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Intel Corp said on Wednesday it was increasing its reliance on contract chip manufacturers to ramp up supply of chips used in personal computers as the company struggles with shipment delays amid higher demand. Intel said supply remained “extremely tight” even though it has expanded its manufacturing capacity and increased second-half PC chip supply by double digits compared with the first half. Intel had said in October that demand in the PC business was outstripping its ability to add capacity and it was considering outside chip makers. …read more […]

Marie Kondo, famous for helping you remove unnecessary items from your life, now wants to sell you stuff like a stick and flower tote bag. People on Twitter are not happy. …read more […]

Q2 2019 Gladstone Investment Corp Earnings Call …read more […]

Q3 2019 Curis Inc Earnings Call …read more […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday it was up to the board of Westpac Banking Corp to decide whether Chief Executive Brian Hartzer should resign in the wake of Australia’s biggest money laundering scandal. Financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC began legal action on Wednesday, accusing Westpac of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering laws and seeking fines of up to A$21 million ($14 million) for every transaction Australia’s second largest bank failed to monitor adequately or report on time. The allegations included money transfers involving child exploitation. …read more […]

While DC was rocked earlier today with Ambassador Sondland’s testimony during the impeachment hearings, Trump took the escape hatch out to Austin, Texas to visit Apple’s manufacturing plant and meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook. …read more […]

The vast majority of the Canadian cannabis sector gets beaten down almost every day. The Canadian cannabis sales aren’t living up to expectations after recreational cannabis legalization in October 2018 and the provinces over ordered product during Q2. The vast majority of the sector faced returns and allowances that crushed the sector during the recent Q3 reporting season.Despite a global market still forecasted to top $200 billion in annual sales in the distant future, investors need to focus on the present market conditions in the Canadian cannabis sector as the global opportunities are still mostly limited. The Canadian sector still …read more […]

A 17% yield with monthly dividends might be as welcome as an island after a shipwreck. But investors who travel to Orchid Island Capital (NYSE: ORC) should be wary of what lurks in this misleadingly lush dividend jungle.
Orchid Island Capital is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in residential real estate mortgages.
Mortgage REITs borrow money short term and lend it out long term. They have struggled this year due to low interest rates and a narrow and sometimes inverted yield curve.
A narrow yield curve is when the difference between short- and long-term rates is very slim, making …read more […]

Q3 2019 Delek Logistics Partners LP Earnings Call …read more […]

Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Newman joins The Final Round to break down what’s next for the company and why it won’t break into the growing fake meat market. …read more […]

First thing this morning, War Room members were positioned to profit off the big downside move on Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) to lock in a 49% winner overnight.
Going into this report, we knew that retail names were making big, big moves – both higher and lower. As traders, we wanted our members to profit off this trend.
Here was the setup…
On Tuesday, names like Home Depot and Kohl’s got hammered when their forecast earnings numbers were lower than expected.
But today, names like Target and Lowe’s blasted higher, beating the estimated earnings numbers.
Seeing these huge reactions – both up and down – …read more […]

Activist firm releases 3rd-quarter portfolio Continue reading… …read more […]

Analysts led by Bill Carcache think that PayPal has the ‘greatest optionality’ in payments, especially when it comes to monetizing on Venmo, Chinese cross-border spending, and the company’s plans to relaunch in-store payments next year. …read more […]

A Florida-based charity will pay $4 million to resolve claims that it acted as a conduit for companies including Biogen Inc and Novartis AG to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients using their high-priced multiple sclerosis drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. The settlement with the patient assistance charity The Assistance Fund marked the third so far with a foundation linked to an industry-wide probe that has resulted in $850 million in settlements with drugmakers and charities. TAF like the other foundations provide assistance to patients seeking to pay out-of-pocket costs for medications and says that since …read more […]

The Oracle of Omaha does not approve of the practice Continue reading… …read more […]