How Many Children Live in Poverty in Your State

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 6:42 pm

Close to 13 million children residing in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line, a threshold shown to underestimate the financial needs of ...
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These People Own the Most Land in America

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 6:36 pm

Spanning over 3.5 million square miles, the United States is the third largest country in the world by landmass, trailing only China and Russia. While over a quarter of ...
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The Most Popular Characters in ‘Sesame Street’s’ History

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 4:14 pm

"Sesame Street" made its debut in 1969, and children’s programming has never been the same. The show revolutionized TV by answering the question whether the medium can educate children. In ...
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How Karuna Therapeutics Is Capitalizing on Its Game-Changing Schizophrenia Study

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 3:23 pm

Karuna Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: KRTX) shares skyrocketed on Monday after the firm announced mid-stage results from its schizophrenia treatment. Now shares are on the move again after Karuna said that ...
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A New Problem for Clean Energy: Dealing With Old Windmill Blades

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm

If you live in a state where wind power is generating an increasing share of electricity, you've probably passed a windmill blade being towed down the highway and assumed that ...
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How Much Upside Is Too Much for Intel, AMD and Nvidia?

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 1:50 pm

Many investors prefer to invest in the fourth quarter of a given year because there is so much that can happen late into the year. Companies and governments tend to ...
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Macy’s Hit With Malware Attack, Customer Data Stolen

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 1:20 pm

Retail giant Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) revealed on Tuesday that its e-commerce website, Macys.com, was the victim of a malware attack on October 7. The malware, known as Magecart, installs ...
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Federal Reserve Shows Specifically How Much Uncertainty Has Hurt the Stock Market

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 1:00 pm

The bull market is now nearly 10 and a half years old, and stocks have again recently managed to reach all-time highs, with the Dow Jones industrials hitting 28,000 and ...
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What to Expect When Target Reports Wednesday Morning

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 11:55 am

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is scheduled to release its fiscal third-quarter financial results before the markets open on Wednesday. The consensus estimates are calling for $1.19 in earnings per share ...
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Is Microsoft Teams Eating Slack Alive?

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 11:50 am

When Slack Technologies Inc. (NYSE: WORK) came public earlier in 2019, it was a unicorn that was seeing growth, growth and more growth. The initial public offering hit in the ...
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Why This Is a Huge Win Against Prostate Cancer

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 11:15 am

Myovant Sciences Ltd. (NYSE: MYOV) shares more than doubled on Tuesday after the firm announced results from its late-stage prostate cancer study. Specifically, these results come from the Phase 3 ...
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FCC Bigfoots Satellite Companies

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 11:05 am

There's nothing like getting bigfooted by the federal government to send investors fleeing. That's what happened yesterday to Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) following a tweet by Federal Communications Commission Chair ...
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Will Medicines Co Be the Next Target of Novartis?

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 10:40 am

Medicines Co. (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares shot up on Tuesday after it was reported that Novartis A.G. (NYSE: NVS) might be eyeing this company as its newest acquisition. Currently, Medicines has ...
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3 Different Share Sales From the Company and Insiders Weigh on Roku

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 10:05 am

Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) has enjoyed a very successful 2019. Its shares have risen exponentially, the rekindled stock market strength has its shares back near the prior peak, and its ...
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October Housing Starts Maintain Solid Upward Trend

Posted: November 19, 2019 at 9:55 am

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that new housing starts in October rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.31 ...
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