Day: February 9, 2022

Big Oil
Crude Oil

Shale Billionaire Hamm Hands Most of His Stock to Five Children

(Bloomberg) — Continental Resources Inc. plunged as much as 44% after founder and majority owner Harold Hamm distributed shares to family members, slashing his stake in the shale driller by more than two-thirds. Hamm, the Oklahoma wildcatter who helped usher in the shale-oil breakthroughs that made him a billionaire, held more than 81% of Continental’s […]

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Equipment Rental
Trade Of The Day

Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) Is Starting A New Uptrend

Herc Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental supplier primarily in the United States and internationally. It rents aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction, and lighting equipment. The company also provides ProSolutions, an industry specific solution based services, such as power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration HRI […]

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Risk
Stock Market Risk

Mounting Risks for S&P 500 Are Under the Surface

(Bloomberg) — More risks may be building for U.S. equities than meets the eye, Bank of America Corp. analysts said. This year’s extreme intraday market swings and fluctuations in single stocks’ value show there’s “turbulence” under the surface, equity derivatives analysts led by Gonzalo Asis said in a note on Tuesday. These gyrations have been […]

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Real Estate
Real Estate Bubble
Real Estate Crash
Real Estate Financing
Real Estate Rentals
Residential Real Estate

A Savvy Real Estate Operator on Where to Invest Now

Carly Tripp is global chief investment officer and head of investments for Nuveen Real Estate. Axel Dupeux Carly Tripp grew up playing in corn fields in Olney, Md., about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C. But by the time she graduated high school, five grocery stores had popped up within a one-mile radius, turning the […]

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Crypto
Cryptocurrency Regulation

FTX Chief Reminds Congress That 95% of Crypto Volume Is Offshore

(Bloomberg) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the chief executive officer and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, said 95% of crypto trading volume occurs offshore and urged for greater regulatory clarity to attract businesses to the U.S. “Despite the majority of the intellectual property for the digital asset industry originating from the United States, 95% of volume occurs […]

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Apple
Google
Meta
Metaverse

Meta Is Now Calling Out Google Over Apple's App Privacy Rules

(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc.’s revenue is taking a multibillion-dollar hit this year because its social networks can’t gather as much data on iPhone users. The company spent last year attacking Apple Inc. for the change; now it’s publicly calling out Google, too. The Facebook owner is alleging Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which also sells personalized […]

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Internet
Internet Commerce
Top Stocks
Top Stocks To Watch

3 Top Internet Commerce Stocks To Buy Now

Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Retail, B2B, and trivago segments. Its brand portfolio include Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand with localized websites; Hotels.com for marketing and distributing lodging accommodations. Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Booking Holdings […]

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Aluminum
Computer Hardware
Daily Rundown
Dry Bulk Shipping
Equipment Rental
Integrated Circuits

Equipment Rental, Container shipping, Aluminum, Integrated Circuits, Computer Hardware

Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) Herc Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental supplier primarily in the United States and internationally. It rents aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction, and lighting equipment. Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) Textainer Group Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, purchases, owns, manages, leases, and […]

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Auto Industry
One Hot Stock

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (CPSS) – Buy Price: $13.00 or better

Buy Price: $13.00 or better Sell Price: TradersPro Sell Signal Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It purchases and services retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans. The stocks […]

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Apparel
Consumer Discretionary
Discretionary
Value Investing
Value Stocks

LEVI is trying to reverse its downward trend – is it a good bargain?

One of the persistent themes of the past year or so has come as investors and economists have tried to look past the difficult conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and forecast the best places to look for new investing opportunities is the “reopening trade.” The term refers to the industries and stocks that may […]

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401k
401k Rollover

408(k) Plans vs. 401(k) Plans

The 401(k) retirement plan is the most widely known and used employer-sponsored retirement plan. The 408(k) is another type of employer-directed retirement plan in which small business employees can participate. It is also called the simplified employee retirement plan (SEP-IRA). Both the 401(k) and the 408(k) refer to sections of the Internal Revenue Service Tax […]

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Semiconductor
Semiconductor Chip Shortage
Semiconductor Fabrication

Key Supplier of Wafers for Chips Says It’s Sold Out Through 2026

(Bloomberg) — Sumco Corp., a key supplier of silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry, said it has already sold out its production capacity through 2026, a sign shortages in the industry may not abate for years. The Japanese company, one of a handful to provide the specialized silicon slabs that chipmakers use to create their […]

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Democrats
Tax Fililng
Tax Proposals
Tax Refunds
Taxes

Broken SALT, Child-Credit Pledges Risk Voter Ire for Democrats

(Bloomberg) — Democratic lawmakers are risking the ire of voters inflamed by this year’s tax-filing season, as the stalling of President Joe Biden’s priority economic package leaves them bereft of promised benefits. Embedded in the Build Back Better package were two provisions that Democrats designed so that the effects would be felt immediately by key […]

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Auto Industry
Inflation

Car makers are blaming dealers for inflating prices

The average price of a new car in the US is higher than ever before, and some of the biggest automakers are starting to blame the dealerships that sell their vehicles. At Ford, for example, the average vehicle transaction price is growing faster than the revenue the company earns on car sales, according to the […]

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Employee Activism

Joe Rogan, Dave Chappelle, and the limits of employee activism

Spotify is the kind of workplace that encourages employees to share their thoughts on how the company is run. But CEO Daniel Ek’s latest response to the controversy over podcaster Joe Rogan is a reminder that when companies say they want employees to have a voice, that’s not a promise they’re going to listen. Musician Neil […]

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