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Brokers Suggest Investing in Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK): Read This Before Placing a Bet

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock’s price, but are they really important? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations …

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Crypto Proxy MicroStrategy Could Be Flashing a Buy Signal – MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR)

As a company that has effectively transitioned into a proxy wager for the cryptocurrency market, MicroStrategy Inc. MSTR must take the good with the bad. On the positive side of the spectrum, the returns of MSTR stock during its decisively bullish cycles are nothing short …

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Trulieve to Open Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Middleburg, Florida – Trulieve Cannabis (OTC:TCNNF)

New Clay County location will host grand opening celebration Friday, February 14th TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TRUL TCNNF (“Trulieve” or “the Company”), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced the opening of a new medical cannabis dispensary …

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Should You Avoid Ford Stock After Wall Street Cuts Earnings View?

U.S. auto giant Ford F released its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings last Wednesday. While the company’s EPS and revenues beat estimates and also rose year over year, shares have taken a beating amid muted guidance. Stay up-to-date with the quarterly releases: See Zacks Earnings Calendar. Ford Motor …

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Noteworthy ETF Outflows: AIQ, CRM, BABA, UBER

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (Symbol: AIQ) where we have detected an approximate $257.1 million dollar outflow — that’s a 7.7% decrease week …

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Benchmark Initiates Coverage of Tesla (TSLA) with Buy Recommendation

Fintel reports that on February 12, 2025, Benchmark initiated coverage of Tesla (NasdaqGS:TSLA) with a Buy recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 5.11% Downside As of January 28, 2025, the average one-year price target for Tesla is $319.27/share. The forecasts range from a low of $25.11 …

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Ignore the Headlines, Buy Chinese Stocks

Should you Invest in China? It’s no secret on Wall Street that the Chinese stock market has been frustrating for investors, to say the least. The CSI 300, the leading Chinese capitalization-weighted index, last printed fresh all-time highs precisely four years ago. Chinese equities have …

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Dow Futures Trapped Within Range – 21-Day MA Test Could Decide Broader Direction

US futures traded mixed while European markets rallied on optimism about the Ukraine war. Falling prices hurt energy names, while yesterday’s hot US inflation data kept yields underpinned and held back growth stocks. The focus will turn to inflation and data, with retail sales to …

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Intel Stock Rides AI Momentum After VP Vance Urges Deregulation In Paris Speech – Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

Intel Corp INTC stock is up over 15% over the past five days on the heels of Vice President JD Vance‘s artificial intelligence deregulation speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris. But can this AI-powered boost keep Intel’s rally alive, or will the company’s …

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Market Turmoil Offers Fuel For Both Direxion’s Bull And Bear Junior Gold Miner Funds – Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (ARCA:JNUG), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (ARCA:JDST)

While gold historically – and pejoratively among some circles – may have been considered a “barbarous relic” by many, investors have a tendency of running toward its yellow-tinted covering when circumstances get shaky. As a universal store of value, gold seems to lack the pizzazz …

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