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Today, President Donald Trump told reporters, “Our country’s doing unbelievably well economically.”

Between April 16 and April 23, Halliburton (HAL) stock’s price correlation with crude oil was 0.99, showing that Halliburton and crude oil prices have been strongly correlated in the past week.

NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock has gained 83% year-to-date. Notably, 92% of the gains have come in since May 28—the day it announced its first-quarter results.

NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock, often referred to as “China’s Tesla” and a “Tesla killer,” is trading sharply higher in pre-market trading today.

Besides the booming digital business, Target’s (TGT) focus on exclusivity through “only-at-target” brands has been a key sales-driving factor.

Along with introducing new products like those we discussed in the previous part of this series, Tim Hortons (THI) is also testing different revenue channels and payment methods.

NIO (NIO) stock has been highly volatile since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange in September.

Casino gambling is spread across major destinations around the world. Casinos, at major destinations, are being influenced by certain factors. This is hampering industry growth.

On December 13, PepsiCo (PEP) stock rose 1.2%. UBS initiated coverage with a “neutral” rating and a target price of $123.

In 2017, Disney agreed to acquire the bulk of Fox assets for $52.4 billion, or $66.1 billion including debt.

Priceline earns the majority of its revenues from the agency model, under which third parties such as hotel suppliers set the rates while Priceline earns a commission on the transaction.

NIO’s stock price has run up substantially in about a month. As a result, Wall Street analysts’ target prices have a lot of catching up to do.

Adjusted property EBITDA shouldn’t be regarded as an alternative to looking at income from operations, which indicates operating performance. Nor is it an alternative to looking at cash flow from operations, which measures liquidity.

In this six-part series, we’ll go through some of the main positions TPG-Axon Capital traded this past quarter. Why buy CONSOL Energy (CNX)?

A whopping 86% of NIO’s YTD gains have come since May 22. Record deliveries, strong guidance, and analysts’ positive sentiment helped the rally.

Vaping has become very popular. However, investigations by the FTC and FDA sparked more concerns. Juul’s vaping devices could cause seizures.

SBA Communications Corporation is a 2.11% position initiated by Lone Pine Capital in 4Q 2013.

Apple Pay is ahead of Google Pay and Samsung Pay. A report from Patently Apple indicated that by 2020, the digital wallet would have nearly 227 million users.

As an investor, you should know whether or not MGM’s (MGM) management is committed to its future. Management shows its commitment by owning shares.

Brunswick (BC) rose by 6.6% to close at $46.54 per share at the end of the fifth week of June 2016.

As store count grew over the past few years, Starbucks’ forward P/E valuation metric also expanded. What used to be just 17x gradually grew to roughly 27x, a 58% based solely on expansion in the valuations.

Halliburton’s (HAL) stock price correlation with crude oil on July 20–27 was 0.22—a moderately positive correlation.

By market capitalization, Schlumberger is the largest OFS company. Schlumberger’s stock price has declined 4% since May 3, 2017.

Most analysts lowered their target prices on General Mills stock following the release of its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

A professional customer is one who’s looking for products to complete projects for other customers.

J.M. Smucker (SJM) has continued to disappoint on the sales front this year, having posted declines in sales for the past several quarters.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) Theme Parks business was a star performer in 4Q17, with revenue growth accelerating over the previous quarter.

Bloomberg reported on October 8 that Renault (RNLSY) was mulling a new all-electric car. It’s expected to be bigger than its best-selling Zoe.

Nike (NKE) has a positive earnings surprise history. In simple terms, the company has beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates in the past several quarters.

On October 17, Cannabis 2.0 legalized edibles, beverages, and concentrates in Canada. As the country waits for the benefits, is Cannabis 3.0 next?

Up until January, industrial production and manufacturing production had been accelerating, so it is premature to draw any major conclusions from one disappointing report.

In July, home prices increased 0.1% month-over-month. They’re up 4.4% year-over-year (or YoY). Prices are now within 6.5% of their April 2007 peak. They correspond to the levels in July 2005. Real estate values drive consumer confidence and spending. They have an enormous impact on the economy.

The FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) recent announcement could have compelled analysts to lower their 12-month target price for Altria Group (MO).

According to the data compiled by Thomson Reuters, early-stage companies make up ~53.8% of Bezos Expeditions’ total investments.

PVH Corporation (PVH) has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It fell by 0.67% to close at $108.82 per share on August 24, 2016.

Goldman Sachs upgraded NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock on Tuesday. Notably, NIO received its third upgrade in less than a month. Will more analysts turn around?

For six months ending June 2014, China’s division reported revenue of $3 billion, or 52% of Yum! revenues. China only represents 15% of the more than 40,000 Yum! restaurant units.

The casinos in the Las Vegas Strip clearly benefit from high-end Baccarat play. Over the last four years, Baccarat revenue ranged from 43.5% of table games revenue in 2011 to 48.2% in 2013.

Facebook and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent of Google, generate more than 50% of their revenues abroad.

Yum! Brands’ (YUM) division in India includes its businesses in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. As of June 2014, the company had 714 restaurant units in India.