Late last week, analysts at Macquarie launched coverage of AOL, Inc. ( NYSE: AOL , Stock Forum ) with a "neutral" rating and a $27 price target, essentially implying that they don't expect the stock to move much higher in the near future. Nevertheless, unenthusiastic ra...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. ( NYSE: CHK , Stock Forum ) has embarked on a quest for new multi-year highs this week, after last night announcing a deal with CNOOC Ltd. ( NYSE: CEO , Stock Forum ). More specifically, the China-based firm said it will buy into several of Chesape...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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The recent rise in the U.S. dollar has been a bane for gold prices. In fact, the front-month gold futures contract has dropped nearly 6% since peaking in early December 2009. Adding to the precious metal's malaise, concerns over the massive sovereign debt loads among sever...
Joseph Hargett
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October 28, 2012
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Yesterday, the Fed cut interest rates by 50 basis points. Not during a regular monetary policy meeting, but in a surprising move. But what are the implications for the gold market specifically? Fed Cuts Interest Rates in Emergency Move Last week, I wrote that the spread...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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March 4, 2020
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In this last segment of our multi-part research article, we want to highlight our expectations of the Covid-19 virus event and how the next 6+ months of global market activity may play out. We’ve covered some of the data points we believe are important and we...
Chris Vermeulen
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March 25, 2020
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The pandemic continues to spread: Germany is now facing a complete lockdown. Meanwhile, there is good news from the vaccine and drug manufacturers. There are several vaccines available, and from 2021 onwards, vaccination programs are to be implemented rapidly in all industrial...
Nico Popp
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December 9, 2020
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Independent crude oil refiner Western Refining Inc. ( NYSE: WNR ) is slated to step into the earnings limelight ahead of the open on Thursday, Nov. 4. Currently, Wall Street is looking for a profit of 12 cents per share from the company, a vast improvement over WNR's loss ...
Joseph Hargett
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October 28, 2012
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A contrarian-related boost may be on the cards for manufacturer United Technologies Corp. ( NYSE: UTX , Stock Forum ) which could help the stock surmount a formidable technical wall, allowing it to extend its quest for new stock market highs. United Technologies has bee...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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Gold is testing its previous 2020 highs, but silver plunged anyway, which created a very special situation. Namely, the gold to silver ratio just jumped to the 100 level. This may not seem like a big deal, because ultimately people buy metals, not their ratio, but i...
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA
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March 10, 2020
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On Wednesday, WHO declared the current outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, while the US stock market entered the bear market as it had fallen over 20% from its peak. What’s next in store for the yellow metal? It’s Global Pandemic Now ...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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March 12, 2020
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