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) reported its third-quarter earnings earlier this month, and shares reacted positively to the news. The credit card company's adjusted revenue grew to $10.1 billion, a 10% increase year over year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of at least 8% growth.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kimberly-Clark Loses Ground to Procter & Gamble
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 08:33 AMComing into the third-quarter earnings report, Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) investors had modest expectations for the consumer products giant's business outlook. Sales growth trends have been disappointing lately, and profits are being pinched by rising commodity costs that the company hasn't been able to pass along to customers through higher prices.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Investors Are Paying a Premium for These 3 Biotech Stocks
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 08:21 AMSo far, 2018 has been full of ups and down for the biotech industry as a whole. For these three stocks, though, prices have swung so far in a positive direction that investors are paying huge premiums now. Just one of these companies has an approved product to sell but they're worth a combined $12 billion.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Platform Is Ready to Take the Next Step
Tuesday - 10/23/2018 - 06:32 AMGoldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) investment management division has always focused on the rich. The average wealth management client in the division has about $50 million under management, and the bank typically has looked for a $10 million minimum for new clients.
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