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TipRanks Analysts Say ‘Buy the Dip’ in These 3 Stocks Smart stock investing shouldn’t be emotional, but investors are only human, after all, making it difficult to follow a rational trading strategy. Investors should remember the advice of Warren Buffett: “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” What Buffett is advocating is the oldest of market advice: buy low and sell high. Taking this into consideration, we set out on… Source link

One year ago today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic, the first caused by a coronavirus. As we enter year two of the pandemic, let’s remind ourselves of some sobering statistics. So far, there have been more than 117.4 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 around the world; more than 2.6 million people have died. A total of 221 countries and territories have been affected. Some 12 of the 14 countries and territories reporting no cases are small Pacific or Atlantic… Source link

Up to 50 Queensland suburbs are being advised to remain on alert after fragments of Covid-19 were detected in four different wastewater plants across the state. Queensland Health said fragments of SARS-CoV-2 were detected at Cairns North, Marlin Coast (Cairns), Fairfield (Brisbane South) and Mackay South wastewater treatment plants. Those plants service a total of 50 Queensland suburbs. Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said four Queensland water treatment plants have detected traces of… Source link

TipRanks JPMorgan Bets on These 3 Stocks; Sees Over 50% Upside Potential It’s time to check in with the macro picture, to get an idea of just where markets are headed in the coming months. That’s what a JPMorgan global research team, headed up by Joyce Chang, has been doing. The JPM team starts by noting the sell-off in US Treasury bonds last week, pushing up yields as investors acted in response to inflationary fears. However, the rise in bond yields steadied on Friday, and Chang’s team… Source link

Many of the league’s biggest stars, including LeBron James, weren’t happy with the NBA’s decision to move forward with the All-Star Game this season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With myriad safety concerns surrounding the sport, it’s easy to understand why. James still made the trek to Atlanta to participate in Sunday’s game, but his thoughts on it haven’t changed a bit. “Obviously, I love our league. I love the game of basketball at the highest level and doing what I love to… Source link

Cleveland Indians offensive standouts José Ramírez and Franmil Reyes are away from the team after breaking COVID-19 protocol, manager Terry Francona said Sunday from spring training in Goodyear, Arizona. It is the second violation for Reyes, who also missed time in July. Terry Francona confirms that Franmil Reyes and José Ramírez are away from the team for breaking COVID-19 protocols. On Friday, Reyes got a haircut and the two went to dinner and ate inside a restaurant. Tito hopes to know… Source link

As the United States Senate attempts to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, former Auburn football coach and current Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville had one thing on his mind: anti-trans legislation. Tuberville attempted to add an anti-trans amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, but was voted down 49-50. If passed, the amendment would have prohibited funding to educational institutions that allowed trans women to compete in women’s athletics. Washington Senator Patty Murray,… Source link

Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of Covid-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation. Vaccines expert Nikolai Petrovsky of Flinders University, one of 26 global experts who signed the open letter, published Friday, said “at this point we are no further advanced” than a year ago. “Based on our analysis, and as confirmed by the global study convened by… Source link

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott completely lifted the state’s mask mandate on Tuesday despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich isn’t happy about it. Abbott announced on Tuesday that residents are no longer required to wear a face mask in public and that all businesses can open at full capacity starting next week, according to The Dallas Morning News. Though new case numbers are declining nationally, the pandemic is far from over — and Texas is among the… Source link

Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the latest COVID-19 news. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 To answer the big questions in the pandemic, researchers need access to data. But while a wealth has been collected, much of it isn’t collated or accessible to the people who need it. This week sees the launch of Global.health, a database that aims to… Source link