Stocks are higher this afternoon, with the Dow, S&P 500 Index, and Nasdaq all touching record highs once again. Mining concern Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) and fast-food firm Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) are sinking, while software stock Atlassian Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:TEAM) is surging after earnings. Here's a quick look at what is moving shares of CLF, TACO, and TEAM.Cleveland-C...Read More

There are many ways call and put options can be utilized; there's a strategy out there for every market view. Today, however, we will be discussing the differences between options that are in the money (ITM), near or at the money (ATM), and out of the money (OOTM), and the pros and cons of each for options buyers. Options 101First off, an option's relation to "the money" depends on three things: w...Read More

Shares of cloud content management specialist Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) are exploding higher today. The stock was last seen up 5% at $21.62, earlier touching a two-year high of $21.76. This is just more of the same from BOX, which shot higher last Friday thanks to a price-target hike to $25 at Canaccord Genuity, and gained more momentum on Wednesday on news the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chose th...Read More

There are lots of stories circling about stock market volatility -- or lack thereof -- and for good reason. The last time the S&P 500 Index (SPX) dropped 3% or more was June 24, 2016 -- 333 days ago -- during the Brexit panic. The S&P is now in the midst of its longest streak without a 3% pullback since 2013, and just its fourth such stretch in 20 years, according to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitativ...Read More

Earnings season is in full force, with a number of stocks already soaring to fresh highs. Looking ahead, consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) is slated to unveil its quarterly results before Monday's open. Here's a closer look at how KMB stock has been performing ahead of earnings, and how options traders are positioning themselves.Kimberly-Clark stock is down 2% today to...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are trading higher this afternoon, all touching fresh record highs after the Senate passed a budget plan, fueling hopes for tax cuts. Bank stocks are in rally mode, and tech is on the mend, helping to overshadow disappointing earnings from blue chips General Electric (GE) and Procter & Gamble. Elsewhere, tra...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on pharmaceutical stock Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), medical device maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of CELG, ISRG, and TSLA.Celgene Halts Trial of Crohn's Disease DrugCelgene stock is down 10.7% at $121.46 this morning, due to n...Read More

U.S. stocks are trading higher this morning after the Senate passed a budget proposal, moving one step closer to tax reform in the process. Among the stocks making moves this morning are industrial conglomerate General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), oil services specialist Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), and Taser parent Axon Enterprise, Inc.(NASDAQ:AAXN). Here's a closer look at what's moving shar...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on digital payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL), shoe stock Skechers USA Inc (NYSE:SKX), and athletic apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of PYPL, SKX, and LULU.PayPal Stock Soars to Record High After Raising GuidancePayPal stock is up 5.2% to trade at $70.75 and hit a r...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are higher this morning, as the index looks for its sixth straight win and another record high. Markets are shaking off a rough earnings report from General Electric (GE) and poorly received Procter & Gamble (PG) earnings, with stocks pointing higher after the Senate approved a $4 trillion budget measure last night, lifting hopes for tax reform. The...Read More

I didn't buy my first stock when I was 11 like Warren Buffett did.That was way back in 1942.The world was locked in a fierce war. British engineers were testing different schemes to build oil pipelines beneath the English Channel in order to help support the inevitable invasion of Normandy.And, of course, Bambi opened to theaters across the United States.Do you know what Buffett's first stock was?...Read More

Two years ago I moved to Florida from Massachusetts. When people found out I was moving, they would often immediately remark, “Get ready for the brutal heat and humidity!”It was their first instinct to bring up any possible negative about moving to a much more pleasant climate.About a year later, I posted pictures of vegetables we had grown, and chickens we keep. I also mentioned the n...Read More

As reported by Metal Bulletin this week, the WSA presented their upwardly revised apparent demand growth forecasts for the world to a whopping 7% in 2017 thanks to a new, double-digit growth prediction for China, from merely zilch (0%) as predicted back in April.We have at Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) been pointing out since the first half of the year that any growth predicted under 5% for the ye...Read More

As reported by Metal Bulletin this week, the WSA presented their upwardly revised apparent demand growth forecasts for the world to a whopping 7% in 2017 thanks to a new, double-digit growth prediction for China, from merely zilch (0%) as predicted back in April.We have at Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) been pointing out since the first half of the year that any growth predicted under 5% for the ye...Read More

As reported by Metal Bulletin this week, the WSA presented their upwardly revised apparent demand growth forecasts for the world to a whopping 7% in 2017 thanks to a new, double-digit growth prediction for China, from merely zilch (0%) as predicted back in April.We have at Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) been pointing out since the first half of the year that any growth predicted under 5% for the ye...Read More

As reported by Metal Bulletin this week, the WSA presented their upwardly revised apparent demand growth forecasts for the world to a whopping 7% in 2017 thanks to a new, double-digit growth prediction for China, from merely zilch (0%) as predicted back in April.We have at Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) been pointing out since the first half of the year that any growth predicted under 5% for the ye...Read More

As reported by Metal Bulletin this week, the WSA presented their upwardly revised apparent demand growth forecasts for the world to a whopping 7% in 2017 thanks to a new, double-digit growth prediction for China, from merely zilch (0%) as predicted back in April.We have at Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) been pointing out since the first half of the year that any growth predicted under 5% for the ye...Read More

Jim Roumell has an in depth discussion with President & CEO Nolan Watson of Sandstorm Gold during the 6th Annual Roumell Asset Management Investor Day.Read More

Original music by Jim O'Rourke for the exhibition "Calder: Hypermobility" at Whitney Museum of American Art, 2017.Read More

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