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Google Is World’s Most Valuable Brand
BrandZ has released its 2016 list of 100 most valuable brands. Google ranked in first place at $229 billion and Apple in second at $228 billion.
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The 4 Stocks That Sank the DJIA on Friday
June 3, 2016: Markets opened lower again Friday after a disappointing report on U.S. non-farm payrolls. Then the U.S. trade balance tacked on another deficit. The dollar tumbled and, later in the…
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Technology
Minecraft Tops 100 Million Sales
With almost 107 million copies sold as of Thursday, Minecraft is the second most popular video game ever. Only Tetris has sold more copies.
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Technology
7 Key Tech Stock Upgrades for Big Implied Upside
These were the seven technology analyst upgrades and initiations seen with big upside targets made during the week ending May 27.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, ADM, CSC, Infosys, Microsoft, Wells Fargo, WisdomTree and More
Stocks were indicated higher on Thursday, after gains on Tuesday and Wednesday were handy. Oil also crossed back above the $50 barrier again for the first time since October 2015. The notion…
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The 5 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks: Did Short Sellers Go Away in May?
As the time of “sell in May and go away” arrived, it seems the short sellers were neither strongly for nor against the notion, as least as far as the most heavily…
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Microsoft To Cut 1,850 Nokia Jobs, Formerly World’s Largest Cell Phone Maker
Finland newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will cut as many as 1,850 as its phone operation, formerly Nokia. The huge software company immediately stated that it would take a $950…
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The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Dow on Tuesday
May 24, 2016: Markets opened higher Tuesday trailing along behind some strength in Europe exchanges due to rising expectations that the European Central Bank will kick out another round of easing after…
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4 Stocks That Hedge Fund Managers Love and Own the Most Of
Despite struggling mightily over the past couple of years, hedge funds still have a ton of assets under management.
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: ADM, General Mills, Home Depot, Microsoft, 3D Systems, Western Digital and More
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include ADM, General Mills, Home Depot, Microsoft, 3D Systems and Western Digital.
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Old-School Tech Stocks Warming Up for Summer: 4 Dividend Payers to Buy
With the odds that the summer adds some volatility to the mix, shifting to the old-school tech stocks may not be a bad idea.
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Hedge Funds Dump Apple Stock in Q1
In the first quarter of 2016, global hedge funds reduced their exposure to equities by more than four times the fourth-quarter 2015 decline.
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The 4 Stocks That Sank the Down on Tuesday
May 17, 2016: Markets opened lower Tuesday following a higher-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading. Housing starts came in a bit below expectations. European markets traded lower, offsetting earlier gains in Asia.…
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11 Crucial Things to Consider About Warren Buffett’s New Apple Stake
With a 4% rally in Apple on the heels of news of Berkshire Hathaway's $1 billion stake, there are several things that should be considered.
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The 4 Stocks That Buoyed the Dow on Thursday
May 12, 2016: Markets opened higher on Thursday despite the report that new claims for unemployment benefits had risen more than expected. Equities drifted below the break-even line by mid-morning and stayed…