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Dodge & Cox Is Well Positioned for When Value Has Its Resurgence
A review of the firm’s latest quarterly letter Continue reading… …read more […]
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Nestle Adds Plant-Based Sausages to Menu Amid Faux Meat Race
(Bloomberg) — Nestle SA is introducing faux sausages to its meat-substitute lineup as competition for imitation meat spreads beyond burgers.The KitKat maker will start selling a pea protein-based sausage in the U.S. and a soy-based version in Europe this spring, the company said.The Swiss food giant joins rivals Impossible Foods Inc. and Beyond Meat Inc. in a race to offer plant-based meat alternatives after demand for vegan burgers exploded.“The burger was what you would call in the tech industry the killer app — it got the whole plant-based trend running,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider said at a media event …read more […]
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Gap pulls plug on Old Navy spinoff to focus on turning around sales
Gap Inc on Thursday called off a plan to spin-off its Old Navy brand and said it would instead work to stem dropping sales, while fewer discounts during the holiday season helped earnings, sending its shares up about 6%.
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Housing starts, industrial production — What to know in markets Friday
The spotlight on Friday will be on the housing market and industrial sector. …read more […]
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Bombardier reviews minority stake in Airbus JV, flags writedown; shares tumble
Bombardier, which sold control of the A220 program to Airbus in 2018 for a token Canadian dollar as part of broader efforts to improve its financial footing, said the venture needed more investment and might be subject to a writedown during fourth-quarter results next month. Bombardier also said it is “reassessing” its minority stake in the A220 jet program, which will require additional cash to ramp up production. …read more […]
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Comcast’s Peacock streaming service to offer free and $5- or $10-a-month options
Comcast Corp-owned NBCUniversal’s new Peacock service, its belated entry into the streaming video wars, will offer free and $5-per-month options with advertising, the company announced on Thursday.
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Factbox: How NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service stacks up against others
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal on Thursday gave specifics on its planned Peacock video streaming service, which will do battle with industry leader Netflix Inc and others in the highly competitive field.
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Apparel retailer Gap calls off plan to spin-off Old Navy
Apparel retailer Gap Inc on Thursday called off a plan to spin-off its Old Navy brand due to weak business performance, costs and the complexity of splitting into two.
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My Market Outlook for 2020
I’m frequently asked how markets do during a presidential election year.
Looking back through history, there are certain trends in the markets during the first, second, third and fourth years of a presidential term.
Market watchers forecast based on how history repeats itself during these cycles. So today, I’ll focus on what tends to happen in the fourth year of a presidential term.
Since 1952, the Stock Trader’s Almanac tells us, the Dow has returned 10.1% on average when a sitting president has run for reelection.
(Of course, there is no crystal ball for the market. Past performance is no indicator of future performance. …read more […]
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Top 10 Investment Unicorn Startup List 2020
New investment terms are showing up every day. Some of them fade but the one we’re about to review is becoming more common. As the market continues to grow, so will the number of investment unicorns. That’s why I’ve put together this short guide and a list of unicorn startups.
What is an Investment Unicorn?
An investment unicorn is a privately held startup that’s climbed to a valuation of at least a $1 billion. And most unicorns have come from the tech sector thanks to their ability to scale their business. For example, unicorns like Airbnb and Robinhood can reach millions of …read more […]
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S&P 500 blasts through 3,300 as tech stocks surge
The S&P 500 rallied through the 3,300 mark for the first time on Thursday and the other main U.S. indexes also surged to record highs, fueled by tech stocks, solid retail sales data and upbeat quarterly earnings from Morgan Stanley.
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Alphabet public market capitalization tops $1 trillion
The public market capitalization of Google parent Alphabet topped the $1 trillion mark shortly before the close of trading on Thursday, making it the fourth S&P 500 component to top the lofty level.
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Which company just hit $1 trillion? Google it.
As Google-parent Alphabet Inc became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than $1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stock’s extraordinary gains.
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9 Business Development Companies to Buy for Growth
A business development company, or BDC, is a unique class of company that operates much like a private equity firm but with many of the same oversight requirements as a publicly-traded stock. Profits from loans and other investments are delivered to shareholders via regular and generous dividends but without the constraints of conventional private equity funds. Also, current low interest rates allow them to access capital cheaply while a surging U.S. economy means a tailwind behind their investments. …read more […]
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Factbox: How NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service likely stacks up against others
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal will provide details on its planned Peacock video streaming service on Thursday, taking on industry leader Netflix Inc and others in the highly competitive field.