’Tis the Season: December Lived up to Its Reputation for Stock Gains in 2017
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U.S. stock-market investors looking at their returns over the month of December should be pleased — but they shouldn’t be surprised. Wall Street has extended one of its most pronounced seasonal patterns by rising over ...
IPOs in 2018: Here are Six Tech Companies That Could Go Public
https://alaricsecurities.com/ipos-2018-six-tech-companies-go-public/
Don’t expect big-name unicorns like Uber and Airbnb to brave the public markets just yet, but there are plenty of other candidates. As the year winds down and trading on Wall Street thins during the ...
This is the Most Underhyped Sector of Tech
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Forget drones, VR and the Internet of Things. THIS is the tech sector you need to know about You’ve heard a lot about wearables, you’ve read more than you ever wanted to read about drones ...
Why 2018 is a Make-or-Break Year for Pharma
https://alaricsecurities.com/2018-make-break-year-pharma/
Next year looks — at least on paper — like an unprecedentedly good setup for the pharmaceutical industry. But behind the scientific breakthroughs, a Food and Drug Administration churning out approvals and drug-price regulation never ...
Dow on Track for 6th Straight Gain as Tech Boosts Wall Street
https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-track-6th-straight-gain-tech-boosts-wall-street/
Walt Disney to buy 21st Century Fox in $52.4 billion deal U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday, with major indexes aiming for intraday records and the Dow on track for its sixth straight daily advance. ...
Opinion: How to Make Money in the Stock Market from the Fed’s Next Move
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Wall Street’s obsession about this week’s Fed meeting is irrational Here’s a tip on how to profit from the markets’ obsession with the Fed’s meeting this week. Just wait 30 minutes after the Fed’s interest-rate ...
CVS to Acquire Health Insurer Aetna in Year’s Biggest Deal, Valued at $69 Billion
https://alaricsecurities.com/cvs-acquire-health-insurer-aetna-years-biggest-deal-valued-69-billion/
Aetna shares are up 50% in 2017, and premium offered by CVS piles another 14% on top of that CVS Health Corp. has agreed to buy Aetna Inc. for about $69 billion in cash and ...
Dow Industrials Poised to Climb Closer to 24,000 Milestone
https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-industrials-poised-climb-closer-24000-milestone/
The Dow has gained about 21% this year. Futures for the Dow industrials pointed to a modest rise at the open Wednesday, putting the blue-chip gauge on track for a fresh record as it approaches ...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Intraday Records, Eye Weekly Gains
https://alaricsecurities.com/sp-500-nasdaq-hit-intraday-records-eye-weekly-gains/
U.S. stock benchmarks rose on Friday in a shortened session centered on retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as the Black Friday shopping holiday kicks off, a day after domestic markets were closed in observance ...
Opinion: 6 things all investors should be thankful for
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Three years ago, I gave thanks for how cheap oil was pulverizing Vladimir Putin, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other global turkeys. This year, Americans and investors have at least as many ...