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3 Stocks Peter Lynch Would Love
Peter Lynch rose to fame in the 1980s as Fidelity Magellan's fund manager. He ran the portfolio from 1977 until 1990, racking up big, market-beating gains for its shareholders. His 29% annual return
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Curaleaf and Grassroots Downsize Their Buyout Deal
Nearing its one-year anniversary, Curaleaf Holdings' (OTC: CURLF) arrangement to buy privately held peer GR Companies (doing business as Grassroots) has been modified by the two parties.
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Is Now the Right Time to Buy Okta Stock?
Following the March market lows, Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) stock shot past its February peak. As of this writing, this tech stock trades near all-time highs. With more employees working from home amid the
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Hurting Financially During the COVID-19 Crisis? 3 Tax Breaks That Can Help
Lowering your tax burden is a smart thing to do every year. But right now, it may be more important than ever. With the U.S. economy in a recession and millions of Americans grappling with income
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Forget Google, Facebook Is a Better Digital Advertising Stock
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are two of the world's largest digital advertising platforms. Google owns the world's largest search engine, which
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COVID-19 Is Taking an Oversized Toll on HP and Xerox (and It's Going to Get Worse)
Although the advent of the personal computer and corporate networking a couple of decades ago was supposed to usher in the era of a paperless office, that didn't actually happen at the time. Indeed
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Better Buy: Costco vs. Coca Cola
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) are both well-respected companies and are generally fixtures in American life. But they have fared quite differently during the coronavirus pandemic
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Report: Bed Bath & Beyond Trying to Sell Cost Plus and Christmas Tree Shops
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) might be selling more than soap dishes and shower heads at the moment. A report in Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the matter," says that the struggling reta
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Why I'm (Still) Not Buying Starbucks Stock
Few megachains do a better job taking care of their employees -- and their supply chain -- than Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). The company has grown not just by focusing on coffee, but by creating a
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Why Investors Should Pay Attention to Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), like most meat processors, became uncomfortably acquainted with the coronavirus this spring. Outbreaks at many of its meat processing plants across the country closed down
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Who Was Nikola Tesla, and Why Are Electric Vehicle Companies Naming Themselves After Him?
Two of the hottest names in electric vehicle stocks are truckmaker Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA), shares of which are up more than 200% over the past month, and carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), whose stock
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Nordstrom Rack: A Huge Opportunity for Nordstrom Investors
Many retail stocks have been crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with department stores and other apparel-focused retailers being particularly hard hit. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) has been no exception
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3 Stocks You Can Keep Forever
Warren Buffett has said the best time to sell is never, and though he often doesn't follow his own rules -- as the recent sale of all the airline stocks in his portfolio attests -- it remains a good
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Why Google's U.S. Ad Revenue Will Decline but Facebook’s Will Grow in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some interesting business bifurcations in the economy. For illustration, look no further than the recent 2020 ad revenue projections from research firm
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Will Sysco Rebound as Restaurants Reopen?
Food service giant Sysco's (NYSE: SYY) shares are down almost 36% year-to-date (versus a 3.5% decline for the S&P 500) as it suffers the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic along with so
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Better Buy: Beyond Meat vs. Dunkin Brands
Investors have high expectations for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), with shares having more than doubled through the first half of 2020. The plant-based meat specialist was considered a promising
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Spotify's Unique Ability to Create Value in Podcasting
Spotify's (NYSE: SPOT) investments in podcast content have made a lot of headlines this year. It's made several big acquisitions and signed contracts for future content partnerships as well.
But
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Holding Out for a Second Stimulus Check? You May Get Your Answer Soon.
Once the COVID-19 outbreak hit U.S. soil, it quickly became evident that Americans would need some amount of financial relief to cope with widespread unemployment and income loss. The solution came
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3 Top Value Stocks to Buy Right Now
If the volatility most growth stocks have dished out in recent weeks has produced more personal anxiety than actual portfolio gains, it may be time to take a step back. That doesn't mean you should
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3 Dividend Stocks That Pay You Better Than Coca-Cola Does
With a 134-year history behind it, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of America's oldest and most respected companies. And with a 57-year history of raising its annual dividend, it's a "
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Why Is Everyone Talking About Amazon Stock?
Few companies generate as many column miles of media coverage and news as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). That's especially true in the coronavirus-centered first half of 2020. Amazon's media buzz tends
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3 Stocks Poised for Huge Growth Over the Next Decade
Over the past decade, growth stocks have absolutely trounced value stocks by an unprecedented margin for an even more unprecedented amount of time. It's unclear how long that outperformance will
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This Top Dividend Stock Is Cheap Right Now, but Is It a Buy?
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) was on shaky ground before the novel coronavirus pandemic struck thanks to a cyclical slowdown in cloud infrastructure spending and the U.S.-China trade war that led to
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3 of the Costliest Social Security Mistakes You Could Make
Social Security benefits are one of the most important sources of income for millions of retirees, but far too many end up costing themselves money because they claim benefits without understanding
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Lost Retirement Plan Value During the COVID-19 Crisis? Here Are 3 Alternative Income Sources You Can Tap.
If your retirement plan has lost value in the wake of COVID-19, you're not alone. Fidelity reports that the average 401(k) balance took a $20,900 hit between late 2019 and the end of March. And IRAs