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Traders in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their stores to protest rising prices and the weakening of Iran’s currency, official news agencies reported, as Iranian officials took action to allay concerns that an economic crisis was looming.

Retailers and gold sellers kept away from the bazaar to gather at main meeting places, according to the semi-official Fars News agency. They said they were afraid they’d lose money if they kept their shops open, according to Fars. Security forces were sent to the bazaar and surrounding areas to maintain order, the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency reported.

Top Gold Stocks To Watch Right Now: Bridgeline Digital, Inc.(BLIN )

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    Headlines about Bridgeline Digital (NASDAQ:BLIN) have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Bridgeline Digital earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the software maker an impact score of 46.3358005969314 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Top Gold Stocks To Watch Right Now: Illinois Tool Works Inc.(ITW)

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  • [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $34.66 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $5.24 billion. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.55 per share on revenue of $16.44 billion. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.74 per share on revenue of $7.91 billion. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.81 billion. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.93 per share on revenue of $12.4 billion. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $10.42 billion. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $5.01 billion. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.8 per share on revenue of $34.52 billion. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $5.38 billion. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $3.76 billion. The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.4 per share on revenue of $1.94 billion. Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.56 per share on revenue of $2.94 billion. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $4.63 billion. Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.54 per share on revenue of $3.72 billion. Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is projected to report quarter
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    Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)  fell on Thursday, April 26, after reporting weaker-than-expected results in its automotive segment and organic growth even as its first-quarter earnings exceeded expectations.

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Top Gold Stocks To Watch Right Now: NTN Buzztime, Inc.(NTN)

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    Here are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

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    NASDAQ PEIX traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $3.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 201,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 407,376. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.65 and a beta of 2.03. Pacific Ethanol has a 1-year low of $2.75 and a 1-year high of $7.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Top Gold Stocks To Watch Right Now: NewMarket Corporation(NEU)

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    Neumark (CURRENCY:NEU) traded down 1.5% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on June 8th. In the last seven days, Neumark has traded up 3.6% against the U.S. dollar. One Neumark token can now be purchased for about $0.39 or 0.00005083 BTC on popular exchanges including EtherDelta (ForkDelta), YoBit, Liqui and HitBTC. Neumark has a total market cap of $11.07 million and approximately $118,143.00 worth of Neumark was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Walnut Private Equity Partners, Llc Buys EQT Midstream Partners LP

Omaha, NE, based Investment company Walnut Private Equity Partners, Llc buys EQT Midstream Partners LP during the 3-months ended 2018-06-30, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Walnut Private Equity Partners, Llc. As of 2018-06-30, Walnut Private Equity Partners, Llc owns 22 stocks with a total value of $130 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

Added Positions: EQM, WMB, MPLX,

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These are the top 5 holdings of WALNUT PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLCEnergy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) - 1,439,714 shares, 19.11% of the total portfolio. Blackstone Group LP (BX) - 600,000 shares, 14.85% of the total portfolio. Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP) - 219,405 shares, 11.66% of the total portfolio. KKR & Co Inc (KKR) - 438,235 shares, 8.38% of the total portfolio. ONEOK Inc (OKE) - 153,745 shares, 8.26% of the total portfolio. Added: EQT Midstream Partners LP (EQM)

Walnut Private Equity Partners, Llc added to a holding in EQT Midstream Partners LP by 92.03%. The purchase prices were between $51.32 and $62.6, with an estimated average price of $56.56. The stock is now traded at around $52.91. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.98%. The holding were 51,643 shares as of 2018-06-30.



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Why Fastenal Company Stock Popped 10%

What happened

It's right there in the name: Fasten. All. Whatever you might need to fasten together to build a house, for example -- be it a screw or a bolt, a nut or a washer, Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) makes it. And as we found out in its second-quarter 2018 earnings report, released �this morning, Fastenal makes a lot of money providing useful parts and services to the construction and manufacturing industries.

Earnings for the quarter came in at $0.72 per share, $0.06 ahead of Wall Street's expectations, and that unexpectedly good result is lifting Fastenal shares as much as 10% as of 2:10 p.m. EDT.

Two bolts leaning on two nuts

Things are pointing up for Fastenal stock. Image source: Getty Images.

