On April 9, 2020, Atif Rafiq – President, Commercial & Growth of MGM Resorts International (MGM) – purchased 9,812 shares of MGM at $15.35. His out of pocket cost was $150,614.
Where is money flowing today?
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…
- The Art of the Oil Deal (Wall Street Journal)
- Gilead Sciences (GILD) Remdesivir Study Shows Two-Third of Severe COVID-19 Patients Improved (Street Insider)
- Fed’s Clarida says central bank has tools to avoid deflation: BBG (Reuters)
- Fauci: ‘Rolling re-entry’ possible in May (Fox Business)
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- Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Disney, SoftBank And More (Benzinga)
- OPEC and its allies strike historic agreement to cut nearly 10 million barrels a day (MarketWatch)
- Higher Natural Gas Prices Are On The Horizon (Yahoo! Finance)
- OPEC+ deal saved ‘more than 2 million’ jobs in the US: Russian wealth fund (CNBC)
- Historic OPEC+ cut is Trump’s ‘biggest and most complex’ deal ever: Dan Yergin (CNBC)
- Goldman Sachs abandons its bearish near-term view on stocks, says the bottom is in (MarketWatch)
- U.S. Stabilizes, CDC Says; 70 Vaccines in Progress: Virus Update (Bloomberg)
- Alaska Bought Up Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, and AMD Stock (Barron’s)
- 12 Stocks That Are Beating the Market During the Coronavirus Crisis—and Can Keep on Growing After (Barron’s)
- Can Cruise Lines and Small Theme Parks Survive? (Barron’s)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Easter…
- 7 Reasons Why Smart, Hardworking People Don’t Become Successful (Medium)
- A food safety expert on why you’re unlikely to get the coronavirus from groceries or takeout (Vox)
- Apple and Google want to turn your phone into a Covid-tracking machine (Vox)
- A Truce in the Oil Price War? (CFR)
- Early Experience With Remdesivir To Treat Severe COVID-19 Published (NPR)
- Episode 990: The Big Small Business Rescue (NPR Planet Money)
- How Close Are We To A COVID-19 Vaccine? (538)
- Unlikely Optimism: The Conjunctive Events Bias (Farnam Street)
- I Got a Pandemic Puppy, and You Can Too (The Atlantic)
- What Immunity to COVID-19 Really Means (Scientific American)
- How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor (New Yorker)
- Airlines Are Negotiating a Bailout Package. The Details Could Emerge Over the Weekend. (Barron’s)
- The Fed Has Already Injected $2.3 Trillion Into the Economy — and it’s Just Getting Started (Time)
- Trump Makes It Official: We’re Mining the Moon (Popular Mechanics)
- Aston Martin V12 Speedster: A Puristic Limited Edition For The Most Demanding Drivers (Just Luxe)
- The Next Gauge of the Economy Will Be Corporate Earnings: Live Updates (New York Times)
- The S&P 500 has rebounded 25% in less than three weeks. Here’s what’s going on (CNBC)
- Mnuchin, Congress leaders to hold new talks on next coronavirus aid bill (Reuters)
- Everything Is Awful. So Why Is the Stock Market Booming? (New York Times)
- Poison Pills and Coronavirus: Understanding Glass Lewis’ Contextual Policy Approach (Harvard Law)
Exploration & Production Sector (XOP) – Earnings Estimates/Revisions
In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Exploration & Production Sector (XOP). I have columns for what the 2020 estimates were: 2/11/2020 and today. Continue reading “Exploration & Production Sector (XOP) – Earnings Estimates/Revisions”
Biotech (top weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions
In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Nasdaq Biotech ETF (IBB) top 30 weighted stocks. Continue reading “Biotech (top weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions”
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…
- As Credit Markets Rebound, Neediest Borrowers Are Left Behind (Bloomberg)
- Majority of Americans who qualify for coronavirus aid are expected to receive direct deposits by April 15 (Business Insider)
- N.Y. Deaths Dip; Gilead Drug Shows Early Promise: Virus Update (Bloomberg)
- The Terrible Costs of Keeping—or Ending—the Lockdowns (Barron’s)
- Time to Hit ‘Buy It Now’ Button on eBay Stock (Barron’s)
- This Market Is Made For Warren Buffett. Why Has He Gone Quiet? (Barron’s)
- In the Face of a “Rare Mispricing,” an Oil-Services Bear Turns Bull (Barron’s)
- Fed’s Emergency Lending Has Peaked. At Least for Now. (Barron’s)
- Martin Scorsese Courts Apple and Netflix to Rescue Costly DiCaprio Film (Wall Street Journal)
- Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion People (Bloomberg)
- 16 million people just got laid off but U.S. stocks had their best week in 45 years (MarketWatch)
- Ex-FDA commissioner says ‘widespread screening’ needed to reopen economy (CNN)
- The Asset Class That’s Not Getting Crushed by Coronavirus (Institutional Investor)
- The Relationship Between Earnings and Bear Markets (A Wealth of Common Sense)
- Markets Have Priced In the Lockdown Period. Now What? (Wall Street Journal)
- IRS Launches Registration Tool For Stimulus Checks (Forbes)
- Coronavirus: Is your auto insurer giving refunds? (ValueWalk)
- WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CHARTS SHOW IMPROVEMENT (John Murphy)
- America’s Best Trump Impersonator Has Some Thoughts About CNN And Dr. Fauci (Digg)
- Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Is Headed to Auction (Maxim)
HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 25
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Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – Episode 15
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Basic Materials Sector (XLB) – Earnings Estimates/Revisions
In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Basic Materials Sector ETF (XLB). I have columns for what the 2020 estimates were: 2/9/2020 and today. Continue reading “Basic Materials Sector (XLB) – Earnings Estimates/Revisions”