Gold is climbing while VIX falls and stocks set new records? But why?
Gold is supposed to go up when investors and traders are looking for safe havens and hedges against market volatility. So it makes sense the gold and gold mining stocks are gaining as coronavirus stalks through the land. Gold closed up 0.99% today to $1570.50 an...
Good news in yesterday’s U.S.-China trade deal for Visa, MasterCard, and American Express
Yesterday, the day of the announcement of the Part 1 trade deal between the United States and China, shares of Via (V) climbed 1.91%. MasterCard (MA) gained 1.16%. American Express rose 0.79%. On a day when the Standard & Poor's 500 fell 0.15% and the Dow Jones...
Special Report: 12 Bargain Stock Picks NOW #11 Wesco International
Today, Thursday, January 16, I'm making Wesco International (WCC) my #11 Pick for my Special Report: 12 Bargain Stock Picks NOW. (I'll be adding Wesco and my other two recent bargain picks to my Special Report late today so you can find the complete list 1-11 with #12...
Norway’s Equinor oil company invests in Bill Gates’ cobalt mapping startup
Norwegian oil company Equinor (EQNR) has decided to take a 10% stake in start-up Kobold Metals. Kobold's aim is to apply artificial intelligence to big subsurface data to create what it calls a "Google Maps" of the Earth's crust that will identify new deposits of...
Danaher and Nvidia get European Union approval for big acquisitions
Looking at the history of intense scrutiny and strict conditions for winning approval, no U.S. technology company can take approval from European Union regulators on a big deal for granted. That's why the news from regulators on acquisitions planned by Danaher (DHR)...
Here’s how to think about Danaher’s offer to exchange shares for the Envista spin off
Danaher (DHR) has announced an exchange offer for shares of Envista Holdings (NVST), the dental services and supplies company recent spun off from Danaher. After Envista's September IPO Danaher still held 80.6% of Envista shares. The exchange offer would allow owners...
Lionsgate UK deal with Amazon raises speculation on a U.S. deal for studio’s content
Amazon (AMZN) Â and Lionsgate (LGF/A) have struck a deal that will put Lionsgate's newest releases on Amazon's streaming platform. The multiyear deal that begins on January 1, 2020, will give Amazon subscribers access to current box-office star Knives Out and...
Selling Synaptics out of my Jubak Picks portfolio tomorrow
When Synaptics (SYNA) traded at $40 I though the shares were undervalued. At $60 I think they're close to full value. My target price on the stock is $64 and the shares closed at $58.51 today, up 2.94% on the day. Tomorrow I'm going to take advantage of the current...
Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
...a "showdown" between Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) in the cloud space as the two companies report earnings only a day apart (on Wednesday October 23 for Microsoft and Thursday October 24 for Amazon.) Microsoft's cloud effort--Azure--is growing faster than...
Parsley Energy deal shows that low oil prices bring another twist to Permian acquisitions
Low oil prices mean low oil stock share prices mean the ability of mid-range producers to acquire smaller producers in the low cost, prolific Permian Basin is increasingly limited. Take Parley Energy's (PE) deal to acquire Jagged Peak Energy (JAG). At the Friday price...
So how’s my “Tech is back” call (and picks of SWKS and CRUS) doing?
On October 8 I wrote "Tech is back" led by fact-based speculation that Apple (AAPL) had asked supplier to increase production of components for the iPhone 11 by 10%. That, obviously, was a good sign for Apple, which is set to announce earnings on October 30. And, I...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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