Markets | | On October 22, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) reported third-quarter earnings that missed on both the top and bottom lines. It marked the first time in two years that the company’s quarterly earnings fell short of analysts’ estimates.
The revenue miss ($5.4 billion reported vs. $5.5 billi... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Barrick Mining has spent decades building one of Nevada's richest gold districts, anchored by Fourmile, Goldrush, and Cortez Hills, deposits that could hold up to 60 million ounces of gold.
One overlooked explorer controls 142 claims bordering Fourmile and sitting less than a mile from Goldrush. New geological modeling aims to reveal what's beneath this largely untested ground, while a planned 5% royalty spin-off could give shareholders a separate stake in the project. | | Read the full report before the next catalyst hits |
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Traders with successful investing and trading strategies require access to reliable and up-to-date information about markets. FinViz is an online stock screener that can be used in a variety of different ways. The screener enables traders to track the price movements of specific stocks and further... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Active value managers and value as a portfolio factor have underperformed the indexes since the global financial crisis. This lead to mass redemptions from top value managers like Greenlight and Pershing Square, and the proclamation of value’s death from financial pundits.
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If you’re like most investors, you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about your retirement, and with good reason. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income is approximately $62,000. The average household income is only about $11,000 higher.
This means that the ave... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Trulieve is a vertically integrated cannabis producer, this means that they cultivate cannabis and also sell it in their own retail stores. The company calls this “seed-to-sale” integration. They’re primarily a server of the Florida medical marijuana market, with a sizable portion ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | George Gilder believes today's AI data centers could become tomorrow's typewriters - replaced by a single wafer-scale chip that does in minutes what current AI needs days to finish.
Unlike conventional chips cut from silicon wafers, this technology uses the entire wafer as one giant chip, running on a fraction of the power. Gilder won't name the company publicly, but he's ready to hand it over. | | See the chip George Gilder says could retire today's AI |
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Markets | | Quantitative investing is infinitely easier to implement on an individual level than it’s trading counterpart. It simply comes down to identifying factors that outperform and setting appropriate position balancing, risk management, and rebalancing criteria.
Investing quantitatively protects u... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks have been on a historic run. Recently, the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all hit their all-time highs. But as you know, what comes up will eventually come down. And stocks have continued to exhibit volatility. As the calendar turns to October, it may be time for you to consider trading some ... Read the Full Story |
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The Federal Reserve is holding its two-day meeting on September 17-18. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Fed is expected to announce a quarter-point interest rate cut (25 basis points). In advance of the decision, the markets are implying a 1.81% funds rate following the September meeting. Thi... Read the Full Story |
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This is the first part of a three-part series about the basics of the options market. In this article, we’ll go over the basics of how options work, the parties involved, and some real-life examples.
An option is a contract between two parties that gives the holder the right, not the obliga... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | A contrarian investor goes against current market trends. He buys out of favor assets that are being slammed on CNBC every day. He shorts the market’s favorite growth stocks. He’s the cooky investor who has a portfolio that is long GameStop and short Square.
Their philosophy can be enca... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products. It also provides group pension, individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, and other miscellaneous products. The company sells its products primarily to employers for the benefit of employees. It sells its products through field sales personnel, independent brokers, consultants, and independent contractor agent sales force and brokers. Unum Group was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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