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The Party Is Over for Moderna Stock Holders

[Editor's Note: "Sell Moderna (MRNA) Stock as Covid-19 Catalyst Inflates Valuation" was originally published April 2, 2020. It is regularly updated to include the most relevant information.]Source: Shutterstock Is the party over for Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA)? MRNA stock soared in May as the company's novel coronavirus prospects looked bright. But now, with investors selling off vaccine plays, the days of this being a "hot stock" may be coming to an end.Granted, this doesn't mean "game over" for their prospective mRNA-1273 vaccine. Already entering phase 2 clinical trials, they could have a vaccine available for use by the end of the year.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsPerceived "first mover advantage" is one thing Moderna has going for it. Another is social proof, courtesy of the U.S. government. With a former exec leading the White House's vaccine efforts, it seems Moderna has yet another edge.Yet, as investors have either cashed...

Oil Set for Sixth Weekly Gain as OPEC+ Nears Cut Extension Deal

(Bloomberg) -- Oil was headed for a sixth weekly gain after OPEC+ reached a tentative agreement to extend record production cuts until the end of July.Futures in New York were steady near $37 a barrel on Friday and are up around 6% this week. After almost a week of wrangling, Saudi Arabia and Russia clinched a deal with holdout Iraq and the cartel could meet as soon as this weekend to ratify it, according to a delegate. The pair were pushing Baghdad to stop shirking its share of cuts and to compensate for past non-compliance.In another potentially bullish driver for oil prices, analysts have been poring over U.S. inventory numbers that don’t add up. While it’s unclear where the discrepancy lies, data sets including stockpiles, output, imports and exports are signaling that official figures on at least some supplies are excessive.While oil has recovered rapidly from its plunge below zero in...

Apple $425 Per Share Case 'On The Horizon,' Analyst Says

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has weathered the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic in a "Jacques Cousteau-like fashion," and the consumer electronics company could become the first to cross $2 trillion in market valuation by the end of 2021, according to Wedbush.AAPL Rating, Price Target Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained an outperform rating and increased its price target from $350 to $375. Ives upgraded its bull case for AAPL shares from $400 to $425.'Major 5G cycle on the horizon' For Apple Wedbush said in an analyst note on Thursday that Apple is best set to benefit from the growth of 5G standard for cellular networks, alongside a growth in its services business.The analysts reiterated their stance that about 350 million iPhones are in the "window of an upgrade opportunity," meaning iPhone users who are looking to upgrade to a later version of the device."[We] believe Cupertino has a unique opportunity...

Hedge Funds Souring On Seagate Technology plc (STX) Again?

Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings. The 13F filings show the hedge funds' and successful investors' positions as of the end of the first quarter. You can find articles about an individual hedge fund's trades on numerous financial […]...