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Is Apple About to Break Out Again?
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- TheStreet.com•5 hours ago
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- InvestorPlace•2 hours ago
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- CNBC•12 hours ago
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- InvestorPlace•2 hours ago
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Associated Press•yesterdayTexas Instruments' new CEO loses job for personal misconduct
Texas Instruments has dumped CEO Brian Crutcher for personal misconduct less than two months after he took over the job, ruining the chip maker's hopes for a smooth transition to new leadership. Crutcher resigned Tuesday after TI's board determined he violated the company's code of conduct with behavior the company said was not consistent with its ethics and core values. TI emphasized Crutcher's transgression wasn't related to its operations or finances.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
To make money on marijuana stocks, buy when the buzz is over
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- Zacks•6 hours ago
Why You Should Buy Apple (AAPL) Stock Right Now
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Reuters•yesterdayTexas Instruments CEO resigns on code of conduct violation
The company's shares fell as much as 2.5 percent in after-market trading even as Texas Instruments reported second-quarter earnings and sales figures that beat estimates. Chairman Rich Templeton will reassume the roles of chief executive officer and president and the chipmaker is not searching for a replacement, Texas Instruments said. "The violations are related to personal behavior not consistent with the company's ethics and core values, but not related to company strategy, operations or financial reporting," Texas Instruments said in a statement.
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC-USD Bitcoin USD | 7,367.13 | -16.26 | -0.22% |
| ETH-USD Ethereum USD | 477.49 | -1.53 | -0.32% |
| XRP-USD Ripple USD | 0.4834 | -0.0053 | -1.08% |
| BCH-USD Bitcoin Cash / BCC USD | 817.41 | -6.98 | -0.85% |
| EOS-USD EOS USD | 8.54 | -0.06 | -0.70% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 144.52 | +1.03 | +0.72% |
| EBAY eBay Inc. | 37.95 | +0.14 | +0.37% |
| AXP American Express Company | 102.98 | +1.83 | +1.81% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 42.21 | -0.13 | -0.31% |
| AA Alcoa Corporation | 47.96 | -0.06 | -0.12% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAC Bank of America Corporation | 30.13 | +0.12 | +0.40% |
| CHK Chesapeake Energy Corporation | 4.66 | -0.11 | -2.31% |
| T AT&T Inc. | 31.71 | -0.05 | -0.16% |
| GE General Electric Company | 13.75 | +0.06 | +0.44% |
| GGP GGP Inc. | 20.43 | -0.27 | -1.30% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association | 1.49 | +0.15 | +11.19% |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 338.99 | +34.03 | +11.16% |
| ERIXF Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | 8.30 | +0.81 | +10.81% |
| MTG MGIC Investment Corporation | 12.25 | +1.02 | +9.08% |
| FMCC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 1.53 | +0.12 | +8.90% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTKY Altran Technologies S.A. | 1.10 | -0.25 | -18.52% |
| SIUIF Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation | 1.2285 | -0.2215 | -15.28% |
| UNIT Uniti Group Inc. | 18.86 | -2.91 | -13.37% |
| DNKEY Danske Bank A/S | 13.805 | -1.435 | -9.42% |
| HCSG Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 38.50 | -3.88 | -9.16% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSRFX Fidelity Select Transportation | 99.39 | +2.39 | +2.46% |
| FSAIX Fidelity Select Air Transportation Port | 79.02 | +1.10 | +1.41% |
| FSPCX Fidelity Select Insurance Port | 67.96 | +0.82 | +1.22% |
| OMSBX Oppenheimer Main Street B | 48.97 | +0.54 | +1.12% |
| HILFX Hennessy Large Cap Financial Instl | 23.31 | +0.25 | +1.08% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIEG DB FI Enhanced Global High Yield ETN | 162.99 | +17.99 | +12.41% |
| PYZ Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF | 69.49 | +1.08 | +1.58% |
| PSCM Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF | 54.7118 | +0.8418 | +1.56% |
| RYF Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Fincl ETF | 44.13 | +0.60 | +1.38% |
| FNCL Fidelity MSCI Financials ETF | 41.02 | +0.54 | +1.33% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTCUSD=X BTC/USD | 7,352.940918 | -109.745605 | -1.470591% |
| ETHUSD=X ETHUSD=X | 476.6444 | -26.3737 | -5.2431% |
| EURUSD=X EUR/USD | 1.1654 | +0.0005 | +0.0466% |
| JPY=X USD/JPY | 112.689 | -0.141 | -0.125% |
| GBPUSD=X GBP/USD | 1.3079 | +0.0001 | +0.0105% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Market Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC=F Gold Futures,Aug-2018 | 1,228.20 | 8:15PM EDT | +0.30 |
| ZG=F Gold 100 oz. Aug 18 | 1,247.30 | 6:34AM EDT | +19.40 |
| SI=F Silver Futures,Sep-2018 | 15.585 | 8:13PM EDT | +0.011 |
| ZI=F Silver 5000 oz. Jul 18 | 16.154 | 10:25AM EDT | +0.651 |
| PL=F Platinum Oct 18 | 821.90 | 8:14PM EDT | +4.10 |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE190118P00013000 GE Jan 2019 13.000 put | 0.77 | +0.01 | +1.32% |
| F190118P00009870 F Jan 2019 9.870 put | 0.37 | +0.02 | +5.71% |
| EEM180720P00044000 EEM Jul 2018 44.000 put | 0.27 | -0.02 | -6.90% |
| ZNGA190118C00003500 ZNGA Jan 2019 3.500 call | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| XLF180720C00029000 XLF Jul 2018 29.000 call | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Symbol | Last Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNSS180720C00001000 SNSS Jul 2018 1.000 call | 1.66 | +1.66 | +100.00% |
| VALE1180720P00002500 VALE Jul 2018 2.500 put(CONTRAC | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| PULM180720P00002500 PULM Jul 2018 2.500 put | 2.45 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| YANG1180720P00003000 YANG Jul 2018 3.000 put | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| T1180720C00070000 T Jul 2018 70.000 call(CONTRACT | 30.64 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
