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Two U.S. companies arguably dominate the growing cloud infrastructure, and they both report later this week even as they wrestle each other to be the second highest-valued stock by market capitalization. We’re talking about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),...

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included entertainment and technology titans. And bearish calls included struggling aerospace and industrial giants. A new earnings reporting season started with a bang this past week, but there...

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included social media and cloud computing giants. Bearish calls included a crumbling conglomerate and a top drugmaker. Last week, the partial federal government shutdown ended, but just in time for a...

This weekend's Barron's cover story examines a way to outsmart the dimming prospects for corporate profits. Other featured articles offer how to play pharmaceuticals and why not to abandon quality stocks. Also, the prospects for a commercial property owner and an optical products giant....

Commuters in the Pacific Northwest love to complain about how slow (and archaic) it is to travel between Portland and Seattle by train. It takes about three and a half hours to traverse the 170-mile distance on the Amtrak Cascades, which runs only four trains per day. As congestion clogs the I-5...

This weekend's Barron's cover story takes a look how subscriptions are changing corporate America. Other featured articles examine what a subscription model could mean for the iPhone maker and what to expect as Dell comes public again. Also, bargains among semiconductors, industrials and...

This weekend's Barron's cover story shows why there is no need to panic after last week's market rout. Other featured articles look at who will and will not benefit from rising rates, and why tech stocks are likely to rebound. Also, the prospects for tech earnings and five mutual funds...

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included earnings winners, a telecom giant and a defense contractor. Bearish calls included the FAANG stocks and a leading electric vehicle maker. While much of the attention this past week was on the...

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included two tech giants and some investor conference picks. Bearish calls included semiconductor makers and REITs. The broader equity markets are around 2 percent higher over the past month,...

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included big cloud plays, a leading retailer and a social media giant. Bearish calls included an electric vehicle leader, a struggling industrial giant and a big pharma. The broader equity...

This weekend's Barron's cover story shows how Canadian pot stocks are preparing for marijuana legalization. Other featured articles examine the risks posed by big tech stocks and why oil refiners have a profitable future. Also, the prospects for semiconductor makers and a bank...

This weekend's Barron's cover story presents the findings of the latest Energy Roundtable. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a tech giant's quantum computing efforts and an industry leader with little to fear from Amazon. Also, Warren Buffett's latest annual...

This weekend's Barron's cover story takes a look at why this is a golden moment for the iPhone and Mac maker. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a data storage company that may be undervalued and a California electric utility that may not be on the hot seat after all...

Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $100,000...

In the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs), there are funds dedicated to share buybacks and plenty dedicated to dividends. A few ETFs combine both avenues of shareholder rewards. The newest entrant is the aptly named iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF (CBOE: DIVB). The iShares U.S. Dividend...