MasTec, Inc., an infrastructure construction company, provides engineering, building, installation, maintenance, and upgrade services for communications, energy, and utility infrastructure primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through five segments: Communications, Oil and Gas, Electrical Transmission, Power Generation and Industrial, and Other. The company builds underground and overhead distribution systems, including trenches, conduits, […]
Read MoreYesterday I was interested when I saw a headline indicating that since the beginning of the year, only 3 of the 11 total sectors identified by Standard & Poor’s remain at correction levels. That’s a pretty impressive recovery in the last five weeks or so, when every sector in the market was testing bear market […]
Read MoreThis asset is hidden in plain sight and could make one of the world’s most valuable companies a whole lot more valuable once the market realizes what it’s sitting on.
Read MorePot stocks are climbing again, but not all are created equal. Here’s why you should take a closer look at these 3 marijuana stocks.
Read MoreTwitter Inc. (TWTR) released its Q4 2019 earnings report, wrapping up a streak of reporting from heavy-hitting U.S. tech companies over the last two weeks. The social media firm reported strong revenue growth and its first full year of profitability since its 2013 IPO, but a substantial decline in monthly active users (MAUs) – the […]
Read MoreStarboard has a reputation for bringing struggling restaurants back from the brink, and it’s got the right recipe for Papa John’s.
Read MoreEarthstone Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas development and production company, operates in the up-stream segment of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Its asset portfolio includes the Midland Basin of west Texas and the Eagle Ford trend of south Texas. As of December 31, 2017, the company operated 91 […]
Read MoreThe iPhone maker has a massive cash pile that it could use to buy one of these companies.
Read MoreThis Wall Street veteran says investors should look to sell when an agreement is reached. Here’s why.
Read MoreEven with a nice rally in the market to start the new year, there are a lot of stocks that remain at or near 52-week, or even historic lows. If you like looking for value as I do, that’s actually a pretty nice problem to have; it means that there are plenty of options to […]
Read MoreWeyco Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and distributes footwear. The company operates through two segments, North American Wholesale and North American Retail. It engages in the design and marketing footwear for men, women, and children under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, Rafters, and Umi brand names. The company offers mid-priced leather […]
Read MoreAfter U.S. companies spent more than $1 trillion repurchasing shares last year, the debate over stock buybacks has quickly re-entered the spotlight. This strategy has long been a divisive topic among the investing public; critics argue that buybacks overly reward executives and mask internal corporate problems, while supporters believe they effectively return money to shareholders. […]
Read MoreOne of my favorite methods for paying attention to the broad market, and to track the ebb and flow of institutional interest is to pay attention to sector rotation. As economic data indicates one sector may be more favorably positioned than another, institutions like mutual funds and investment banks will often shift their assets into […]
Read MoreEnerplus Corporation, together with subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. Its crude oil properties are located in the Fort Berthold region of North Dakota and the Elm Coulee field in Richland County, Montana; and crude oil Waterfloods in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is one of the most cyclical segments of the market. That’s because so much of the sector is tied, to a greater or lesser extent, to the price of a single commodity: oil. From mid-2014 to the beginning of 2016, oil plunged from about $100 per barrel to as low as $26. […]
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