Best Health Care Stocks For 2019

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Senate Republicans Unveil Health Care Plan

(Bloomberg) — Senate Republican leaders issued a long-awaited Affordable Care Act change proposal aimed at winning over both the moderate and conservative wings of their party, but their draft bill was immediately opposed by a group of four GOP senators.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he and three other conservative Republicans — Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Mike Lee of Utah — oppose the version released Thursday and intend to negotiate as a team to improve it. Their opposition could threaten passage of the bill. For the measure to clear the Senate, Republicans can only afford to lose two GOP votes amid unanimous Democratic opposition.

Best Health Care Stocks For 2019: Blackrock Capital and Income Strategies Fund Inc(CII)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News headlines about BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fd (NYSE:CII) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fd earned a news sentiment score of 0.31 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.3179811195894 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Best Health Care Stocks For 2019: Microvision Inc.(MVIS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  IMPINJ (NASDAQ: PI) and MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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Best Health Care Stocks For 2019: Buckle, Inc. (BKE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  6 Meridian bought a new stake in shares of Buckle Inc (NYSE:BKE) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 8,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

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  The Top Stock Market Stories for Friday Meanwhile, the United States will continue to meet with China to discuss ways to accelerate a deal between the two nations on trade. U.S. Commerce head Wilbur Ross will be visiting the nation next month to lead the next round of talks. Last weekend, the two nations agreed in principle to avoid a trade war. Here's the thing… the U.S. government doesn't want you to know the full story of what is happening. Here's a look at the backroom details…. U.S. crude oil prices slumped below $70 per barrel Friday thanks to reports out of Russia on its plans to hike production. Russia says it may increase production as part of a plan to ease portions of its deal with OPEC to cap excessive global output. Oil traders have long suspected that Russia would be one of the first countries to turn away from the ongoing deal with Saudi Arabia and the rest of the global oil cartel as soon as prices and inventory levels stabilized. This could be a blow to predictions among OPEC nations, as well as some traders who were hoping that oil could push back toward $100 per barrel. Three Stocks to Watch Today: FL, NFLX, AMZN Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) leads a light day of earnings reports. Shares of the shoe retailer popped 13% after the firm reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45. Wall Street had anticipated EPS of just $1.24. The retailer benefited from stronger same-store sales and higher revenue, which also beat Wall Street expectations. On Thursday, Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) surpassed The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) in market capitalization to become the most valuable media property on the planet. It's worth noting, however, that Netflix's market capitalization of $163 billion
• [By Taylor Cox]

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  Three Stocks to Watch Today: FL, SSNLF, MSFT Shares of Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) popped 1% after the company reported earnings before the bell. The shoe retailer announced earnings per share of $0.75, a figure that topped Wall Street expectations by $0.05. The firm also topped revenue expectations. The primary drag from the report, however, was news that comparable-store sales fell slightly short of analysts' expectations. Today is a key day for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (OTC: SSNLF). The company's Galaxy Note 9 will go on sale. The water-resistant phone provides wireless charging and an infinity display. The company is trying to move past design problems from its Galaxy 8, and the fallout from the Galaxy Note 7 that was discontinued due to incidents where they caught fire. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is now under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. agency is investigating claims that the company offered bribes and kickbacks to government officials in Hungary. Other firms reporting earnings include Hibbett Sports Inc. (Nasdaq: HIBB), Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG), and Buckle Inc. (NYSE: BKE).

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