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Wal-Mart Stores, Short Interest Up 12.4% in June
The firm owned 22,724 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 1,440 shares during the period. The Sector Gamma As holds 520,091 shares with $7.76 million value, down from 1.61M last quarter. Alps Advsr Incorporated accumulated 8,870 shares. Pittenger & Anderson Incorporated holds 0.02% or 10,000 shares. (NASDAQ:EXEL) shares were sold by COHEN CHARLES. [Full Article...]
Trump fumes as business leaders leave council
On Monday, Kenneth Frazier , the CEO of Merck, joined the growing list of executives who feel compelled by Trump's words and policies to take a stand against him. "I'm resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative because it's the right thing for me to do", Scott Paul tweeted Tuesday. "Anyone who's lost anyone to cancer - I lost my mom to cancer - [that's] the last you want to hear". [Full Article...]
Trump shuts down manufacturing council following resignations
Before this latest news conference, it had become clear that the man who rammed his auto into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing a woman and injuring dozens of people, had idolized Adolph Hitler long before he joined the white nationalist rally. [Full Article...]
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich quits Trump's manufacturing council
As a panel, not as individuals because it would have more significant impact. At least eight executives quit Trump's manufacturing council this week. Thank you all!" he wrote on Twitter . After Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk both left a White House advisory council, joining former ... [Full Article...]
The Pretium Resources (NYSE:PVG) Given News Impact Rating of 0.16
About 620,710 shares traded. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Pretium Resources by 73.8% in the first quarter. It has underperformed by 2.50% the S&P500. Cue Eduardo H sold 45,000 shares worth $6.92M. Its up 10.37% from 12.68 million shares previously. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares. $6.85 million worth of Apple Inc. [Full Article...]
Suit claims Nestle's Poland Spring Water is a 'colossal fraud'
A lawsuit filed in federal court in CT earlier this week alleges it isn't, calling the Nestle-owned brand label that reads "100% Natural Spring Water" a "colossal fraud". If such a spring did exit, it certainly wouldn't produce 1 billion gallons of Poland Spring water bottled each year, say the plaintiffs, who also accuse Nestle of faking springs "by causing well water to flow artificially throu... [Full Article...]
Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. (SBRA) Shares Sold by Capstone Asset Management Co
Zacks Investment Research upgraded Sabra Healthcare REIT from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 9th. The firm has "Outperform" rating given on Tuesday, November 10 by FBR Capital. The average volume was noted at 3.72 million shares while its relative volume was seen at 0.65. American Century reported 505,647 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. [Full Article...]
Xenophon confirms he is British citizen
KEY crossbencher Nick Xenophon has become the latest senator with serious questions about his eligibility to sit in Parliament after revealing his father travelled from Cyprus to Australia on a British passport. "The suggestion I could be a British citizen is something that would absolutely horrify my father". "I'm getting text messages from journalists because I think one of major parties is ... [Full Article...]