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GameStop (NYSE:GME) has been one of the year’s most amazing stories. Coming into 2021, GameStop appeared to be a nearly bankrupt video game retailer stuck in a death spiral. However, thanks to social media activism, GME stock flew to the moon in January. Source: rblfmr/Shutterstock.com Management used that opportunity to issue stock and raise sufficient
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Dear Quentin, When I was a teenager, my mother was terminally ill. During that time, I remember a few family meetings with my grandparents, my mother, and my aunts and uncles where my grandparents’ estate was discussed. I was included then because it was known my mom was terminal, and I would be getting my
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The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) bubble has come and gone. But investors are still keeping an eye on high-profile blank-check company mergers. One, in particular, that’s been getting attention is the proposed deal between SilverBox Engaged Merger (NASDAQ:SBEA) and Black Rifle Coffee. On the day of the announcement, SBEA stock briefly skyrocketed in price from
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If you’re a fan of musical theater, it’s fair to say you’re a fan of Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend who died Friday at age 91. A gifted composer and lyricist, Sondheim was his generation’s most artistically significant creator of shows. And what shows they were: “Company,” “Follies,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Pacific Overtures,” “A Funny Thing
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After the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, cloud-based e-commerce platform Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) entered into a boom phase of epic proportions. As a result, anyone who happened to own SHOP stock enjoyed a spectacular return on his or her investment. Source: Beyond The Scene / Shutterstock.com Unlike some other e-commerce companies, Shopify is seller-focused: the company offers
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The current narrative surrounding FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock revolves around a few central ideas.  Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock One, the idea that it will rise from President Joseph Biden’s infrastructure bill and the money to be directed toward clean energy. And two, that FCEL stock is a buy-the-dip opportunity.  Let’s start there first.  Opportunity? Early in
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Crude prices slumped on Friday, with investors shedding the commodity after a possibly highly contagious new strain of COVID was detected in South Africa. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery  CL00, -5.73% CLF22, -5.73% fell $4.86, or 6.1%, to $73.44 a barrel. The contract slipped 0.1% to $78.39 a barrel on the New York
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Dear Quentin, My wife and I were unable to have children and we both had successful careers. We retired just before the COVID-19 crisis hit. I have not spoken with or heard from two of my siblings and their children in the last 10 years. We own several rental properties that generate a solid income,
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The former executive director of a charity run by Delta Sigma Theta, a century-old sorority whose notable members have included Roberta Flack and Betty Shabazz, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for embezzling nearly a quarter million dollars from the group. Jeanine Henderson Arnett, 44, and her husband Diallo Arnett, 47, pleaded guilty
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Oil futures ended slightly lower Wednesday after a rise in U.S. crude inventories as traders awaited OPEC+’s response to a coordinated release of strategic reserves by several countries. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery CL00, -0.25% CLF22, -0.25% settled 11 cents lower, down 0.1%, at $78.39 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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After months of consolidation, Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) is breaking down. BNGO stock has plummeted 30% since announcing earnings in early November. While the earnings report was decent, some legitimate concerns and a lack of news continue to weigh on shares. Source: Shutterstock / PopTika I’ll admit the genome analysis company is compelling, but investors should wait
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Some folks would say that social media has made people impersonal, or even anti-social. One business that’s seeking to remedy that situation is California-based Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND). If you like the company’s vision and prospects, then you might consider a position in KIND stock. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com What’s interesting about Nextdoor is its truly
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Dear Quentin, My 75-year-old father is an eccentric hoarder who is thrifty to a fault.  He retired a multimillionaire after a celebrated business career, but still wears worn-through shoes, and “shops” at the county dump. He is cantankerous and argumentative, and doesn’t always make good decisions for himself.   My sister and I worked together to
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