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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Zillow, Coca Cola, Illumina, Spotify And More
Saturday, February 12, 2022 - 3:48pm | 862Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story says there will be a dramatic increase in betting on this year's Super Bowl, a trend that's likely to continue for years to come. Other featured articles discuss a sign of hope for an online real-estate marketplace and why investors are...
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Bitcoin To $500,000? Fund Manager Cathie Wood Thinks It Could Happen
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 5:58pm | 415Read More...Ark Investment CEO Cathie Wood appeared at the virtual investing in tech seminar put on by Barron's where she discussed the rise of Bitcoin. What Happened: Wood told viewers the 160% year-to-date increase for the price of Bitcoin could be just the beginning. Wood said the decision by...
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Gates Foundation Entire Focus Now On Fighting COVID-19: Barron's
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 5:41am | 547Read More...The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is now entirely focussed on fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened The Gates Foundation has committed $250 million to the fight against COVID-19, but the scope of the battle has now broadened. According to the Foundation's Co-Chair...
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The Latest From China: Qualcomm-NXP Semiconductors Tie-Up 'Looking More Optimistic'
Friday, May 18, 2018 - 12:45pm | 332Read More...The proposed tie-up between Dutch-based NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) and U.S.-based QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been going on for months. What Happened Qualcomm was forced to re-file its application to merge with NXP Semiconductors last month with Chinese regulators, which added...
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Allergan Going After Gilead? Gabelli Says CEO 'Playing Chess While The Market Is Playing Checkers'
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 10:30am | 352Read More...Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: AGN)'s acquisition of Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TBRA) has some analysts wondering: if Allergan is willing to pay a massive 500 percent premium for Tobira, then what could possibly come next? Barrons cited Kevin Kedra, an analyst at Gabelli, who...
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Chinese Shares Tumble On Economic Worries, European Stocks Surge
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 8:02am | 359Read More...Chinese stocks were hard hit on Monday after the government's mouthpiece People's Daily published an article titled "Authoritative Person Talking About China's Economy." According to Barrons, the article said a person of high authority in China is expecting the country...
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Will Actavis Win Competition For Allergan's Affection?
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 11:10am | 839Read More...Four pharmaceutical companies have been flirting with merger deals. Discussing the confusing courting, Barron’s called them the Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice of pharmaceuticals, referencing the sexy 1969 comedy-drama with the tag line “Consider the Possibilities.” In...
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Why GoPro Shares Are Down
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 11:55am | 227Read More...Negative momentum is continuing to grip GoPro (NYSE: GPRO) shares, aided by a negative Barron’s article. Momentum $41.50 had been acting as a strong support level for GoPro shares. After falling below $41.50 last Friday, shares continued sharply lower, eventually giving up nearly 10...
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Samsung Misses Earnings While the Battle Continues with Apple (AAPL, SSNLF)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 11:25am | 332Read More...Just after Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings wowed investors, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) announced disappointing results late Thursday night. Although year-over-year revenue rose 21 percent, they missed the analyst consensus by 0.5 percent and missed earnings by 2.4 percent, Barron's reported. The...
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Google to Acquire Frommer's
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 8:49am | 406Read More...Internet search engine company Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is set to acquire Frommer's Travel Guides from publisher John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JW.A)(NYSE: JW.B). Though the deal is yet to close, The Wall Street Journal reports that Google will pay roughly $25 million for Frommer's in hopes that the...
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Street says Freescale has Promise (and Debt)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 3:25pm | 592Read More...Many traders see promise in Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), which opened on Wednesday at $19.53. In fact, China Analyst claims that Freescale Semiconductor is "the best-rated stock in [its] segment of the market." This may be a bit of an exaggeration, considering the competition the company...
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Jaguar Reinvents Its Flagship Sedan
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:48am | 190Read More...A recent article by Barron's discussed Jaguar's reinvented flagship sedan, thee XJ. Jaguar launched the new sedan last May in Hollywood off the Sunset Strip. Jaguar seems to have taken a bit of a gamble with this new sedan as it does not look like the conventional conservative Jaguar XJ or years...
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Helicopter Ben
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:01am | 157Read More...The prospect of central banks "printing money" by purchasing government securities made September a month to remember. In an article Barron's writes, "It's the electronic analog of dumping dollars from a helicopter, the Milton Friedman metaphor cited by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke in a...
