Huge Buffett and Icahn Trades Highlight Insider Buying: Transdigm, Herbalife, Navistar, Calavo Growers, Sears and More

Posted: March 19, 2017 at 10:20 am

Another week in which the relentless strength of the stock market continued, albeit at a much slower pace. Despite a rate increase by the Federal Reserve, which had been well-telegraphed, stocks ...
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Insider Buying Jumps as Market Rally Slows: SunOpta, Fiesta Restaurant, IFF, Chesapeake Energy, LaJolla Pharmaceutical and More

Posted: March 12, 2017 at 10:20 am

After a breathtaking rally that started with the election of President Trump, the huge parabolic upside move finally slowed some this week, and insiders took notice. For really the first ...
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Insider Buying Skyrockets as Earnings Season Ends: Western Refining, Sotheby’s, Hertz, American Airlines and More

Posted: May 22, 2016 at 10:05 am

As we have been advising our 24/7 Wall St. readers, when the earnings reporting season comes to an end, the windows for insiders at major U.S. companies to make transactions ...
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Warren Buffett Continues Massive Energy Insider Buying: Phillips 66, Seagate Technology, General Electric and More

Posted: February 6, 2016 at 10:55 am

For investors, February so far is looking like more of the same. Up and down markets that seesaw intra-day often on the price of oil or dollar strength and weakness. ...
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The 52-Week Low Club for Friday

Posted: August 8, 2014 at 4:06 pm

August 8, 2014: Stocks making new 52-week lows today included the following four firms. Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) saw shares fall about 12% to a new 52-week low of $35.68 after ...
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America’s Nine Most Damaged Brands

Posted: May 13, 2014 at 4:50 am

Some brands have stellar reputations as a result of innovation, well thought-out marketing strategies and good public relations from the companies behind them. On the other hand, weak or defective ...
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Five Unusual Retail Winners From E-commerce Growth

Posted: February 26, 2014 at 8:40 am

The days of big-box retail dominating the market place are over. Brick-and-mortar stores that want to compete have to have everything online that compliments their traditional store presence, whether it ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 7, 2012: Markets Do Instant Replay of Yesterday

Posted: August 7, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning on a report from Europe that German chancellor Angela Merkel now backs bond buying by the European Central Bank.Even a ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 6, 2012: Market Rises on Low Volume, Lack of News

Posted: August 6, 2012 at 4:02 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning most likely due to the lack of bad news on the Eurozone’s financial troubles (more coverage here). Asian markets got ...
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Sotheby’s Finds Out That Research Analysts Matter, Maybe Too Much

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Sometimes analyst upgrades and downgrades matter, and sometimes they do not. Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is finding that they sure matter this Monday. We might usually skip an analyst upgrade or ...
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What ‘The Scream’ Record Sale Means For Art & Collectibles (BID, AMZN, EBAY)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of ...
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Extreme Alternative Investing: Edvard Munch’s The Scream, at $80 Million or So (BID)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 7:45 am

If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (FSLR, MA, WAG, WEN, SD, DVR, EIX, NKTR, SSW, BID, DRC, JRCC, KR, MSO, ARCT, PEGA, CVO, TUDO, FFN)

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 4:08 pm

The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning after another (small) drop in new unemployment benefits claims and a good, but smaller-than-expected, rise in personal income and spending ...
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Sotheby’s… When the Rich Appear to Stumble (BID)

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 11:13 am

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is supposed to cater to the economically privileged wealthy class in the world in its auction houses and consignment offerings. Apparently its wealthy client base does not translate ...
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Potential Upside for Specialty Retailers (SPLS, OMX, BKS, BID, PETM)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 7:30 am

With the focus on holiday shopping, now is a good time to have a look at potential upside gains in specialty retail stocks. We’ve looked at five stocks that we’ve ...
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