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The past 20 years have seen a major shift in how consumers view advertising. With fewer eyeballs looking at physical newspapers and going online, investors have been able to profit from the shift to online advertising. Today, there’s the prospect of even bigger profits for many of these industry leaders. That’s due to the ability to better tailor tools for online advertisers using artificial intelligence software. Social media giant Meta Platforms (META) is adding in new AI tools that will give ...
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Robert Swan, a director at Nike (NKE), recently bought 13,072 shares. The buy increased his stake by 201 percent, and came to a total cost of $1,256,600. This marks the first insider buy since February, when another director bought 557 shares, paying just under $70,000. The share price is down over 25 percent since that buy. Several company executives have been sellers of shares in the ensuing months. Overall, Nike insiders own 1.4 percent of shares. Despite the big drop from its ...
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Department store chain Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) is down nearly 30 percent over the past year. One trader sees shares declining further in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the November $17.50 puts. With 44 days until expiration, 10,126 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 138, for a 73-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.45 to make the bearish bet. Kohl’s shares recently traded for about $20, so they would need to drop ...
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The economy can grow in several ways. One of the key ways of growth is productivity growth. The rise of the internet in the 1990s led to a boom in productivity, as many office tasks moved onto computers and away from less efficient means. A new boom is underway today with the rise of AI technology and automation. These new tools can make a process more efficient, and reward companies with higher profit margins and better operational results. One form of automation ...
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Six directors bought at least $25,000 in shares of Simon Property Group (SPG) in late September, ranging from 239 to 580 shares, or a cost of $26,300 to $63,823. Each of the directors who bought added 1-2 percent to their total holdings. Company directors have also been direct buyers of shares at the end of the second and first quarters of the year. There have been no insider sales over the past two years. Overall, company insiders own 0.9 percent of ...
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Casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is down about 30 percent from its April highs. One trader sees shares recovering from its recent selloff in the months ahead. That’s based on the December $45 calls. With 70 days until expiration, 28,279 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 641, for a 44-fold surge in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $3.02 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded just under $45, making this an ...
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Investors don’t like it when a company has a legal problem hanging over it. That’s because the court system can take time, and considerable amounts of money, to fend off a legal battle. Resolving a legal issue can lead to a rally in the short-term, even if there are big costs involved. That’s because taking the uncertainty off the table is good for shares looking forward over the long term. Discover Financial Services (DFS) just reported that they had to address shortcomings ...
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Carman Wenkoff, CIO at Dollar General (DG), recently bought 2,000 shares. The buy came to a total of $212,500, and increased his holdings by 7 percent. That marks the first insider transaction at the retailer since June, when a company director bought 8,500 shares, paying just over $1.3 million. Other company insiders were buyers in June as well. Going further bank, insiders were sellers in 2022 and 2021, almost exclusively after the exercise of stock options. Overall, company insiders own 0.5 ...
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