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My Top Back-to-School Pick

I’ve got a very timely video for you today…
It’s not long…
It’s not complicated…
And it reveals exactly what you want to know – right now…
My top back-to-school pick.
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This Analyst Sees Choppier Waters Ahead for AMD Stock

Since the beginning of July, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock has been on fire. The semiconductor powerhouse announced impressive earnings that exceeded the expectations of many of the most optimistic analysts. In turn, AMD has soared 88% year-to-date. However, Northland analyst Gus Richard has recognized a growing number of adverse trends likely to hurt AMD’s stock price and profitability extending through CY21. Specifically, the analyst believes that factors such as slowing data center demand, shifting ARM server utilization, and longtime reliance on Intel will haunt AMD in ensuing quarters.The clearest factor indicating a decline for AMD, according to Richard, is …read more […]

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US Debt Is Now Larger Than the Economy. Does It Matter?

The national debt is now roughly the size of the U.S. economy, crossing a threshold that has long worried deficit hawks and many economists.At the end of 2019, the federal debt held by the public stood at $17 trillion, roughly 80% the size of the U.S. economy, and government projections showed it growing to 100% of the economy in about 10 years. But thanks to trillions of dollars of spending in response to the coronavirus recession this year, and the contraction of the economy itself, the debt now stands at 106% of gross domestic product — a 25% increase in …read more […]

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A Cashless Society Is Triggering a Rally in Bitcoin

I believe the end of cash is near.
I know this is controversial. I know investors don’t want to believe this.
But the writing is on the wall.
Personally, I think physical money has already died. If you’re under a certain age, you don’t carry it in your wallet or have it on you at all.
We’re moving into a completely digitized world.
And each day, we see another brick in the wall come tumbling down.
Now, I’ve always believed this was coming. But as I’ve stressed here before, the pandemic is simply accelerating this transition.
And once Pandora’s box is open, there’s no going back… Just …read more […]

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Salesforce tops Q2 estimates, raises outlook on software demand

Salesforce reported $5.15 billion in revenue for the second quarter — a first for the software company — topping the Street’s estimate of $4.9 billion. The company also reported an adjusted EPS of $1.44, crushing the Street’s estimate of $0.67. Myles Udland breaks down the details on The Final Round.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Surprises With Positive Outlook

(Bloomberg) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. gave an outlook for earnings that was better than Wall Street was projecting, signaling that the server maker’s extensive cost cuts are paying off.Profit, excluding some items, will be 32 cents to 36 cents a share in the fiscal fourth quarter, compared with analysts’ estimates for 32 cents. For the full fiscal year, the San Jose, California-based company said it expects earnings per share of $1.30 to $1.34, beating projections for $1.20.Chief Executive Officer Antonio Neri has spent more than two years trying to rekindle growth at the once-storied maker of complex computer systems. …read more […]

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HPE Q3 earnings beat expectations, cites robust demand for big data

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise released its third quarter earnings report after hours on Tuesday, which beat investor expectations on both its top and bottom lines. The HPE CEO released a note saying that the company ‘gained momentum in key areas of differentiation’ and predicts its revenue to increase sequentially into 2021 due to a demand for big data. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre breaks down the company’s earnings report. …read more […]

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Salesforce Tops Forecasts, Raises Outlook on Software Demand

(Bloomberg) — Salesforce.com Inc. topped analysts’ second-quarter revenue and profit estimates and raised its annual sales forecast, signaling robust demand for the company’s customer-relations software. Shares jumped more than 12% in late trading.In the second quarter, which ended July 31, revenue climbed 29% to $5.15 billion. On average, analysts projected $4.9 billion. Profit before certain items was $1.44 a share; excluding an additional 58-cent gain from investments, that number would have been 86 cents a share. Analysts had predicted 67 cents.Sales will be as much as $5.25 billion in the third quarter, the San Francisco-based company said Tuesday in a …read more […]

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U.S. to charge Teva in generic drugs price-fixing probe – source

The decision follows Teva’s refusal to agree to a settlement that would have required paying a criminal penalty and admitting wrongdoing, the person https://bit.ly/32qtltO said. Bloomberg Law was first to report the expected lawsuit. Teva earlier declined to comment on the Bloomberg Law report. …read more […]

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The Disadvantages of Blue Chip Stocks for Your Portfolio

In my previous article on the benefits of blue chip stocks, I went over several reasons why these stocks can be great for building wealth.
However, it would be wrong to ignore the fact that there are also some disadvantages of blue chips stocks. In today’s article, I will go over some of these disadvantages.
As a reminder, blue chip stocks are those of large stable companies that have produced reliable returns over a long period of time. They are also usually listed in an index like the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq. Many blue chip stocks are famous brands that you …read more […]