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The Past Week's Notable Insider Buys: Dun & Bradstreet, Norfolk Southern And More
Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 4:15pm | 1007Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets are near all-time highs. A SPAC, a couple of retailers and a railroad operator saw notable insider buying this past week. One chief executive officer added to two different stakes last week....
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Last Week's Notable Insider Buys: Activision, Avis Budget, Energy Transfer And More
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 1:39pm | 1008Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty or are near all-time highs. A couple of chief executive officers and an executive board chair were among the insiders buying shares this past week. A master limited partnership, a real...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Space Race Picks, Eli Lilly, GameStop, Splunk And More
Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 11:18am | 1179This weekend's Barron's cover story discusses ways to play the space race as the industry flourishes. Other featured articles offer sensible stocks for a strange market, check on how biotechs with recent initial public offerings have fared and recommend bank stocks for income investors....
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: COVID Booster Shot Plays, Defense M&As, Coty, Hologic, And More
Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 8:47am | 1123This weekend's Barron's cover story offers a look at the 100 must sustainable companies. Other featured articles discuss the changing vaccine industry, the history of electric vehicles and consolidation in the defense sector. Also, the prospects for a medical-diagnostics company, a high-...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Corning, Merck, Microsoft And More
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 2:43pm | 420This weekend's Barron's cover story examines a way to outsmart the dimming prospects for corporate profits. Other featured articles offer how to play pharmaceuticals and why not to abandon quality stocks. Also, the prospects for a commercial property owner and an optical products giant....
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Chevron, Corning, GlaxoSmithKline And More
Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 12:48pm | 589This weekend's Barron's examines why things may be looking up for one big oil company. Other featured articles offer the prospects for a big drug maker facing stiff competition and a glassmaker that may see growing demand. Also, the first FANG component to offer a dividend and...
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Apple's Billion Dollar Fund Found Its First Recipient
Friday, May 12, 2017 - 1:58pm | 384Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s CEO Tim Cook told CNBC's Jim Cramer in an interview in early May his company created an advanced manufacturing fund with an initial investment of $1 billion. The Billion Dollar Fund The purpose of the fund is to "ripple the pond" and help create manufacturing jobs. Cook...
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Facebook And Amazon: More Earnings From The FANG Stocks
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 741Two of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...
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Chrysler And Ford Earnings: Following In GM's Footsteps?
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 725Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...
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Alliance Fiber Optic Products Skyrockets 20%, Co. To Be Acquired By Corning
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 11:09am | 369Shares of Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc (NASDAQ: AFOP) gained nearly 20 percent on Friday after Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced its intention to acquire the company. Corning said it entered into a definitive merger agreement with Alliance Fiber Optic. As part of the agreement,...
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Barron's Recap: GOP Contenders, Corning's Latest Magic & Apple Watch Called 'Not So Smart'
Sunday, June 7, 2015 - 5:17pm | 819This weekend in Barron's online: who will be 2016 GOP nominee, the top 100 women advisors, as well as the prospects for Corning, LabCorp, LendingClub, On Deck Capital, International Game Technology, the Apple Watch and more. Cover Story "Who Will Win the GOP Nomination?" by Jim McTague. Out of...
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Jefferies On Corning: 'No Big Surprises' Following Analyst Day Event
Monday, February 9, 2015 - 11:49am | 188Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) on Friday held an Analyst Day event last Friday that reaffirmed Jefferies' George Notter to maintain a Hold rating and $21 price target. According to Notter, the company's presentation "did make us feel more comfortable" with some of the positive sentiments the...
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Corning Launched Gorilla Glass 4 To Keep Sapphire Out Of The iPhone 7
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 11:29am | 653Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was expected to change the world with an indestructible sapphire display built specifically for the iPhone 6. Sapphire display rumors have come and gone for more than a year. At the time, Corning Corporation (NYSE: GLW) had no idea that GT Advanced Technologies would...
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Markets Unable To Hold On To Gains As Oil Continues To Plunge
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 4:47pm | 2414U.S. markets ended the day mostly flat after giving up earlier gains. The Dow traded higher by 142 points before ending the day in negative territory. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closed the day almost unchanged. The CBOE Volatility Index fell 7.5 percent to 23.79. Airline stocks traded...
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Stocks Lower As Earnings Season Takes Back Seat To Geopolitical Uncertainties
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 4:37pm | 2823U.S. stocks fell as the Dow dipped below the 17,000 marks as geopolitical concerns become a main focus. In a televised statement, President Obama said the United States will expand on sanctions meant to hurt Russia's energy, defense and financial sectors. The move follows Russia's...