Month: August 2022

There are a wealth of companies to choose from when you’re looking for the best sports betting stocks. Sports betting stocks have been one of the more compelling investment options for investors since 2018. The U.S. Supreme Court green-lit sports betting; since then, multiple states have legalized the sector. Around 30 states have legalized sports
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I generally associate growth stocks with an adrenaline rush. On the other hand, blue-chip stocks provide a peaceful night’s sleep. With global markets remaining significantly volatile, I would prefer to go overweight on blue-chip stocks. Blue-chip stocks offer two main advantages. First, these are low-beta stocks and therefore help in capital preservation. Second, these stocks
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Previously obscure Helbiz (NASDAQ:HLBZ) stock suddenly received a lot of attention among traders recently, likely due to a resurgence of the meme-stock movement. Cautious traders should observe that Helbiz isn’t a profitable company, though, and would be wise to stay out of the trade altogether. Helbiz’s main business is micro-mobility services, which might sound intriguing. However,
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How can people get rid of their student loan debt—and, specifically, when is loan forgiveness an option? We don’t need another statistic to tell us how deep in student loan debt U.S. college graduates are. Total debt and average debt figures don’t mean much, except to say that if the sums you owe keep you
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As many segments of the economy roar back from pandemic-driven slumps, consumers still aren’t returning to stores like they used to. Sluggish traffic continues to dog apparel retailers, which are now sitting on large piles of inventory that they have to discount in order to sell. Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.67% and Nordstrom Inc. JWN, -0.81%
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This week, Brian discuss Caterpillar (CAT), and Chevron (CVX) both of which have solid catalysts for growth going through 2018, and pay a nice annual dividend. Caterpillar: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CAT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Chevron: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CVX?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
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Pedestrians walk past a Gap Inc. store in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Affirm — The buy-now-pay-later darling’s shares slid nearly 14% after hours when it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss of 65 cents per share, according to Refinitiv. It also issued
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There’s a certain reassurance that comes with high-quality dividends. That’s particularly true when we’re in the midst of a downtrend. Many of these dividend stocks not only provide consistent income, but they also tend to hold up better than its high-growth peers. Especially in this environment, investors are looking for blue-chip dividend stocks with plenty
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If you’ve recently graduated or left college, you might be surprised at how much of your student loan payment goes just to the interest portion of your debt. To understand why that is, you first need to understand how that interest accrues and how it’s applied toward each payment. Key Takeaways Federal loans use a
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Investors’ appetites for hot, new meme stocks with high potential appears to be gaining momentum these days. Providing evidence for that assertion,  the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (NYSEARCA:BUZZ) has soared over 10% in the past month. Likewise, the Roundhill Meme ETF (NYSEARCA:MEME) is up about 9% since it touched a recent low on July 26. However, these exchange-traded
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During the multiple-year debate over mass student-loan forgiveness, one of the major points of contention was whether the Secretary of Education had the legal authority to discharge student loans without congressional action.  With Wednesday’s announcement that the Department of Education will cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers earning up to $125,000, and
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