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TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up One strategy for selecting top stocks is to track insider transactions. After all, if insiders are dipping into their own pockets you can imagine it’s because they believe the stock looks compelling. A Harvard study revealed that insider purchases earn “abnormal” returns of more than 6% per year. The authors of the study conclude that insider buyers “have a good feel for near-term developments within their firm.” The… Source link

Super Bowl champion and Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes isn’t just focused on building an empire on the gridiron, he is looking to plant his flag outside of the sport as well.  “I am trying to build an empire off the field in every way,” Mahomes, 25, told Yahoo Finance Presents. “I watch a lot of the great athletes that came before me and they found ways to build their empire and to build themselves up off the field, so I am trying to do that as much as possible.” Mahomes… Source link

All 50 states have now announced timelines of when they plan to expand COVID vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 years and older. Until then, many states have opened up vaccine eligibility for people with underlying medical conditions. As reported by the New York Times, some Americans are stretching their own medical history to jump the line by taking liberty with their state’s list of comorbidities — or medical conditions that put a person at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19… Source link

MMA Weekly Daniel Cormier: Jon Jones is not afraid, this is a public negotiation Despite the ill will between them, Daniel Cormier does not doubt rival Jon Jones when it comes to him wanting to fight newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. On the most recent episode of the “DC & Helwani” podcast, Cormier gave his thoughts on the potential of a heavyweight title matchup between Jones and Ngannou. At the UFC 260 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White cast doubt… Source link

The San Francisco 49ers’ dramatic move up into the three hole has given the 2021 NFL draft a good shakeup. Which quarterback they’ll select will make for fascinating fodder right up until Round 1 kicks off on April 29. But we can’t overlook what the Dolphins did either, sliding down nine spots and then settling in at No. 6. Miami is one of three teams with multiple first-round picks and really could benefit from the possibility of quarterbacks being selected with the first three, four or… Source link

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1999, Yahoo! acquired Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 9,832.51. The S&P 500 finished at 1,293.72. What Else Was Going On In The World? In 1999, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) purchased U.K. supermarket chain ASDA. The U.S. saw its first cases of the West Nile virus. The average annual U.S. income was… Source link

The Conversation White mobs rioted in Washington in 1848 to defend slaveholders’ rights after 76 Black enslaved people staged an unsuccessful mass escape on a boat An abolitionist lithograph of the slave trade in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Library of CongressThe summer of 2020 was not the first time America saw protests and violence over the treatment of African Americans. An account on April 19, 1848, of the Pearl’s capture appearing in The Daily Union… Source link

TipRanks Keep on Buying These 3 EV Stocks, Says Analyst Following Conference Investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing, the next industry that will bring the great returns. Predicting what stock sector will blast off is an inexact science, at best; but like politics, stocks run downstream from culture. And right now, culture is all-in for clean energy and electric cars. Observing the electric vehicle (EV) stock sector for Colliers Securities is industry expert Michael Shlisky…. Source link

On this episode of Yahoo Finance Presents Foot Locker, Inc. chairman & CEO Richard Johnson sat down with Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi and Reggie Wade to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the sportswear industry as well as the current state of Footlocker sales. Video Transcript BRIAN SOZZI: Foot Locker is among many retailers poised to benefit from consumers rebuilding their wardrobe after a year of being stuck inside during the pandemic. But besides making sure it stocks the latest hot footwear… Source link

Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech’s (BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine is proving effective six months after the second dose, according to an ongoing analysis of the Phase 3 trial participants. The vaccine showed 91.3% efficacy against COVID-19, slightly lower than the original 95% seen in Phase 3 trials. The data, from 12,000 of the more than 44,000 adults in the trial, is a result of observations from seven days through six months after the second dose was received. The two companies announced the results in a… Source link