Beware! Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press The danger of investing in stocks with compelling valuations is that they’re often cheap for a reason. So-called value traps lie everywhere, and in a note to clients on Tuesday, Bank of America strategists led by Savita Subramanian sought to identify them, at least those …
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Moving to Conifer, Colorado? You won’t regret it. Find out why you’ll love living in Conifer Co. Let’s admit it: moving to a new place is never easy. There are so many things to think about before you can finally say “yes, let’s move!” This is true, especially if you …
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If you really want to call yourself a contrarian investor, it’s time for a hard look at what hasn’t worked so far this year — value stocks and dividend stocks. Value stocks have greatly underperformed growth stocks (especially Tesla Inc. TSLA, +2.72% and the hottest tech names) amid the economic …
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Since an advertising boycott of Facebook Inc. was organized in mid-June, a veritable Who’s Who of major brands have either added their names to the #StopHateForProfit campaign or otherwise pulled their ads. Facebook makes almost all of its revenue via advertising. Still, analysts are expecting the company to take a …
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With food-at-home in high demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, Albertsons Cos. has filed paperwork to go public. Albertsons is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the ticker symbol “ACI.” Late Thursday, the company priced its IPO at $ 16 a share, lower …
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The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested. “Consumers who have been …
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There’s a pretty big gulf between how professional investors manage money and the bets made by average people. Like many things, it may have been amplified by the upside-down nature of markets and the economy in the wake of the coronavirus shock — or not. The chart above shows the …
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Remember the good old days when new home buyers were out in full force, taking advantage of the nice weather and even nicer mortgage rates? It seems like just months ago…and it was. Then COVID happened, and things paused for a short while. However, as mortgage lenders and real estate …
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