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The U.S. market bounced back on Wednesday despite fears over the Wuhan coronavirus. While investors are understandably concerned about a global pandemic, the Wuhan virus is so far simply one of several recent outbreaks of coronaviruses that haven’t had any lasting impact on the global economy...

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) has been a top performer in the last year, gaining gaining 50.4% overall. However, a series of unusually large option trades this week suggest at least one large trader thinks Western Union will be unable to deliver additional upside. The Trades On Tuesday and...

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) shares took a hit this week following reports that the grounded 737 Max won’t be cleared for flight by regulators until June or July. The new timeline is months later than the company had previously targeted. The 737 Max has been grounded by regulators since March of 2019...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) beat expectations on total subscriber adds, EPS and revenue but the sell-side reaction was mixed with bears worried about lackluster growth in U.S. subscribers and heavy spending on content as competition ramps up. The mixed results on subscriber adds, strong...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and also issued upbeat earnings forecast for fiscal year 2020. This is a turnaround from the third quarter, when it missed the consensus revenue estimate. The Analysts BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated a Buy rating...

It can be said that value is in the eye of the beholder, but there probably isn't a practical universe in which Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) stock is considered value fare. Value stocks typically don't rise 71% in less than a month as Beyond Meat shares have done so to start 2020. For those...

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week highs on Jan. 21) Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: APLS) Aptose Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: APTO) AtriCure Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRC)...

Investors who owned stocks in the 2010s generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return for the decade was 250.5%. But there’s no question some big-name stocks did much better than others along the way. Johnson & Johnson’s Big Decade One...

Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is trading higher by 5% Wednesday morning, pushing its valuation over $100 billion. The surge was preceded by a 7.19% higher close in Tuesday's session, after New Street Research raised the electric vehicle maker's price target from $530 to $800....

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) bested its international subscriber growth goals, increasing global streaming subscribers by 20% year over year, while beating analysts EPS and revenue estimates for the fourth quarter. The company reported quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share, which may not compare to...

Shares of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) were on the rise Tuesday and a longtime bull got even more bullish, raising his target price on the stock to a Street-high. Tesla's stock is already up more than 20% this month. The Analyst New Street's Pierre Ferragu raised his price target on Tesla from...

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) said Tuesday afternoon it has initiated development of a vaccine candidate for the Wuhan-version of the coronavirus that has spread from China to other Asian nations and on Tuesday was confirmed to have infected at least one person in the United States. Novavax shares...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) deserves credit for building an "iconic brand" for electrification and investors have reason to be optimistic, former Ford (NYSE: F) president and CEO Mark Fields said Tuesday on CNBC. Tesla investors are in a position where they can "stand back" and...

Last year was another difficult year for the retail sector, with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) continuing to put pressure on traditional brick-and-mortar department stores. Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is flourishing in the Amazon era, but some large option traders are betting 2020 will once again be...

In an unpredictable market, dividend and distribution payments are one of the few things investors can reliably count on. Unfortunately, many stocks that have the highest dividend yields come with a catch. When a stock drops, dividend yields rise given they are calculated as a percentage of share...