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Is Google Stock A Buy? Internet Search Giant Could Finally Be Best FANG Stock In 2021
It’s still early in 2021. But will this be the year that Google stock finally out-performs other FANG stocks? Investors…
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Is Visa Stock A Buy Right Now As It Raises Card Fees?
Visa (V) has a strong earnings track record and is making more moves in digital payments. Is Visa stock a…
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NIO Stock: Cash Secured Put Update
Not all option trades go according to plan. Back in January we looked at a long-term cash secured put on…
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Stocks To Watch: Alcoa Sees Relative Strength Rating Jump To 93
On Thursday, Alcoa (AA) cleared an important performance benchmark, seeing its Relative Strength (RS) Rating jump into the 90-plus percentile…
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IBD Live QA Summary, Key Stock Lists For Thursday, March 4, 2021
Question Answer(s) to the entire IBD International Team Live from Minneapolis – a thoroughly good Thursday morning to all of…
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Dow Jones Slides 1,462 Points From February Peak, Bitcoin Down 4%; These Growth Stocks Hold Firm
After peaking at 32,009 just two weeks ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has tanked more than 1,460 points, or…
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Walmart Eyes U.S. Stock Listing To Top India Business: Report
Walmart (WMT) is reportedly looking to take its Flipkart unit public in the U.S. via a blank-check deal. Walmart stock…
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The surprisingly good times for auto lenders will end. But when?
A global microchip shortage is bad news for carmakers but a potential boon for auto lenders, which have largely benefited…
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Broadcom Posts Best Sales, Earnings Growth In 2 Years
Chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) late Thursday easily beat Wall Street’s targets for its fiscal first quarter. However, AVGO stock fell in…
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Vale, IBD Stock Of The Day, Sets Up New Buy Point As Commodities Jump
Vale Vale VALE $0.38 2.13% 32% IBD Stock Analysis Vale stock is approaching an 18.57 buy point. Shares have a…
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Dow Jones Futures: Stocks Break Decisively On Fed Chief Powell; Tesla, Google, Microsoft In Focus
Dow Jones futures edged higher Thursday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally suffered…
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Dow Jones Falls 345 Points As Nasdaq Leads Sell-Off On Fed Chair Jerome Powell Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower in today’s stock market after reversing some of its earlier losses. Meanwhile, the…
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D.C. power shift complicates Fed decision on capital rule
WASHINGTON — Pressure continues to mount on the Federal Reserve from both sides as the central bank mulls an extension…
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Fed orders Nano Banc in California to reduce CRE concentration
The holding companies of Nano Banc in Irvine, Calif., have agreed to take a series of steps to improve the…
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Valley Strong to bulk up with Solano First merger
Solano First Federal Credit Union, a $175 million-asset institution in Bakersfield, Calif., has agreed to merge into Valley Strong Credit…
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Tech Giant Siemens Earns Key Rating Upgrade; Has It Turned The Corner?
Top-ranked German technology giant Siemens seems to be recovering nicely from the coronavirus crash last year. In the intervening period…
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Credit unions dig into data to offset slowdown in lending
With lending slowing in part due to the ongoing economic downturn brought on by the pandemic, some credit unions are…
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Dow Jones Dives 700 Points As Powell Speech Slams Stock Market, Bond Yields Spike
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 700 points Thursday, after Fed Chief Jerome Powell’s speech boosted bond yields and sent…
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Challenger bank helps customers brace for medical emergencies
A challenger bank is offering supplemental health insurance and other health-related benefits to customers who are uninsured or underinsured. Better…
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Four High Dividend Stocks You Can Count On
It’s easy to chase high dividend stocks — and even easier to lose money on them if they fall. There’s…
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Ingles Markets Gets IBD Stock Rating Upgrade
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) saw an improvement in its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating Thursday, from 94 to 96. X The new…
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Malvern hires activist investor as outside consultant
Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa., has retained a well-known activist investor to provide consulting services. The $1.2 billion-asset company said…
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Oil Prices Surge On ‘Shocking’ Saudi Move At OPEC+ Meeting
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and key partners will extend most of the current output cuts, sending oil…
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Discover opening call center in low-income Chicago neighborhood
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Dow Rallies, Tech Stocks Turn Higher Ahead Of Powell Speech As Yields Rise; Tesla Dives 5%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 100 points Thursday ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech, as the…
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General Motors Looks To Add More Juice To Electric Vehicle Transformation
General Motors (GM) is reportedly eyeing a second battery factory in the U.S. with South Korea’s LG Chem, after setting…
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Are Any Marijuana Stocks Good Buys Amid March Cooldown?
