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Arista Networks Stock Is Down After Earnings. Stick With Our Recent Pick.

The growth story remains intact. Multiples remain compressed on a historical basis.

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PepsiCo and 3 Other Defensive Stocks to Ride Out a Vulnerable Market

While the S&P 500 is up 14% this year, lately investors have begun to question the health of the bull market.

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Gold Prices Rise Again. Why $5,000 Could Be the Next Stop.

Gold’s recent correction isn’t the start of a bear market for the yellow metal. Bulls point to more upside ahead.

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Handling Your Aging Parents’ Finances Is Hard. This Book Can Help.

Nearly 60 million Americans care for an adult with a complex medical condition or disability.

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More Adult Kids Are Moving Back Home. How to Make It Work.

Who pays for what should be clear to everybody before money matters take a toll on the household. Boundaries are important.

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10 Defensive Stocks with Market-Beating Yields 

It’s been a great year for stocks, but in the past few days the bull market seems to have lost some of its mojo.

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MapLight Therapeutics, Gold Royalty See Activist Action

Activists also report to the SEC on Neumora Therapeutics, Insight Enterprises, Garrett Motion, and Rogers.

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Big Tech Sank the Stock Market. What to Buy Instead.

Maybe it was an excuse to take profits. Maybe investors realized that Palantir stock was too expensive at 248 times 12-month forward earnings. It’s time for everything else to shine for a while.

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Free-Spending Big Tech Dominates Earnings. As for the Rest: Don’t Miss.

Investors mostly accepted the enormous AI-related capital spending from Big Tech, whose earnings are up 29%, mostly through spending with one another. The rest of the S&P 500 is up 5%.

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Why Staples Aren’t Safe Anymore—and 11 Stocks That May Be Worth a Look

The sector is cheaper than it was—but only the shares of some companies are worth buying.

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Starbucks Bids Adieu to China. Why It Could Boost the Stock.

The coffee maker is selling a 60% stake in the business to Boyu Capital.

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The Surprising Financial Freedom of Being Unintentionally Single

Unpartnered is not synonymous with unprepared, and it most certainly does not mean unsuccessful. It means you’re the architect of your own financial future.

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Biotech M&A Deals Are Trickier Than They Look. Watch the Milestone Payments.

Contingent value rights have become common in biotechnology deals. More than half of all transactions this year include them, according to a Jefferies report in October.

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Pinterest Stock Tumbled After Earnings. How We’re Thinking About Our Pick.

Shares are down 25% since Barron’s recommended them in June.

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Crown Holdings: Investors Should Drink From This Can-Do Stock

The canning company’s low valuation, hefty cash flows, and big-name customers could help the shares pop 30%.

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Nvidia, Meta, Alphabet, and SharkNinja? This Manager Thinks All Four Are Winners.

Sonu Kalra has built a stellar record as manager of the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth fund. He calls ChatGPT’s 2022 launch AI’s “iPhone moment.”

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Let’s Call Him ‘Warn’ Buffett. Berkshire's Recent Moves Suggest It’s Time to Play Defense.

Berkshire Hathaway is holding a record amount of cash and is a net seller of stocks. Investors may want to reduce risk in their portfolios.

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No Tylenol-Kleenex Deal Might Be Best for Dividend Investors

Both Kimberly Clark and Kenvue are Dividend Aristocrats. Dividends after a merger could well disappoint.

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Fear Is Spreading in the Market. How to Profit From It.

When stock prices decline, it is often very profitable to sell puts on stocks you’re willing to own. Here’s how the trade works.

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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys More Bullish Stock Months After Hot IPO

The investment management firm snapped up more than $5.3 million worth of Bullish shares.

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Confused About How to Manage Your Private Company Equity Awards? Financial Advisors Can Help.

Taxes, liquidity, and estate planning are just some of the issues for holders of private company equity.

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Astria, Viridian Therapeutics See Activist Action

Activists also report to the SEC on Orthofix Medical, Bristow Group, and Sionna Therapeutics.

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JPMorgan, Disney, and 8 Other Quality Stocks for a Teetery Market

Owning top-shelf companies could still make a lot of sense for investors looking for steady performers that can deliver in almost all market conditions. 

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Tesla Stock and Musk’s $1 Trillion Robo Ransom

Tesla shareholders will vote on Nov. 6 for an unprecedented CEO incentive plan. Here’s what investors should know.

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Bank of America Has a Game Plan to Catch Up to Its Peers. It’s Time to Buy the Stock.

“The forgotten Goliath” of the big banks is serious about shedding its reputation as an underachiever. CEO Brian Moynihan’s future may depend on it.

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