Amazon’s market cap is closing in on Apple

Posted: July 21, 2018 at 7:40 am

Would Steve Jobs have taken this sitting down?   A friend of the blog forwarded this Motley Fool link with these words: You like charts. Here’s one full of them. ...
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WSJ: Look who’s getting Apple, Starbucks stock

Posted: July 21, 2018 at 7:40 am

Starbucks gives company stock to its baristas. Apple awards shares to its retail workers. Not quite the same thing. From Apple, Starbucks Have an Answer for the Tight Job ...
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25 Names That Are Going Extinct

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 4:57 pm

What’s in a name? William Shakespeare posed that question more than 400 years ago and it’s still pertinent today. Names go in and out of style, and it’s not always ...
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Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 4:10 pm

July 20, 2018: The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,801.92. The DJIA closed flat at 25,057.92. Separately, the Nasdaq was flat at 7,820.20. Thursday was a flat day for the ...
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Skechers, AT&T Plunge into Friday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 4:05 pm

July 20, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 60 equities making new 52-week lows in Friday's session. On the NYSE decliners led advancers by about 1.17 ...
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Microsoft, JPMorgan Hold the Dow Level Friday

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 4:01 pm

July 20, 2018: Markets opened mixed Friday and never moved far from the break-even line after a short push higher in the mid-morning. The President complained again about the strong ...
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America’s Most Counterfeited Items

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 3:38 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection processes over 278 million cargo and parcel shipments from overseas each year. While the majority of these contain legal goods, a small percentage contain counterfeit ...
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Old Fashioned Names Making a Comeback

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 3:01 pm

Names wax and wane in popularity and it isn’t always obvious why. Sometimes they suffer from negative associations with unpopular people or unfortunate events. Sometimes they get a boost from ...
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US Oil Rig Count Down 5, Crude Price Set to Post Small Weekly Loss

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 1:35 pm

In the week ending July 20, 2018, the number of land rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 858, down by five compared to the previous week and ...
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16 Most Segregated Cities in America

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 1:07 pm

The United States Supreme Court stated in no uncertain terms in 1954 that a racially segregated school system deprives minority children of equal educational opportunities. While it has been ...
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Cities With the Most People on Food Stamps

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 12:07 pm

Food is a basic need that an estimated 42 million Americans struggle to afford. Americans on fixed incomes, those with disabilities, and low-income households with children are among the most ...
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The Future of Money: Digital Currency

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 12:05 pm

By Eswar Prasad, Senior Fellow — Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution Editor's Note: On Wednesday, July 18, Eswar Prasad delivered testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives ...
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PTC Therapeutics Wins Big With Agilis Biotherapeutics Acquisition

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 12:00 pm

PTC Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) shares made a handy gain on Friday after the firm announced that it would be acquiring Agilis Biotherapeutics. The transaction was approved by the boards ...
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How Trump Is Trying to Lower Crude Oil Prices

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 11:55 am

In an interview Thursday, President Trump allowed that he was "not thrilled" about the Federal Reserve's continuing interest rate hikes. He argued that raising rates strengthens the dollar and that ...
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Tilray IPO Keeps Lighting Up

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 11:00 am

Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) entered the markets with a bang on Thursday, and it is continuing its run to close out the week. This is one of the first marijuana ...
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