I have had good reasons to own Oracle (ORCL) and to recommend Framework Investing members to buy it over the past few years. The company has a very strong franchise in databases, database applications, and servers that run databases, and company management has done a good job refining its ability to convert the firm’s recurring
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said recent conversations with China “went very well.” “The phone call the night before last with Secretary Mnuchin and Lighthizer and Vice Premier Liu He went very well. That’s important,” Kudlow said Friday on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street. “The phone lines have been open during this period and
The No. 1 registered investment advisor in America is annoyed about the state of investment advice in this country. “There is an amazing amount of silly beliefs and bad investment advice floating around,” Ric Edelman, founder and chairman of Edelman Financial Engines, said during an interview at the New York Stock Exchange. He was interviewed
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Ciena – The networking equipment maker reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 71 cents per share, 13 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat Wall Street predictions, and Ciena said it is on track for substantial revenue growth and increased profitability. Lands’ End – The apparel
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Family Dollar Stores Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle ORCL, -1.26% said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings
VMWare’s (NYSE:VMW) meteoric rise after inking a key partnership a couple years ago just goes to show: “Data is the new oil.” That phrase was first coined in 2006 by a British statistician named Clive Humby. He should know; he created the first supermarket loyalty card on behalf of Tesco (OTCMKTS:TSCDY). And with the data gleaned from
I’ve followed the cannabis space for a long time now, and in my years observing marijuana stocks, I’ve come to one very important conclusion: there are a lot of pot stocks out there, but only a handful of them will turn into long-term winners. Most of them will fall to zero in the long-run. Source:
It was a modest day in the stock market Friday, with U.S. equities rising slightly despite a jobs report that came up short of expectations. Here are our top stock trades from Friday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #1: Zoom Video Shares of Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM) started off higher on the day, but quickly reversed
Silver is up over 35% since its May low, and is attempting to break above key resistance at $18.45/oz. Bullish sentiment is at extremely frothy levels, with the long-term sentiment moving average hovering above 80% bulls. Silver’s weekly stochastics are at extreme levels, that have marked tops in all of the past three occasions back
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself.
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin A general view of atmosphere during Shutterfly x Baby2Baby Backpack Drive on August 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Shutterfly) Keeping in mind the growth delivered in the last quarter, the market expects Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) to report a solid financial
Source: Waste Connections Christopher Warner and Ozo Jaculewicz helped build one of the top-performing funds of 2019 with an unconventional bet: Waste Connections. Waste Connections, a waste management company based in Canada, has the largest weight in the Wells Fargo Asset Management Discovery fund (WFDAX), which is managed by Warner and Jaculewicz. Their bet on
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, students learn about Net Income, Total Revenue, Cost of Revenue, and very basic valuation techniques.
Triple Top Pattern: -A reversal pattern. -It forms from a previous uptrend. -You need to be aware that this pattern has the potential to be multiple patterns, and you cannot be sure that it is a triple top until it hits the third point on the resistance line. -Once it breaks under the support line
Kevin Matras goes over the benefits of a bull call spread and how it can help you earn big profits on relatively small moves. Listen to Kevin Matras explain options trading further in our podcast! https://soundcloud.com/zacks-investment-research/zacks-market-edge-podcast-31
The potential currency war is adding to earnings problems. The realization that the trade war may expand from tariff wars to encompass currency wars is causing some consternation among analysts and strategists who are increasingly confused and uncertain on how to determine 2019 and 2020 earnings estimates. On Tuesday evening, Citigroup said the overhang of
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook, holds his phone after the morning session at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 13, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Kellogg — Kellogg rose 2.3% on
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A spurt of acquisition announcements or talk of deals involving Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may set those shares up for active trading in Monday’s session. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC, -2.31% said it would buy Integrys Energy Group Inc. US:TEG in a cash-and-stock purchase valued at $9.1
When it comes to stock picking, I use a three criteria system. First, fundamentals — the stock’s fundamentals have to warrant the stock price moving higher for the foreseeable future. Second, optics — the stock’s optics have to attract more buyers than sellers to the stock for the foreseeable future. Third, technicals — the stock’s
Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock continues to move backward. While often compared to Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Nio stock has failed to gain the traction of its U.S.-based counterpart. Source: THINK A / Shutterstock.com While the car may review well, competition and mounting problems with the company create questions about whether the company holds much of a future. Nio