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Denison Mines Stock Spikes After Cameco Announces a Production Cut
Shares of Denison Mines (NYSEMKT: DNN) surged on Thursday and were up more than 11% at 11:45 a.m. EST. The catalyst was Cameco's (NYSE: CCJ) decision to suspend production at two of its....
Why Skechers USA Inc. Stock Surged 27% Last Month
Shares of Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE: SKX) were flying higher last month thanks to a surprisingly strong third-quarter earnings report. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence,....
Why Roku Stock Skyrocketed Today
Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) have skyrocketed today, up by 46% as of 12:01 p.m. EST, after the company reported its first earnings release as a public company. The results....
Home Depot Inc. Earnings: What to Watch
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is set to post its third-quarter earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Investors are expecting good news in that announcement, given that the retailer....
SolarEdge Carves Up Analyst Targets, Wins Upgrades
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....
Healthcare: Is Valeant Pharmaceuticals the Turnaround Story of the Century?
This week, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX) reported its earnings, and the market rewarded it with a 17% stock price bump. While the company's shares are still down 95% from their 2016 highs,....
UGI Corp Ends Its Fiscal Year on a Positive Note
UGI (NYSE: UGI) finished its fiscal year about where it expected. While the utility holding company battled warmer weather across all its service territories, it made progress on its initiatives....
Media Mergers Are Bad News for Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been a thorn in the side of major media companies for years now, but only recently have TV and movie studios started fighting back. Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced plans to....
This Decision Sent Apache Corporation's Stock Slumping Nearly Double Digits in October
Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) sold off 9.7% in October after updating investors on its future. That included the decision to outspend cash flow by as much as $1 billion this year, with another....
Here's Why Office Depot, Inc. Shares Dropped 32% in October
Office Depot (NASDAQ: ODP) has a plan to transform its business beyond its traditional retail market. The problem is that the company made its first major move toward remaking itself and investors....
Are Career Counselors Worth It?
You're plugging away at your job day in, day out, but you're just not happy. Maybe you're stuck in a rut, and need a new project to come your way to spice things up. But if you've reached the....
Here's How Memory Pricing Is Hurting Apple Inc.'s Business
Over the last year, the prices of memory products have soared. This has been great for companies that make and sell memory, but it's made life tougher for companies that design memory into their....
Kroger Is Falling into the Diworsification Trap
Were you hoping to pick up some yoga pants the next time you go to the grocery store? Apparently that's what Kroger Inc (NYSE: KR) thinks.The supermarket giant said last week it would launch its....
Who Will Win From Alibaba's Singles Day Sales Event?
Although Singles Day isn't widely known outside of China, it has quickly become the biggest sales event in the world, outstripping Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined. Chinese e-commerce....
How Safe is Emerson Electric’s Dividend?
Industrial giant Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) offers investors a generous 3% yield at a time when an S&P 500 index fund will only get you 2% (or so). If you are looking for a dividend....
Is Kimberly-Clark Corp. a Buy?
Kimberly-Clark's (NYSE: KMB) stock is cheap. Even as the broader market surged higher this year, the consumer products giant has declined. As a result, investors can now buy the owner of hit....
United Breweries Keeps Moving Ahead
South America's consumer class has made substantial economic strides in the past 20 years, and Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE: CCU) has capitalized on the increased demand for the wide array of....
Here's How Higher Interest Rates Help Bank of America
For bank investors right now, there are few things more important than the direction of interest rates. The higher rates climb, the more money banks will make.Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) serves as....
Middleby Struggles With Falling Earnings
Economic conditions have been a mixed bag for kitchen equipment provider Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) lately. On one hand, consumers have been economically strong, and the housing market has rebounded....
3 Reasons Why Roku Stock Is Rocking
It's fair to say that Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) first quarterly report as a public company was a hit. The shares shot higher after the set-top streaming-video player pioneer posted financial results....
1 Feature Intel Corp. Needs to Add to Upcoming Low-Cost Processors
Later this year, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is expected to release a new family of low-cost processors, called Gemini Lake. These chips should power low-cost notebook and desktop PCs, and....
Why 2017 was a Year to Forget for Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) 14% rally this year seemed decent for a "mature" tech company, but it still trailed the S&P 500's 16% gain. Cisco might eventually catch up by the end of the year, but....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Novavax, Inc.
Synthetic vaccine maker Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has fallen on hard times. The dramatic failure of its closely watched respiratory syncytial virus fusion (RSV F) vaccine in elderly adults last year....
Stericycle Inc. Stumbled Backwards in Q3
Stericycle's (NASDAQ: SRCL) turnaround took a step back in the third quarter as sales and earnings both declined versus the year-ago period. That's after the company battled several headwinds....
TransDigm Finishes 2017 on an Optimistic Note
Coming into 2017, TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) had been somewhat uncertain about whether it would be able to sustain growth in light of new challenges affecting parts of its business. Despite ups....