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What Is Estoppel? The term estoppel refers to a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law. Put simply, estoppel prevents one person from contradicting an action or statement from the past. It is part of common law and is meant to prevent people from …

The transportation sector is often used by many active traders as a gauge for underlying economic conditions. Often regarded as a defensive position, rails, long-haul trucking, package delivery, and other sorts of transport stocks often suffer from similar market trends yet over the long term seem to trend higher. Based on the charts discussed below, it appears as though transports, more …

Oil companies are more concerned with their public images than ever before, especially pertaining to the environmental impact of their operations. Under pressure from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, consumers, activists, and shareholders, many oil companies have invested in renewable energies or altered their procedures to “stay green.” The oil companies that have done the …

Bills of exchange are used in commerce, particularly international tradeby businesses and banks in countries as far-flung and diverse as the U.S., Morocco, and Australia. Think of a bill of exchange as an invoice presented in exchange for goods or services. In international trade, the exporter, or seller, presents a bill of exchange to the buyer, or importer, who must …

Blue-chip stocks are shares of large, established, and financially stable companies that have been around for a long time. The term “blue chip” comes from the game of poker, where a blue chip holds the highest value. On Wall Street, a blue-chip stock is usually a highly valued and well-known company with characteristics that benefit investors over the long run, …

The former Viacom and CBS completed their merger of equals on Dec. 14, forming the new ViacomCBS Inc. (MORE). It’s an odd coupling, given the same companies split up in January 2006, but it makes sense after considering the poor performance of both equities in recent years. However, despite Wall Street marketing hype, investors are walking away from the new …

Dow component Walmart Inc. (WMT) is trading lower by around 1% in Tuesday’s pre-market after reporting in-line fourth quarter 2019 revenues and missing earnings per share (EPS) estimates by a small margin. Quarterly revenues rose just 2.1% year over year, continuing a string of steady but slow growth. The stock bounced off a deeper low after the company announced an …

What Is Floor Planning? Floor planning is a form of retailer financing for large ticket items displayed on showroom floors or lots. Specialty lenders, traditional banks, and finance arms of manufacturers provide the short-term loans to retailers to purchase items and they are then repaid as the items are sold. Automobile dealerships utilize floor plan financing to run their new …

Drug distributor stocks capped off a volatile trading session Friday by finishing mostly unchanged after The Wall Street Journal reported that 21 states had rejected a proposed $18 billion settlement deal offered by three leading drug wholesalers for their alleged roles in contributing to the nation’s opioid crisis. The group of state attorneys general who opposed the initial framework deal …