Best New Car Brands of 2019

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 1:04 pm

One of the most carefully followed new car brand rating reports -- the J.D. Power 2019 Initial Quality Survey -- was released today. The survey influences new car buyers as ...
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What to Expect When Kroger Reports Thursday Morning

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 12:59 pm

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday. The consensus estimates are calling for $0.72 in earnings per ...
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SEC Seeks Comments on Mom-and-Pop Access to Hedge Funds

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 11:53 am

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday issued a request for comment on a concept release document that the agency says is intended to "simplify, harmonize, and improve ...
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Man Sues Conglomerate for Messing With Oreos

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 11:50 am

A class action lawsuit filed late last month against Mondelēz International -- the massive food company whose brands include Nabisco, Ritz, Cadbury, and Tate’s -- accuses them of falsely labeling ...
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8 Stocks That Will Win as the Fed Lowers Interest Rates

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 10:35 am

The debate is on over whether or not Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve's FOMC will lower interest rates sooner rather than later. Some pundits and investors had been calling ...
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What Analysts Are Saying About Adobe After Earnings

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 10:32 am

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) released its fiscal second-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Tuesday. Although the stock only made a handy gain in response to earnings, analysts were ...
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Hawaiian Firm Wants to Grow Seaweed in the Ocean

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 10:28 am

A company known for its once-controversial unanchored offshore fish pens has plans to get into the specialty seaweed business in a big way. Kampachi Farms LLC, whose main business is ...
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How Some Forests Are Surprisingly Resistant to Climate Change

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 10:05 am

Old forests, dating back a century or more, can be magnificent to look at, but there’s more to them than just their majesty and beauty: They also seem to be ...
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Study Shows How Pomegranates May Help Keep Us Younger

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:50 am

Swiss researchers have established that tannins found in pomegranates are converted in the digestive system into a compound that appears to slow down mitochondrial aging -- a natural process that ...
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Boeing, Airbus Continue Slugging It Out at Paris Air Show

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:28 am

No one expected The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to pull out a single order for 200 single-aisle 737 MAX jets during this week's Paris Air Show, but that's just what ...
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Why This FDA Approval for Pneumonia Treatment Is So Huge

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:23 am

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT) shares nearly doubled early on Wednesday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application ...
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Amazon Says These Are the Best Books of the Year

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:09 am

Just in time for summer reading, the Amazon Books editorial team has announced their picks for the 20 best books of the first almost-six months of the year. Their number-one ...
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One Firm Sees Up to 45% Upside in Top Companies in Life Sciences Tools

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 8:53 am

Investing in the life sciences tool sector can be tricky, but according to the financial services firm Janney, the investing gain will be a result of finding the right secular ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Energizer, Marvell, MongoDB, Royal Gold, Six Flags, State Street, SunPower, TripAdvisor and More

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 8:46 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher marginally higher ahead of the FOMC decision and after Tuesday's trade talk-induced rally. The market volatility has shaken out many investors, but those who ...
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More – and Older — Vehicles Now Traveling on US Roads

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 8:40 am

There were 276 million light duty vehicles cruising U.S. roads and highways at the end of the first quarter of 2019. That's up about 1.7% compared with the first quarter ...
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