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American Express and Other Banks Are Pumping the Brakes on Balance Transfer Deals
In uncertain times, lenders tend to focus on the types of loans that have the lowest risk of loss, and trim back on issuing types more liable to wind up delinquent -- or be defaulted on -- if the
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Canopy Growth and Acreage Holdings Cut the Price of Their Merger
Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Acreage Holdings (OTC: ACRGF) are amending the terms of a merger deal agreed to last year, effectively reducing its value significantly.
As with the previous
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3 Great Semiconductor Stocks Under $10
Investors often see high-flying stocks such as AMD or NVIDIA and assume that all semiconductor stocks have become overpriced. However, AMD stock traded at $10 per share as recently as 2018. About
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Forget Marathon Petroleum: Phillips 66 Is a Better Dividend Stock
This year has been brutal for the refining industry. The COVID-19 outbreak has hammered demand for gasoline and jet fuel, taking refining margins and stock prices down with it. Giants Marathon
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Coty to Pay $200 Million for a Stake in Kim Kardashian West’s Beauty Business
Cosmetics company Coty (NYSE: COTY) today announced a new strategic partnership with Kim Kardashian West. The company will take a 20% stake in Kardashian West's beauty business for $200 million
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3 Stocks to Avoid This Week
I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, and that basket of short-term calls went fairly well. The three stocks declined by an average of 11%, as a modest 4% gain in one of the three calls
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The Trump Administration Petitions the Supreme Court to Strike Down Obamacare
Reviving an unsuccessful effort from early in its term, the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). It did so in an 82-page
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Taubman Centers "Ready, Willing and Able" to Merge With Simon Property Group After Shareholder Vote
Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) no longer wants to acquire a strong majority in fellow retail real estate investment trust (REIT) Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO), but the latter continues to push the
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Great News for Taxpayers: You'll Soon Be Able to File Amended Returns Online
Electronically filing your tax forms is both faster and easier than submitting a paper return via mail. But up until now, one particular group of people hasn't had that option: Those who need to
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1 High-Yield Oil Stock That Dividend Investors Won't Want to Miss
Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ) doesn't have anywhere near the name recognition of leading big oil giants such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), BP (NYSE: BP), and Royal Dutch S
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These 3 Companies Aren't Happy With Apple’s App Store
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store hosts over 2 million apps, making it the world's second-largest app store after Alphabet's Google Play. Apple doesn't regularly disclose its App Store revenue, but
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2 Biotech Stocks That Rocketed Higher Last Week
Last week, the top-performing biotech stocks had something in common and by now you can probably guess exactly what that was.
You got it. They both delivered positive press releases regarding their
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BP Agrees to Sell Its Petrochemical Business for $5 Billion
Oil giant BP (NYSE: BP) has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to leading chemicals company INEOS for $5 billion. The sale caps the company's plan to monetize $15 billion in assets,
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44% of Workers Are Procrastinating on Retirement Investing, and It Could Hurt Them Big Time
Because Social Security will only provide enough income, if you're an average earner, to replace about 40% of your paycheck, and most seniors need around twice that amount to live comfortably
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Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Get Boost From Delivery Apps
It may be a tad bit hyperbolic for Patrick Brown, the CEO of plant-based meat alternative company Impossible Foods, to declare the real meat industry will disappear within 15 years, but new buying
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Chesapeake Energy Files for Bankruptcy
In a widely anticipated move, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to complete a comprehensive balance-sheet restructuring. The energy company hopes to both strengthen
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Waiting for Another Stimulus Check? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
For the millions of American families whose first COVID-19 stimulus payment has already been spent, the wait is on for a second check.
But if you've got your eyes on Washington, D.C., and are hoping
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Mattel Is Finally Playing to Win
Traditional toy sales have consistently shrunk in recent years. Some blame it on tariff wars raising costs for producers, but more attribute the contraction to kids shifting toward digital
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Square Sold Caviar Last Year, but It Isn’t Giving Up on Online Deliveries
Square (NYSE: SQ) sold its food delivery platform Caviar to DoorDash for $410 million last year. That marked a significant gain from its purchase price of $44 million five years earlier and
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AMD’s New Mobile Ryzen CPUs Hit a Power Efficiency Milestone
Back in 2014, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) said the power efficiency of its mobile chips would improve 25-fold by 2020. It recently blew past that "25x20" goal with its "Renoir" Ryzen 4800H mobile chipsets
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There's Still Time to Reap This Lucrative Tax Break
In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit with full force, the IRS made the decision to postpone the tax-filing deadline from April 15 to July 15, giving Americans three more months to get their
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AMD Is Poised to Gain Market Share in Race Against Intel
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has been chipping away at Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) market share in the central processing unit (CPU) space thanks to its Ryzen processors, and it looks like it
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7 Top Stocks Under $7 to Buy in July
We're heading into the seventh month of the year, so let's roll with that traditionally lucky number. Let's explore seven low-priced investments that all happen to trade for $7 or less.
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Thinking of Waiting to Claim Your Social Security Benefits? Answer This Question First
As you get older, you have a lot of choices to make that will shape your retirement. One of the most important is when to start getting your Social Security checks. These benefits can be a key
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Royal Caribbean Cruises in 4 Charts
One of the bigger battleground sectors in the COVID-19 era are travel stocks, particularly cruise stocks.
Cruising is one of the more cost-efficient ways to see the world, As the world economy