Trading Ideas

We’ll know next week if Albertsons will be joining forces with Rite Aid. It’s not a popular deal, but the combination makes too much sense. …read more […]

The average outstanding balance for student loan borrowers is $34,144. The average student loan debt for college graduation class of 2017 was about $39,400. And over time, the stress from that debt burden takes a toll on relationships. …read more […]

Paul Manafort’s trial begins Tuesday, and former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy says that the trial won’t have any effect on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. …read more […]

These two high-yield energy stocks are fairly evenly matched, but one expects to outgrow the other. …read more […]

President Donald Trump lashed out at the powerful public policy and political network built by billionaires Charles and David Koch after it criticized his leadership and broke with its tradition of backing Republican candidates by declining to support the party’s pick against a vulnerable Democratic senator in North Dakota. “The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. James Davis, a spokesman for the network, didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. …read more […]

Jul.30 — Samsung Electronics Co.’s net income fell short of analysts’ estimates as slowing growth in the global smartphone market hits demand for its Galaxy devices, while Chinese rivals ramp up competition to supply displays. Bloomberg’s Intelligence’s Anthea Lai weighs in on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” …read more […]

Former Deputy Attorney General Tom Dupree discusses President Trump’s attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. …read more […]

Jim Cramer breaks down how the collateral damage of Monday’s panic could create a prime buying opportunity. …read more […]

Jim Cramer rattles off his take on callers’ favorite stocks, including a pharmaceutical play on a tear. …read more […]

Jim Cramer talks the rise of big data and the issues around semiconductor demand with Lam Research CEO Martin Anstice. …read more […]

Friday’s gross-domestic-product report showed that residential investment, which includes construction and brokers’ fees, fell for a third quarter out of four. It was another confirmation that the US housing market is in a slowdown. Sales of luxury and affordable housing have been declining for months. …read more […]

Jim Cramer argues that NXP Semiconductors’ prospects are still intact after Qualcomm dropped its bid for the chipmaker. …read more […]

Jul.30 — CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves will remain on the job while board of the broadcast giant seeks an outside counsel to investigate allegations of sexual harassment. Bloomberg’s Anders Melin reports on “What’d You Miss?” …read more […]

It was not immediately clear if Moonves would stay on for the duration of the investigation. Moonves, 68, is one of the global media industry’s highest-paid executives and could receive a severance package of more than $180 million (137.01 million pounds)based on his contract and the terms of his departure, according to CBS filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The media and TV company on Friday disclosed plans for a probe after the New Yorker magazine published an article detailing claims by six women who said Moonves sexually harassed them in incidents between 1985 and 2006. …read more […]

Instructure (INST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 4.00% and 1.11%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2018. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock? …read more […]