$AAPL Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) led the DJIA with a 86% gainer in Y 2019, and the most optimistic analyst right now is still seeing 20% upside potential for Apple in Y 2020. The Big Q: Can the next iPhone release create that super-cycle of upgrades that analysts have been calling for? The Big A: Adding […]
$AAPL, $MSFT, $VMW,$CYBR, $ZS, $PANW, $WORK After a strong Y 2019 for the broad markets in general, and the tech sector specifically, Y 2020 poses an interesting Question on what is next for this sector. Wedbush analysts believes that there is clear momentum for the tech stocks as a number of transformational trends such as […]
$SPY, $SPX, $USO, $NFLX S&P 500 stocks are on pace to close out the decade with the longest Bull market in history running. The Bull run began on 9 March 2009, has avoided falling into a Bear market several times over the past 10 years but is on course to continue into Y 2020 With […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 declined 0.1% Tuesday in a mixed session. The retail industry was under pressure following disappointing quarterly results and guidance from Home Depot (HD 225.86, -12.99, -5.4%) and Kohl’s (KSS 47.02, -11.38, -19.5%) The NAS Comp climbed to a fresh record on the back of gains in mega cap tech companies even as the […]
Imagine a scene from the near-future: You get dropped off downtown by a driver-less car. You slam the door and head into your office or appointment. But then where does the autonomous vehicle go? It’s a question that cities would be wise to consider now. Self-driving cars may be on the roads within the next […]
Cool and calm as one of the original Russian cosmonauts, FEDOR the robot said, “Everything is normal,” on his Twitter account, after he blasted off on a two-week mission to support the International Space Station crew and test his skills. You might say, he has The Right Stuff — even though he’s largely metal, wires […]
The Neutrino Energy Group cooperates with a worldwide team of scientists and various international research centers, which deal with application research, the conversion of invisible radiation spectra of the sun, among other things, such as neutrinos (high-energy particles, which ceaselessly reach the Earth) in electric power. Everyone agrees that renewable energy is the way of […]
Vodafone Qatar continues to drive digital innovation in the country, with the launch of its latest smart home solution—GigaHome Smart — that features a number of smart products including smart light bulbs, smart sensors and smart plugs. To celebrate the launch of GigaHome Smart, new customers who subscribe to a GigaHome plan are offered a […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is reshaping the world of work. While policymakers in the West are struggling to respond, the task facing African governments appears even more daunting. In navigating the challenges and opportunities of the digital age, the continent’s policymakers must be willing to adapt and experiment. Most of today’s developed countries, and those […]
The idea of foldable phones that has been mulling over for quite some time now is just about to give way to the next wave of technology that could grip the world. As a start, companies such as Samsung (SSNLF) and Huawei have been quick to announce the entry of foldable phones into the market. […]
The advertising industry has gotten hold of the new holography techniques to create 3D images of ads in place of the old 2D visuals and graphics. Holograms create attractive and attention-grabbing advertisements for basically any product. 3D holograms can be created to cater to a wide range of advertisements, which are inviting the major brands […]
Miami is famous for beach parties, gators that wander onto golf courses and iguanas that tumble out of palm trees. But now the city of “Scarface” and “Miami Vice” is vying to become a new powerhouse of tech startups that some in the business hope will spawn a novel phenomenon — the “iguanacorn.” The word […]
News Summary: Dell Technologies and AT&T to: Pursue a common vision for network virtualization and disaggregation to accelerate open source technologies supporting Dell Technologies infrastructure within AT&T’s Network Cloud powered by Airship Deliver open source automation capabilities across infrastructure stack – from bare metal to network to storage – enabling operational re-tooling for quick new service […]
Forbes Magazine recently highlighted Samsara’s Smart Carry-on Suitcase in a comparative review of leading brands in the Smart Luggage space: “Samsara is a gorgeous carry-on with a lightweight aluminum shell” “The big story of Samsara is its design! Opposite the smooth-rolling wheels is a flat top, allowing you to use it as an ad-hoc desk… It is secured by […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Notably, over this past year, each time there was a public dust-up between the US and Chinese on the trade issues the market reacted negatively, and then resumed the rally. Early Tuesday, President Trump dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, saying the United States was “in a […]
$AAPL, $KO, $CAT, $AMZN, $MCD, $BA, $OIL, $SOY FLASH: Earnings season continues with companies including: Amazon.com, Alphabet, Unilever, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Boeing. Monday, technology shares led gainers among US stocks following mixed sessions in Europe and Asia as investors looked ahead to a busy week of corporate earnings. Crude Oil gained amid tensions in […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 Information Technology sector (+1.2%) was Monday’s leader, led by shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and semiconductor companies. The other 10 S&P 500 sectors hung near their unchanged marks. Apple outperformed after Morgan Stanley raised its price target to 247 from 231. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2.0% following […]
$BTC, $BTCUSD, $FB, $GOOGL, $TWTR President Trump has criticized Bitcoin, Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies seek a banking charter and make themselves subject to US and global regulations if they wanted to “become a bank.” “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not […]
The technology industry is seeing unprecedented growth all over the country. The state of Utah is experiencing that growth just as much or more than any other. The problem is that the supply of skilled tech workers is not meeting the demand. Now Utah is aiming to solve the need for more skilled tech workers within the […]
It is easy to say that, although small electric aircraft are at last selling, they are a negligible part of the overall aircraft market. Mistake. They will work up from the bottom to be mainstream. Airbus, Boeing and Rolls Royce know this, but many others are sleeping through the future. Some of the successes are […]
Huntkey, a leading global provider of power solutions, increases its selection of curved monitors with the X2471C, a 23.6-inch monitor featuring a curvature of 1800R. Huntkey has become widely known for its high-quality power strips, surge protectors, adapters and chargers, but now Huntkey is also known as a PC monitor manufacturer. At the moment, Huntkey […]
Chinese cities are moving up the ranks as the world’s most powerful, with Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai now Topping Los Angeles, Berlin and Tokyo, and more… For China to keep rising to compete with the likes of Western power centers, it needs to create cities more open to diversity and more inclusive, say analysts […]
According to the new market research report “Ground Penetrating Radar Market by Product Type (Handheld, Cart-Based, and Vehicle-Mounted), Application (Utility Detection, Concrete Investigation, Transportation Infrastructure, and Archaeology), Offering, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2024”, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Ground Penetrating Radar Market is expected to grow from USD 493 million by 2019 to USD 726 million by 2024 at a […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: This Bull market has more room to Run, retail investors still on the sidelines. As investors bet on strong returns in cyclical sectors, they are also confident that US stocks at large will continue their historic Bull run. That run could be extended, we believe, as investors who remain […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX, $AAPL, $GOOG The S&P 500 increased 0.1% Tuesday after being down as much as 0.6% following a Key revenue miss from Alphabet (GOOG). Investors bought the intra-day dip to help the benchmark index set a new closing high and it closed the month with a gainer of 3.9%. The DJIA […]
$ALEC, $TECH, $ENR, $STAY, $FL, $GPI, $HAS, $ZTS Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Tueday as follows: Alector Inc. (NASDAQ:ALEC) started as Overweight […]
US Stocks Saw a Broad Based Rally Monday, Retail Led $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $XRT, $VXX Investment guru Jim Cramer said he hates how the current market is treating investors by literally mauling anyone who ventures near volatile US stocks. “I have tremendous contempt for this market, because every time you try to make money […]
As Market Leadership Rotates, Money Manager Speak Out $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Following are the views of 7 money managers and strategists on what could conceivably put a brake on the selling in this market. This view is held by almost everyone: that a softening in Fed’s hawkish rhetoric and President Trump’s trade dispute talk would […]
S&P 500 Falls 54.79 pts, Breaking 200-Day Moving Average on Tech Selloff $SPY, $DIA, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX A broad sell-off in technology companies drove US stocks sharply lower Monday, as Apple, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and other big names fell. Banks and consumer-focused companies and media and communications stocks also took heavy losses. Bond trading was […]
Two Years In, President Trump Holds Stock Market Bragging Rights $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Wednesday, US stocks rallied with broad gains led by the technology and healthcare sectors as investors made bets that a divided Congress would be good for equities. Democrats won control of the House Tuesday, while President Donald Trump’s Republican party […]
