On May 1, 2020, Robert Scully – Director of Chubb Limited (CB)) – purchased 9,750 shares of CB at $102.40. His out of pocket cost was $998,400.
Tag: Financials
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…
- Banks Make $10B in Fees in Phase 1 of PPP (Fool)
- Big Banks Pull Ahead in U.S. Small-Business Aid After Stumbles (Bloomberg)
- Global Stocks Advance as Focus Returns to Reopenings (Barron’s)
- What Might Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Cost — $10 or $4,500? (Barron’s)
- Drive-Throughs Are Now a Lifeline for Fast-Food Chains (New York Times)
- Carnival Plans to Sail Again in August, Maybe (New York Times)
- ‘Trolls’ streaming success to usher in more new movies at home (USA Today)
- Wall Street’s Elite Bond Club Is Cracking at the Worst Possible Time (Bloomberg)
- Cash on the Sidelines Could Limit Stocks’ Slide, Yardeni Says (Barron’s)
- Smaller Banks Doled Out Bulk of PPP Loans, Fed Data Show (Barron’s)
- NBCUniversal to Combine TV, Streaming Operations in Broad Restructuring (Wall Street Journal)
- Italy Starts Easing Lockdown, Rebooting Its Stricken Economy (Wall Street Journal)
- A Surprising Way to Stay Resilient (Wall Street Journal)
- Small Businesses Were at a Breaking Point. Small Banks Came to the Rescue. (Wall Street Journal)
- Test, trace, isolate: Governments need to do these three things before reopening economies, expert warns (CNBC)
- Israel Will Reopen Malls to Revive Economy as Virus Cases Drop (Bloomberg)
- TikTok is winning over millennials and Instagram stars as its popularity explodes (CNN)
- Tesla stock rise appears to qualify CEO Musk for $700 million payday (StreetInsider)
- 5 BofA Securities Yield Advantage Dividend Stocks for Worried Investors (24/7 Wall Street)
- Open for lunch: California counties with few coronavirus cases re-start their economies (Reuters)
Financials (top 30 weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions
In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Financials Sector ETF (XLF) top 30 weighted stocks. Continue reading “Financials (top 30 weights) Earnings Estimates/Revisions”
Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – VideoCast – Episode 28
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My quotes in Kiplinger Thursday:

Thanks to Ellen Chang for including me in her article in Kiplinger today, “Sell in May and Go Away: Should You in 2020?”
Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
Data Source: barchart
Today some institution/fund purchased 2,613 contracts of Jan 2022 $60 strike calls (or the right to buy 261,300 shares of Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) at $60). The open interest was 1,805 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)”
HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 27
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The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…
The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…
For the past three weeks we’ve utilized Country Music songs to represent the theme and sentiment of the stock market at the time. Continue reading “The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”
HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 26
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The Morgan Wallen, “Whiskey Glasses” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…
Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes – Episode 16
Article referenced in podcast above:
The Morgan Wallen, “Whiskey Glasses” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…


