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Bitcoin falls further as Chinese exchange announces halt in trading
According to the Bitcoin Price Index, which offers an average of the various global platforms, the currency had plunged as low as $3,640 by Thursday evening after peaking at an all-time high of around $4,359 on Tuesday. "With an increasing number of participants in virtual currency trading, financial and social risks have accumulated to a level that can not be ignored", the organisation said in a ... [Full Article...]
John Lewis Partnership Posts 2.3% Sales Increase In First Half
Total sales at John Lewis increased by 2.2%, with 2.4% growth at Waitrose which the retailer said was a "solid performance in a hard market", noting that it increased customer numbers at both brands. A sharp fall in the value of sterling since last year's Brexit vote, combined with below-inflation pay increases, has also eaten into household budgets in Britain, forcing shoppers to tighten their be... [Full Article...]
Caymus Capital Partners LP Acquires 465600 Shares of Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS)
As of the end of the quarter William Blair Investment Management, LLC had bought a total of 278,669 shares growing its stake by 21.4%. Oasis Petroleum Inc . Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS)'s mean Altman Z-Score: 0.63 during the last 7 years. Oasis Petroleum (NYSE:OAS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 2nd. [Full Article...]
Hurricane Jose moving slowly as Category 1 storm
The hurricane "is expected to make a slow clockwise loop during the next 36 to 48 hours, moving west-northwestward by late Thursday", the NHC said . The National Hurricane Center recognizes this issue in its Wednesday morning forecasts for Jose, saying "there is a lot of uncertainty in the intensity forecast". [Full Article...]
Shares now up at $33.49 (STLD) Steel Dynamics Announces Settlement of…
Clients unloaded stocks of Steel Dynamics, (NASDAQ: STLD ) on strength through out intraday market trading hours on early Wednesday. It has outperformed by 27.69% the S&P500. Among 44 analysts covering Amazon.com ( NASDAQ:AMZN ), 40 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. On September 7, 2017 Macquarie initiated coverage on STLD with an initial rating of "Neutral". [Full Article...]
Lamar Advertising Company (NasdaqGS:LAMR): A look at Yield & Technicals
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd now has $26.78B valuation. On the other end, a stock with a score from 0-2 would be viewed as weak. About 838,447 shares traded or 32.51% up from the average. The company was maintained on Thursday, August 6 by Stifel Nicolaus. The firm has "Neutral" rating by Mizuho given on Friday, September 30. Since March 9, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 22 insider sales for $... [Full Article...]
Apple unveils iPhone X with Face ID, expands on retail revamp
In addition, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will all be available across most carriers, including Videotron, Fido, Koodo, Virgin and BellMTS. The truth is the new phone will likely be known as the iPhone X , and Apple may well struggle to persuade people to refer to it verbally as the " iPhone ten". [Full Article...]
The Finish Line, Inc. (FINL) Price Target Cut to $10.00
Guggenheim Cap Ltd Liability Co holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL ) for 130,454 shares. Bank of America upgraded the stock to "Buy" rating in Tuesday, December 22 report. Canaccord Genuity reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective (down from $14.00) on shares of The Finish Line in a research report on Tuesday, August 29th. [Full Article...]