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Interest Rates, Gold, Trade: Benzinga Trading Summit Panelists On Where The Market Is Headed
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 3:46pm | 598JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD)'s chief strategist; Nicholas LaMaina, TradeStation's senior vice president of product management and strategy; and Matt Weller, senior market analyst at Forex.com, talked the future of the market at the Benzinga Trading Summit in...
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Nvidia Q3 Earnings Preview: Analysts Forecast Data Center, Gaming, Automotive Performance
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 4:31pm | 836At a time when tech stocks have entered a rough patch amid broader market volatility, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is gearing up to release its fiscal 2018 third-quarter results Thursday, Nov. 15 after the market close. The Headline Numbers Analysts, on average, expect the company to report...
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What Is Growth Investing And Value Investing?
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 8:27am | 1512"The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them." -Peter Lynch The term investing refers to risking one's capital with the hope of generating future returns. Not everyone commits their capital with the same objective, which often varies with age, risk tolerance,...
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New Oanda CTO Should Drive Major FinTech Expansion
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 2:17pm | 707OANDA has revolutionized forex trading since it began operations in 1996, allowing retail traders to open accounts with as little as $1.00. Industry insiders predicted the come-one come-all approach would fail, with heavy accounting requirements consuming minor income generated by ultra-small trade...
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Walgreens–Rite Aid Deal In Its Final Act
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:31pm | 1359A deal announced over 1.5 years ago still hangs in the balance. Whether the deal clears the regulatory hurdle has become a heated debate in itself. With the passing of each day, pessimism is abounding, with the scuttling of a few mega healthcare deals throwing in the possibility of the...
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IAC Uses Reverse-IPO Maneuver With HomeAdvisor To Create $4.2-Billion Combo With Angie's List
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 12:01pm | 525In a note, Barclays analyzed the reverse-IPO maneuver IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC) used to combine its HomeAdvisor with Angie's List Inc (NASDAQ: ANGI) in a deal valuing the combined business at $4.2 billion. Reverse Merger A reverse merger, according to Investopedia is a simple and less...
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How To Trade A Stock After It Hits An All-Time High
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 1:21pm | 849The markets are in unchartered territory, and some of blue chips such as Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are there too. The euphoria of an index/stock hitting an all-time high usually triggers fears of a pullback (falling back of a price from its peak) or correction (a...
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Are You Losing Yourself In Loans?
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 3:03pm | 686Without a proper payback strategy, acquiring loans may send your credit down the drain. Bankrate suggests that reasons for debt can range from medical bills to divorce to not understanding the mechanics of cash flow and the importance of saving. Whatever the reason or combination of reasons,...
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5 Must-Know Metrics For Growth Stock Investors
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 5:31pm | 509As part of our investor education series, below is a brief discussion about growth investing. Who Are Growth Investors? Growth investors focus on the future potential of a company, without worrying about its current price, according to Investopedia. Their belief is intrinsic worth of such companies...
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SolarCity Won't Get Burned By Brexit, Analysts Say
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 11:41am | 225Investors are scrambling to find out how their individual stocks or portfolio will perform following the Brexit vote. Here's a look at how SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) and other solar-related names should perform, courtesy of analysts at Needham & Co. and Investopedia. Investopedia cited a...
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Look For Strong Fundamentals When Investing In Acquisition Targets
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 1:53pm | 507When LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) agreed to sell itself to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), the stock surged higher by more than 45 percent in a single day. Investors looking to capitalize on a similar one-day return could do so if they accurately predict the next major M&A announcement....
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3 Of The Stocks Most Sold By Hedge Funds In 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 3:49pm | 217A report by FactSet in May highlighted some of the pain felt by hedge fund managers in 2016. Investopedia reported on three of the stocks most sold by hedge funds in the first quarter of the year. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): The most widely sold stock by the top 50 hedge funds, due mostly to...
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Supervalu Passes Tax Consequences Of Sav-A-Lot Spinoff To Investors
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 3:20pm | 181When SUPERVALU Inc (NYSE: SVU) first talked of a spinoff of the Sav-a-Lot division, investors were intended to receive 80 percent of spinoff while the company retained just 20 percent. Investopedia reports, however, that when the company filed an amendment to their Form 10 Registration Statement...
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Lockup Expiry For FitBit, Alcobra
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 11:45am | 333Shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) tumbled to a new all-time low of $12.90 on Thursday and shed more than 8 percent of its value. The stock's plunge is being attributed to the expiration of its lockup period. A lockup period, according to Investopedia, is defined as the "window of time...
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Leaving Inheritances Your Way: Why Grandkids Make Things Tricky
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 12:45pm | 963When planning to allocate wealth to future generations, one of the main concerns that arises is the prospect of tax consequences not only for the benefactor, but the recipients of the inheritance. The various methods of spreading inheritable assets – such as through gifting, custodial...