The DryShips Story, Continued

At this point, these massive short squeezes in DryShips Inc. DRYSare getting to be a routine occurrence. On Friday morning, the company announced the sale of $100 million of DryShips stock at a price of $2.75 per share to “entities affiliated with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economu.”

Analyst: Snap Investors Were Sold Snake Oil

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) shares are down another 11 percent Friday morning to just over $12 after the company reported lower-than-expected user growth and revenue and a larger-than-expected earnings loss. While Snap investors have been caught off guard by the company’s growth struggles and its eroding share price, at least one Wall Street analyst has been banging the…

Stay Away From The Real Estate Play In Retail

U.S. retail stocks took another beating on Thursday after the market was unimpressed by the latest numbers from Macy’s Inc M 2.64%and Kohl’s Corporation KSS 1.58% as they continue to struggle to adjust to the intense competition from Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 0.55% and other online competitors.

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Macy’s, Kohl’s Revenue Continues to Slide

U.S. retail giants Macy’s (NYSE: M) and Kohl’s Corp. (KSS) reported strong second-quarter earnings numbers on Thursday, but the market wasn’t buying it. The two retailers topped Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter, but the stocks plummeted on Thursday as investors see little reason for long-term optimism.