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For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Among the many debates in investing: whether or not active investing is an efficient way of beating the market. On one hand, the growing popularity of retail trading platforms like Robinhood have fueled interest in stock picking. But on the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have made it easier for investors to passively purchase baskets of stocks. So which one works better? First: the difference between active and… Source link

For more business and finance explainers, check out our Yahoo U page. Among the many debates in investing: whether or not active investing is an efficient way of beating the market. On one hand, the growing popularity of retail trading platforms like Robinhood have fueled interest in stock picking. But on the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have made it easier for investors to passively purchase baskets of stocks. So which one works better? First: the difference between active and… Source link

Google has announced plans to invest $500 million in South Carolina, expanding to Berkeley County. BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — Google has announced plans to invest $500 million in South Carolina, expanding its Berkeley County operation.  According to an announcement on March 18, Google plans to invest more than $7 billion and create at least 10,000 new, full-time Google jobs across the United States… Source link

Google has announced plans to invest $500 million in South Carolina, expanding to Berkeley County. BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — Google has announced plans to invest $500 million in South Carolina, expanding its Berkeley County operation.  According to an announcement on March 18, Google plans to invest more than $7 billion and create at least 10,000 new, full-time Google jobs across the United States… Source link

A second wave of the GameStop (GME) rally has struck the stock market in recent days, sending the price up 172% since late last month. While still well below its January high, GameStop stands more than 1,500% above where it did six months ago. Amid the rally, the stock’s traders and their online movement came under fire from personal finance guru Suze Orman in a new interview with Yahoo Finance. That interview came before shares of another heavily shorted stock, Tanger Factory Outlet Center ( Source link

TipRanks Time to Turn Bullish on These 2 Oil Stocks, Says Raymond James We are entering a new paradigm for the oil and gas industry, one far removed from the Trump Presidency’s pro-drilling policies. The Biden Admin is likely to cut back on oil and gas production in the US, in favor of promoting renewable energy sources and carbon pollution reduction. In the short run, his policies are likely to push oil and gas prices up – and that may turn out to help the hydrocarbon sector, at least at… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could See Outsized Gains Well, it’s official. Joe Biden is now President, and he’ll be backed – at least for the short term – by Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress. Wall Street is taking the measure of the new Administration, and sees, among its first moves, a boost in fiscal stimulus that is likely to goose consumer spending, bump corporate profits, and provide general economic support in the first half of 2021. Covering the… Source link

Mike Blake/Reuters “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary underscored the value of investing, spoke about shorting Yahoo!, and predicted the pandemic will transform retail forever on the “Industry Focus” podcast. O’Leary also discussed the risks of venture investing, the dearth of financial literacy in the US, and how Warren Buffett’s business partner, Charlie Munger, has shaped his investing approach. Here are O’Leary’s 16 best quotes from the interview. Visit Business Insider’s… Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Cruise Line Stocks to Bet on (And 1 to Avoid) The coronavirus pandemic crisis shows no signs of abating, even with a vaccine coming on to the markets. We’re still facing severe social lockdown policies, with a number of states (such as California, Minnesota, and Michigan) forcing even harsher restrictions on this round than previously.It’s a heavy blow for the leisure industry that is still reeling from one of the most difficult years in memory. The difficulties… Source link

More than two years ago, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai promised to no longer use his company’s artificial intelligence expertise to develop weapons. But that hasn’t stopped Google’s parent company, Alphabet, where Pichai is also CEO, from investing in a couple of companies that are getting into the business of war. In June 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a sweeping promise. In a blog entitled ‘AI at Google: our principles,’ Pichai said Google would not develop artificial… Source link