On September 16, 1992, Soros's fund sold short more
than USD 10 billion worth of pounds sterling, profiting from the Bank of England's
reluctance to either raise its interest rates to levels comparable to those of
other European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to float its currency. Finally,
the Bank of England withdrew the currency from the European Exchange Rate
Mechanism, devaluing the pound sterling. Soros earned an estimated worth of USD
1.1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of
England." UK Treasury estimated the total costs of Black Wednesday at GBP 3.4
billion in 1997.
Below is a top 30 list of his investment positions as
of March 31, 2012. Soros Fund Management LLC was valued at USD 3.9 billion. Top
New Buys: CVI, STI, CVX, M, XLP, TSO, CRM, JPM, MPC, GE
During the
quarter, George Soros had 180 total positions.
Here are the best yielding top positions:
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 30.22 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 373.04 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.21 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.50. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.36, P/S ratio 1.25 and P/B ratio 0.69. Dividend Yield: 3.75 percent. The beta ratio is 1.32.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) (Click to enlarge) |
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has a market capitalization of $199.89 billion. The company employs 301,000 people, generates revenues of $147,300.00 million and has a net income of $14,366.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $31,015.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 21.06 percent (operating margin 13.64 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.75 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 63.22 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 389.43 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.06 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.61 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.44, P/S ratio 1.31 and P/B ratio 1.66. Dividend Yield: 3.73 percent. The beta ratio is 1.59.
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Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has a market capitalization of $196.87Billion. The company employs 61,000 people, generates revenues of $253,706.00 million and has a net income of $27,008.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $60,545.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 23.86 percent (operating margin 18.78 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.65 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 4.85 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.36 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.75 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $13.61. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.09 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.33, P/S ratio 0.75 and P/B ratio 1.57. Dividend Yield: 3.73 percent. The beta ratio is 0.78.
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Chevron Corporation (CVX) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) (Click to enlarge) |
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) has a market capitalization of $12.01 billion. The company employs 21,942 people, generates revenues of $125,987.00 million and has a net income of $2,096.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,798.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 3.81 percent (operating margin 2.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 1.66 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 18.09 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.14 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.33 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.71. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.30 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.02, P/S ratio 0.09 and P/B ratio 0.71. Dividend Yield: 2.86 percent. The beta ratio is 1.43.
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Here are the top 30 positions sorted by portfolio share:
Here are the market ratios of George Soros stock holdings:
Ticker
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Company
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P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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Dividend Yield
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JPM
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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7.35
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2.08
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0.67
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3.63%
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CVX
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Chevron Corporation
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7.33
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0.77
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1.57
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3.61%
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GE
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General Electric Company
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15.48
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1.39
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1.67
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3.60%
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VLO
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Valero Energy Corporation
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8.01
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0.09
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0.75
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2.76%
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MPC
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation
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5.25
|
0.15
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1.34
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2.75%
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XLP
|
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
|
N/A
|
N/A
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N/A
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2.67%
|
SLE
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Sara Lee Corp.
|
146.79
|
1.48
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5.69
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2.24%
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M
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Macy's, Inc.
|
12.26
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0.59
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2.57
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2.14%
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MSI
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Motorola Solutions, Inc.
|
30.55
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1.73
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3.52
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1.79%
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STI
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SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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16.57
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1.9
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0.58
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0.92%
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TSO
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Tesoro Corporation
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6.64
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0.1
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0.85
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N/A
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WPRT
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Westport Innovations Inc.
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N/A
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4.64
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3.43
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N/A
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MSTR
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MicroStrategy Inc.
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80.25
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2.29
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7.86
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N/A
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RIG
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Transocean Ltd.
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N/A
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1.57
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0.93
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N/A
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MRCY
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Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
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16.65
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1.49
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1.12
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N/A
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GLD
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SPDR Gold Shares
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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IOC
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InterOil Corporation
|
125
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2.58
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4.05
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N/A
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DISH
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Dish Network Corp.
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9.4
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0.87
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N/A
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N/A
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DTV
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DIRECTV, Inc.
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11.94
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1.04
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N/A
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N/A
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ELN
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Elan Corporation, plc
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17.49
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6.52
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9.83
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N/A
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ESRX
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Express Scripts Inc.
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21.42
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0.9
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9.23
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N/A
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EXAR
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Exar Corp.
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N/A
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2.58
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1.59
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N/A
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EXTR
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Extreme Networks Inc.
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61.33
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1.07
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2
|
N/A
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AAPL
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Apple Inc.
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13.93
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3.75
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5.21
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N/A
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ACTG
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Acacia Research Corporation
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26.84
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8.19
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2.85
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N/A
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AGRO
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Adecoagro S.A.
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27.17
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1.72
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1.05
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N/A
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CHTR
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Charter Communications Inc.
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N/A
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0.88
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19.68
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N/A
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CMVT
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Comverse Technology Inc.
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N/A
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0.83
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3.02
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N/A
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CRM
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Salesforce.com
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N/A
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7.69
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10.45
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N/A
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CVI
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CVR Energy, Inc.
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7.87
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0.37
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1.89
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N/A
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Related stock ticker symbols:
AGRO, SLE, MSI,
WPRT, CMVT, ACTG, CVI, IOC, STI, CVX, DISH, CHTR, ELN, M, EXAR, ESRX, GLD, XLP,
TSO, EXTR, CRM, JPM, DTV, MPC, GE, MRCY, RIG, AAPL, MSTR, VLO
