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Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) has seen a 3.53% increase in its short percent of float, now at 2.93% of all shares available for trading. With 23.07 million shares sold short, it would take approximately 2.92 days to cover these positions. This rise in short interest indicates a more bearish market sentiment towards HAL, although it's lower than the peer group average of 8.06%. Short interest is a critical indicator of market sentiment, and an increase can sometimes be bullish for a stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:15 pm

F

Ford Motor's (NYSE:F) short interest has decreased by 5.18%, now representing 4.03% of its float with 144.76 million shares sold short. It would take approximately 2.75 days to cover these short positions. This decline in short interest could indicate a more bullish sentiment towards Ford among investors. Compared to its peers, Ford has a lower short interest percentage, with the average for its peer group being 11.23%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:15 pm

ETCUSD

Ethereum Classic (ETC) experienced a 4.4% drop to $32.72, influenced by a decrease in Bitcoin's price. Bitcoin's decline often leads to a broader market sell-off, affecting altcoins like Ethereum Classic due to its role as a market bellwether and the speculative nature of the crypto market.

Portfolio Pulse from Henry Khederian

April 01, 2024 | 3:10 pm

ETHUSD

Ethereum (ETH) has seen a 3.15% decrease in price over the last 24 hours, continuing a negative trend with a 2.0% loss over the past week. The trading volume has decreased by 17.0%, while the circulating supply has increased by 0.41%, bringing it to 120.07 million. Ethereum's market cap ranking is currently #2 at $422.34 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:03 pm

ADAUSD

Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) has seen a 4.82% decrease in price over the last 24 hours, continuing a negative trend with a 7.0% loss over the past week. Despite this, trading volume has increased by 6.0%, and the circulating supply has grown by 0.87%. ADA's market cap ranking is currently #10 at $21.76 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:02 pm

BNBUSD

BNB's price has decreased by 3.82% over the past 24 hours to $580.84, continuing a downward trend from $591.63 over the past week. The trading volume for BNB has decreased by 30.0%, while its circulating supply increased by 0.11% to over 153.86 million, making up 76.93% of its max supply. BNB's current market cap ranking is #4 at $89.73 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:02 pm

SHIBUSD

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) has seen a 5.92% decrease in price over the last 24 hours, continuing a negative trend with a 2.0% loss over the past week. The trading volume for SHIB has decreased by 23.0%, and its circulating supply has slightly decreased by 0.03%. Currently, SHIB's market cap ranks it at #13 with a value of $16.82 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:01 pm

BIG

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) has opened two Asia-based buying offices in Shanghai, China, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to enhance its product sourcing capabilities, including closeout deals and extreme bargains. This move is expected to generate significant operational cost savings starting in FY2024 by integrating its long-time third-party agent's sourcing team in-house. The initiative aims to strengthen Big Lots' overseas procurement and assortment optimization, supporting its strategy to offer new and expanded assortments at extreme value prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 01, 2024 | 3:00 pm

MA

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is analyzed in comparison to its competitors in the Financial Services industry, focusing on key financial metrics. Mastercard, as the second-largest payment processor globally, processed over $9 trillion in 2023. It has a PE ratio lower than the industry average, suggesting potential undervaluation, but its PB and PS ratios are higher, indicating possible overvaluation in terms of book value and sales. Mastercard's ROE, EBITDA, and gross profit are significantly above the industry average, showcasing high profitability and operational efficiency. However, its revenue growth is below the industry average, pointing to potential market share expansion challenges.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:00 pm

CE

Over the past 15 years, Celanese (NYSE:CE) has produced an average annual return of 17.22%, outperforming the market by 4.05% on an annualized basis. A $1000 investment in CE 15 years ago would be worth $10,708.18 today. Celanese currently has a market capitalization of $19.17 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 01, 2024 | 3:00 pm