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Michael James McDonald is a stock market forecaster, author and former Senior Vice President of Investments at what is now Morgan Stanley. He is a long-term advocate of the theory of contrary opinion and the measurement of investor sentiment when forecasting price direction.His first book, " A Strategic Guide to the Coming Roller Coaster Market" was published in July of 2000, three months before the top of the dot comm market. On its cover was written, "How a new model of the stock market predicts the end o ...

PresentationOperator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the National Bank Holdings Corporation Conference Call. I will be your conference operator for today. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes. This conference call will contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the transaction being announced today and the transaction's impact on the company's future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed ...

PresentationEdward KellyWells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division All right. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Wells Fargo Consumer Conference. I'm Ed Kelly. I cover Staples Retail and Food Service at Wells Fargo. We hope you all have a productive and enjoyable few days out here in California. So kicking off the conference, which is kind of typical, I think, for us now is Sysco. We're very happy to have you here, and thanks for participating again. Sysco is the leading food service player in t ...

The demand outlook for Oracle (NYSE: ORCL ) took center stage in its Q1 FY 2026 earnings release, surging by 2,200% YoY. Some may argue that the stock's 35% rally the next trading day seems premature and that it may already beI'm specialized in fundamental equity research, global macro strategy, and top-down portfolio construction. I'm a senior analyst at a multi-strategy hedge fund with 7 years of experience. I graduated from UCLA with a degree of Business Economics and UMich Ross School of Business with a ...

Key Takeaways PYPL introduces PayPal links for simple money transfers across conversations.U.S. users can soon send crypto like Bitcoin and PYUSD via PayPal and Venmo.Friends-and-family transfers remain exempt from 1099-K reporting on PayPal platforms.PayPal Holdings (PYPL) recently unveiled a new feature called PayPal links, which allows users to send and receive money through a personalized, one-time link that can be shared in any conversation. This feature aims to drive new customer acquisition and bring ...

For investors seeking momentum, Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ) is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 136.55% from its 52-week low price of $11.52 per share.But are there more gains in store for this ETF? Let us take a quick look at the fund and the near-term outlook on it to get a better idea of where it might be headed.URNJ in FocusThe underlying Nasdaq Sprott Junior Uranium Miners Index tracks the performance of companies that derive at least 50% of their rev ...

Fastly (FSLY) shares soared 13.3% in the last trading session to close at $8.76. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 11.2% gain over the past four weeks.Fastly is benefitting from improved go-to-market execution, product expansion, and favorable pricing dynamics.This cloud software developer is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.01 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -5 ...

Eli Lilly on Tuesday announced a $5 billion investment in a manufacturing facility in Virginia as the pharmaceutical giant looks to expand its domestic production capacity amid the threat of tariffs. The manufacturing facility is expected to generate 650 high-wage jobs and 1,800 construction jobs at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County, Virginia. The facility will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for cancer, autoimmune and other advanced therapies.Eli Lilly's announcement represents an ...

(Bloomberg) -- Anglo American Plc and Teck Resources Ltd. haven’t done enough yet to show the advantages of their merger to the Canadian economy, said the country’s industry minister, who plans to meet with the companies’ chief executive officers next week.  “There have been conversations with the companies, and clearly we wanted to make sure that there would be a net benefit to Canada. But I think right now that it’s not enough,” Melanie Joly told reporters Tuesday morning in Ottawa. The government will ...