LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is not too concerned by Europe’s idea for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to circumvent U.S. sanctions with Iran as companies are withdrawing from the country in droves, the senior official for financial intelligence said.“I think the bigger news in Europe is that companies are withdrawing from Iran in droves,” Under Secretary of the Treasury...Read More
Goldman Sachs is the worst Dow stock at midday, thoughThe U.S. stock market is spiraling at midday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) down more than 1% each, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) off nearly 3%. Apple (AAPL) is leading a slide in tech stocks as Lumentum's (LITE) weak forecast sparks concern over iPhone demand, while Goldman Sachs (GS) is pacing a slump i...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar reached a 16-month high on Monday against a basket of currencies as investors built bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month, and political risks in Europe which put pressure on the euro and the pound.Fears about a no-deal Brexit and a growing rift in Europe over Italy’s budget have also boosted the dollar.The greenback has rebounded from lo...Read More
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is open to joining a German consortium exploring production of electric car battery cells and will discuss the matter at a supervisory board meeting on Friday, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.A Volkswagen spokesman declined to comment.Volkswagen has already awarded multibillion-euro battery cell supply contracts to LG Chem and China&rsq...Read More
Even in the wake of impressive year-over-year revenue growth, ACB is strugglingShares of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) are down 2.6% at $7.10, erasing early gains, despite the pot company's impressive fiscal first-quarter earnings announcement. ACB said quarterly revenue increased 260% year-over-year, even though the quarter concluded before the Oct. 17 legalization of recreational marijuana use...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to abandon recount efforts, declare his fellow Republicans the winners and, without evidence, cast doubt on vote tallies as state officials scrambled to review more than 8 million ballots by a Thursday deadline.Leads by the Republican candidates in two key contested races - one for a seat in the U.S. Sena...Read More
Most analysts are already bullish on the nameStifel raised its rating on Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) to "buy" from "hold," and raised its price target on the real estate investment trust (REIT) to $38 from $37 -- an 11.2% premium to last Friday's close. The brokerage firm pointed to an attractive entry point following recent stock market volatility, and that it expects the shares to outperf...Read More
(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said on Monday the company was saddled under too much debt and would urgently sell assets to pay off debt, sending its shares down 8 percent.“We have no higher priority right now than bringing leverage levels down,” Culp said in an interview with CNBC. “We have plenty of opportunity to do that through asset...Read More
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Monday, weighed by losses in shares of precious metal miners as gold prices hit its lowest in a month.* Gold fell for a seventh straight session, as the dollar jumped to 16-month highs on the back of political uncertainty in Europe and the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on interest rates.* The materials sector, which includes precious and...Read More
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Many cash machines in the Sudanese capital have run out of banknotes as the government scrambles to prevent economic collapse with a sharp devaluation and emergency austerity measures.Rising demand for cash due to inflation, lack of trust in the banking system and the central bank’s policy of restricting the money supply to protect the Sudanese pound have all contributed...Read More
The beauty stock gapped lower last week after earningsBeauty supply concern Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) is up 1.8% at $8.65 in early trading, after the company announced the immediate resignation of CEO Camillo Pane, citing family reasons. A number of other corporate-level changes were also revealed, including a new chairman of the board, and the addition of two new and independent board members. Today'...Read More
(Kitco News) -Money managers trimmed theirbearish positioning in gold during the most recent reporting week for datacompiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, although these accountshave likely reversed course since and are accumulating bearish positions again,analysts said.During the week-long period toNov. 6 covered by the report, Comex December gold gained $1 to $1,226.30 anounce, wh...Read More
AMRN boasts a more than 400% gain in 2018The shares of Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN) are down 10.6% to trade at $18.82 this morning, after an update on the pharmaceutical name's heart disease drug Vascepa. Data from a clinical trial showed the drug was effective in reducing cardiovascular risks, but some investors have suggested the placebo used in the study may have exaggerated the positive...Read More
Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal has begun construction at its new Nezhda gold mine in eastern Siberia, which will contribute to its dividends in 2022, it said on Monday.The London-listed firm, part-owned by businessman Alexander Nesis, is starting this new project with pre-production capital expenditures estimated at $234 million a few months after it launched its Kyzyl mine in Kazakhst...Read More
PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian intelligence officers have listened to Turkish recordings of what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, adding that he was discussing with allies what next steps should be taken.Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate by a team sent from Riyad...Read More
(Reuters) - Equity traders on Wall Street are expected to take home the biggest bonuses this year as a surge in volatility boosted client activity, but 2019 may not be as rosy, compensation firm Johnson Associates Inc said on Monday.The firm listed a number of challenges, including geopolitical and business challenges, falling fees, and technology disruptions, that could have a major impact on com...Read More
Could this biotech bet bank you 1,700% profit?Contributed by Raging BullBig pharma isn't what it use to be and investors are wondering what the future holds for the Goliaths of the industry.Kyle Dennis, one of the most well known up and coming traders, saw this shift happening when others didn't. Years ago, he began to place a heavy emphasis on small-cap biotech stocks he saw enormous upside for a...Read More
The drug stock is heavily shortedThe shares of Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTIE) are trading up 5.6% at $1.21, after the biopharm said it is appealing the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision on its pain drug, Remoxy. Back in August, the regulatory agency failed to approve Remoxy, after an advisory panel voted overwhelmingly against the treatment, citing potential abuse risks. A meeti...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar surged to nearly 17-month highs on Monday against a basket of major currencies as investors sought out the liquid and high-yielding asset against a backdrop of global growth worries and rising political risk in Italy and Britain.World stocks fell 0.3 percent for a third straight day in the red, receiving no respite from a rise in oil prices, while initial European equ...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to clinch a Brexit divorce deal with the European Union but the bigger challenge may be to get any agreement approved by the British parliament.With less than five months until the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29, how might the Brexit finale play out?Following are possible scenarios:1) DISORDERLY BREXIT- DEAL REJECTEDAny dea...Read More