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Inovio (INO) has had an up-and-down month. Shares shot up nearly 70% by January 27, before slipping 25% in the subsequent two days. In one word: roller-coaster.The surge for the infectious disease fighter follows news that a grant of up to $9 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has been awarded to the company for the development of a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, the strain of the virus spreading in China. The grant will go towards preclinical work for INO-4800, Inovio’s new vaccine matched to the outbreak strain, and followed by a phase 1 clinical trial for the …read more […]

AT&T’s dividend history is long. The company has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years. But will this trend continue? Let’s take a look at the recent earnings announcement, dividend history, and payout safety going forward.
AT&T Earnings Announcement
This morning AT&T announced adjusted earnings of $0.89. And that’s close to what analysts were expecting so it probably didn’t move the share price much. The bigger impact came from sales and the TV business…
The company reported $48.6 billion in revenue which was down 2.4%. AT&T’s TV business is struggling to keep subscribers. As a result, AT&T stock is down about 3% in …read more […]

British Airways is the latest airliner to suspend all flights to and from mainland china, as concern around the Coronavirus continues to escalate. Yahoo Finance’s Oscar WIlliams-Grut joins On the Move. …read more […]

The number of ‘super commuters’ from 2005 to 2017 has gone up 32%. Many Americans are spending over 90 minutes each way commuting to their jobs …read more […]

Starbucks continues to roll out these AI-enabled coffee machines. …read more […]

Which names are capable of hitting the ball out of the park? The pros will say healthcare stocks. Rookies and seasoned Street veterans alike argue the space contains exciting investment opportunities, with several boasting upside potential that’s often unmatched by stocks in other sectors.For companies that call this area of the market home, a few key milestones such as data readouts, regulatory filings or drug approvals can speak volumes about its future prospects. As a result, all it takes is a single positive outcome to send share prices through the roof. However, there’s a reason these stocks have earned a …read more […]

I started writing about electric vehicles more than a decade ago.
Back then, only Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) was making EVs.
Prices were astronomical.
That’s because, in an EV, the battery pack costs a fortune.

In 2010, battery prices averaged more than $1,100 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Skeptics said EVs would never be cost competitive.
But what a difference a decade makes…
Driving Down Battery Prices
Last year, EV batteries cost less than $156/kWh. By 2030, the average price could be down to $61/kWh!
High-volume, automated manufacturing continues to lower the cost of producing lithium-ion batteries. And reducing the cost of the battery pack reduces the overall EV cost.
Tesla’s massive …read more […]

Cornerstone Deputy Chief Economist Aneta Markowska joins the On The Move panel to discuss the Federal Reserve’s next step and the impact that it could have on the economy. …read more […]

Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro breaks down the latest stories that are pushing headlines today On the Move. …read more […]

December pending home sales fell 4.9% compared to November, versus the expected rise of 1%, due to the supply of homes hitting a record low during December. Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel discuss these results. …read more […]

The transaction includes 31 daily newspapers and 49 weeklies including the daily Omaha World-Herald in Berkshire’s hometown in Nebraska, Buffalo News in New York, Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Lee owns 50 daily newspapers including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and has since July 2018 managed Berkshire’s papers other than the Buffalo News, which Berkshire bought in 1977. …read more […]

737 Max woes continue to weigh on company’s profitability Continue reading… …read more […]

Boeing reported earnings results showing a full-year loss and its worst financial performance in 20 years amid the 737 Max crisis. Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel discusses what this means for the future of the aerospace company. …read more […]

Why can’t the market’s top hedge fund managers stay on top for very long?
Mark Skousen explains the reasons why, and they’re important to understand if you want to grow your wealth.

“Funds don’t have track records, but fund managers do.”
– Alexander Green
“There’s no such thing as the goose that lays the golden egg forever.”
– Jim Simons, manager of Renaissance Technologies hedge fund
For years, I followed the Forbes Honor Roll rankings of the best mutual fund managers in both bull and bear markets.
But after a while, I noticed that only a handful of funds consistently make the list year after year. …read more […]

Microsoft is set to announce its Q2 2020 earnings on Wednesday, with all eyes on its cloud business. …read more […]