Walt Disney stock is up more than 22% in 2024. However, it remains well below its March 2021 all-time high of $203.02. Recent unusual options activity suggests there’s a bet to be made as it steers a course to get back there.
Investors eyeing a purchase of Marketaxess Holdings Inc (Symbol: MKTX) shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $212.82/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in part
Investors considering a purchase of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (Symbol: GEHC) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $90.74/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contr
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Healthcare companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.4% loss. Within that group, Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA) and Molina Healthcare Inc (Symbol: MOH) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing
Investors eyeing a purchase of Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $195.57/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in par
The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Materials sector, up 1.2%. Within that group, Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB) and Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.0% and 4.8%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, on
In trading on Thursday, shares of Transalta Corporation's Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series E (TSX: TA-PRH.TO) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.7235), with shares changing hands as low as $21.20 on th
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
At Option Care Health, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Monday, Director Harr
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are down -0.20%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are down -0.25% this morning as investors geared up for a reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.
Bayer may have to ask shareholders for fresh capital to shore up its finances even after the debt-laden German drugmaker slashed dividends last week in its latest effort to get wiggle room, analysts said.
The European Central Bank will first cut interest rates in June, according to a near two-thirds majority of economists in a Reuters poll, though they were split on the chances of the cut coming earlier or later than they expected.
Federal Reserve officials are keen to start debating their balance sheet run-down endgame, but benign market conditions, recent central banker comments and bond dealer estimates now suggest the process may run longer than previously thought.
Analysts were less bullish on oil in February for a fourth straight month, with ample supplies seen holding prices near $80 a barrel this year as the Middle East conflict has only a modest impact on crude flows, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Mitch McConnell's decision to step aside as U.S. Senate Republican leader raises questions about whether the chamber long known for being slow and deliberative will be swept up in the heated populism of Donald Trump.
It should come as no surprise to my followers that NVIDIA (NVDA) did it again with another beat-and-raise quarter.Despite the rumblings of an "AI bubble" or questionable vendor financing tactics, the Starship Jensen delivered real
The rand and South African politics make for uncomfortable bed-fellows as election uncertainty hangs heavy over the currency and the country's fiscal position.
A majority of Democrats prefer a presidential candidate who does not back U.S. military aid for Israel, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed Democratic President Joe Biden tied with Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election.
Prices for futures of arabica and robusta coffees at the ICE exchange are expected to end 2024 below current levels, as well as lower than where they ended last year, a Reuters poll of 10 traders and analysts showed on Thursday.