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E-commerce continues to grow as a trend, with more customers making more purchases online globally. While that trend may look played out, companies are still posting record numbers. Alibaba (BABA) just reported an 8.5 percent increase in sales for its Singles Day holiday. The downside? Growth came in at a reported a 26 percent increase from 2019 to 2020 thanks to the pandemic. While that trend is slowing, it’s still a worthwhile one, especially given how shares have performed recently. Thanks to ...
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Edie Ames, a director at Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) recently added 1,650 shares. The buy increased her stake by 25.6 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $75,000. This is the second buy from the same director this year, following a 500 share buy back in August. Otherwise, insiders have largely been sellers over the past year, with company executives selling off shares. Overall, insiders at the company own 6.8 percent of shares. Shares of the restaurant chain are ...
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Shares of pot producer Aurora Cannabis (ACB) have been trending higher in the past few weeks, thanks to strong earnings in the sector. One trader sees shares moving even higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the December 3 $9.00 calls. Over 26,340 contracts traded against an open interest of 199, for a 221-fold jump in volume. The trade has 17 days left to play out. The buyer of the calls paid $0.70 to make the trade. With shares already rallying ...
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Lost among the shuffle of some of today’s tech trends, the 5G network continues to roll out. The technology includes faster download speeds and a better ability to use video and other tools for communication, work, and play while on the go. It’s a trend combining a number of things from wireless chips to the location of cell towers. With many ways to profit, investors need a way to narrow down opportunities. One such way might be to look at companies that ...
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Gerald Volas, a director at The Scotts Miracle Grow Company (SMG), recently bought 6,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1,376 percent, and came to a total price of just under $1.03 million. This marks the first insider buy of the past three years. Over the past three years, company insiders from major owners to directors to executives have been exclusive sellers of shares. Company insiders of the consumer lawn and garden products company own 28 percent of shares. The stock ...
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Shares of entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company (DIS) shed over 7 percent on Thursday following lackluster earnings. Traders were active in the options market, betting that shares would soon rebound. Of several highly active trades in the company, the February $165 calls attracted 4,488 contracts against a prior interest of 111, for a 40-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $7.85 to make the trade, which expires in 95 days. With the stock knocked down to about $162, ...
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With so many new technologies unfolding today, big data is sometimes lost in the shuffle. But by using algorithms and artificial intelligence data can be processed in different ways, sometimes yielding different solutions to problems or a new view of data than human intelligence can provide. That has the potential to make huge changes to society. But it’s a story that’s somewhat out of favor right now. Consider the case of Palantir Technologies (PLTR). The company beat on sales in its most ...
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Gustavo Arnal, CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), recently bought 12,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by just over 4 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $255,000. That buy came just a few days after two different directors bought shares. One picked up 12,500 shares, paying nearly $250,000, and another bought 25,000 shares across two days. The last insider sales occurred back in July, when shares were trading more than 30 percent higher than ...
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