Kurt Osterberg

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Credit Suisse Cuts Pfizer To Hold, Prefers Merck, J&J

Credit Suisse downgraded Pfizer (PFE) to Neutral from Outperform, saying that the company’s positive catalysts will become “more limited” over the next six to twelve months. DRIVERS ...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Trucking Data Again Continues Mixed In June 2017 But Growth Suggested

Headline data for truck shipments were again mixed in June – but our analysis believes trucking growth rate is modestly improving. Analyst Opinion of Truck Transport I tend to put heavier weight...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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GBPUSD Below 1.30 As Talks End With Little Progress

GBPUSD tumbled back below the 1.30 level in late European trading Thursday as it became clear that the second round of divorce talks between the UK and the EU has ended with the two sides little or no...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Largest Short Value Per Sector

Written by IB Securities Lending Desk The following table shows the securities with the largest short value per sector on 7/18/2017....
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Aflac: A Cheap Dividend Aristocrat Or Value Trap?

Over the past decades boring old insurance specialist Aflac (AFL) has done a remarkable job of enriching long-term income growth investors thanks to its impressive 34-year dividend growth streak. Tha...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Genuine Parts Company Announces Record Q2 Sales & Earnings And Maintains Positive Guidance

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia, as well as industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico thr...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Treasury Volatility Crashes To Record Lows

Another day, another record low for volatility gauges, with Bank of America’s MOVE Index (considered Treasury Market ‘VIX’) falling to an unprecedented 48.26. As Bloomberg notes, the ...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Has Bitcoin Come Of Age?

Bitcoin (BTC) came into existence in January 2009. It was not the first ‘cryptocurrecny’ and there are now an estimated 950 competitors, with new ICO’s ‘Initial Coin Offerings’ appearing alm...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Bearish Factors And GBP/USD

On Tuesday, British pound move lower against the greenback, which resulted in an invalidation of the breakout above two important resistances. How did this negative development affect the technical pi...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The 5 Best Utility Dividend Stocks Today

Income investors rely on utility stocks for steady dividends. Utilities have earned a strong reputation among income investors, and for good reason. Utilities are widely recognized for their ability t...
On July 20, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg