Trading Ideas
Better Buy: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) vs. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD)
While both pipeline companies offer high yields, one sells for a bargain-basement price, making it the better one to buy. …read more […]
Month: May 2018
Business News
U.S. first-quarter growth trimmed on weak consumer spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed slightly more than initially thought in the first quarter as consumer spending rose at its weakest pace in nearly five years, but activity is already picking up against the backdrop of a tightening labor market and tax cuts.
Business News
Mapbox partners Microsoft, Intel to provide self-driving car maps
(Reuters) – Mapping startup Mapbox Inc said on Wednesday it is teaming up with Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp and Softbank Group Corp’s ARM Holdings chip unit to deepen its push into providing maps for self-driving cars.
Business News
Exxon shareholders reject proposal to split CEO, chair roles
DALLAS (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders rejected a proposal on Wednesday at their annual meeting that would have split the roles of chairman and chief executive.
Trading Ideas
Big Lots Stock Price and Research (NYSE: BIG)
Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is a small cap company that operates within the multiline retail industry. Its market cap is $2 billion today and the total one-year return is -14.82% for shareholders.
Big Lots stock is underperforming the market. It’s beaten down, but it reports earnings soon. So is it a good time to buy? To answer this question we’ve turned to the Investment U Stock Grader. Our research team built this system to diagnose the financial health of a company.
Our system looks at six key metrics…
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✗ Earnings-per-Share (EPS) Growth: Big Lots reported a recent EPS growth rate of 22.55%. …read more […]
Trading Ideas
The Summer’s Hottest Trends Are Colliding
For years I’ve enjoyed sharing my thoughts on emerging trends with you here at Investment U. I’ve covered everything from commodities to tech stocks to seasonal investing and beyond.
As you’re probably aware by now, Investment U is undergoing a transition. And this, sadly, will be my last column for the publication.
So I want to leave you by covering two of my favorite investing trends… which happen to be colliding.
Memorial Day weekend is now behind us.
While it traditionally marks the start of summer, the holiday also marks the start of one of my favorite – and one of the most profitable …read more […]
Business News
Wall Street climbs as worries over Italy’s politics ease
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday, with gains in energy and banking shares aiding the recovery from a steep selloff in the previous session due to concerns over Italy’s political crisis.
Trading Ideas
Trump tweets about 'Roseanne' cancellation
The “Squawk Alley” news team discusses President Trump’s tweet about ABC’s decision to cancel Roseanne Barr’s namesake show after she took to Twitter with racist comments. …read more […]
Trading Ideas
Drugmaker to Roseanne Barr: Racism Not Among Ambien’s Side Effects
Sanofi’s sleeping pill Ambien has a long list of potential side effects, from dizziness to diarrhea to a midnight food binge. Racism is not among them, the French drugmaker said on Wednesday. Sanofi responded after Roseanne Barr blamed “Ambien tweeting” for a racial slur against former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett. …read more […]
Trading Ideas
The Trump tax cuts aren’t trickling down yet
President Trump promised that the tax cuts passed last year would boost business spending. So far, that hasn’t happened. …read more […]
Business News
Wall Street bounces back after selloff driven by Italy turmoil
(Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Wednesday, with gains in energy and banking stocks fueling the recovery from a steep selloff driven by Italy’s political crisis.
Trading Ideas
NXP shares fall as China’s warning revives concerns over Qualcomm deal
Qualcomm lawyers were expected to meet this week in Beijing with China’s antitrust regulators in a final push to secure clearance, three sources told Reuters on Sunday. The meeting was expected before U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in China on Saturday, the sources briefed on Qualcomm’s discussions had said. …read more […]
Business News
Wall Street opens higher after selloff driven by Italy turmoil
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a steep selloff in the previous session on worries about a political crisis in Italy.
Trading Ideas
Trump Wishes He’d Never Chosen Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
President Donald Trump said he wishes he’d never selected former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions as his attorney general so that he could have picked someone else to oversee the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Trump quoted an appearance by Representative Trey Gowdy in which he criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the probe and said Trump had many other options as his top law enforcement officer. “There are lots of really good lawyers in the country, he could have picked somebody else!” Gowdy said. …read more […]
Business News
Wall Street set to recover after selloff driven by Italy turmoil
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Wednesday, indicating a rebound from the steep selloff driven by a political crisis in Italy that had pushed the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials to their worst day in a month.