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Medical Device Stocks To Beat Estimates This Earnings Season
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Zacks Investment Research
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:16 AM EDT
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. is a provider of devices, implants and services for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. The past six months were very favorable for the stock rising almost 29%.
Up And Down
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Marvin R Clark
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 11:38 PM EDT
One day up, one day down. Confidence in the U.S. economy is at its lowest point in five months. Gallup’s US Economic Confidence Index was +4 for the week ending April 16, down two points from a week earlier.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Q1 Earnings Beat As Da Vinci Sales Rise 13%
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Lorimer Wilson
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 5:42 PM EDT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. posted market-beating first quarter results, as its revolutionary surgical robotic-assisted surgery machine continues to prove very popular.
In this article: ISRG
UnitedHealth Group Inc. Reports Q1 Earnings Beat, Guidance Upped
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Lorimer Wilson
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:43 AM EDT
UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced earnings per share of $2.37, which was whopping $0.20 better than the Wall Street consensus estimate of $2.17.
In this article: UNH
Johnson & Johnson Q1 Earnings Mixed, Says Actelion Deal Will Close In Q2
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Lorimer Wilson
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 7:30 AM EDT
Worldwide Consumer sales, which include products like Band-Aids and dental floss, rose 1% from last year to $3.2 billion, with domestic sales up 4.1%.
In this article: JNJ
ETF Watchlist: Week Of April 17
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David Dierking
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 3:21 AM EDT
The Q1 season goes into full gear this week with well over 250 companies reporting. S&P 500 companies are expected to deliver 10% year-over-year earnings growth this quarter, the strong quarterly forecast in the past few years.
Bill Ackman’s Stock Portfolio: Every Holding Analyzed
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SureDividend
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 2:29 AM EDT
A great way to find high-quality businesses is by looking in the portfolios of famous investors with strong track records. One such investor is Bill Ackman, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management.
Hippity Hoppity
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Marvin R Clark
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 12:11 AM EDT
The S&P 500 is coming off a 3 day losing streak, having fallen more than 1% over that period. It has also dropped for two straight weeks, closing at its lowest level since Feb on Thursday. The Dow & the Nasdaq have also dropped over those periods.
ADRs Best & Worst Report - Monday, April 17
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E.B. Capital Markets
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Monday, April 17, 2017 2:29 PM EDT
The top scoring sectors in ADRs are utilities, services, healthcare and financials. Consumer goods and technology score in line with the average universe score.
In this article: ASR, CEA, CIG, CPL, KOF, SBS, UGP, OMAB, RYAAY, SKYAY, LUX, SNY, BAYRY, RHHBY, GWPH
“Risk Off” Making Some Headway
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Doug Noland
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Monday, April 17, 2017 8:33 AM EDT
Global “Risk Off” has been Making Some Headway. Last week saw ten-year Treasury yields drop 15 bps to 2.23%, the low since the week following the election. German bund yields declined another four bps to a 2017 low 19 bps.
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Biotech Sector Leads Market Early In 2017 Despite Uncertainties
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Rod Raynovich
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Sunday, April 16, 2017 2:14 AM EDT
Despite recent weakness over the past month the biotech sector has continued to outperform the market. Healthcare is up 7.3% and biotech stocks lead or match performance of the strong technology sector up 11% YTD.
Dividend Gems Are Still To Be Found Among These 13 French Stocks Trading As ADRs
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Lorimer Wilson
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 3:57 PM EDT
Nearly one-third of our Top 100 dividend stocks are located outside the U.S and trade as ADRs. Some ADRs have infrequent trading & tax implications but there still are dividend gems to be found among them.