Lions Gate Entertainment climbs again on Tuesday, October 2
Investors and traders are sure acting like they believe the Hollywood studio will be an acquisition target--soon--by one of the companies engaged in the heated battle to gain traction in the market for streaming media. The speculation right now points to Amazon.com...
Buying Tencent Holdings for my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Today (or tomorrow morning, actually, October 2) I'm adding Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) to my 12-18 month Jubak Picks Portfolio. (The stock is already a member of my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. As I wrote in my Special Report: 10 Picks for the Emerging Markets bounce,...
Do you have the patience for the Permian? Should you?
It hasn't exactly been a great few months oil shale producers in the Permian Basin. Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), the biggest pure play on Permian oil, closed at $169.97 a share today, August 29, down from $212.31 a share on May 18. That's a decline of...
SolarEdge sees earnings soar and stock sink
I'm on vacation until August 26. I'm using the down time to catch up with posts from the very busy second quarter earnings season. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) reported second quarter earnings on August 2. Non-GAAP earnings per share rose 49% year over year. Revenue...
Nektar beats on earnings–more importantly FDA accepts company’s new opioid for review
I'm on vacation through August 26. I'm trying to use this down time to catch up on earnings results that I missed during the very busy second quarter earning season. After the market close on Wednesday, August 8, Nectar Therapeutics (NKTR) reported earnings of $5.33 a...
Buying Albermarle today for my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Who says the collapse of the Turkish lira and of the Turkish stock market isn't good news for anyone? While it's certainly true that the troubles in Turkey--which have become worse as the country's relationship with the United States has tipped for mild disagreement...
My cash position in Jubak Picks portfolio is up to 35%, roughly
Lots of activity in this portfolio since I last reported on its cash level. There have been sells of MGM Resorts International (MGM), Starbucks (SBUX), and Arco Dorados (ARCO). I've made buys of Microsoft (MSFT), Lionsgate Entertainment (LGF/A), and Valero (VLO). At...
New catalysts lining up for MGM Resorts–I’ll hold in my Jubak Picks Portfolio for the moment of recognition
Shares of MGM Resorts International (MGM) peaked for 2018 (so far) at $38.03 on January 29, 2018 and since then the trend has been brutally downward. The stock's 50-day moving average broke below its 200-day moving average (a moment that technical analysts called the...
FDA delivers less than half a loaf to INCY and LLY in approving Olumiant
Today the U.S. Food & Drug Administration did finally approve Baricitinib, now known as Olumiant, for the treatment of moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis. But the approval carries more restrictions than expected. The FDA approved only the 2...
Nvidia crushes earnings; stock falls after hours
Okay, if you're a trader I sort of understand selling Nvidia (NVDA) after today's earnings report: Sell on the news; How can it get better? How long can the company keep it up? After all, the stock closed today just pennies below it's all time high. (It's the...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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