So what

Fastenal took in $1.3 billion in sales last quarter, 13% more than in the year-ago quarter. Gross margins on those sales dipped a bit, but thanks to timely cost-cutting, Fastenal was able to hold its operating profit margin steady at 21.2%, expand its net profit margin, and thus grow net earnings 43% to $0.74 per diluted share.

Roughly $0.15 of those profits owed to the beneficial effects of tax reform, but even without that benefit, profits would have grown a healthy 13% -- in line with sales growth.

Now what

Management didn't provide earnings guidance for the rest of the year, but according to Yahoo! Finance data, analysts expect $2.49 per share in total profit for the current year -- 30% better than last year's showing. Thanks to this unexpectedly strong Q2 report, Fastenal is now more than halfway toward reaching its goal, with $1.34 earned in the year's first six months, and only $1.15 more to go.

Comparing RigNet (RNET) & INMARSAT PLC/ADR (IMASY)

RigNet (NASDAQ: RNET) and INMARSAT PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:IMASY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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This table compares RigNet and INMARSAT PLC/ADR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RigNet -9.38% -13.83% -6.59%
INMARSAT PLC/ADR 12.98% 15.92% 4.05%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RigNet and INMARSAT PLC/ADR’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
RigNet $204.89 million 1.11 -$16.17 million ($0.71) -16.55
INMARSAT PLC/ADR $1.40 billion 2.13 $181.70 million N/A N/A

INMARSAT PLC/ADR has higher revenue and earnings than RigNet.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.7% of RigNet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of INMARSAT PLC/ADR shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of RigNet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

RigNet has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INMARSAT PLC/ADR has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for RigNet and INMARSAT PLC/ADR, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RigNet 0 2 1 0 2.33
INMARSAT PLC/ADR 0 5 0 0 2.00

RigNet presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.68%. Given RigNet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe RigNet is more favorable than INMARSAT PLC/ADR.

Dividends

INMARSAT PLC/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. RigNet does not pay a dividend.

Summary

INMARSAT PLC/ADR beats RigNet on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RigNet

RigNet, Inc., a technology company, provides customized communications services, applications, and cybersecurity solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Managed Services, Applications and Internet-of-Things (Apps & IoT), and Systems Integration. The Managed Services segment provides remote communications, telephony, and technology services, including data, Internet, and Voice over Internet Protocol services for offshore and onshore drilling rigs and production facilities, support vessels, and other remote sites. It also offers private networking and wide area network (WAN) acceleration solutions, software-defined appliances, content filtering, and Wi-Fi hotspots. The Apps & IoT segment provides supervisory control and data acquisition systems to monitor, gather, and process data while interacting with machines and devices, such as pipelines, valves, pumps, and motors; data analytics solutions to enhance customer productivity and safety; weather data monitoring services in the North Sea to support operations; adaptive video intelligence and video collaboration solutions; BlackTIE and CyphreLink cybersecurity offerings that protects customers data; and Wi-Fi hotspot solutions, which facilitate access to the Internet by personnel in remote facilities. The Systems Integration segment engages in the design, procurement, assembly and test, installation, and commissioning of communications systems, including WAN/LAN connectivity, access control, public address, microwave, and monitoring and control systems, as well as closed circuit televisions for monitoring and security. RigNet, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About INMARSAT PLC/ADR

Inmarsat plc provides mobile satellite communications services on land, at sea, and in the air worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Maritime, US Government, Enterprise, Aviation, and Global Government. It offers voice and data broadband services; global maritime distress and safety system services; mobile and fixed voice services; a portfolio of machine-to-machine services that provide two-way data connectivity for messaging, tracking, and monitoring of fixed or mobile assets; maritime satellite services, including very small aperture terminals and television receive only antenna services; and Global Xpress, a high-speed broadband service that offer seamless connectivity for advanced data services on land, at sea, and in the air. The company also offers in-flight voice, data, safety, and cabin connectivity services for business and commercial air transport. It connects to its fleet of 13 satellites using a range of equipment, including global handheld satellite phones and notebook-size broadband Internet devices, as well as specialist terminals and antennas fitted to ships, aircraft, and road vehicles. It serves governments, airlines, the broadcast media industry, the oil and gas industry, the mining and construction industry, and humanitarian aid agencies. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.