Volatility has rocked healthcare stocks more than any other group this year, and their performance looks even worse when compared to the massive rally last year. In 2018, U.S. giants like UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) and Humana Inc. (HUM) soared 13% and 15.5%, demolishing the broader S&P 500’s 6.2% loss. But now, major healthcare firms […]
Read MoreIf you’ve been reading my daily posts for very long at all, you should be pretty used to seeing me evaluate companies throughout the market on the basis of both their fundamental strength as well as their value proposition. That’s because in the search for good investing opportunities, I’ve learned to rely on a few […]
Read MoreThis year has seen the broad market rally strongly to begin testing its all-time highs established in September of 2018. That rally has favored just about every sector of the market, including the Materials sector. As measured by the S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB), the sector is up a little over 15% year-to-date. Normally, […]
Read MoreSeveral of the most prominent U.S. shale producers posted their best daily gains of the year on Friday after news broke of a historic acquisition by Chevron Corp. (CVX), the country’s second-largest energy company. The deal’s announcement sent investors into a buying frenzy, lifting shares of Texas- and New Mexico-based energy firms like Pioneer Natural […]
Read MoreTurquoise Hill Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mining company. The company explores for copper, gold, and silver deposits. It primarily develops and operates the Oyu Tolgoi mine located in the southern Mongolia. The company was formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. in […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is hot right now, and these 3 stocks could be heading much higher.
Read MoreNo matter what current market conditions are, one of the biggest challenges for an investor is finding stocks that fit their investment preferences at any given time. The market ebbs and flows from high to low extremes, and those shifting conditions mean that investing strategies may offer up more opportunities in one environment, and fewer […]
Read MoreGood bargains may be hard to come by right now, but these 2 stocks look ripe for the picking.
Read MoreGoldman says these 8 stocks have defensive traits that will help them withstand a more difficult economic environment.
Read MoreThis strategist says these two big names could surge far higher. Should you buy?
Read MoreIf you want to know where the broader market is headed, this is the group of stocks to look at.
Read MoreIn investing, there’s a natural tendency to be drawn to familiar names, an emotional comfort zone that comes from thinking about putting your hard-earned dollars into a company to which you feel you have a connection. It’s one of the reason well-known fundamental investors like Peter Lynch are known for suggesting idioms like “invest in […]
Read MoreAlthough it’s been a short one so far, Levi’s incredible winning streak over the last month proves the firm has returned to “effortless cool” form following intermittent bouts of financial weakness and a more than 30-year period off the public markets. While Levi’s is currently on the upswing, its ostensible “Golden Age” occurred during the […]
Read MoreIronwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of human therapeutic products. The company markets linaclotide, a guanylate cyclase type-C agonist for the treatment of adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) under the LINZESS name in the United States and CONSTELLA […]
Read MoreConcerns about a slowing global economy have persisted for a number of months now, and while U.S. stocks have risen nicely through most of the year, in the last month or so their rally from a pre-Christmas low has seemingly been capped by persistent concerns about the slowing global economy. Indeed, it seems that the […]
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