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Read MoreDow Jones Today: Stock Futures Slide, Oil Prices Surge as Investors Monitor Israel-Iran Conflict
Stock futures fell sharply and oil prices soared Friday morning as Israel launched strikes against Iran’s nuclear program and key personnel, heightening concerns about the possibility of a broader conflict in the region.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were each down 1% recently,
Read MoreWalmart's stock looks like it's in trouble. What the chart says may come next.
By Tomi Kilgore
The stock has suffered its longest losing streak in years, and just fell below a closely watched chart level, but there’s still no technical reason for bulls to worry – yet
Shares of Walmart Inc. are having a tough time, as they are suffering through their longest losing streak in nearly seven years,
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Read MoreWhy GitLab Stock Was Falling Hard This Week
As of Friday morning before market open, for the most part stocks weren’t having a bad week. As always there were exceptions, however, and one of the unfortunate outliers was software development solutions provider GitLab (GTLB 0.70%).
On the back of a quarterly earnings report that disappointed the market,
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Read MoreIs Juneteenth 2025 a federal holiday? Is Publix open, what about mail delivery?
The next federal holiday is coming up this week.
Juneteenth commemorates the day the news of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation reached the South — almost three years after Lincoln signed the proclamation ending slavery in the U.S.
Combining the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the holiday marks when federal troops arrived in Galveston,
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Read MoreThe Burst
Has This Massive Dividend Stock Fallen Off Radars?
Altria has fallen off many investors’ watchlists and with good reason. If any stock falls squarely into the category of sin stock, it’s the maker of Marlboro cigarettes. The tobacco manufacturer has been plagued with competition, regulatory obstacles, and a general trend towards increased wellness.
Imagine selling a product that comes with a government warning encouraging users not to buy it,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
What The Heck Does Buffett Know?
Buffett seems to know something about where energy prices are going, but what is it? Why is he taking such a large stake in Occidental Petroleum when the share price has been drastically underperforming the broader-based market?
Up just 9.4% in the past 12 months and 4.3% so far this year, OXY is a laggard relative to the S&P 500,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
