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Inspirational Quotes: Katherine Johnson, James Hunter, Barbara Sher And Others
Read inspirational quotes about striving for accuracy, putting in your best effort and executing your plans. X Inspirational Quotes: Katherine…
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State data privacy laws pose compliance headaches for banks
States are stepping up their efforts to protect the privacy of consumer data, and the trend is adding to banks’…
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Boston Beer Stock Belongs On Your Market Menu
The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for Boston Beer Co. (SAM) rose from 94 to 96 Monday. This delicious rating makes…
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Screen Of The Day: Big Money Is Snapping Up These Top Stocks
Here’s your IBD Screen Of The Day: a look at the top stocks featured on the IBD Stock Screener. Today we…
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Wells Fargo targets net-zero emissions after rivals set goals
Wells Fargo joined rivals in pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades. The fourth-largest U.S. lender…
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Dow Jones Futures: Tech Sell-Off Continues As Yields Rise; Stitch Fix Plunges On Earnings
Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, were little changed late Monday. Tech stocks sold…
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Disney Stock Leaps To New All-Time High As Lagging Unit Gets Big Boost
Disney stock gapped up Monday after California signaled that Disneyland and California Adventure can reopen April 1. Meanwhile, “Raya and…
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FDIC chair hopes regulators will ‘come together’ on CRA reform: Report
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. became the second top regulator in as many weeks to…
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IBD Live Q&A And Two Key Stock Lists For March 8, 2021
In Leaderboard, what % of your portfolio is a “full position”? 10% to the entire IBD International Team Live from…
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Berkshire Hills reaches truce with activist investor
Berkshire Hills Bancorp in Boston has resolved a dispute with an activist investor. The $12.9 billion-asset Berkshire said in a…
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Dow Rallies After Biden Stimulus Plan Clears Senate; Industrials Break Out; GE Surges
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rallying again after the Biden Administration coronavirus stimulus plan finally cleared the Senate. Walt…
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PayPal Stock: Cryptocurrency Revenue Impact Still Small In 2021, Says Analyst
PayPal Holding (PYPL) has agreed to buy cryptocurrency security firm Curv as it takes on Square (SQ) in the digital…
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Fed will continue supporting PPP loans until June 30
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will extend by three months the liquidity facility bolstering the Paycheck Protection Program while letting…
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Disclosure’s great, but what consumers really need is protection
Is it possible to imagine an economy that does not run on consumer credit? Credit is the grease that smooths…
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Columbia Mutual Fund Wins With A Daring Focused Approach
The $2.2 billion Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund (UMLGX) is routinely one of the best mutual funds in terms…
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Best ETFs And Mutual Funds Gain In February As Small Caps Continue To Shine
Stock markets continued their broadening and rotation trade in February. Small-cap stock funds were among the best ETFs and mutual…
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Fintech Companies To Buy And Watch: As PayPal, Square Cool Off Investors Eye Stripe IPO
There’s a broad selection of financial technology, or fintech companies, to watch and buy as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates the…
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Is Micron Stock A Buy As Memory-Chip Market Recovers?
