4 Big Banks Still Valued at or Under Book Value After Earnings Gains

Posted: January 19, 2019 at 11:51 am

Earnings season for the fourth quarter is bringing some very mixed fanfare for investors at a time when economic numbers are slowing and earnings growth is expected to be easing. ...
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Ford Exits Detroit Car Show in More Trouble Than When It Went In

Posted: January 19, 2019 at 8:25 am

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is one of the world's largest venues for manufacturers to launch new cars and for industry CEOs to explain their visions for ...
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Goldman Sachs Surges as Best Performing Dow Stock

Posted: January 19, 2019 at 8:10 am

What a difference a year makes. In 2018, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) was among the worst performing stock among the components of the Dow Jones industrial average. So ...
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Budget Airlines With the Best On-Time Record

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 5:28 pm

Two of the most important factors when booking a flight is the price and the airline’s reputation, specifically its track record for on time departures and arrivals. Ideally, a traveller ...
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Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 4:01 pm

January 18, 2019: The S&P 500 closed up 1.4% at 2,672.89. The DJIA closed up 1.5% at 24,727.50. Separately, the Nasdaq closed up 1.0% at 7,157.23. Friday was a positive ...
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Players With the Most Super Bowl Rings

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 3:59 pm

The ultimate goal of every NFL team is to win the Super Bowl. The legacies of great players are defined by the titles they won, or lost. Many players can ...
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The Price of a Cup of Coffee Around the World

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 2:50 pm

Americans are setting records when it comes to drinking coffee. Nearly 65% of adults in the country have at least one cup of coffee every day, an increase from 62% ...
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Immunomedics, Nautilus Sink Into Friday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 12:15 pm

January 18, 2019: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 20 equities that have posted new 52-week lows by the noon hour Friday. On the New York Stock ...
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FDA Diabetes Treatment Vote to Determine the Fate of Lexicon Therapeutics?

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 11:06 am

Lexicon Pharmaceutics Inc. (NASDAQ: LXRX) shares fell on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to approve the firm’s type 1 diabetes treatment. Although the result from ...
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The Fastest Growing and Shrinking States

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 10:57 am

Long-term population decline can spell disaster for any economy. A shrinking population can result in labor shortages, lower tax revenue, higher per-capita debt, and weakened GDP growth. While the U.S. ...
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January Consumer Sentiment Index Plunges

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 10:50 am

The preliminary University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for January tumbled month over month from a final December reading of 98.3 to January's level of 90.7. The January reading may ...
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11 US Natural Disasters Last Year Each Caused Over $1 Billion in Damages

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 10:20 am

Compared to 2017, last year's estimate for natural disasters causing more than $1 billion in damages appears to be a big improvement. There were 11 events in 2018 that caused ...
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Is Immunomedics Breast Cancer Treatment Doomed After This FDA Update?

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 9:50 am

Immunomedics Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU) shares were crushed on Friday after the firm received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Usually, CRLs can spell ...
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Outlook for 2019 Oil Market ‘Not Very Cheerful’: IEA

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 9:20 am

In its monthly Oil Market Report for January released Friday morning, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that global crude supplies dropped by 950,000 barrels a day to total 100.6 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BofA, Caterpillar, Chevron, CSX, Kimberly-Clark, Nautilus, Netflix, Signet, Valero and More

Posted: January 18, 2019 at 8:55 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on renewed trade hopes on Friday. Still, the Dow Jones industrials had rebounded more than 1,500 points from the lows of January 3. Investors have ...
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