Car rental expert Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) and restaurant operator Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) are two stocks that have seen notable options volume recently, with the former preparing to report earnings after the close today, and the latter reporting strong results less than two weeks ago. Here's a closer look at how options traders have been placing their bets on CAR and BWLD sto...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) on Friday notched an eighth straight weekly gain, marking their longest weekly win streaks in nearly four years. Another win this week would mark the Dow's longest since 1995, and would tie the SPX's longest streak in 13 years. Below, we take a look at how the DJIA and S&P tend to fare after eight straight weeks in the black -- and wh...Read More
Crude oil prices are surging today, with the December-dated futures contract up 2.5% at $57.01 per barrel -- a two-year high -- following several high-profile arrests in Saudi Arabia. Against this backdrop, the United States Oil Fund (USO) is 2.6% higher to trade at $11.47, and options traders are blasting the energy shares to bet on even more upside.By the numbers, 103,017 calls and 65,244 puts h...Read More
Social media stocks have been in focus lately, after Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) each reported earnings in the last two weeks. Now stepping up to the plate this week is Snapchat parent Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), the shares of which are staring up at two notable technical levels ahead of earnings after the close tomorrow. Here's a closer look at SNAP stock's performance lately, and how options...Read More
U.S. stocks are pushing higher today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all reaching record highs. Traders have digested some major M&A developments, including Sprint's (S) decision to end takeover talks with T-Mobile (TMUS), as well as a possible merger of two Apple suppliers. The high-profile arrests in Saudi Arabia remains in focus, a...Read More
While the busiest part of earnings season has passed, there are still plenty of high-profile names that still have yet to report. Grand Theft Auto parent Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) will take its turn in the earnings confessional after tomorrow's close, and options traders are hoping the stock follows in the footsteps of sector peer Activision Blizzard (ATVI) -- which shot to...Read More
U.S. stocks are trading cautiously higher this morning, as investors eye rising oil prices and some fresh M&A buzz. Among the stocks making moves are drug concern Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Ltd (NYSE:VRX), digital communications tech company QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), and semiconductor specialist Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on telecoms Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) and T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS), as well as healthcare stock Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on S, TMUS, and CYH.Sprint Shares Plunge After Ending Merger With T-MobileSprint stock hit a new annual low of $5.81 this morning, and was last seen down 12.4% to trade at $5.86, a...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on light bulb producer Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE), social media stock Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), and chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of CREE, TWTR, and AVGO. Deutsche Bank Bullish on Cree's Wolfspeed BusinessCree stock is up 4.6% before the open, thanks to an upgrade to "buy" at Deutsche Bank, which boos...Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are cautiously higher,after the index's record-setting week. Futures on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also sticking close to breakeven. Traders are reacting to newsthat New York Fed President William Dudley will retire in 2018, before his term expires. Just last week, President Trump nominated Fed Governor Jerome Powell to head...Read More
"With tax reform among the highest priorities in Washington, D.C. -- which you are sure to read and hear about in coming weeks -- this week brings us a continuation of earnings season and a full economic calendar..."...[F]rom a macro perspective, the biggest news is likely to revolve around the Federal Reserve, with another policy meeting set for Wednesday and President Trump planning to name the...Read More
Saudi Arabia had a tough weekend.Missiles were fired from Yemen into Saudi Arabia. The missiles were aimed at an airport outside of Riyadh, which is about 620 miles from Yemen. The Saudis used a U.S.-built Patriot surface-to-air anti-missile battery.Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the familiar Wall Street billionaire, was arrested over the weekend on corruption charges. He was a big investor in early i...Read More
So far, the precious metals price suppression has been effective, yet before it comes to an end, David Quintieri says to scoop up some physical silver. Here's why...David Quintieri interviewed on SGT ReportThe conversation begins with a recap on the jobs numbers and the economy in the attempts to paint a specific picture of the economy.Then the conversation shifts on to Bitcoin. David says he dism...Read More
Brien Lundin wears many hats - he's editor of Gold Newsletter, president and CEO of Jefferson Financial and he also runs the New Orleans Investment Conference, an annual event that allows investors to further their knowledge of the trends driving US and global markets.Speaking at this year's conference, Lundin said he believes a gold price rise is inevitable. Why? "The easy answer is debt," Lundin...Read More
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Government is a big insurance company. Except you can’t shop elsewhere for insurance. And their price is super high. And they threaten you if you don’t want to pay them. And the services they deliver are sub-par for the price. And you can’t itemize your “insurance” to only include the products you need. And often just when you need them most, you find out how incompet...Read More
VANCOUVER - Canada's Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is in damage control amidst the worst uranium market in over a decade. The company's underwhelming third-quarter results were plagued by a 20% year-on-year drop in spot U3O8 prices, and production delays at its Key Lake mine.Cameco reported an adjusted quarterly loss of US$50 million, or 13 ? per share, following the sale of 9.2 million lb. of u...Read More
Government is a big insurance company. Except you can’t shop elsewhere for insurance. And their price is super high. And they threaten you if you don’t want to pay them. And the services they deliver are sub-par for the price. And you can’t itemize your “insurance” to only include the products you need. And often just when you need them most, you find out how incompet...Read More
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor and humanitarian activist. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Off...Read More