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After Valeant, Here Are 5 Drug Stocks Bill Ackman Should Buy Instead

After Valeant, Here Are 5 Drug Stocks Bill Ackman Should Buy Instead

Billionaire investor, Bill Ackman, has finally decided to pull out his investment in Canada-based drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX – Free Report) . Hedge fund Pershing Square made the announcement earlier this week and said that while Ackman and Steve Fraidin will remain on the Valeant board until the upcoming annual meeting, they will not seek re-election. Valeant’s […]
How Small Is Your Small-Cap Index?

How Small Is Your Small-Cap Index?

After Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on November 8, 2016, U.S. small-cap stocks enjoyed a significant upward move. We believe further interest is justified in the following scenarios: If there is corporate tax reform, we’ve found that small-cap stocks do in fact tend to pay higher effective tax rates than large-cap stocks. If the statutory rate for […]
Jefferies Ups Finisar To Buy On Valuation, M&A Potential

Jefferies Ups Finisar To Buy On Valuation, M&A Potential

Shares of Finisar (FNSR) are on the rise after Jefferies analyst James Kisner upgraded the stock to Buy, citing “compelling valuation” and optionality around accretive M&A. As he remains bullish on the entire telecom equipment/wireless sector, the analyst noted that Finisar’s recent soft results and guidance stemmed from technical product issues that should be resolved […]
MSCI Inc. Rejects $11 Billion Initial Offer Price From S&P Global Inc

MSCI Inc. Rejects $11 Billion Initial Offer Price From S&P Global Inc

According to sources familiar with the matter, S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is attempting to buy fellow stock index provider MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) for $11 billion, but its initial offer price has been declined. Written by StockNews.com The Evening Standard has some details on the big M&A attempt: City sources said MSCI, a Morgan Stanley spin-out […]
Twitter Birds Fly South As MAs Rise Overhead

Twitter Birds Fly South As MAs Rise Overhead

Twitter to generate $0.06 billion less in mobile advertising revenue for 2017 It’s all about the numbers with Twitter, and they simply don’t add up. The recent performance of the stock has resulted in a discouraging trend forming. From February 2017, the price of Twitter moved sharply lower than both its 50-day moving average of […]
SPX Index Elliott Wave View: Buying The Dips

SPX Index Elliott Wave View: Buying The Dips

4 Hour SPX Index Elliott wave chart 03.15.2017   Elliott Wave sequence analysis of SPX Index from 11/4/2016 low (2083.79) suggests the Index is rallying in a 5 swing bullish sequence and has not reached the 100% – 123.6% target area of 2453 – 2500. The structure of the rally is unfolding as a double […]
Will The Fed Push The Dollar Higher? Two Opinions

Will The Fed Push The Dollar Higher? Two Opinions

Apart from our own Fed preview we also provide outlooks from others. Here are two hawkish opinions: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: USD Into FOMC: Looking For Pullbacks As Buying Opportunities – TD TD Research notes that the core of attention at today’s FOMC policy decision will center on the tone, dots, and forecasts. In […]
Retail Sales Improves In February 2017

Retail Sales Improves In February 2017

Retail sales were up according to US Census headline data. Our analysis paints a softer picture of retail sales. Analyst Opinion of Retail Sales Things to consider when viewing this data: it is not inflation adjusted – and inflation in this sector is now running around 2 %. the three month rolling averages of the […]
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                        Small Cap Best And Worst Stocks – Wednesday, March 15

E Small Cap Best And Worst Stocks – Wednesday, March 15

The best small cap sector is industrial goods. The top small cap industry is semi ICs. The average small cap score is 53.75 and over the past four weeks, the average score has been 55.84. The average small cap in our coverage is trading -23.63% below its 52 week high, 2.32% above its 200 dma, […]
Idaho & Arizona Pass Bills To Remove “Capital Gains” On Gold & Silver

Idaho & Arizona Pass Bills To Remove “Capital Gains” On Gold & Silver

In just the past week, lawmakers in Idaho and Arizona have passed bills removing “Capital Gains” from gold and silver coins and bars. Normally, when individuals sell gold or silver, they must pay capital gains on any increase on the value of their precious metals investments. However, gold and silver are really not investments per […]