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology (MU) is benefiting from an improving business climate, which has boosted MU stock. After its recent…
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Global X Has Turned Its Thematic And Alternative-Income Funds Into Some Of The Best ETFs
Global X, which was founded in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis and launched its first international ETF in…
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Dow Jones Futures Fall, Tech Futures Sell Off As Senate OKs Biden Stimulus, Treasury Yields Rise
Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures, were lower, while Nasdaq 100 futures sold off Monday, as the Senate…
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Wells cleared in racial hiring inquiry; Goldman’s changing corporate culture
Wall Street Journal Case closed The Labor Department under the Trump administration last October closed an inquiry into Wells Fargo…
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Bank CEO sought meeting with Trump while eyeing job, prosecutors say
New details have emerged about the efforts by a bank CEO to land a high-ranking job in the Trump administration…
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Google, Microsoft, Vale, Polaris, PVH: Five Stocks Near Buy Points As Market Rally Attempt Begins
Google stock, Microsoft (MSFT), Vale (VALE), Polaris (PII) and PVH (PVH) are top stocks near buy points to watch this…
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Dow Jones Futures: New Market Rally Attempt Begins, But Which Stocks Will Lead? Disney, Google, Tesla, Zoom In Focus
Dow Jones futures will begin trading Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market fell…
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Stocks Flashing Renewed Technical Strength: Targa Resources
The Relative Strength (RS) Rating for Targa Resources (TRGP) entered a new percentile Friday, with a rise from 77 to…
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Stocks Showing Rising Market Leadership: Delek US Holdings Earns 83 RS Rating
On Friday, Delek US Holdings (DK) hit an important technical milestone, with its Relative Strength (RS) Rating moving into the…
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CAT Stock Shows There’s More To Consider Than Just Growth Stocks
With our usual focus on growth, it might be odd to think of an old Dow Jones Industrials stock for…
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Comerica names leader of outreach to nonprofits in Black community
Comerica in Dallas has tasked a longtime communications executive to help it build relationships with people of color. As national…
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After Big Reversal, Stock Market Closes Nearly 2% Higher On Seesaw Reaction To Jobs Report
The stock market today worked off a midday slump and closed higher, as the jobs report and bond yields were…
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AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Appears Effective Against Brazil Variant: Report
The AstraZeneca (AZN) and University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine is effective against the Brazil variant, according to a report. But…
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Is QQQ Stock A Buy Right Now? Here’s What Earnings, Charts Show
Looking for a high-growth stock with huge potential — especially during the March 2021 sell-off? Apple stock or Microsoft? Amazon…
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People with disabilities struggle to save. Purple says it has a solution.
Christian Ciocca, who has Down syndrome, faced a dilemma: The handful of hours a week he spends working at a…
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Dow Jones Jumps 400 Points, Nasdaq Up As Stock Market Rallies After Early Sell-Off
In a wild session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average swung to a 400-point gain Friday afternoon, after falling as much…
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Formal processes crucial to diversifying credit union boards: Report
Credit unions that hope to advance their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have a better chance of success if their…
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Lenders wary as Fed’s PPP facility nears deadline
A liquidity facility created by the Federal Reserve to undergird the Paycheck Protection Program is set to expire on March…
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GE Outlook Due As Xpeng, ChargePoint Report: Investing Action Plan
Here’s your weekly Investing Action Plan: what you need to know as an investor for the coming week. GE stock…
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Verity, Simplicity and other credit unions name new CEOs
GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner, Mass., has selected Joshua Brier as its next CEO. He will succeed Tina Sbrega,…
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Together Credit Union names first chief diversity officer
Together Credit Union in St. Louis named Pier Yvette Alsup as its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. Pier…
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Virtual Meetings Are Here To Stay: Make Yours Rock
Virtual meetings are part of business communications now — and will remain so even after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides. Science…
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Don’t Miss These 2 Ways To Play The Hot Marijuana Stocks Industry
After soaring to all-time highs last month, exchange traded funds tracking cannabis stocks are coming back down to test a…
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Jobs Report: 379,000 New Jobs As US Economy Shakes Covid; Dow Jones Futures, Treasury Yields Rise
The U.S. economy added 379,000 jobs in February as the labor market gathered momentum as the pandemic’s grip loosens. The…
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Square invests in Jay-Z’s streaming service; Treasury makes $9 billion promise
Receiving Wide Coverage … Square deal Square, the digital-payments company, said Thursday “it is paying $297 million in cash and…
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The Next Tesla May Emerge From This Explosion Of New EV Stocks
The stunning run of Tesla stock over the past year fueled investor demand for a wave of new EV stocks.…
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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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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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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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Square Stock Drops After It Agrees To Buy Jay-Z’s Tidal Music Service
Square stock dropped after the digital payment firm paid a high price to acquire a majority stake in music streaming…
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Why Amgen’s $1.9 Billion Takeover Might Only Whet Its Appetite In 2021
Amgen (AMGN) said Thursday it will spend $1.9 billion to buy Five Prime Therapeutics (FPRX), a small biotech company with…
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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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Is GE Stock A Buy Ahead Of Investor Day Featuring 2021 Guidance?
General Electric‘s (GE) turnaround is gaining traction as key businesses improve and as the industrial giant generates stronger cash flow.…
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