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Digital Insurance Innovator Indio Technologies Raises $20M
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 11:16am | 612For businesses across every vertical, insurance coverage comes in several shapes and sizes, but one fact remains the same: every business requires it. From health insurance to property and casualty insurance, companies like Indio Technologies have aided in revolutionizing the processes that...
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Canopy Growth To Expand Investment In US Hemp Industry
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 4:43pm | 324Less than a month after securing a hemp license in the state of New York and announcing an initial investment of between $100 and $150 million, Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE: CGC) said it plans to expand into other states and increase its financial commitment. What Happened After New York, Canopy Growth...
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No Playing Around: Video Game ETF Is On A Roll
Friday, June 1, 2018 - 9:54am | 488The ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (NYSE: GAMR) is for real. While broader equity benchmarks were volatile to end May, GAMR, the only exchange traded fund dedicated to the video game investment theme, made a series of record highs. On Thursday, the last trading day of May, GAMR was one of just 15 ETFs...
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Nike's Previous 4 Prints Pave Way For A Grand Slam
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 3:30pm | 878Competition, for sure, is slowly and steadily chipping away into Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)'s market share. However, the company is still a force to reckon with in its chosen line of business. However, others like Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) and adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY) are...
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17 Financial Twitter Names To Follow For 2017
Friday, December 16, 2016 - 4:43pm | 1041With 2017 fast approaching, it is time to reassess your Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) follows and make room for some good insight at a critical point in the global markets. Twitter’s power to move stocks cannot be discredited, especially with the incoming president's affinity for the...
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Don't Like The New Yahoo Finance? The Canadian Site Might Be Your Savior
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 2:39pm | 278There is little doubt that Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) popularity has declined over the years as new competitors offered superior services. This is most apparent in Yahoo's recent moves to reformat and make drastic changes to one of its few properties that remained popular over the years...
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Brexit Volatility Could Derail Hopes Of A Renewed IPO Market
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 1:55pm | 258Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO)'s stock hit a new all-time high of $41.89 Thursday morning (before profit taking sent the stock lower by more than 3 percent on the day) just a week after the company priced its IPO at $15 per share. Investors and traders hoping to duplicate Twilio's IPO run with the next...
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Orlando's Heartbreaking Headlines Curtail Shanghai Disney Opening
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 3:26pm | 329An alligator dragged two-year-old Lane Graves into a man-made lagoon at Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s Disney Grand Floridian Resort near Orlando on Tuesday night. The search that ensued for the child headlined news for the majority of Wednesday until the boy's body was found later in the evening,...
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Be Careful: Your Facebook Newsfeed May Not Be The Most Accurate Place To Get 'News'
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 2:15pm | 356Did you hear? Clay Matthews was suspended for the entire 2016 season. If you rely on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and its Newsfeed to get your daily dose of what's going on the world you might think Matthews will sit out the entire season for taking a banned substance. Facebook's...
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A Coup For Yahoo: Berkshire's Annual Meeting Will Be Live Streamed For First Time In History
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 10:14am | 264Investors who have always dreamed of attending Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)'s annual general meeting will be happy to know that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will offer a live stream of the event. For the first time ever, Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting will be shown live as...
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Low Volatility ETFs Could Be Hot In 2016
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 9:46am | 739If 2015 has been a volatile year for stocks, then low volatility exchange-traded funds have strutted their stuff. While the S&P 500 is up just 1.6 percent year-to-date, the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) and the iShares...
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What Makes Warren Buffett So Optimistic?
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 4:52pm | 619In a new interview, Warren Buffett expressed his general sense of optimism about the modern world. Buffett believes the United States generates plenty of output to elevate the standard of living of all Americans but faces distribution challenges. He says it is impossible to say whether...
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Chardan: Esperion Therapeutics Still A Sell
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 11:30am | 548In a report published Friday, Chardan Capital analyst Gbola Amusa reiterated a Sell rating on Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), while lowering the price target from $45 to $40. The analyst believes that the failure of TAK475 does not bode well for ETC-1002. The company reported its Q2...
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Rudolph Tech Blew Earnings Expectations Out Of The Water, But There's More Upside: Credit Suisse
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 10:52am | 477In a report published Tuesday, Credit Suisse analyst Farhan Ahmad upgraded the rating on Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RTEC) from Neutral to Outperform, while raising the price target from $12.50 to $15.00. While the company’s C2Q and C3Q results were meaningfully ahead of expectations...
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Worth $100? Wedbush's James Hardiman Explains Why
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 8:00am | 327In a report published Monday, Wedbush analyst James Hardiman maintained an Outperform rating on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL), while raising the price target $88 to $100, due to improved yield, FX and fuel. Long-Term Potential According to the Wedbush report, “[T]he...