Stocks

“Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Expects Stocks to Fall 20% if Rates Rise to 4.5%”

“…Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, has predicted a sharp plunge in stock markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates aggressively to tame inflation. “I estimate that a rise in rates from… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“15 Stocks Billionaire Investors Agree It’s Smart To Buy Now”

“Stocks ‘Smart Money’ Billionaires’ Are Buying Based on new or added to positions by 47 key institutional investors in the second quarter of 2022 Company Row Labels Number of portfolios added to Stock YTD % ch. Sector Eli Lilly (LLY)… Continue Reading…

Energy, Stocks

“Exxon and 3 Other Energy Stocks Whose Dividends Look Like They Can Weather Tough Times”

“… Durable Dividends These are among the energy companies in the S&P 500 that increased their dividends in consecutive years earlier in the pandemic. Company / Ticker Recent Price Recent Yield YTD Return Market Value (bil) Exxon Mobil / XOM… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“CVS to buy home health giant Signify Health for about $8 billion”

“CVS Health has reached a deal to acquire in-home health-care company Signify Health for about $8 billion, the companies said Monday. CVS said it will pay $30.50 a share in cash for Signify, an acquisition that would build on its growing health-care services.… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Chip stocks could plunge another 25% as ‘we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade,’ analyst says”

“[Citi Research analyst Christopher Danley] “We maintain our belief that every company/end market will correct and we expect the SOX index to hit new lows and fall another 25%,” Danley said. Danley’s referring to the PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, -0.28%, which is already… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Shares of Dollar Tree fall after company cuts guidance, citing investments in competitive pricing”

“Shares of Dollar Tree fell Thursday after the company cut its financial outlook for the year, citing its investments in offering more competitive prices at its Family Dollar stores… For the second quarter, Dollar Tree said it earned $1.60 per… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“AMC shares tank more than 30% as Regal Cinemas owner warns of potential bankruptcy”

“Shares of theater chain and meme trader favorite AMC fell sharply on Monday as the struggles of a rival company appeared to weigh on the stock. AMC was down more than 30% in premarket trading, building on a loss of more than… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Warren Buffett Finally Throws In The Towel On 4 Lousy Stocks”

“…Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) sold off a least a portion of its four worst performers this year: Verizon (VZ), Store Capital (STOR), General Motors (GM) and U.S. Bancorp (USB). That’s according to an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketSmith. Berkshire Hathaway retains a portion of the… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Pharma stocks crater as investors brace for billions in heartburn drug litigation charges”

“Shares of GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and Haleon all sold off sharply this week, shedding tens of billions in market value, amid investor fear over potential U.S. litigation charges focused on popular heartburn drug Zantac. This has been a known issue bubbling in the background for years… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Analysts Say These 3 Stocks Are Their Top Picks for the Rest of 2022”

“TechnipFMC Plc (FTI) …This player in the energy industry supporting cast has 4 recent analyst reviews on record, and they are unanimous that this is a stock to Buy, backing up the Strong Buy consensus rating. The shares are trading for… Continue Reading…