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Hedge Funds Aren’t Crazy About Noble Energy (NBL) As They Were in 2016

The elite funds run by legendary investors such as David Tepper and Dan Loeb make hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves and their investors by spending enormous resources doing research on small cap stocks that big investment banks don’t follow. Because of their pay structures, they have strong incentives to do the research necessary […] …read more […]

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Is Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL) A Good Stock To Buy?

Hedge funds and other investment firms run by legendary investors like Israel Englander, Jeffrey Talpins and Ray Dalio are entrusted to manage billions of dollars of accredited investors’ money because they are without peer in the resources they use to identify the best investments for their chosen investment horizon. Moreover, they are more willing to […] …read more […]

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Were Hedge Funds Right About Selling United Rentals (URI)?

Out of thousands of stocks that are currently traded on the market, it is difficult to identify those that will really generate strong returns. Hedge funds and institutional investors spend millions of dollars on analysts with MBAs and PhDs, who are industry experts and well connected to other industry and media insiders on top of that. Individual investors can piggyback […] …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Canada's Husky lays off workers as energy sector struggles

Canadian oil and gas producer Husky Energy Inc laid off a number of employees on Tuesday, a company spokeswoman said, the latest sign of how Canada’s energy sector is struggling with declining capital investment and sluggish growth. Calgary, Alberta-based Husky declined to say how many jobs were affected by the cuts. “Husky has been taking steps to better align the organization and workforce with our capital plan and strategy,” spokeswoman Kim Guttormson said in a statement. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Boeing texts reveal flawed simulator, not smoking gun – ex-colleagues

Four days after leaked internal pilot messages set off a media firestorm for Boeing Co, former colleagues have defended a former pilot who voiced concerns about unreported 737 MAX software problems two years before fatal crashes. Chief Technical Pilot Mark Forkner described in the leaked messages how MCAS cockpit software, which has since been linked to crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and in Ethiopia in March this year, was “running rampant” during a flight simulator session. The messages fuelled speculation that either Boeing or Forkner or both knew about problems with the plane’s flight control software well before …read more […]

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JetBlue Airways Pulls Back to Regroup on Latin America and Caribbean Strategy

JetBlue Airways is pruning its Latin America network, cutting flights to Mexico City and reshaping its Caribbean operation so it can improve profitability amid “a series of unique headwinds,” executives said Tuesday on their third quarter earnings call. JetBlue will leave Mexico City in early January, three years after it fought to gain prime slots […] …read more […]

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Boeing texts reveal flawed simulator, not smoking gun: ex-colleagues

Four days after leaked internal pilot messages set off a media firestorm for Boeing Co., former colleagues have defended a former pilot who voiced concerns about unreported 737 MAX software problems two years before fatal crashes. Chief Technical Pilot Mark Forkner described in the leaked messages how MCAS cockpit software, which has since been linked to crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and in Ethiopia in March this year, was “running rampant” during a flight simulator session. The messages fueled speculation that either Boeing or Forkner or both knew about problems with the plane’s flight control software well before …read more […]

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Boeing texts reveal flawed simulator, not smoking gun – ex-colleagues

Four days after leaked internal pilot messages set off a media firestorm for Boeing Co., former colleagues have defended a former pilot who voiced concerns about unreported 737 MAX software problems two years before fatal crashes. Chief Technical Pilot Mark Forkner described in the leaked messages how MCAS cockpit software, which has since been linked to crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and in Ethiopia in March this year, was “running rampant” during a flight simulator session. The messages fuelled speculation that either Boeing or Forkner or both knew about problems with the plane’s flight control software well before …read more […]

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Holiday Shopping Season 2019: Winners and Losers

Successful trading doesn’t start with simply reacting to the market.
It starts with planning what the market is going to do months and even years from now.
For years I’ve been writing about the death of brick-and-mortar retailers and indoor malls. And last week, I covered the ongoing “retail apocalypse” in the U.S.
Store closings are well on their way to setting a new high-water mark in 2019.
But this isn’t something to lament.
It’s part of the evolution of business. Besides, there are companies surviving – even thriving – during this extinction-level event. And they’re not just found in the U.S.
That’s why, this week, …read more […]