Month: September 2020

Editor’s note: “6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy” was previously published in April 2020. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. Most dividend stocks pay their shareholders quarterly, but a few dividend-yielding stocks offer monthly distributions. The group is small: less than 100, with many of the offerings being exchange-traded
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Robert Smith, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, said Wednesday that there’s a marked disparity in investment opportunities between the public and private markets. Smith, who spoke with CNBC’s David Faber from the Delivering Alpha conference, said that his firm continues to look at high-growth investments in enterprise software versus more mature areas
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walt Disney (DIS) – Disney is cutting 28,000 jobs in its theme parks division, as the coronavirus impacts park visits and as the company’s flagship Disneyland resort remains closed for the foreseeable future due to restrictions imposed by California. Palantir (PLTR) – Palantir
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Here are Option Basics: – Options are contracts – You pay a premium for them – You are able to buy or sell stock – 1 option = 100 shares – They expire the third Friday of the month you purchase them for – Strike price = expiration price – You pay a premium –
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An indoor farming start-up that heralds itself as the future of agriculture and has Martha Stewart on its board announced Tuesday it is going public through a reverse merger, the latest in a series of blank-check deals during the coronavirus pandemic.   Kentucky-based AppHarvest is merging with special purpose acquisition company Novus Capital Corp., while picking up $475 million
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Sanjay Mehrota, CEO, Micron Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after-hours Tuesday: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — The pharmaceutical company said trial data for its coronavirus antibody cocktail showed it reduced “viral levels and improved symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.” Regeneron shares were halted in after-hours trading. Micron Technology — Micron shares rose
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Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Monday the stock market is likely primed for strong gains next year, regardless of whether President Donald Trump or Joe Biden occupy the White House.  Siegel, who has been mostly bullish over the years, cited a number of reasons, including the increased money supply as a result of
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Biotechnology company Inovio Pharmeuticals (NASDAQ:INO) is known worldwide as an innovative developer of medical solutions based on DNA science. Of particular focus to INO stock investors is INO-4800, which is Inovio’s DNA-based vaccine candidate for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Back in late July, Inovio made the headlines when
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The marijuana industry’s exponential growth in the last several years created numerous opportunities in the mainstream economy. But kinks in the industry, including regulatory ones, are still being worked out. To that extent, it is still nascent and needs a professionally-trained workforce to firm up its contours. Currently, there are relatively few colleges or universities
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