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Q3 2019 H&R Real Estate Investment Trust Earnings Call …read more […]

A Delaware judge on Monday ordered broadcaster CBS Corp to turn over records regarding its plan to reunite with Viacom Inc to a shareholder who wants to investigate if the deal unfairly benefits Shari Redstone, who controls both companies. The deal is scheduled to close on Dec. 4, combining CBS television network, CBS News, Showtime cable networks with MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and the Paramount movie studios. The judge, Joseph Slights of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, ordered CBS to turn over materials the CBS board discussed when considering the merger with Viacom, which was split from CBS …read more […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. Insider Monkey finished processing more than 750 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio positions as of September […] …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Dell Technologies Inc. is exploring a sale of RSA Security, a cybersecurity business it hopes could fetch at least $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.Discussions are at an early stage and there is no guarantee Dell will end up selling the asset, said the people, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.A representative for Dell declined to comment.RSA helps companies detect, investigate and respond to security risks as well as reduce intellectual property theft, fraud and cybercrime, according to Dell’s annual report. RSA, which says it has more than 30,000 …read more […]

Money transfer company MoneyGram today announced that it has received another $20 million from blockchain service provider Ripple. Ripple made a $50 million investment commitment to MoneyGram, putting in the first $30 million in June.The post Ripple completes $50M commitment to MoneyGram with $20M investment appeared first on The Block. …read more […]

The Q3 earnings reports in the cannabis sector provided the first clear separation between the U.S. and Canadian players. While most of the U.S. multi-state operators (MSOs) shined, the Canadian LPs struggled to grow revenues much less even meet analyst estimates.A big key to the global market forecasts for sales to top $200 billion in the distant future is the substantial market share assigned to the U.S. market in the initial years. For 2020, analysts have forecast U.S. sales topping $16 billion while the total global sales may not even reach $20 billion following the weak recreational sales in Canada.The …read more […]

Air ambulances, which transport the sick and injured to hospitals from accident locations, are very expensive — and coming under renewed scrutiny in the fight to curb health care costs. …read more […]

Despite an embarrassing public debut last week, 31% of investors believe that Tesla’s Cybertruck can be successful according to Morgan Stanley. CEO Elon Musk went to Twitter to say that the automotive company received over 200,000 orders for the futuristic truck. …read more […]

This Thanksgiving will be particularly profound for me. A close family member had been very ill earlier in the year but has made a complete recovery.
Over the summer, I assumed she’d no longer be here at Thanksgiving. Instead, she’ll be enjoying herself in full health like everyone else at the table.
Without a doubt, I’m most thankful for that.
When it comes to my financial life, I also have an awful lot to be thankful for.
The fact that I found a profession and job that I love has had a very positive effect in my family’s finances. It’s hard to thrive when …read more […]

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs after China signaled it was making headway in addressing some of the Trump administration’s biggest sticking points. …read more […]

Disney’s “Frozen 2” debuted weekend, bringing in $127 million in North America and $350 million worldwide, and one expert expects it to easily break $1 billion. …read more […]

With the start of trading today, we’ve now entered into a time period that’s been historically very, very bullish.
For instance, from the close of trading tomorrow until the end of next Friday (which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday), the S&P 500 has been positive in 58 out of the last 69 years – which is an amazing 84% positive rating.
As for the down years, only four have seen declines of more than 1% (1951, 1987, 2009 and 2011).
I find this interesting because this historically strong market period is coming at a time when we’ve seen both huge upside moves …read more […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved Global Blood Therapeutics’s drug, Oxbryta, to treat sickle cell disease in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years or older. The disease is a lifelong, inherited blood disorder in which abnormally shaped red blood cells restrict flow of blood in vessels, leading to severe pain and organ damage. The drug, also known as voxelotor, aims to treat the underlying cause of sickle cell disease by preventing sickle cells from deforming. …read more […]

These dividends are growing each year. The lower interest rates fall around the world, the more appealing high-yield dividend stocks become to long-term investors. Unfortunately, many high-yielding dividend … …read more […]

Hedge fund Luminus Management said on Monday that it plans to call a special shareholder meeting at Valaris PLC and press for broader improvements at the offshore contract drilling services company which promised its own changes two weeks ago. Valaris’ stock price surged 12% on Monday to trade at $4.40 after Luminus publicly called on the company to improve operations, refresh the board and shore up governance. The hedge fund also wants management to “take a holistic and balanced approach to managing (it’s) capital structure, with a specific focus on ensuring liquidity, pushing out debt maturities and effectively …read more […]