Month: September 2020

U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction that would create a company worth around $6 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The deal talks show how consolidation in the oil and gas industry is picking up, as low energy prices drive some independent producers to seek scale through mergers. In July, Noble Energy Inc agreed to be acquired by Chevron Corp for $5 billion in stock. …read more […]

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* This weekend’s Barron’s cover story offers roundtable picks for the health care revolution. * Other featured articles discuss who could benefit from a conservative Supreme Court and how to find reliable dividend stocks in emerging markets. * Also, the prospects for a recently merged regional bank stock, a pair of restructuring companies, a pandemic winner and more.Cover story “The Pandemic Speeds Up the Health-Care Revolution” by Lauren R. Rublin offers Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) and other Barron’s roundtable expert picks for the most promising developments and best investment bets in the sector.Daren Fonda’s “A Right-Leaning Supreme Court …read more […]

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Both bullish and bearish calls in coronavirus vaccine contenders were seen this week.Social media platforms were represented in both categories as well.September has a reputation as a harsh month for the markets, and it certainly has lived up to that reputation this year: volatility continued last week for various reasons. The Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 ended the week essentially flat, with the Nasdaq only a little better, but all three indexes are down more than 4% since the start of the month, with the …read more […]

If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Del Principe O’Brien Financial Advisors top stock picks. Del Principe O’Brien Financial Advisors, an investment management firm, is bullish on Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here […] …read more […]

Would you throw away $100?
If you’re one of the income-minded investors here at Wealthy Retirement, odds are you could find a good use for that money. And you certainly wouldn’t waste it.
Yet many Americans are missing out on money that is legally owed to them – in amounts that can far exceed $100.
As the years go by, often, things slip through the cracks. We plow through a variety of insurance policies, deposits and accounts, and even the most diligent saver could fail to realize what they’re owed from old stock holdings and pension benefits.
That’s where this week’s State of the …read more […]

Would you throw away $100?
If you’re one of the income-minded investors here at Wealthy Retirement, odds are you could find a good use for that money. And you certainly wouldn’t waste it.
Yet many Americans are missing out on money that is legally owed to them – in amounts that can far exceed $100.
As the years go by, often, things slip through the cracks. We plow through a variety of insurance policies, deposits and accounts, and even the most diligent saver could fail to realize what they’re owed from old stock holdings and pension benefits.
That’s where this week’s State of the …read more […]

If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Del Principe O’Brien Financial Advisors top stock picks. Del Principe O’Brien Financial Advisors, an investment management firm, is bullish on Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a […] …read more […]

Gold miners have been hammered in recent weeks, and if prices for the precious metal do not rebound, they could be set to fall further …read more […]

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) saw significant share price movement during recent months on the NASDAQGS, rising to… …read more […]

Some have more dollars than sense, they say, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of… …read more […]

The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest chip maker SMIC after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes. Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation will now have to apply for individual export licenses, according to a letter from the Commerce Department dated Friday and seen by Reuters. The latest move marks a shift in U.S. policy from earlier this year, when applicants seeking “military end user” licenses to sell to SMIC were told by the Commerce Department that the licenses weren’t necessary, …read more […]

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, ‘The biggest investment risk is not the volatility… …read more […]

The former editor-in-chief of Time Inc.
explains why the stock market continues to thrive in spite of all the apocalyptic events unfolding in the U.S. on an hourly basis. …read more […]

Readers hoping to buy Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly… …read more […]