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7 Sin Stocks To Buy During The Coronavirus Shutdown
Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 1:00pm | 1187Read More...There’s no question Americans are facing unprecedented stresses these days. Data suggests some Americans are relying on vices such as alcohol, tobacco and cannabis to get through the health crisis. At the same time, gamblers have been driven online for the time being due to casino closures....
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3 Corporate Bond ETFs For Fed Debt Buying
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 9:40am | 631Read More...Beleaguered investment-grade corporate bond exchange traded funds got a lifeline Monday when the Federal Reserve said it buy $200 billion worth of high-grade corporate debt, helping the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: LQD) to a gain of 7.39% on more than double the daily...
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As Wendy's Launches Breakfast, McDonald's Declares Monday 'National Egg McMuffin Day'
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 11:32am | 461Read More...Coinciding with Wendys Co's (NASDAQ: WEN) national breakfast launch Monday morning, rival fast food chain Mcdonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) is offering all customers a free Egg McMuffin sandwich. McDonald's, Wendys In Breakfast Battle McDonald's is declaring March 2 as "...
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Tesla's Unexpected Capital Raise Leads To Surprising Stock Surge
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 4:00pm | 1077Read More...Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares ripped higher on Thursday after the company surprised Wall Street by announcing a $2 billion dilutive common stock offering just days after CEO Elon Musk said raising money "doesn’t make sense." Tesla shares, which are up 255.2% in the past six months...
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A Decent Outlook For This Facebook-Heavy ETF
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 8:28am | 504Read More...The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLC), the first and largest exchange traded fund dedicated to the communication service sector, is often known for its massive combined weight to Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG). Those stock combine for over 42% of the...
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Go For The Gold With This International Equity ETF
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 1:35pm | 599Read More...Investors are hearing plenty about the possibility of 2020 being the year in which developed markets outside the U.S. finally have their day against American equities. As it is, broader developed market benchmarks have performed admirably this year, but for investors willing to bet on better things...
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Why Investing As An Individual Is So Difficult
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 8:41am | 804Read More...The decade-long bull market has produced some huge gains, including a 10-year return of 183.6% for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). Unfortunately, it’s likely many individual investors missed out on a large portion of those gains. The Numbers A recent study by DALBAR found that...
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An ETF For Gains From The Equity Market's Smallest Corner
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 9:11am | 512Read More...Micro-cap stocks are an alluring yet confounding segment of the market. Stocks in this segment are generally considered to have market values ranging from $50 million to $300 million. Taking Off Some Micro-Cap Volatility Risk Due to those low numbers, micro-cap names typically lack analyst...
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Why Financial ETFs Could End Their Run Of Disappointment
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 10:45am | 511Read More...The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) is up 15.28% year to date and while that sounds pretty good (it is), XLF and rival financial services exchange traded funds are trailing the S&P 500 this year. What Happened Much of the story with financial services ETFs revolves around interest...
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What Analysts Have To Say About Nvidia Following Earnings Beat
Friday, August 16, 2019 - 11:55am | 567Read More...NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares jumped 6.7% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the second quarter. Despite a 17% drop in sales compared to a year ago, Nvidia impressed the market with $1.31 billion in gaming revenue, slightly above consensus...
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AMD Drops On Mixed Quarter, Analysts Weigh In
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 11:40am | 450Read More...Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares dropped more than 8% Wednesday after the company reported a mixed second quarter on Tuesday. Despite slightly beating consensus analyst estimates, AMD reported a 13% drop in revenue in the quarter. AMD management said semi-custom product revenue and...
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How To Get A Lot Of International Stocks On The Cheap
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 11:28am | 479Read More...There are many benefits of the ongoing fee war in the world of exchange traded funds. One of those perks is that investors no longer have to pay higher than average fees for international equity exposure. Just look at the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSE: VEA). What Happened VEA has $72.58...
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Wall Street Skeptical Of Deutsche Bank's Restructuring Plan
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 12:49pm | 647Read More...On Sunday, battered international investment bank Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) announced it will be exiting the equities business and cutting 18,000 jobs as part of an aggressive restructuring plan. Deutsche Bank said it will eliminate its trading business as part of a cost-cutting plan that will...
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A Small-Cap ETF For Globe-Trotting Investors
Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 10:04am | 583Read More...While some market participants may be doubting the efficacy of investing in stocks outside the U.S., some investors may want to consider contrarian viewpoints and visit some ex-U.S. developed markets. For small-cap investors, the Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSE: SCHC) is a sensible...
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A Broad Emerging Markets ETF With A Modest Fee
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 2:00pm | 593Read More...iShares, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, late in 2012 created a suite of so-called core products aimed at buy-and-hold investors. One of the funds included in that group was the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: IEMG), which was created a cost-friendly...
