Is This DMD Study Sunk After FDA Update?

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 11:36 am

Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: SLDB) shares were absolutely crushed on Tuesday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed its Ignite DMD Phase 1/2 ...
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Merrill Lynch Identifies Deepwater Offshore Oil Winners for 2020 and 2021

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 11:20 am

Oil and gas has been a rough and difficult space for investors. Even though the industry likely has a long future, the investing community hasn't exactly been a big endorser ...
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Are Kemet Shareholders Getting Enough in the Buyout?

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 10:55 am

Kemet Corp. (NYSE: KEM) shares shot up on Tuesday after the firm announced that it would be acquired by the Taiwanese firm Yageo. Although this offering values Kemet near multiyear ...
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Why Milk Producer Dean Foods Filed for Bankruptcy

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 10:50 am

Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) announced Tuesday morning that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it prepares for a sale to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), ...
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Is Advance Auto Parts Growing Fast Enough?

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 10:20 am

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) reported its third-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Tuesday. The specialty retailer said that it had $2.10 in earnings per share (EPS) ...
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Major Biotechs See Rising Tide in Short Interest

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 10:00 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, October 31. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big ...
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Home Foreclosures Remain at 2-Decade Low

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 9:55 am

The share of home mortgage loan payments that are 30 days or more past due fell to 3.7% in August, remaining at its lowest level in more than 20 years. ...
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Are Semiconductor Short Sellers Signaling the Rally Is Over?

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 9:45 am

Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks are seen as leading indicators for the markets ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Albermarle, Amgen, Applied Materials, Biogen, CRISPR, CrowdStrike, CSX, Kroger, Slack, Teva, Xerox and More

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 9:15 am

Stocks were mixed in the premarket on Tuesday and the day was just looking for direction after last week's all-time highs. Investors still have a lot of pressing issues and ...
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Short Sellers Add to Stake in Alt Energy Stocks, Drop Solar

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:58 am

Short interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on October 31. Of the companies we watch, short interest decreased on ...
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Big Pharma Scares Off Short Sellers

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:50 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Short Sellers Get Even Higher on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:45 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street last year. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of the ...
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As Binge Watchers Fall Asleep, Disney Streams, Walmart Quits

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:30 am

Two of America's largest companies have moved in opposite directions in the streaming wars, just as the market becomes more crowded. As Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) launches Disney+, Walmart ...
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Short Sellers See Opportunity in Energy Stocks 

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 8:15 am

Crude oil traded around $57.09 a barrel early Tuesday, basically flat for the past week and still well below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first trading ...
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October Small Business Optimism Improves as Holiday Season Approaches

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 7:35 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index rose from 101.8 in September to 102.4 in October. In August 2018, the NFIB ...
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