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Why Mattel, Iron Mountain, and J.C. Penney Slumped Today
Tuesday was another positive day for most of the stock market, although certain segments did better than others. Among major benchmarks, the Dow performed the best, with triple-digit gains taking....
Why Goldman Sachs, Seagate Technology, and Tenet Healthcare Jumped Today
The stock market continued to climb on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 moving higher to record levels even as the Nasdaq Composite lagged behind. Investors were generally focused on the....
Here's Why Kosmos Energy Ltd's Stock is Sinking Today
Shares of Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) plunged on Tuesday and were down nearly 12% at 2:30 p.m. EST. The culprit was an update on the offshore oil and gas producer's exploration program in....
Why CyberArk Software Stock Popped 11% in November
Shares of CyberArk Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYBR) jumped 11.1% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cybersecurity company's third-quarter earnings....
Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) Q Earnings Conference Call Transcript
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What Investors Need to Know About Verizon's Mammoth NFL Deal
Football fans and cord-cutters rejoice, because Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) just kicked off the week with some great news. On Monday, the telecom giant announced a new five-year distribution....
This Is Why Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. Is Sinking Today
In response to the company announcing data from a case study at the American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta, shares of Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GBT), a clinical-stage biotech....
Why Many Optical Networking Stocks Plunged in November
Optical networking investors had it rough in November. Shares of Oclaro (NASDAQ: OCLR) fell 13.9%, Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ: LITE) dropped 14.4%, and Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) stock took a 15%....
How Safe Is Cintas Corp.'s Dividend?
No matter how high or low a company's dividend is at any given moment, there is no way for an investor can say that a dividend is a complete certainty. There are simply too many variables -- some....
Why Ford Is Teaming Up With Alibaba: Online Auto Sales
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up to test online alternatives to the traditional car-buying process via one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms. Ford and Chinese e-commerce giant....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for NVIDIA Corp.
For any investor following the tech sector, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) doesn't need much in the way of an introduction. The graphics processor maker has successfully taken its GPUs, which were....
3 Reasons Spark Therapeutics Is a Buy After Its Crash
After Spark Therapeutics and competitor BioMarin Therapeutic (NASDAQ: BMRN) updated investors on the progress that they're making developing competing gene therapies for hemophilia, investors....
MoviePass Wants to Be Netflix to Costco's Lament
The best way to make an unsustainable model even more likely to implode is to make it even cheaper, and that's just what Helios and Matheson's (NASDAQ: HMNY) majority-owned MoviePass is doing by....
Facebook to Back Off "Double Irish" Tax Strategy
Like many tech giants before it, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) adopted the controversial (and popular) "double Irish" tax strategy back in 2012. The method is a common way to minimize tax liability,....
Casey's General Stores' Highest-Margin Segment Fails to Meet Company Goals
Coastal residents might be surprised to find out, but Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) -- popular in Midwest and Great Plains towns of 5,000 or fewer people -- is one of the biggest....
Here's Why Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Fell 21.3% in November
Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INO), a biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines, fell 21.3% in November according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Despite....
The Best Wearables Stocks of 2017
The wearables market is still rapidly growing, with research firm IDC expecting shipments to rise from 125.5 million this year to 240.1 million in 2021. However, it's also a highly competitive....
Why Infinera Corp. Stock Fell 13.5% in November
Shares of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) fell 13.5% in November 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A solid third-quarter earnings report was paired with weak forward....
Apple TrueDepth Supplier Continues to Ramp Production
Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) reported fiscal second-quarter results earlier this month, and the company continues to ramp production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). These VCSEL....
Here's Where Things Went Wrong for Helmerich & Payne, Inc. in 2017
This past year has been a bit of a let-down for Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) investors considering that the stock shed a quarter of its value, erasing a big chunk of last year's rebound. That....
Wal-Mart Wants to Eat Blue Apron's Lunch (and Dinner)
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) may have pioneered the meal-kit business, but brick-and-mortar grocery stores aren't going to let it steal its business. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the nation's largest grocery....
Intel Corp. Expects to Sample 10-Nano FPGAs in 2018
In 2013, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and programmable logic chip vendor Altera announced a collaboration whereby Intel would manufacture chips Altera designs. This move, Altera hoped, would....
5 Ways to Turn a Temp Job Into a Permanent One
If you've been hired for a temporary role, you should know that you're in good company. Over a given year, nearly 15 million temporary and contract workers are hired across the U.S.The problem, of....
Why Fitbit, Inc. Stock Jumped 11% in November
Shares of Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT) climbed 11.7% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported its third-quarter 2017 results at the....
Is Apple Catching Up to Google and Tesla in Self-Driving Technology?
While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been arguably the most dominant tech company of the past decade, some regard it as a laggard in the race for self-driving cars. Its Project Titan initiative has been....