Short Sellers Drop Short Positions on 3D Printing Stocks
Short interest during the two-week period ending August 31 fell on three of four 3D printing stocks we follow.
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Paul Ausick
Are Short Sellers Losing Interest Solar Energy Stocks?
Solar stocks are seeing a pullback in short interest after significant share price drops in mid-August. The drop has tapered off and short interest is waning in the stocks.
Kroger, Whole Foods in Monday’s 52-Week Low Club
September 12, 2016: Here are four stocks trading with relatively heavy volume among 56 equities making new 52-week lows in Monday’s session. NYSE advancers led decliners by more than 2 to 1 and Nasdaq…
Wal-Mart, Apple Dominate DJIA Monday
September 12, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday, turning away from overseas markets that were still feeling the effects of last Friday’s losses in U.S. markets. Three Fed officials spoke today, with 2 of the…
Fed Governor Brainard Defines the New Normal Economy
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard addressed the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Monday and outlined what she called “the contours of today’s economy that will be particularly important” in shaping Fed policy in the…
Is Onshore Drilling for Oil & Gas Set for a Big Comeback?
According to last week’s rig count summary from Baker Hughes, there were 502 rigs drilling for oil and gas in the United States last week, down 40% from the 848 active rigs a year…
Why Williams, Enterprise Deal May Not Be Dead Yet
An activist investor has sent an open letter to the three newly added board members of Williams Companies encouraging them to be more open to offers for a merger, including a recent one from…
Midwestern Gas Prices Fell Most Last Week
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell more than two cents in the past week, and they have dropped below $2 a gallon in five states.
US Credit Card Debt to Top $1 Trillion in 2016
Researchers now project that the total U.S. credit card balance at the end of this year will top $1 trillion, a new record.
Atlanta Fed Chief Not Talking About Rate Hike
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart told an audience at a conference in the city that "financial markets seem to be very sensitive to remarks of Fed speakers at the moment." Hard to argue with…
Potash Corp, Agrium Merge in All-Stock Deal
Two Canada-based fertilizer giants announced Monday morning that they have agreed to a merger of equals in an all-stock transaction that will create a company with an enterprise value of $36 billion.
OPEC Market Report Crushes Hopes for a Production Freeze
In its Monthly Oil Market Report for August, released Monday morning, OPEC noted that its price for its reference basket rose by less than 1%.
IPO Market Heats Up Again in Week of September 12
The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) may escape the summer doldrums this week. Four new IPOs are on the calendar and a fifth has returned for another try with revised terms. The first…
Palm Beach House on the Market for $28.5 Million
In the 1942 screwball comedy “The Palm Beach Story,” Claudette Colbert intends to divorce husband Joel McCrea so she can marry a millionaire and use the rich man’s money to finance McRea’s latest big…
Marijuana News Roundup: Michigan Won’t Get Vote on Recreational Pot
In June, supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Michigan submitted some 354,000 signatures in an effort to get an initiative on the November ballot. That was over 100,000 more than the legal requirement…
Is Apple Ditching the Car Business?
According to a report Friday in The New York Times, Apple has fired dozens of employees in its car development group as part of a "reboot" in the company's plans.
Obama Administration Halts Work on Dakota Access Pipeline
In a joint announcement released Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army have stopped further work on the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Rig Count Up by 11, Hedge Funds Piling Up Short Bets Again
In the week ended September 9, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States rose to 414, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count.
Marijuana Price Ticks Up 1% to $1,653
For the week ended Friday, September 2, the simple average price for a gram of cannabis dipped to $4.19, according to the analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks.
SunPower, QVC Join Friday’s 52-Week Low Club
September 9, 2016: Here are four stocks trading with relatively heavy volume among 38 equities making new 52-week lows in Friday’s session. NYSE decliners led advancers by about 5 to 4 and Nasdaq decliners…