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The stock market’s AI boom that kicked off last year still continues, although other market sectors are now trending higher as well. Investors in the AI space may be taking a much-needed breather. One big reason to take a break is that many AI-related names still haven’t seen their earnings grow yet. For instance, many semiconductor companies are still retooling or building facilities for new AI-powered chips. But they’re not ready yet. Those big costs can be seen with a company like ...
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Manmohan Mahajan, CFO of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), recently bought 6,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 4%, and came to a total cost of $116,280. This is the third insider buy of the year, following a 10,000 share buy from the CEO and a 4,456 share buy from a company director in January. Otherwise, there has been one sale from a company director this year. That’s about in-line with last year’s insider activity. Overall, Walgreens insiders own 17.4% of ...
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Uranium explorer and producer NextGen Energy (NXE) is up over 130% in the past year thanks to strong demand for the energy source. One trader sees further gains in the next five months. That’s based on the September $11 calls. With 168 days until expiration, 10,173 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 159, for a 64-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.70 to make the bullish bet. NextGen shares recently traded for ...
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The labor market remains strong. Unemployment is under 4%, and has only ticked up slightly in the past year, even as interest rates have soared. Companies continue to hire. Even big tech companies laying off employees in one division may be hiring somewhere else. For now, trends support a strong job market. And that could mean that companies that cater to employment and staffing services could be winners overall. One such company is Paychex (PAYX), a provider of HR services such as ...
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Blue Star Exploration Corp, a major holder of Comstock Resources (CRK), recently bought 12,500,000 shares. The buy increased the fund’s position by 7%, and came to a total cost of $100,450,000. This is the first insider buy in just over a year, since the company CFO bought 20,000 shares for just under $200,000. Going further back, other company executives and directors have been bullish on shares, at a higher price from where Comstock trades today. Overall, Comstock insiders own 69.1% of ...
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Automation software company UiPath (PATH) is up about in-line with the overall stock market in the last year. One trader sees a pullback ahead for shares. That’s based on the August $15 put options. With 134 days until expiration, 6,406 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 102, for a 63-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.34 to make the bearish bet. UiPath shares recently traded for about $21.50. For the option to ...
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Many individual stocks are still recovering from the 2022 bear market. Not every company has benefitted from the recent rally, which was initially fueled on the AI boom. But now with the market broadening beyond tech stocks, some companies left behind have room to run. That includes food and snack companies. These firms were out of favor with markets last year as interest rates peaked, and as new weight loss drugs came onto the market. There’s one last trend weighing on some ...
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William Shepard, a director at CME Group (CME), recently bought 294 shares. The buy increased his stake by about 1%, and came to a total cost of $63,231. This is Shepard’s second buy of the year, following a 1,390 share buy in January for $281,368. Shepard was a repeat buyer last year, and other company directors were buyers in 2022. Otherwise, CME Group executives have been regular sellers of shares. Overall, CME Group insiders own 0.5% of shares. The stock and ...
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