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This week we have several important economic reports being released.  These reports will give us key data on future indicators regarding housing, retail sales, manufacturing, and some insight into the Federal Reserve.  First up is tomorrow's Retail Sales data: This will be the first...

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings on May 16. The company outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the trailing four quarters, while matching the estimate once. This resulted in an average positive surprise of 2.98%. Let...

On May 11, AstraZeneca, plc (NYSE: AZN) announced its new asthma drug, Fasenra (benralizumab) did not meet the primary endpoint in a late-stage study evaluating the respiratory biologic medicine for an expanded indication - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  Shares of the...

On May 10, Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) announced plans to acquire Business Bancshares and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Business Bank of St. Louis, with a view to fortify its presence in the St. Louis region and expand banking capabilities. The deal is expected to close in fourth-...

We issued an updated research report on Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) on May 11. The company will benefit from its efforts to simplify portfolio, share repurchases as well as strong momentum in its segments. However, separation costs pertaining to Apergy and continued weakness in Retail...

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On Wednesday, the State of California Energy Commission unanimously approved a measure that will require the installation of solar power generation on all new homes starting in the year 2020.   If it were a separate country, California would be the world's fifth biggest economy and builds...

On May 10, we issued an updated research report on MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ). Backed by the record backlog, solid demand this the infrastructure construction company expects a record performance in 2018. MasTec is poised to gain from significant number of project awards across multiple segments....

The U.S. Senate will vote in the coming week as a last ditch attempt  to save the Net Neutrality laws which were repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Dec 14, 2017. The newly constructed FCC under Trump administration with Ajit Pai at the helm repealed the Obama-era rules...

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have had a rough go of it lately, due mostly to the effects of steadily rising interest rates. Because REITs are a bundle of real properties (plus sometimes mortgages and debt products in which real estate holdings are the primary collateral) and pay...

Over the last five trading days, telecom stocks flattered to deceive as the initial upturn was replaced by a sustained downturn on concerns over the implications of the fresh restrictions issued by the U.S. government against Chinese telecom companies. Last week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) has inked a subscription agreement to acquire 46,551,731 common shares of Midas Gold Corp., for gross proceeds of roughly $38.1 million in a non-brokered private placement. The company expects the deal to close on or about May 15, following which, it will...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is trying to gain control of Venezuela's key offshore operations in the Caribbean in order to recover $2 billion from a decade-old row with the nation, per the sources. ConocoPhillips has requested a court in the Dutch Antilles for control of facilities run by...

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) just reported its second quarter fiscal 2018 earnings, and the massive media conglomerate is garnering plenty of attention today because of it. Of course, the media and entertainment behemoth has its hands in a lot of things, but perhaps the most intriguing part of today...