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Outside the Box: After underperforming the stock market for years, alternative energy is red hot
Clean-energy stocks and exchange-traded funds are on a tear this year, sharply outperforming the broader market and traditional fossil-fuel investments. The clean-tech ETFs with the most powerful year-to-date rallies include Invesco Solar ETF TAN, -2.75%, up 81% through Thursday; First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund QCLN, -1.84%, up 58%; and iShares Global…
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FA Center: This mutual fund may have cracked the ‘Buffett Code’ — Berkshire Hathaway’s secret sauce
For the 55 calendar years from 1965 through 2019, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock rose at an 18.6% annualized pace, versus 11.8% for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.82% . (Both returns reflect reinvested dividends.) Warren Buffett can take credit for this, and he appears to be very much in charge of Berkshire. But, given that he just…
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SMART Global (SGH): A Small-Cap Chip Innovator With Large-Cap Ambitions
SGH has been on a tear since Mark Adams took the helm and began its systemic transformation from a legacy memory-focused chipmaker to a one-stop-shop innovator (hardware & software) for niche next-gen end-markets like HPC, AI, cloud computing, datacenters, etc. Visit our website: https://www.zacks.com Visit our Stocktwits account: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Check out our weekly promotion: https://www.zacks.com/promo…
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4 Ways to Trade Support and Resistance
This video explores two general approaches to trading support and resistance, and then breaks each approach down into two different methods. We demonstrate all four methods with the use of clear examples, including an eye on risk management and a discussion of some of the advantages and disadvantages inherent to each way of trading. Test…
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Bill would eliminate Puerto Rico Oversight Board
A bill to restore fiscal independence to Puerto Rico on an expedited pace was introduced in the House and stands a good chance of passing, analysts said. The Territorial Relief Under Sustainable Transitions for Puerto Rico of 2022 bill would eliminate the Congressionally mandated Financial Oversight Board when Puerto Rico provides two consecutive balanced budgets…
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Coinbase to increase transparency on potential 2022 listings
America’s largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, announced a long list of tokens it could potentially list in the second quarter of 2022 in an effort to increase transparency. An April 12 blog post from the exchange includes a list of tokens under consideration, but notes that other tokens may be under consideration but not specifically mentioned.…
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Shopify plans a 10-for-1 stock split, eyes ‘founder share’ to protect CEO’s voting power
In this article SHOP-CA The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. Chris Wattie | Reuters Ecommerce start-up Shopify said Monday it is planning a 10-for-1 stock split, while seeking shareholder approval for a “founder share” for its CEO Tobi Lutke to increase his voting power. Upon…
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The ETF industry is raking in cash, but advisors have plenty of worries
Catherine Wood, chief executive officer of ARK Investment Management LLC, applauds during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exchange, the biggest ETF conference in the world, starts Monday in Miami Beach. It’s both good times, and difficult times for the exchange-traded fund…
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March’s runaway energy prices and higher food costs could mean hottest consumer inflation since 1981
A customer selects food from a freezer at a supermarket on January 12, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images Consumer price inflation in March is expected to have risen the most since December 1981, driven by higher food costs, rising rents and runaway energy prices. The consumer…
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Support Is Growing For Expanding Housing Options To Improve Affordability
A new Zillow survey covering 26 metropolitan areas struggling with housing affordability finds there is broad support to allow backyard cottages, duplexes and triplexes in residential neighborhoods. The research found that 77% of all homeowners and renters surveyed voiced support for construction of either new accessory dwelling units (ADUs), duplexes or triplexes in residential neighborhoods.…
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Op-ed: How next-gen investors can build institutional-grade portfolios
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Many individual investors often look at public markets like they are the only game in town to make money and meet their financial goals. But with lofty valuations of public companies and depressed bond yields, the traditional 60/40 stock-to-bond portfolio has been thrown to the wayside, so the next…
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Bitcoin price dip to $39.2K places BTC back in ‘bear market’ territory
The cryptocurrency market took a turn for the worse on April 11 after concerns related to rising inflation, the prospect of several more interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve and fear of a global food shortage led to widespread weakness across global financial markets. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that bears broke…
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Selling pressure hits munis hard, long USTs reach three-year highs
Triple-A benchmarks were cut up to nine basis points to start the holiday-shortened week ahead of a smaller new-issue calendar, while long U.S. Treasuries hit three-year highs and equities sold off on inflation concerns. Triple-A yields continue to rise, with the two-year muni just below 2%, the five well above and the 10-year approaching 2.5%.…
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Ukraine calls for financial support to ensure country’s ‘survival’
Ukraine’s finance minister has made an appeal for immediate financial support of tens of billions of dollars to plug a gaping fiscal deficit caused by the Russian invasion. Government spending exceeded revenues by about $2.7bn in March and Ukraine expects the gap to expand to $5bn-$7bn a month in April and May because of the…
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Triple Bottom Stock Chart Pattern (Reversal): Technical Analysis Ep 210
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to go back into some technical analysis basics and we’ll talk about the triple bottom stock chart pattern, which is a reversal pattern. In this episode, we will cover what the pattern looks like, its previous trend and volume, as well as some projections, entry points…
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AMD’s Latest Chip Patent Could Revolutionize Computing
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Attorney Frank DeGuire returns to his legal roots at Quarles & Brady
Milwaukee-based attorney Frank DeGuire returned to his legal roots this week at Quarles & Brady LLP to work in the public finance and business law practices. DeGuire will serve as bond counsel for a range of tax-exempt and taxable financings for the state and local governments, non-profit corporations including conduit and qualified private activity bond…
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Top Wall Street analysts say these stocks are the best for long-term growth
In this article NFLX SPOT ZS AAPL DIS The Spotify logo hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange with U.S. and a Swiss flag as the company lists its stock with a direct listing in New York, April 3, 2018. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Stocks were volatile in the past week as…
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Biogen, Spirit, Robinhood and more
In this article KR DBI WDFC HOOD SAVE BIIB Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Biogen (BIIB) – Biogen fell 1% in premarket trading after the government announced that Medicare will limit coverage for Aduhelm, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment. Coverage will only be provided for patients enrolled in clinical trials. Spirit Airlines…
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Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, NEAR, FTT, ETC, XMR
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped from a high of $47,200 on April 5 to a low of $42,107 on April 8, indicating possible selling by short-term traders who may have preferred to lock in their profits. However, the price action is still stuck in a tight range during the weekend, indicating that supply and demand are in…
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