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7 Stocks Not Enjoying the Bull Market and Holding Down the Dow in 2019

Posted: June 14, 2019 at 6:25 am

It's been a wild ride in 2019. The seasonal theme of "sell in May and go away" passed and seemingly has turned into "Hold your nose and buy in June." ...
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The 6 Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: June 12, 2019 at 7:15 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Visa Becomes Top-Performing Dow Stock of 2019

Posted: June 1, 2019 at 8:25 am

Despite a major market sell-off, several components of the Dow Jones industrial average are up over 20%. The leader among these is Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), which is 22.3% higher ...
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Pfizer Overtakes Apple as Most Shorted Dow Stock

Posted: May 28, 2019 at 7:10 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Cisco Is Top-Performing Dow Stock of 2019

Posted: May 25, 2019 at 9:05 am

The Dow Jones industrial average is composed of 30 stocks. The average is up 9.68% to 25,585.69 this year. That rise has been outpaced by tech mainstay Cisco Systems Inc. ...
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Cisco Is Top-Performing Dow Stock This Year

Posted: May 19, 2019 at 7:24 am

The Dow Jones industrial average is composed of 30 stocks. The average is up 10.44% to 25,764 this year. The rise has been outpaced by tech mainstay Cisco Systems Inc. ...
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Why Merrill Lynch Says ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ Is Bad Advice in 2019

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 11:35 am

It's that time again when the school year is about to let out and families start thinking about summer vacations and what to do to occupy the time for their ...
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Why One Firm Issued a 3350 Target for the S&P 500 in 2020

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 12:20 pm

Despite a recent setback in trade talks and in stock market performance, and despite the "sell in May and go away" theme taking hold, 2019 has been an incredibly strong ...
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Apple, McDonald’s, Pfizer and More Dow Stocks Reporting This Week

Posted: April 28, 2019 at 10:20 am

Five of the 30 Dow Jones industrial average components are scheduled to report their latest quarterly reports this week, with most coming out on Tuesday. The Dow is closing in ...
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United Technologies Is Top Dow Stock of 2019, Up 32%

Posted: April 27, 2019 at 8:20 am

The Dow Jones industrial average has surged by 13.79% this year to 26,543.33, which puts it in all-time record territory. Far outpacing that rate of increase, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: ...
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The 5 Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 7:30 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Cisco Is Best-Performing Dow Stock of 2019

Posted: April 6, 2019 at 8:50 am

Technology is back on top. Among the Dow Jones industrials, Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the huge global provider of routers, leads the index. Its shares are up 27.42% year ...
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BlackRock Adjusts 2019 Positive Risk-On Outlook for Stocks and Oil

Posted: April 2, 2019 at 10:55 am

BlackRock may not be as frequently cited for some of its market and policy outlooks and views as some of the large brokerage firms. What makes BlackRock unique is that ...
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Why Cisco Topped the Dow’s Record Quarter

Posted: March 30, 2019 at 8:20 am

The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best quarter since the financial crisis, up 11% to 25,928.68. The top-performing of the 30 Dow components was tech company Cisco Systems Inc. ...
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Pfizer and Apple Remain Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: March 27, 2019 at 7:10 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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