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Here’s Why Activision Blizzard and Take-Two Are So Interested in Remakes of Old Games
As the video game industry prepares for a new generation of gaming consoles launching later this year, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) have been dipping
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Amazon Can Benefit From Its Zoox Acquisition Better Than Anyone Else
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced it's agreed to acquire Zoox, a company building autonomous vehicles from the ground up with a robotaxi service in mind. While neither company disclosed terms of
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Macy's Cuts Thousands More Jobs in the Hunt for Efficiency
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business for lots of retailers. Few were harder hit than Macy's (NYSE: M), though. Sales fell about 45% in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Moreover, its
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The Surprising Reason the U.S. May Be Reluctant to Legalize Marijuana
Amid the chaos of 2020, which has included a stock market crash, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and even some hoopla about the arrival of murder hornets, there's still the
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4 Important Pieces of Investing Advice From Peter Lynch
There are plenty of well-known investors who are famous for their overwhelming success, but few have the track record Peter Lynch can boast of. In 1977, Lynch was put in charge of Fidelity's
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2 Coronavirus-Proof Blue Chip Stocks To Watch
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the United States economy entered a recession in February, and many health experts fear that the coronavirus pandemic could resurge as the
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3 Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 50 Years
I own about 45 different stocks in my portfolio, and I bought all of them with the intention of holding them forever. But, like any responsible investor, I occasionally sell stocks for a variety of
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McCormick Looks More Attractive After Strong Q2 Results
McCormick (NYSE: MKC) is handling an unprecedented spike in demand right now. The global spice and flavorings giant announced fiscal second quarter earnings results this week that surpassed
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Social Security Is Withholding Income From Seniors at the Worst Possible Time
It's not just younger Americans who are struggling financially during the COVID-19 crisis; older Americans are hurting as well. In fact, in April, the unemployment rate among workers aged 55 and
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Meet the Stock That Turned $100 Into $2.7 Million
This year has represented quite the adventure for Wall Street and investors. While volatility never quite goes away when investing, we've had about a decade's worth of wild vacillations crammed into
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Take $2,000 and Protect Your Portfolio With These 3 Stocks
2020 has reminded investors that the stock market is risky. After a more than decade-long bull market, the COVID-19 pandemic sent stocks plunging 30% in just a month, rattling investors who'd
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3 Winning Stocks to Invest $2,500 Into Right Now
Over the past four months, investors have dealt with about a decade's worth of volatility -- and we're not even at the halfway mark of 2020 yet.
Uncertainty tied to the coronavirus disease 2019
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Is It Too Late for New Subscription Video Services?
It seems like there's never been a better time to launch a new subscription streaming video service. Streaming hours have exploded this year as people spent more time at home, movie theaters closed
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Is Hasbro's Dividend Helping or Hurting the Company?
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), one of the world's largest toy and game manufacturers, has a long history of returning excess cash to shareholders. Although share repurchases were suspended in the first
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7 ETFs That Could Help You Send Your Kids to College
College costs have been rising much faster than inflation over the past few decades. A study by LendingTree indicated that in-state public schools cost an average of $25,290 per year in the
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Ditch These 3 Popular Oil ETFs and Consider Buying This 1 Instead
Oil prices have been extraordinarily volatile this year. Crude oil entered this year in the $60s before plummeting along with demand as governments restricted travel and nonessential businesses to
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No 401(k)? Don't Use It as an Excuse to Neglect Your Retirement Savings
There are plenty of good reasons to save for retirement in a 401(k) plan. For one thing, many employers that sponsor 401(k)s also match employee contributions to varying degrees, which means you may
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Is Spotify Stock a Buy?
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) shares have been on an epic run since bottoming in March amid the market panic over COVID-19. The shares closed at just $118.18 on March 23 but now change hands at a whopping
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Is Activision Blizzard Stock a Buy?
Summer is here, but with many households confined indoors due to COVID-19, video game stocks are doing well. In fact, while the S&P 500 remains down 6% year to date, all the largest U.S. video game
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Better Buy: GW Pharmaceuticals vs. Cara Therapeutics
GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) and Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) often get lumped together as cannabinoid-focused biotechs. However, that label is really only applicable to GW Pharmaceuticals
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5 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 5%
All the volatility in the marketplace this year has created some opportunities for income-focused investors. That's because dividend yields rise as stock prices decline. While several market sectors
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3 Tech Stocks With Dividend Yields Above 5%
Historically, the tech industry was not known for paying dividends to investors. Although Microsoft and Cisco have become dividend stalwarts today, back in the 1990s and early 2000s, they famously
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What If AMC Threw a Coming-Out Party and Nobody Came?
Leading move theater operator AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) drew a line in the sand when it announced plans to have most of its major multiplexes open by July 15, but now the industry is moving the
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What Happens to Your PPP Loan If Your Business Closes?
Though COVID-19 has hammered the U.S. economy on a whole, small businesses have been exceptionally vulnerable to its wrath. More than 100,000 small businesses have already closed their doors, and
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3 Top Stocks That Aren't on Wall Street's Radar
Wall Street might decide to ignore companies with a significant number of insiders holding stock, but that doesn't mean private investors should do the same. In fact, investors in dividend