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Summary: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) rose by over 8% on Wednesday after Nomura initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and $33 price target. Based on its market cycles, we believe this one may have more room to run in the near term before a corrective phase of...

Genting Singapore said on Wednesday it has committed to investing around S$4.5 billion to revamp and expand its Resorts World at Sentosa integrated resort on Singapore's Sentosa Island, including growing the Universal Studios Singapore park. Separately, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) said it...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) is leaving no stone unturned to bolster presence further in the Internet services space globally. Last week, Google entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cuba-based telecommunications service provider, ETECSA, in order to...

The Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ: TTD) is ramping up its efforts in a bid to expand its footprint globally, as is evident from its recently announced plan to launch a programmatic ad-buying platform in China. Programmatic advertising is the automated buying and selling of online advertising....

Summary: Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX) has risen nearly 8% since a Susquehana analyst upgraded the stock on Wednesday.  However, we believe the downside risks may weigh through the end of its current market cycle. Skechers Stock Weekly Chart

Summary: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) soared 21 percent on Tuesday and another 2-3 percent in the days since, after activist investors announced plans to replace the board and management. While we do see further upside later in the year, there is likely a better buying...

Bringing in some pleasant news for Southern Company (NYSE: SO), the U.S. federal government approved $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to support the Vogtle Project. The move emphasizes the government's faith in the future of nuclear energy in the nation. Markedly, the Vogtle plant in...

Insider buying declined again last week with insiders purchasing $53.36 million of stock compared to $80.53 million in the week prior. Selling also decreased with insiders selling $1.58 billion of stock last week compared to $2.37 billion in the week prior. The insider Sell/Buy ratio is calculated...

Back in January, we wrote an article titled “Want to Know the Fed’s Next Move? Pay Attention to This Signal.” In the piece, we noted that while most experts believe that central banks set interest rates, it’s actually the other way around: the market leads, and the Fed...

On paper, this should be a difficult time to be a landlord. Interest rates have been rising, and could continue rising in the near future. Incomes remain flat across much of the country, limiting the cash that prospective tenants have available to pay rent. And household formation remains stagnant...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently clinched a foreign military sales contract for procuring two complete battery sets of Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) production hardware and software. The deal was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting...

Summary: Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) shares were trading marginally lower Wednesday afternoon, following a two-day drop in response to the crash of one of its 737 MAX 8 planes. Dozens of countries have grounded the model, though the Federal Aviation Administration has doubled down on allowing it to...

Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE: HMC) will recall around 1.1 million older vehicles in the United States and Canada, per Associated Press.  The company determined that Takata airbags on the driver's side of several model may be defective after one injured a driver's arm during...

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, The Government Pension Fund Global (or GPFG) of Norway, plans to axe oil and gas equities from its investment portfolio. While the $1 trillion fund's move is seen by some as part of an ethical drive in shunning stocks that are deemed harmful to the...