This Under-the-Radar Pest Control Is Big Business
Pest control giant Rollins (NYSE:ROL) is the parent company of well-known brands that include Orkin and Waltham Pest Services. Through its network of subsidiaries and franchisees, Rollins offers pest control services throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and even Australia.
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Market Commentary: The Downside Is Huge Now
It’s not widely known that Nvidia once designed its chips to specifically fall just below U.S. export restrictions, ensuring they remained marketable in China. Unfortunately for them, that loophole just got sealed, and it has big implications for investors.
Nvidia share price hit choppy waters after new U.S. export restrictions aimed to sever the chipmaker’s ties with China.
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Market Commentary: 1 Premier Bank Stock Bursts Higher
Despite its role as a low-fee trailblazer, 2023 has been a really rough year for Schwab, down 34% year-to-date. But recent developments hint at the fog of uncertainty lifting. Indeed, Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger described the company’s current struggles as a “dense fog.” This opacity primarily stems from deposit outflows, unrealized losses on securities, and rising interest rates.
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Market Commentary: What Chipotle’s Bold Move Means For You
Chipotle has managed to do what few food companies ever achieve, keep prices low, win over customers with taste, and maintain high quality offerings. But recently one of those three ingredients was forsaken because the company hiked prices to combat inflation, which has a knock-on effect not only to you and me but to the broader economy.
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75 Billion Reasons To Own Google
Alphabet (Google’s parent) has significantly ramped up research and development spending in recent years. In 2022, Google spent about $39.5 billion on R&D, which jumped to $45.4 billion in 2023. This ~15% increase was driven largely by higher personnel costs (adding thousands of engineers) and one-time charges like office space consolidation.
R&D now represents roughly 15% of Google’s annual revenue,
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Trump vs Harris: Who Is Better for The Stock Market?
With an election close at hand, Americans will soon be asked to make a choice between two starkly different candidates and political parties. Though the outcome of the election will affect everything from America’s foreign policy to questions over the balance between state and federal power, the economy is a prominent highlight for both parties and many voters.
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Spotlight: Buffett Buys Real Estate Colossus
Few names are as prominent in real estate as D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) but when you couple a top homebuilder with the investing legend Warren Buffett taking a position in it, you’ve got an investment opportunity that demands further scrutiny.
With rising mortgage rates and waning home sales, buying a homebuilder seems an unusual play,
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Major Leadership Changes and CEO Departure Might Change The Case For Investing In Apple (AAPL)
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Apple is preparing for a significant shakeup in its executive team, with CEO Tim Cook and several other top leaders expected to depart, and ongoing uncertainty about leadership in key divisions such as artificial intelligence.
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This transition signals potential changes in company strategy, as leadership uncertainty in areas like AI comes at a time when innovation and differentiation are increasingly important to Apple’s long-term competitive position.