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Service Corporation International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading provider of deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. It operates a network of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematoria, offering a comprehensive range of services including funerals, cremations, and memorialization. The company prides itself on professional and compassionate service, offering everything from funeral planning and directing to catering and travel protection. Its products range from burial caskets and urns to memorialization products. Service Corporation International is known for its respected brands like Dignity Memorial and Neptune Society.
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Investing
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the saying, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While taxes and the aftermath of death and estate management issues are frequent 24/7 Wall Street topics, less…
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Investing
A Seismic Shift in the Funeral Economy Cremation has eclipsed traditional burials as the preferred end-of-life choice in the United States, reshaping the funeral economy in profound ways. According to the National…
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Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Altria, American International Group, Datadog, DraftKings, Emerson Electric, Marriott International, NortonLifeLock, Opendoor Technologies, Realty Income, Roblox and Under Armour.
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Services
Death and taxes are two certainties in life. It turns out that the death care industry is very essential when each person’s life comes to an end. It’s also a rather lucrative…
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Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations included AbbVie, Apple, Arconic, CenturyLink, eHealth, Nvidia, Salesforce.com, Tesla and Teva Pharmaceutical.
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Stocks saw profit-taking on Tuesday, but the major indexes were up on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate cut in the afternoon. Earnings season is proving to be quite…
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The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls on Monday include Energy Transfer Equity, First Solar, L3 Technologies, Regions Financial and Western Digital.
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The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday morning include Apple, Coach, Encana, NXP Semiconductors, Sina and Under Armour.
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Services
Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and its price target on Service Corporation International (SCI).
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Health and Healthcare
ThinkstockWhen short interest, or the amount of any specific stock sold short, starts to decline, that is usually a flashing sign for investors to take a look behind the curtain. In general,…