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Better Buy: Starbucks vs. Dunkin'
On the surface, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) look like very similar businesses. Both sell popular coffee beverages and have a variety of food options on the menu. But
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Amazon's Gearing Up for a Massive Q4
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has already seen its sales grow extremely quickly through the first half of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed consumers to do more of their shopping online. But
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Why Sorrento Therapeutics Stock Is Ripping Higher Today
Shares of the mid-cap biopharma Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) jumped by as much as 35% in pre-market trading Thursday morning. The stock is heating up today in response to the Food and Drug
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Is This the Best Turnaround Play in the Energy Patch?
Oil and natural gas prices are at painfully low levels, leading the broader energy sector into a brutal downturn. That means contrarian investors, who often invest while others are afraid to, should
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2 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 4%
It is tempting to jump into stocks that have a high dividend yield. However, this is only the first step in the process for income-seeking investors. Many companies have an inflated yield because
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Why Investors Should Love Microsoft's Dividend
The pandemic has put a big dent in many companies' growth plans. Even more, industries that were hit particularly hard by travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders have seen many dividend cuts in
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Tiffany Accuses LVMH of Trying to 'Run Out the Clock' by Opposing Expedited Trial
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) says LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTC: LVMUY) is stalling for time to ensure the deadline for their busted merger expires.
The jeweler is suing the fashion house to
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You'll Be Shocked at How Many Americans Saved Nothing for Retirement in the Past Year
Social Security generally doesn't provide enough income for seniors to live on -- at least comfortably, anyway. The average recipient today collects about $18,000 a year, but if your earnings are
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Salesforce Gets Added to Dow Jones Industrial Average. Is it Time to Buy or Sell?
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) was recently added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This is big news for an already mammoth tech company. But the Dow requirements for joining the prestigious index are
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Why JPMorgan Chase Could Be Headed for a Strong Third Quarter
JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) CFO Jennifer Piepszak recently spoke at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, giving investors a glimpse into what they can expect from the bank in the
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3 Recent IPOs to Add to Your Watchlist
The stock market got off to a rough start this year as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses worldwide. But after the markets bottomed out in March, a growing number of companies started going
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Lufthansa Mulls Further Fleet Cuts That Might Benefit Boeing
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life extremely tough for airlines. Lufthansa (OTC: DLAKY) has been hit particularly hard. The largest European airline group was already less profitable than many of
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Does This Country Offer a Crystal Ball for Intuitive Surgical's Investors?
I remember exactly when I became aware of robotic surgery: I was four years old, watching Luke Skywalker have his hand rebuilt after a rather contentious family reunion. That level of science
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Is This Insanely Popular Home Workout Company Actually Worth $24 Billion?
With gyms shut down and stress piling up, people across the world have turned to online, virtual fitness classes as a way to stay fit and cope. Hugely popular home workout brand Peloton (NASDAQ:
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Congressional 737 Max Report Is a Warning for Boeing Investors
It's been a tough year for Boeing (NYSE: BA), but the aerospace giant and its shareholders should get some much-needed good news before year's end as regulators appear close to allowing the 737 Max
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Honeywell's Strongest Segment Prepares for Growth
Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) certainly has more than its fair share of headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it also has some growth opportunities. With the
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Better Buy: Amazon vs. Target
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Target (NYSE: TGT) started on two ends of the retail spectrum. One rose to a seemingly dominant position in retail by pioneering e-commerce, while the other became one of
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2 Recession-Ready Stocks to Buy Right Now
The U.S. has been in recession since February, and how long it will last is uncertain, likely depending on when a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment is ready for the public. Predictions range from an end
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COVID-19 Has Accelerated the Growth of Mastercard's Digital Payment Business
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is a key player in the payment processing industry -- one of two companies that control the merchant acceptance "rails" for credit cards (the other, of course, is Visa).
In a
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3 Reasons Why You Probably Won't Receive a Coronavirus Vaccine Shot by the End of 2020
I think there's a decent chance that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by the end of this year. I'm in pretty good company. Dr. Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of
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Should Vista Outdoor or Olin Buy Remington's Ammo Business?
Remington Arms, the oldest gunmaker in America, was forced to file for bankruptcy after its private-equity owners put the company under a heavy debt burden, making the guns and ammo manufacturer
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Netflix Seems to Be on Its Way to 100 Million Subscribers in This Key Market
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been steadily making progress in India -- it's attracting more subscribers through targeted content and new subscription plans to make its offerings more viable in the
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You Should Plan on Claiming Social Security at 62 -- Even If You Don't End Up Doing It
Many seniors spend years going back and forth on Social Security -- specifically, trying to decide when to claim it. Signing up for benefits at 62 is appealing because it's the earliest age to file
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Following Snowflake, Sumo Logic Stock Starts Trading on the Nasdaq Today
Sumo Logic (NASDAQ: SUMO), which is riding a strong wave of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) in the wake of Snowflake's splashy arrival, is slated to make its stock market debut on Thursday
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Forget Cheap, High-Risk Stocks: Here Are 3 Better Ways to Invest
The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley is credited with saying, "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer." Investing can certainly feel that way, considering a single share of Alphabet or Amazon