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The next CEO — whomever it is — is expected to take the biotech in a new direction. …read more […]

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) on Monday raised its full-year profit outlook after earnings in the second quarter nearly doubled, beating market expectations, helped by global demand for its equipment. The Deerfield, Illinois-based company now expects adjusted profit per share to be in a range of $11 to $12 in 2018, compared with $10.25 to $11.25 projected earlier. The second increase to the profit outlook in the past two quarters helped allay investors’ concerns about the health of the global economy amid increasing trade frictions and pressure on costs. …read more […]

Two of the world’s most valuable tech companies continue to beat the market, but they don’t measure up the same when considering growth and valuation. …read more […]

China’s online search leader reports financial results on Tuesday afternoon, and Baidu will need to excel on several fronts if the stock is to move higher. …read more […]

The North American Marijuana Index has plunged more than 45% in six months. …read more […]

Devon Energy (DVN) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. …read more […]

It’s a tactic that certainly deserves some consideration. …read more […]

The video game giant will undoubtedly have much to say, but there will be two big items on the minds of investors. …read more […]

This Week In Economic Data Land Pending home sales on Monday. Case Shiller 20 real estate prices, Chicago PMI, and PCE inflation rate on Tuesday. Relevant ETFs (BATS:ITB) (NYSEARCA:GLD). ISM manufacturing, car and truck sales, and Fed funds rate decision on Wednesday. Initial jobless claims on Thursday. Non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate on Friday. Plus there’s […] The post Market Morning: Data Galore, Disney Gets Fox-ed, CBS to be #MeToo’ed, Trump Threatens Shutdown appeared first on Market Exclusive. …read more […]

Bitcoin bulls could make a strong comeback if prices find acceptance above the key resistance at $8,300. …read more […]

Gibraltar United, a Premium Division football team, will become the first football team to pay its players in cryptocurrency next season, according to The Guardian. Team owner Pablo Dana, who has invested in Quantocoin, a platform designed to provide cryptocurrencies for everyday uses, has started a sponsorship partnership, one of several instances of football teams …read more […]

Standing before an audience of 14,000 people last year, Walmart Inc (WMT.N) executives described a radical plan to help it fend off Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and other online delivery services from stealing its customers. Walmart’s own store employees would bring online orders directly to shoppers’ homes after completing their usual shifts of up to nine hours on the sales floors. “Just imagine associates all over the world delivering orders to customers on their way home,” Marc Lore, head of Walmart’s e-commerce operations, said at its annual meeting in June 2017. …read more […]

The never-ending soap opera surrounding Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will come to another peak on Aug. 1, when the car maker is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings report. Which brings us to Elon Musk himself. …read more […]

Over the past few years we’ve seen memory chip maker Micron Technology (NYSE:MU) skyrocket, as the firm cemented its position as a leader in the memory industry. MU stock has performed exceptionally well since 2016, but the chip maker has had a rocky ride over the past 6 months, as investors question whether or not the firm’s rally is legit. One of the biggest factors weighing on investor sentiment with MU stock has been trade tension between the US and China. …read more […]

The allegations come as Moonves is embroiled in a legal battle over control of CBS with the company’s largest shareholder, National Amusements Inc, owned by Shari Redstone and her father Sumner, who also control media company Viacom Inc. CBS said on Friday it would investigate accusations against Moonves, 68, made by six women in a New Yorker magazine article featuring several instances of alleged sexual harassment spanning 1985 to 2006. …read more […]