S&P 500 Companies Stock Buybacks to Hit $1-T this Year $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Investors should focus on the $1-T number that will have a Key influence on the market, total buyback authorizations. Last week investors focused on Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) value. But another trillion-dollar threshold is coming soon, and is more relevant to […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Tech, ‘The floor the floored MercedesAMG’ $RACE This F1 season is a head to head contest between motorsport’s Top 2 Teams: The Scuderia and The Silver Arrows. At the weekend Silverstone we saw Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) respond formidably to the recent gainers made by MercedesAMG. Lewis Hamilton took Pole for MercedesAMG with a […]
Big Tech’s FAANGs Leading the Market Higher $FB, $AAPL, $AMZN, $NFLX, $GOOG The FAANG stocks have set another record. As earnings season comes to a close, the big technology stocks are making up a bigger piece of the action than ever before. The FAANG block of Facebook Inc.(NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) […]
Big Tech Rallies, US Indexes Rise $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US stocks are rising Thursday as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) led a big rally in technology. The social media platform rose on strong business in Q-1. Other big technology companies also moved higher, as did retailers. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ford and Visa also rose after they gave […]
Cryptocurrency Trading Spikes in Japan $BTCUSD Japan’s financial watchdog agency has released data about the crypto boom in the country for the 1st time ever. The report from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), translated by Coindesk, indicated that at least 3.5-M people were trading on 17 domestic exchanges as of end of March 2018, solidifying Japan’s position as […]
Big Tech Changes Coming Fast Big technolgy has been dominating the news and is a major driver of US stock markets. The sector’s narrative has changed with amazement at the power of disruptive innovation to change not just what we do but how we do it now and the consequences. This, of course has raised […]
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Has 10X the Data on American’s than Facebook $AMZN, $FB, $ORCL, $GOOGL Amazon has 10X the data on American consumers and owns the Washington Post a left wing political newspaper, always critical of President Trump and his administration. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) disengaged with Washington’s biggest lobbying firm and brought on new advisers following […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Takes Intel Racing in North America $RACE, $INTC Intel announced during its Keynote at CES 2018 in Las Vegas that it entered a 3-year partnership with Ferrari North America. The 2 giants in their fields teamed up to bring Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) tech prowess to the Ferrari Challenge North America racing series. The Big Q: Wondering how […]
Strong Earnings Growth to Drive S&P 500 in 2018 $SPY Wall Street’s analysts are calling for S&P 500 earnings to climb 12.3% in Y 2018, on top of 10.9% earnings growth expected for Y 2017. The energy industry is benefiting from lofty crude oil prices, while other companies are profiting from the continued slide in […]
The Trump Rally: DJIA Up 29%, as Banks, Tech Shares Soar $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Just 1 year ago, when it was not clear that Republican Donald Trump had upset and defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton to the US Presidency, futures in the DJIA dove nearly 900 points. However, at the close of trading of that […]
Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) HEFFX Highlights China’s Baidu is opening an engineering office in the Seattle region, giving the Beijing-based Internet powerhouse an additional U.S. outpost to expand its reach in artificial intelligence and the cloud. The new Baidu office in downtown Bellevue, Wash., is starting with a small team that includes the leaders of […]
Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) HEFFX Highlights Wei climbs into her car and tells it her destination. While the car manoeuvres through the morning traffic, her news app picks the stories she is most likely to enjoy and reads them aloud. As the car approaches the parking lot, a camera recognises her face and opens the gates. […]
Risk Appetite Returns, Investors Pour $1.48-B into Tech ETF $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Investors sank $1.48-B into the PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 Tuesday. That’s the 4th-largest inflow into the industry’s benchmark exchange-traded fund in the past 5 years, and the 2nd-biggest commitment among US-listed ETFs in yesterday’s trading session. Valuation fears and fragile market […]
Gains in Big Tech Driving Stock Indexes to Record Highs $QQQ Gainers in big technology companies helped lift the market higher Monday once again into record territory. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at an all-time high, as did the DJIA. The latest gain extended the Dow’s winning streak to 10 days running. Traders […]
Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) Microsoft Azure Cloud Microsoft Azure Cloud was a member of Baidu’s Apollo self-driving platform alliance, but now Microsoft has revealed more details about what it will be providing the cross-industry partnership. Basically, Microsoft will be offering cloud infrastructure services via Azure for customers in markets outside of China looking to adopt […]
Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) And NVIDIA Leads AI Tech Baidu and NVIDIA have long had a close relationship, and this announcement is significant in its breadth, spanning nearly every aspect of the internet giant’s business. Unlike Google, its American counterpart, Baidu appears to be content to use NVIDIA’s commercial technology, instead of designing its own […]
DJIA & SP 500 Post Record Highs, Tech Recovers, Banks Gain $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Trump Rally extends, there is a Wall Street adage hold this advise, “Do not stand in front of a moving train” Wall Street gained Tuesday, with the S&P 500, DJIA and Russell 2000 marking record closing highs, as tech […]
Managed Money Said Monday, “We are not worried at all about tech” $AAPL, $AMZN, $FB, $GOOGL, $MSFT Selling in the high flying technology sector extended to its 2nd trading day Monday, with the NAS Comp seeing it biggest 2-day loss since September 2016 The tech selling dragged down all 3 major US stock market indexes, […]
Strategist Ignores Tech Dip, Sees 7% S&P 500 Rebound $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX A respected managed money strategist is not put off by the dip in technology sector and has raised his outlook. RBC Capital strategist Jonathan Golub raised his price target for the S&P 500, citing improving profit growth and “reasonable valuations.” His new […]
The Tech Sector is Hot, People Want Exposure, Money Flows $QQQ, $SPY, $FB, $AAPL, $AMZN, $NFLX, $GOOG Friday. the top-weighted technology sector (-3.4%) pushed the major averages down Friday afternoon but the S&P 500 show a loss of just 0.1%. Technology shares have led US stocks to record highs and are expected to continue to […]
Tech ‘FAANG’s’ Lagged, Weighing on the Broad Market $DIA, $SPY, $DIA, $VXX, $AAPL The top-weighted technology sector (-3.4%) pushed the major averages down Friday afternoon with the S&P 500 now showing a loss of 0.1%. Just 4 of the 11 sectors traded in negative territory, and the top-weighted technology group (-2.7%) finished lower. However, the […]
Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU), China’s leading online media, video, search and gaming business group (“Sohu” or the “Company”), today announced that it is updating the outlook for the second quarter of 2017, after taking into consideration the financial impact of the newly launched Legacy TLBB mobile game, a game that is developed by Changyou.com Limited […]
BCTECH Summit Sold Out Ahead of Vancouver Tech Showcase The 2nd annual #BCTECH Summit has sold out, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the technology showcase in Vancouver later in March. The largest tech conference in BC, it will be held on 14 -15 March, and will explore everything from innovations in self-driving […]
Investors See Tech Driven Trump Rally Extending $XLK, $AAPL, $FB Technology companies have been a driving force behind the US stock market’s Trump Rally to record highs, and despite mounting evidence of stretched valuations the sector is a paramount pick for investors expecting a wave of capital spending by US corporations. Corporate tax cuts and […]
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Market Cap Tops $500-B $MSFT, $AAPL, $GOOGL Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) market capitalization topped $500-B for the 1st time since Y 2000 Friday, after the technology giant’s stock rose following another Quarter of results that beat The Street’s expectations. Shares of the world’s biggest software company rose as much as 2.1% to 65.64, an […]
China’s Overseas Direct Investment Continues Gaining Momentum China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) is surging despite weak global growth as Chinese companies continue to internationalize their business. Non-financial ODI increased 53.3% Y-Y to reach $145.96 in the January-October frame, surpassing the total for Y 2015 of about $121.4-B, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. […]
Washington’s Non-Elite Elite Were Hammered Tuesday $GOOGL, $FB Biased and incompetent elite Americans polluted the Y 2016 election in the US, and they have gotten what they deserved. There were a lot of losers Tuesday, including the Barack Hussein Obama’s, Hill and Billy Clinton, the Clinton Foundation, thier staff for senior to junior, the smug, […]
Healthy Meal Delivery Startup ‘Freshly’ Raises $21-M An NYC-based company that delivers healthy meals for a price of at about $11 per meal, the model is different from others in some Key ways. Unlike a meal kit service Blue Apron, Freshly meals do not require any cooking just heat and serve, and unlike on-demand meal […]