Marijuana stocks have fallen from their February highs, after greater hopes for U.S. legalization. Does that make any of them…
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7 Small Stocks Up Big Can Still Double From Here, Analysts Say
Getting a big headache watching large-cap S&P 500 stocks lose steam? Small-cap stocks are giving investors a new way to…
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Dow Jones Futures Fall; Will Fed Chief Powell Offer Treasury Yield ‘Twist’ With Stock Market Rally Reeling?
Dow Jones futures fell slightly Thursday morning, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally is…
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‘Capital holiday’ expiration looms; retail stock traders target Rocket Cos.
Wall Street Journal Holiday deadline looms The recent drop in Treasury bond prices might get even worse if a “capital…
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American Airlines Shows Rising Relative Strength; Is Air Travel Back?
On Wednesday, American Airlines (AAL) cleared a noteworthy technical benchmark, seeing its Relative Strength (RS) Rating jump into the 80-plus…
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Dow Rallies After Biden Vaccine Pledge Even As Bond Yields Rise; Boeing Stock Flies
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied, even as other indexes fell, after President Joe Biden promised the U.S. will have…
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Top-Ranked Select Medical’s Stock Soars On Strong Profit Growth; Key Rating Bumped Up
Hospital operator Select Medical’s stock has jumped 27% in less than a week after it reported outstanding fourth quarter earnings…
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Carnival Sees Improved Relative Strength Rating To 72
Carnival (CCL) had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 65 to 72 Wednesday — a welcome improvement, but still…
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Does Jump In Carnival Stock Make It A Buy Right Now? Here’s What Earnings, Charts Show
America is getting vaccinated against Covid-19. And cruise line Carnival (CCL) is sounding its ships’ horns to signal its vessels…
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Covid Test Firm Labcorp Joins Elite List Of Stocks With 95-Plus Composite Rating
Top-ranked Labcorp, a leader in Covid-19 testing including for the emerging South Africa and U.K. variants, got a key rating…
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Vir Stock Craters On Weak Results For Glaxo-Partnered Covid Treatment
Emerging data cast doubt on the effectiveness of Vir Biotechnology (VIR) and GlaxoSmithKline‘s (GSK) coronavirus treatment, leading Vir stock to…
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Middleby Cooks Up RS Rating Jump To 82
The Relative Strength (RS) Rating for Middleby (MIDD) climbed into a new percentile Wednesday, with an increase from 79 to…
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Warren Buffett Stocks: LULU, Veeva, Logitech Among 12 Stocks On This Screen
Which companies qualify as potential Warren Buffett stocks? Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Veeva Systems (VEEV) and Logitech International (LOGI) are among…
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Fed digital currency gains steam with Democrats in power
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the Biden administration and Congress are raising the volume on proposals for the Federal Reserve…
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Nasdaq Sinks Below 13,000; Dow Jones, Small Caps Outperform; These Coronavirus Stocks Sell Off
The Nasdaq briefly undercut 13,000 during afternoon trading in the stock market today as institutional buying and selling pointed to…
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IBD Live Q&A And Two Key Stock Lists For March 3, 2021
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Former FDA chief urges rethinking COVID risk metrics
Ongoing vaccinations against COVID-19 are likely to bring the nation back to some level of normalcy by mid-year, said Dr.…
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Oil Prices Rise Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting As Current Cuts Could Be Extended
Oil prices climbed Wednesday on a report that OPEC+ could vote to continue its current output cuts for another month…
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IBD 50 Stocks To Watch: T. Rowe Price In Buy Range As It Beats The Market Twice
T. Rowe Price (TROW), featured in today’s IBD 50 Stocks To Watch, is trading at record highs and in buy…
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Investor group buys CalFirst to prepare for more acquisitions
An investor group has acquired California First National Bank in Irvine. DMG Bancshares, which is run by veteran banker Don…
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DraftKings, Dish Networks Team Up In Latest Sports Betting Partnership
DraftKings (DKNG) is teaming up with Dish Networks (DISH) to bring its sportsbook and daily fantasy experiences directly to Dish…
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Banks lobby Congress to postpone PPP deadline
Lenders are pressing Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s end date, citing rules that have yet to be issued…
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Las Vegas Sands Is Leaving Las Vegas As It Sells U.S. Properties For $6.25 Billion
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) announced Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its Las Vegas properties for about $6.25 billion…
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Thrivent recruits former MUFG Union executive to run proposed bank
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has recruited two high-profile bankers to run the bank it is looking to form. The company…
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