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What to Expect From TransCanada Corporation in 2018
This past year has been a good one for TransCanada (NYSE: TRP). Overall, investors have earned a more-than-11% total return since January, thanks to in large part to the groundwork it laid in....
This Double Whammy Caused Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Fall 10% in November
Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN), a large-cap biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments for eye disorders and other serious medical conditions, tumbled 10% during the....
5 Top Stocks for December
2017 is drawing to a close, and it's been quite a ride. The S&P 500 market index has gained 18% year to date while the Nasdaq Composite index has jumped a stunning 26%. December is a popular....
One Analyst Thinks National Beverage Can Skyrocket Another 40%
Investors are likely paying attention to National Beverage (NASDAQ: FIZZ) these days. The stock is up a whopping 110% over the past 12 months, and its colorful 81-year-old CEO Nick Caporella has....
Why DaVita Inc. Jumped Higher Today
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is up 12.8% at 12:35 p.m. EST after announcing that it's selling its medical group to UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE: UNH) health services business Optum for $4.9 billion.....
Why Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Rose 12.7% in November
In response to the company sharing a slew of positive developments with investors, shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY), a clinical-stage biotech focused on RNAi therapies, jumped 13%....
Why Shares of Vera Bradley Rocketed Higher Today
Shares of Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) soared on Wednesday after the company reported mixed third-quarter results. While revenue tumbled due to a decline in comparable sales, both earnings and....
Why AeroVironment Stock Popped More than 31% This Morning
Wednesday is turning out to be a very good day to own stock in drone maker AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) -- but a very bad day to be a client of Spruce Point Capital.Last month as you probably....
4 Reasons Intel Is a Better Dividend Stock Than Qualcomm
Chipmakers Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) are often mentioned as sound income-generating plays on the semiconductor sector. Intel pays a forward dividend yield of 2.5%, and has....
13 States That Tax Social Security Income
Many seniors are caught off guard when they learn that they are, in fact, responsible for paying taxes in retirement. But while you may have heard that you'll be taxed on your traditional IRA or....
Shares of OSI Systems, Inc. Dive 13% After Strong Comments by Short-Seller
Shares of OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS), a designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems for homeland security applications, are down more than 13% as of 11 a.m. EST, after Muddy....
Depomed Executes an Exit Strategy for Its Opioid Drug
After reporting that Collegium Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: COLL) will take over commercializing its top-selling drug, Nucynta, Depomed Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) shares rallied 10% yesterday. The pact is....
L-3 Technologies Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Bill Barrett Corporation's Stock Plunges After Announcing Merger Agreement
Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) plunged on Wednesday and was down more than 18% at 11:00 a.m. EST. Driving the downdraft was the announcement that the DJ Basin-focused driller had agreed to....
Here's Why Editas Medicine Inc. Stock Is Slipping Today
Shares of Editas Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a biotech that aims to correct disease‑causing genes with CRISPR technology, are in retreat following the pricing of a secondary share offering this....
The 2 Likely Reasons Novavax Inc. Rocketed Higher by 25% in November
Shares of Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), a clinical-stage small-cap biotech company focused on the development of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines, surged by 25% during the month of November, according....
Why I Will Never Buy Yirendai Ltd. Stock
Chinese online lender Yirendai (NYSE: YRD) might initially seem like a good investment. Analysts expect its revenue and EPS to respectively rise 69% and 7% this year, followed by 40% sales growth....
After Spending $7 Billion, MGM Resorts Says It Has Enough Casinos
At some point, you really need to know when to say enough is enough. For casino operator MGM Resorts, eighteen is the magic number. That's how many casinos it owns and operates around the world,....
Forget Amazon and Alphabet: Here's Why Apple Will Become the First $1 Trillion Company
The battle for the first trillion-dollar company is slowly nearing its conclusion. Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), sitting with an $875 billion valuation, appears increasingly likely to claim the....
2 Reasons Geron Corporation Took a Pounding in November
Shares of Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of oncology drugs, sank 12% during the month of November, according to data from S&P....
Here's a Good Reason to Be Charitable Before the End of the Year
With the holiday season upon us, many Americans are doing more than just adorning their homes with lights and busting their budgets at retailers. Many, in fact, are focused on charitable giving....
Apple Inc.'s 2019 iPhone Problem
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) fiscal 2018 -- that's the year that began on Oct. 1, 2017 -- is poised to be a big one for the company. Thanks to the introduction of the iPhone X, which represents the....
Amazon.com Wants to Compete With Etsy This Christmas
Following Etsy's (NASDAQ: ETSY) surprising accelerating growth in its second and third quarters, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) apparently doesn't want to miss out on positive trends in handmade goods.....
5 Retirement Moves to Make Before 2018
Image source: Getty Images.Whether you're actively retired or still in the planning stages, December 31, 2017, marks a pretty key date for you. The end of the year brings with it several....
These Airline Stocks Soared More Than 12% in November, Here's Why
Airline stocks soared (sorry, couldn't resist) in November, with the three major "discount" carriers -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:....