5 Top-Ranked Biotech Stocks To Buy Right Now
Biotech stocks are back in favor thanks to two recent major developments that led to a rally in the sector. The first catalyst was Gilead Sciences’ (GILD – Free Report) announcement that it will be acquiring immunotherapy focused company, Kite Pharma (KITE – Free Report) while the FDA approval of the first gene therapy in the United States, Novartis […]
E Weekly Energy Roundup: Offshore Drilling Companies
For quite some time, I published a series of articles over at Seeking Alpha that tracked the performance of six offshore drilling companies. Quite some time ago though, I let that series fall by the wayside. In the interim, the offshore drilling industry went through one of its worst periods in history and I ended […]
Academic Research Insight: Do Dividends Still Matter?
What are the research questions? Research has shown that dividends constitute a greater contribution to the returns of a value versus a growth strategy. However, the question remains as to whether or not dividends matter within a style category. For style investors, does dividend policy determine success relative to non-dividend payers while holding investment style […]
Bail Bonds Part 1 – The Business
Like all of my favorite finance topics, this one was inspired by my daughter’s question, as we slowly drove in the car past the county correctional facility: “Daddy, what are bail bonds?” Prior to her question, my knowledge of the industry came from watching Robert DeNiro in. Fun movie. I tried to answer as best […]
$500 Billion Of ‘Liar Loans’ In Australia
Australian banks are sitting on A$500 Billion of ‘Liar Loans’ according to UBS. In US dollars, that’s about $400 billion, quite a significant amount of money for a relatively small economy. Here’s something else for policy makers to worry about as they attempt to engineer a soft landing in Australia’s property market. The country’s lenders could be […]
Reverse H&S Pattern In Gold
Last week, we received quite a few messages in which readers asked about the long-term reverse head-and-shoulders pattern in gold and related ratios. In today’s alert, we discuss this in greater detail. Let’s jump right into the gold chart (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com). The shape of the head and shoulders may not be evident on the chart, so […]
Under Armour Weekly Outlook
Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) is one of the leading sportswear companies around the world. However, its stock has been struggling in the recent 2 years as it lost 68% since September 2015. In our previous article, we pointed out to the current correction taking place which could turn out to be 3 waves flat structure. […]
Shift In Risk Aversion Lifts Dollar
The US Dollar climbed against the Japanese Yen, perceived by investors as a safe haven currency, after recording its largest weekly fall in two months. A fall in risk averse investors led some FX traders to cover short positions ahead of this week’s release of key economic data, specifically CPI. A “lull” in aggressive actions […]
“They Dodged A Bullet”: Why Insurer Stocks Are Soaring
After tumbling last week on concerns that between damage from Harvey and Irma, losses for the P&C space would be devastating, today the broader insurer space is breathing a sigh of relief after the Hurricane’s damage reportedly underwhelmed, especially following some especially dire observations over the weekend from the likes of Torsten Jeworrek, member of […]
Volatility Shakes Market: Top And Flop ETFs Over A Month
After touching a peak in early August, the going became tough for the U.S. stock market thanks to volatility and heightened uncertainty. Notably, the major benchmarks, namely the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones shed 0.5% and 1.1%, respectively, in the past one month. The long list of woes started with escalating tensions between the […]
