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Strong Month For Ford Truck Sales
Overall February sales from Ford came in slightly weaker than expected for February, but it was a pretty strong month for sales of Ford F-series trucks. Trucks are not only higher margin, but they are often purchased by small businesses and contractors so they provide a good read on the health of the small business sector. […]
Herbalife Ltd. Shares Soar After Ackman Exits Bet Against Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) Shares of Herbalife Ltd. soar more than 7% in trading Wednesday after a news that billionaire hedge-fund activist Bill Ackman had exited a massive gamble that the nutritional-supplement maker would fall to zero. The share price moved up as much as 8.6%, or by $7.44, to $94.25 during trading. Ackman made […]
3 Strong Buy Hartford Mutual Funds To Buy
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) was founded in 1810 and is recognized as a renowned insurance company in the United States. The company believes that “human-centric investing can create solutions and advisor tools that not only strengthen bottom lines but strengthen advisor-client relationships by helping investors better realize their true life goals.” Hartford […]
February 2018 Initial Unemployment Claims Rolling Averages Continue To Improve
Hurricanes continue to impact claims taking procedures in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The market expectations for weekly initial unemployment claims (from Bloomberg/Econoday) were 226 K to 240 K (consensus 230,000), and the Department of Labor reported 210,000 new claims. The more important (because of the volatility in the weekly reported claims and seasonality errors […]
Kohl’s (KSS) Q4 Earnings & Sales Increase Y/Y, Stock Gains
Kohl’s Corporation KSS posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results and both the top and the bottom line improved year over year topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate. While this marked Kohl’s third consecutive sales beat, earnings reverted to the positive surprise track after delivering a miss in the previous quarter. Notably, shares of the company were up approximately 4% […]
A Big Move Brewing In The Silver Price In 2018
Silver price is trading in a tight range as we start 2018, and the range is getting tighter which makes it hard to forecast the next move. However, this is a good thing because we are almost at the tip of triangle and Silver will choose its next direction very soon. Our article today will cover […]
Dark Cloud Covers Blue Chip Stocks
Stocks extended their Tuesday’s move down yesterday, as the main U.S. stock market indexes lost 0.8-1.5% vs. their Tuesday’s closing prices. Investors’ sentiment worsened and the market got back to its last week’s trading range. The S&P 500 index fell closer to 2,700 mark again. It currently trades 5.5% below January 26 record high of […]
Piper Calls Valeant Management ‘Overly Rosy,’ Cuts Price Target To $10
Management of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) is taking an “overly rosy” long-term view of the business, Piper Jaffray analyst David Amsellem tells investors in a research note following the company’s Q4 results. The analyst cuts his price target for the shares to $10 from $12 and reiterates an Underweight rating on the name. Valeant closed […]
The Streak
Back in 1995, on a crisp fall September night, Cal Ripken Jr. did the previously unthinkable and broke one of the most enduring streaks in baseball history when his 2,131st straight game became official in the top of the fifth. That game surpassed the previous record of 2,130 straight games that was held by “The […]
January 2018 Median Household Income
Median household income in the U.S. rose to an estimated $59,055 in January 2018, an increase of nearly 0.4% from our December 2017 estimate of $58,829. The following chart shows our estimates for the trends for both nominal (red) and inflation-adjusted median household income (blue) from January 2000 through January 2018. In nominal terms, which provide perhaps […]
