Mar 17, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
Plug Power’s (PLUG) stock has hung on to hope given the expectations for improving revenues, but profits have eluded the name. Let us begin with shipments. They were up year-over-year. The company shipped a total of 1,357 GenDrive units, up from 1,204 a year...
Mar 17, 2018 | Analysis
By Chuck Jones Stefan Hofrichter, Allianz’s Head of Global Economics & Strategy has developed 8 criteria to determine if an asset is in a price bubble. According to his evaluation “As a currency and asset class, bitcoin has potentially fatal flaws – which is why...
Mar 17, 2018 | Analysis
At a time when cryptocurrency caused silently cringed under the weight of a shrinking market and losses mounted, one thing worth noting was taking shape: TRON, Tronixs’s (TRX)’s mission stayed the course. If you have been following cryptocurrency news keenly...
Mar 15, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
Party City (PRTY) is a growing name that we think is well positioned for growth in the next year or two. This company offers products that people can use for all sorts of occasions. It is a niche play, and it is a successful operation. Of course, this type of company...
Mar 15, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) is the nation’s leading fast food fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain. This of course translates to “the crazy chicken.” We love the name, but the stock, not so much. It features southwestern style recipes, which often incorporated...
Mar 15, 2018 | Analysis, Money Saving Tips
Retirement plans are vital to your future. It is never to early to discuss retirement plans. Unless you’re a financial professional, you’ve probably found yourself confused at times about various types of retirement plans. You’re not alone. It can be difficult to...
Mar 14, 2018 | Analysis, Dividends, Earnings
Signet Jewelers (SIG) is the largest specialty jewelry retailer in the U.S., Canada, and U.K. Signet owns Kay (the top jeweler in the U.S), Jared, Zale, fast-growing online brand JamesAllen.com, as well as the #1 and #2 brands in the U.K. Signet focuses on the $40...
Mar 14, 2018 | Dividends, Market News
CVS Health Corporation (CVS) today announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.50 (50 cents) per share on the corporation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on May 3, 2018, to holders of record on April 23, 2018.
Mar 14, 2018 | Market News
The benchmark cryptocurrency has recovered to $8,694 after hitting a low of $8,556 earlier on the search giant’s announcement banning advertisements from initial coin offerings. “It’s a good thing for the industry,” says Crypto bull Brian Kelly...
Mar 13, 2018 | Analysis
Proof of Work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining operations, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, use a tremendous amount of energy. Cryptocurrency minings also generates tremendous amount of waste heat. Qarnot is one of a number of growing companies that has found a way to turn that...
Mar 13, 2018 | Market News
Production of advanced biofuels made from algae could grow rapidly in the late 2020s, according to Synthetic Genomics, the biotech company that has formed a partnership with ExxonMobil to develop the fuel. The two companies said last week that by 2025 they were aiming...
Mar 13, 2018 | Market News
CVS Heath (CVS) and Aetna (AET) report that their respective shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed merger. In special meetings, 98% of the CVS shares voted were in favor of the tie-up while 97% of the Aetna shares voted backed the...
Mar 13, 2018 | Market News
Researchers have discovered critical security flaws in AMD chips that could allow attackers to access sensitive data from highly guarded processors across millions of devices. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the vulnerabilities lie in the so-called secure part...
Mar 13, 2018 | Analysis
Gaming and virtual currency industry veteran Jared Psigoda leads BitGuild which is a blockchain gaming platform. Earlier this week, he had announced a new cooperation with TRON which is also a blockchain based protocol. TRON shares the vision of building a worldwide...
Mar 13, 2018 | Market News
You may remember when we last covered FitBit (FIT), that we discussed why the stock was getting decimated. We talked about the product cycle and how the outlook was poor. Well we have just learned that FitBit is now rolling out two new products, a light smartwatch and...
Mar 13, 2018 | Earnings
DICKS Sporting Goods (DKS) has just reported earnings and we are seeing a potential mispriced situation brewing. We think the action is profit taking after running up back in November when we got behind the name as a strong value play. Here is why we are seeing the...
Mar 13, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) had an incredibly very productive 2017, what is more, 2018 looks to be equally transforming. The stock has reacted in kind, moving from the mid-teens to $150 in a few months. However, it looks like the Street is using any, and we mean...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis
If there was anything good to come out of the most recent depression in the crypto markets, it has been a renewed focus and commitment on cryptocurrencies that demonstrate real-world usability. TRON (TRX), in its short time on the market, has developed a passionate...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
Tillys (TLYS) is a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active and social lifestyle. We have seen...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been dominated by extreme price fluctuations throughout their histories. This has enabled savvy (or lucky) investors to strike it rich, particularly if they were able to get in on their investments early and before digital...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis
It is a big day for Oclaro, Inc. (OCLR) a leader in optical components and modules for the long-haul, metro, and data center markets. The stock is soaring and we are pleased with what we are seeing as this stock was a recommendation from Quad7Capital. (Did you miss...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
Qudian Inc. (NYSE:QD) is a leading provider of online small consumer credit products in China. Today, the stock is moving much higher on the back of strong earnings news. We like that this company is data-centric. Qudian uses big data-enabled technologies, such as...
Mar 12, 2018 | Analysis, Earnings
We recently covered the rally in Zosano Pharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ZSAN). As you know, this is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on providing rapid systemic administration of therapeutics to patients using its proprietary Adhesive Dermally-Applied...
Mar 10, 2018 | Market News
By now, most people are acquainted with the internet censorship efforts imposed by China, Russia and parts of the Middle East. However, there is a closer to home version of censorship taking place on social media platforms. YouTube has been accused by many,...
Mar 10, 2018 | Market News
Trial briefs due today in the case of the Justice Dept. vs. AT&T (NYSE:T) and Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) have been filed. In AT&T and Time Warner’s pretrial brief, AT&T argues that there’s “no fact-based evidence” that the $85B merger...
