WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) Raised to Buy at ValuEngine

WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) was upgraded by ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday, December 1st. A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on WCC. Standpoint Research upgraded WESCO International from a “hold”
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – Police have once again arrested a man accused of taking thousands of dollars in deposits from clients for rental homes and not following through. Mohamed Donald was arrested in February and again in April on charges stemming from his real estate deals. He was
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New Mexico's housing market is holding its own in relation to other states nationwide, with home sales up 7 percent from last year. The Southeastern region of the state where jobs in the oil and gas industry are most prevalent is faring especially well, said Victoria Murphy, president of the Realtors
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Game screen of League of Legends during the World Championships Final of League of Legends at the National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' in Beijing on Nov. 4, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 9:16 PM EST. In an industrial park on the edge of Shanghai, a dozen Chinese teenagers are taking a
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HSBC's chief economist for Australia, Paul Bloxham, said house prices in Sydney and Melbourne had been growing at low double-digit annual rates over the past five years. But during the past six months, Sydney prices had fallen 1 per cent and Melbourne price growth had slowed to a 7 per cent annual
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Facebook's Marketplace has entered the real estate business with the expansion of its service to include home and apartment listings. The platform offers a venue where anyone can put up Craigslist-like ads for everything from furniture to clothing and cars, and lets you sell to anyone within 100 miles of
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Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Science Applications International by 128.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,906 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter.
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Disney first approached Rupert Murdoch several weeks ago to propose buying Fox's television and movie studio, 22 regional sports networks, a stake in Hulu and international television assets, but talks stalled. Comcast tried to engage Fox in negotiations during a lull in its talks with Disney, but Fox
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BEND, OR — According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Central Oregon lost some real estate value last quarter, but Fred Johnson of Duke Warner Realty says those results are only a small part of the big picture. “The market continues to be fairly strong. Throughout the country, property prices
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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a sign with the slogan 'Make our planet great again' ahead of the One Planet Summit in Paris on Dec. 11, 2017. Philippe Wojazer—AFP/Getty Images. By Reuters. 9:41 PM EST. French President Emmanuel Macron plans to award multi-year grants for several
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With a bang and several bumps, the Chicago Board Options Exchange launched bitcoin futures to trading over the weekend. Upon its debut Sunday, bitcoin futures went red hot, forcing the CBOE to put to halts in a bid to calm the raging market. The price of the underlying asset itself, bitcoin, surged as
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The Bureau's Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) — a weighted average of price movements across Australia's capitals — fell by 0.2% during the quarter, led by a 1.4% drop in Sydney, the nation's largest and most expensive housing market. “The fall in Sydney property prices this quarter was
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Investors “have grown accustomed to the stimulants that central banks around the world … have pumped into our economies. These stimulants have pushed up stock markets, re-inflated the housing market and lowered volatility to the point where investors have forgotten what risk looks like,” he says.
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The American Dream of home ownership is not dead—but California dreamin' might be. According to a recent study commissioned by Trulia, which looked at the top ten U.S. housing markets poised for growth, the Golden State—along with states in the Northeast—may not be the best place to invest a
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Reliv International logo Reliv International, Inc (NASDAQ:RELV) CEO Robert L. Montgomery bought 8,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $4.52 per share, with a total value of $36,612.00. The transaction was
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The UK housing market is set for a mixed performance in 2018 according to the Rightmove house price index. Analysts are expecting the emergence of a “two tier” housing market in the UK which is a growing reflection of the very different valuations afforded to the lower and middle sector housing
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Annual price growth has halved since May, auction clearance rates sit at multi-year lows in Sydney and Melbourne and investor housing credit is declining, coinciding with tougher restrictions on interest-only lending from APRA, Australia's banking regulator, introduced in March. The slowdown in the
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Commercial loans including mortgages to investors fell 1.6 per cent to $39.9 billion in October. Home loans to owner occupiers were steady at $20.5 billion, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Personal loans rose 1.6 per cent to $6.4 billion in October, while
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The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night “with up to 120 meteors an hour,” AccuWeather reports. Here's a guide to help you get the best view of the annual light show. What is the Geminid meteor shower? The meteor shower, named after the Gemini constellation because the meteors
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Consumer credit bureau and data aggregator Experian will gain a foothold in the U.K. mortgage market by acquiring a minority stake in mortgage brokerage London & Country Mortgages Limited. Under the agreement, Experian will acquire a 25% minority stake in L&C, marking the first time a credit
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