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Last Week's Notable Insider Buys: Magnolia Oil & Gas, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Saturday, August 7, 2021 - 11:35am | 929Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets are near all-time highs. Some insiders were picking shares last week in the wake of earnings beats. One oil exploration and production CEO returned to the buy window during the week too. Conventional...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: DuPont, Stanley Black & Decker, Whirlpool And More
Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 11:31am | 1195This weekend's Barron's helps investors identify stay-at-home stocks that still have room to run. Other featured articles discuss ways investors can hedge against inflation and an investing strategy that brings growth and reasonable yield. Also, see the prospects for a home appliance maker...
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The Past Week's Notable Insider Buys: Agree Realty, Avis Budget, Zoetis And More
Sunday, February 28, 2021 - 9:36am | 1027Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty. Returning buyers and chief executives were among the insiders making purchases this week. Biotechs, REITs and a car rental leader saw notable insider purchasing of shares. Conventional...
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Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Altria, Apple, Caterpillar, Ford, Oracle And More
Sunday, September 15, 2019 - 11:26am | 826Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the iPhone maker, a Big 3 automaker and a restructured industrial company. Bearish calls in the past week included a tobacco, a software and construction equipment leaders. The big U....
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OK, DowDuPont, So What's The Game Plan?
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 11:37am | 463After a five-month review, DowDuPont Inc (NYSE: DWDP) came back from the drawing board Tuesday with new restructuring plans. The two-week-old firm, born of a $60 billion merger between Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., had intended to fragment into three companies servicing distinct consumer...
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Dow Earnings: High Hopes For Chevron, Johnson & Johnson
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 9:31am | 617More than a third of the Dow components are expected to report earnings this week. Only a health care giant and an oil supermajor are expected to show solid growth on both the top and bottom lines. Both have beat earnings expectations in recent quarters. We are in the heart of the fourth-quarter...
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Mixed Earnings Expectations For Transportation Giants
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 9:27am | 742Three leading transportation companies are due to report earnings this week. Expectations for the two rail giants and a big airline are very different. The ongoing Trump rally and anticipation of infrastructure spending marked the quarter. The fourth-quarter earnings reporting season is underway...
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This Week's Dow Earnings: Low Expectations For Exxon And Chevron
Sunday, October 23, 2016 - 12:29pm | 643More than a third of the Dow Jones Industrials are on deck to report quarterly results this week. Wall Street expectations are particularly low for two supermajor oil companies. Just one of these two companies beat earnings estimates in the previous quarter. The third-quarter earnings reporting...
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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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Update: DuPont Expected To Cut 1,700 Jobs In Delaware
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 1:33pm | 320Shares of E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD) were trading higher by nearly 2 percent early Tuesday afternoon after reports surfaced of mass job cuts in Delaware. According to Delaware Online, DuPont will eliminate about 1,700 jobs in Delaware in early 2016. The company's CEO Ed Breen...
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Barron's Recap: The Penta Quarterly
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 6:44am | 806This weekend in Barron's online: Lyrical U.S. Value Equity hedge fund, the Penta Quarterly, the best hedge funds, as well as the prospects for Level 3 Communications, Media General, Brink's and more. Cover Story "Lyrical U.S. Value Equity's Sweet Results" by Michael Shari. The name of this top-...
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Markets Rally On Fed Minutes, Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season With Strong Beat
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 5:14pm | 2148U.S. stocks rallied after the 2:00 PM release of the Fed's September minutes, which revealed that committee members continue to debate over the timing and language of a rate hike. Several officials questioned their guidance if short-term rates were likely to stay low for a “...
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Stocks Mildly Higher To End The Week
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 4:33pm | 2073U.S. stocks were mildly higher as the second quarter comes to an end on Monday, before the markets pause for the Fourth of July holiday. Economic data was light as investors showed little interest as consumer sentiment improved in June from May. Recommended: Will The Markets Be Bullied By The...
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Market Wrap For June 18: Markets Rally On Fed Comments And Tapering
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 4:34pm | 2069U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders digested comments from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Open Committee announced that it will further taper its asset purchases by another $10 billion. The Fed is now committing towards purchasing $35 billion of assets per month. The Fed also...