Online Lending Under A Microscope
When a market experiences the type of explosive growth that alternative lending has experienced in recent years, it’s only a matter of time before it draws scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers.
How Macau Growth Could Turn Positive By June 2016
As investors await the final January revenue numbers out of the Macau gaming industry, Morgan Stanley has released a new report claiming that revenue growth could return to Macau as soon as June 2016.
Is Wall Street Loving Microsoft’s Q4 As Much As The Market Is?
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 0.69% shares are up 5.4 percent in Friday’s session after a Q4 earnings report that certainly pleased the market. Was the report good enough to change Wall Street’s mind? Here’s what five top firms have to say.
Dollar General Seen As Winner From Wal-Mart Store Closures
Part of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT 1.72%’s scramble to re-position itself to compete with Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 2.08% and other e-commerce names has included aggressive cost-cutting measures such as the closure of a large number of the company’s experimental Walmart Express and Neighborhood Market locations.
Raymond James Loves Amazon And Microsoft, Still Likes Alibaba
In a series of new reports, Raymond James analysts updated their outlook for three big tech names that reported earnings this week.
Las Vegas Strip Revenue Up In December: What’s It Mean For Investors?
With revenue in the world’s largest gaming destination, Macau, China, continuing to decline, casino investors have been looking to the state of Nevada for some much-needed good news this year.
Barclays A Bear On Oil: Sees $37bbl At Most This Year
Oil prices surged to new three-week highs on Thursday after Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Saudi Arabia had proposed a production cut of up to 5.0 percent to help support oil prices.
Stocks To Play In A Zika Virus Pandemic
In a new article from the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists Daniel Lucey and Lawrence Gostin urge the World Health Organization (WHO) to take urgent action to combat the Zika virus. There is currently no vaccine for the virus, which is linked to shrunken brains in children. Thousands of Brazilians have been infected…
Morgan Stanley: Recessions Aren’t What They Used To Be
There’s no question that the stock market is off to a shaky start in 2016, sparking fears that a recession is imminent. In a new report, Morgan Stanley analyst Manoj Pradhan discussed why the modern economic world might be in for a growing number of recessions, but that they might not be as bad as…
Is Amazon Really Worth $800?
Amazon.com Inc AMZN 2.08% has been on quite a run in recent years, but JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth believes the Amazon train won’t stop until it hits $800/share. Anmuth is expecting a strong quarter from Amazon when the company reports earnings after the closing bell.