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Did Amazon Just Make Microsoft Blink, or Was It Something More?
The world of voice-activated virtual assistants is becoming a crowded place. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) gave us Siri, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) provided the Google Assistant,....
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3 Top Index Funds to Keep You in the Investing Game
Index funds and exchange-traded funds can be some of the easiest ways to invest in the market without doing the research or taking the risk investors should put into owning individual stocks. And....
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Tech Stocks This Week: Comcast Gets Slammed, Square Turns to Banking, and More
This week, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) suffered its biggest one-day decline in six years, Square (NYSE: SQ) put in an application to create its own bank, and speculation surrounding Apple's (NASDAQ:....
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Florida Theme Parks Brace for Hurricane Irma
Hurricanes may be old hat for Floridians, but with Orlando in the crosshairs of Hurricane Irma over the weekend, Disney (NYSE: DIS), Universal Orlando parent Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), and SeaWorld....
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These Charts Explain Why Goldman Sachs' CEO Is Unnerved by the Markets Right Now
The chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Lloyd Blankfein, added his voice to a chorus of high-profile financiers that have expressed concern about the current state of the markets."Things....
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McDonald's Corp Revitalizes McCafe: What You Need to Know
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) said it understands how important the coffee culture is for consumers, and it's relaunching McCafe to prove it. On Wednesday, McDonald's said it is overhauling the McCafe....
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3 Reasons Apple Inc. Stock Could Rise After Its Big iPhone Launch
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have enjoyed a tremendous run year-to-date. In that time, the stock is up nearly 40%, which is particularly impressive considering that a 40% increase in the company's....
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5 Questions for Colin Walsh, CEO of Varo Money
The payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) is looking to disrupt more than just the payments space. On Thursday, it submitted an application with bank regulators to obtain a charter for an industrial....
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3 Stocks That Have Paid a Dividend for at Least 135 Consecutive Years
In many ways, you could think of dividend stocks as the financial foundation of your portfolio. The reason is that they bring four unique advantages to the table for investors.To begin with,....
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3 Billionaire Stocks for Retirees
It can be a daunting task for investors to narrow down their list of potential stocks to buy. But that pressure can be even greater for retirees who want to enjoy the outsized gains offered by the....
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Good News for Opdivo Shows Why You Shouldn't Give Up on Bristol-Myers Squibb Stock
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) investors might have been just a bit worried on Wednesday. After all, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had just placed a partial clinical hold on three....
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BMW: 12 New Electric Cars to Challenge Tesla
BMW AG (NASDAQOTH: BAMXF) will launch 12 new all-electric vehicles between now and 2025, as part of a larger move into electrified drivetrains, the company said on Wednesday -- and it will unveil....
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Now Guess Who's Getting Into Meal-Kit Delivery?
As if Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) didn't have enough worries, now it has to contend with a new kind of competition: beverage makers entering the meal-kit delivery market. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)....
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Now We Know Why Apple Gave Such Strong Guidance
For many months now, the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumor mill has been working overtime, with reports that the newest version of the iPhone is facing production issues, resulting from a problem....
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Apple Inc. To Debut New iPhones Next Week
For today’s bulletin, we take a look at Apple $AAPL ahead of their developer conference next week. We also provide a link to download a FREE STOCK REPORT on the company
VALUATION: Overvalued....
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Payment Company Square Applies for Bank Charter
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) planned to submit an application on Thursday for a bank charter in Utah. The purpose of the unit, Square....
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Costco Stock: The Bear Case From a Bull
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock recently dipped into negative territory for the year to put it well behind the broader market's 10% increase. At first blush, the sell-off looks like shortsightedness....
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1 Reason Apple Inc. Will Have to Charge at Least $999 for the Top New iPhone
On Sept. 12, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hosting an event at which it is expected to unveil a trio of next-generation iPhones.Though it's widely anticipated that the direct successors to the current....
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How Does JPMorgan Chase Stock's Dividend Stack Up?
Because JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is already so large -- it's the biggest bank in the country -- it isn't likely to get growth investors very excited. Where JPMorgan Chase shines from an....
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Even Lawmakers Can Agree: Self-Driving Cars Are the Future
In a bold and somewhat unexpected move, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation that would dramatically increase the number of self-driving cars allowed on US streets. The....
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3 Stocks With Costco-like Return Potential
Of all the world's great businesses, few can claim the same level of success as Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) in creating shareholder value -- and not just for its earliest investors. Though....
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Battle of Dividends: McDonald's vs. Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) are two of the most renowned dividend stocks, with dividend histories stretching back decades. But which consumer goods juggernaut is the better bet....
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3 Reasons I'm Losing Faith in Qualcomm Inc.
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares have fallen over 20% this year due to a seemingly endless barrage of bad news. Government regulators are fining the chipmaker over its licensing practices, a....
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Apple Stock Could Fall After Next Week's Launch Event -- or Not
On Tuesday, widely followed Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst Gene Munster stated that Apple stock could fall by about 10% in the next one to three months, according to CNBC. Munster's reasoning is....
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3 High-Yield Tech Stocks
Often when people think about investing in technology stocks, dividends are the furthest thing from their minds. But for those who know where to look, the tech industry contains some of the....