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United Nations Votes to Ban Nuclear Weapons. What Does This Mean for Defense Companies?
On Friday, July 7, three days after America celebrated its independence, the United Nations voted for independence from nuclear weapons. By a vote of 122 for, 1 against, and 1 abstention, the UN
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3D Printing News: Proto Labs Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday When It Reports Q2 Earnings
Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), which provides technology-enabled quick-turn traditional manufacturing and 3D printing services, is slated to report its second-quarter 2017 earnings before the market opens
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3 Cheap High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
Today's investor is likely in a real quandary. On the one hand, the overall market is trading at valuations we haven't seen all that often. On the other, buying bargain basement high-yield stocks is
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1 Thing Procter & Gamble Co. Left Out of Its Proxy Fight Response
After receiving a direct challenge to its management team from an activist investor, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) fired back this week in a combative press release.In the return volley, the consumer
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Late to the Retirement Savings Game? Here Are 5 Ways to Catch Up
Because Social Security won't be enough to sustain the average American in retirement, it's critical to save independently for the future. But unfortunately, a large number of near-retirees are
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5 Investing Questions the Average American Can't Answer
It's not a big secret that Americans are lacking in financial literacy. In fact, in one 2015 international study of 15-year-olds, the U.S. ranked 12th out of 18 participating countries for financial
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Trump's Latest Healthcare Proposal Is Arguably the Most Dangerous Yet
In the words of President Trump, "Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated."Following his victory in November, and with Republicans retaining control of both houses of Congress, it was
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These 5 Drugs Could Be Worth $45 Billion -- and They're Not Even on the Market Yet
$45 billion for five experimental drugs.That's how much market research firm EvaluatePharma projects the five most valuable pipeline candidates are worth right now. The firm calculated the net present
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The Three Best Stocks in Fintech
Fintech, short for financial technology, is the practice of incorporating new and innovative technologies to better perform traditional financial services. Fintech applications include everything from
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Here's Why Medicare Ran a Surplus in 2016 but Is Still in Trouble
According to the recently released 2017 Medicare trustees' report, the Hospital Insurance trust fund, which supports taxpayer-funded Medicare Part A, ran a surplus of more than $5 billion. What's
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5 Things Tesla Still Hasn’t Revealed About the Model 3
For a car that is widely expected to take the world by storm soon -- and that is now officially in production -- there's much about Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3 that remains a mystery.Typically
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3 Reasons It's Smart to Take Social Security Benefits at 62
Pop quiz! At what age do most people start collecting their Social Security benefits? You might assume that it's 65, as that has long been the age at which retirees could collect their full benefits
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7 Stats That Show How Today's Teens Are Making Smart Money Choices
When we read about the state of Americans' finances, it's often nothing but bad news. In fact, as of late last year, an estimated 69% of U.S. adults had less than $1,000 in the bank, while 34% had no
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3 Proven Ways to Boost Your Retirement Income
If spending almost a decade studying retirement has taught me anything, it's:"How could this possibly be?" you might ask. The answer comes down to two simple words: hedonic adaptation. In the simplest
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10 Low PE Stock Picks for the Enterprising Investor – July 2017
There are a number of great companies in the market today. By using the ModernGraham Valuation Model, I’ve selected 10 low PE stocks for the Enterprising Investor. These companies have the....
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How Well Are We Doing on Financial Wellness?
Every year, professional-services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducts its Employee Financial Wellness survey to gauge how U.S. workers are doing with money. And in this episode of Motley Fool
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5 "Death Trends" in the Consumer and Retail Sector
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Vincent Shen, host of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, to talk about his corner of the U.S. economy -- and
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What to Expect From AMD's Q2 Results
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have made a recovery after getting clobbered after the company's first-quarter report at the beginning of May, working their way back to slightly above
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The 10 Best-Selling Video Games in June
The NPD Group recently released its video game sales tracking results for the month of June, and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), Activision
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How VR Could Power GoPro Back to Growth
GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) has finally given up on its media business, allowing it to focus on what it does best: make cameras. And the newest one to join its lineup (due to hit stores sometime this
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3 Things Qualcomm, Inc. Wants You to Know About Its New Fingerprint Tech
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the leading vendor of smartphone applications processors and cellular modems, which are usually combined into a single chip. The company's dominant position in the
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What I'll Be Watching When Cirrus Logic Reports Earnings
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) shareholders are reaping the rewards of the company's recent performance, with shares up more than 50% over the past 12 months. Last quarter saw Cirrus' high-performance
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What To Look For In Intel Inc.'s Earnings Report
Semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is taking its business in two directions these days. The middle ground between the big-iron data center market and the lively Internet of Things sector is
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What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
Markets continue to hold near-record levels as investors turn their heads toward company conference calls as earnings season heats up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.27% for the week
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Ignore eBay Inc.: Here Are 2 Better Stocks
You might not have noticed, but shares of online auction pioneer eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) have sneakily trounced the Nasdaq Composite over the past three years.In fact, eBay stock has soared an impressive