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In the age of everyone sharing pictures of their lunch, broadcasting their location, and sending all kinds of risqué images to one another, one might be right to ask if privacy as a concept continues to exist. Simply put, do we care about what the world knows about us? The short answer is...

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE)'s robust fundamentals in the life-science industry have enabled the company's Class A properties in AAA locations to enjoy high occupancy. Also, the company's effort to improve credit profile is encouraging. It has an adequate capital...

United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) wholly owned subsidiary United Airlines announced Gerry Laderman as the acting Chief Financial Officer following the resignation of Andrew Levy. United Airlines will soon begin looking for Levy's permanent replacement. Laderman was hitherto serving as the...

After Brent crude oil pushed through the psychological level of $80 per barrel early Thursday, there are once again whispers of $100 oil. Does this rally have further to run? Can oil hit $100? With the price now 2.5 times higher than at from the nadir in 2016, the steady recovery in the price of...

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) traded 6% higher on Friday morning, after missing earnings and revenue expectations but raising guidance. The company reported earnings per share of $3.14 and total revenue of $9.75 billion, which came in below analyst expectations of $3.30 and $9.84 billion. They...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is giving more importance to the Eagle Ford shale play than the crowded Permian Basin, per Ryan Lance, CEO of the upstream energy giant. Since mid-2016, there are has been a steep rise in oil rig count in the Permian Basin, where the number of rigs currently stands at...

Per Reuters, International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) has decided not to put across a hostile bid to take over its Ireland-based rival, Smurfit Kappa. The company was given time up to Jun 6 to make a binding offer for the buyout, by the Irish Takeover Panel. In March, International Paper's...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to have lost favor with institutional investors who have reduced their holdings in the Cupertino-based company by almost 153 million in the first three months of 2018. According to regulatory filings, as of Mar 31, T. Rowe Price sold 35.6 million shares, or...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons for some time now, but its data scandal might have actually helped investors looking to buy the social media giant's stock at a more attractive valuation. Recent Price Movement Shares of Facebook tumbled from $185 per...

(0:30) - Part 1: What Is AI? (2:45) - Big Data and Machine Learning (6:00) - Is General Intelligence Impossible? (13:10) - Episode Roundup: [email protected] On today's episode of the Tech Talk Tuesday podcast, Ryan McQueeney kicks off the first piece of his three-part series on...

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) has closed its operations in Venezuela in the face of tumultuous economic conditions. Poor access to raw materials due to economic barriers, supply chain disruptions and the limited access to dollars to import goods due to currency controls have disrupted operations...

Inflation, which has been mysteriously low for years, has accelerated in recent months, with expectations hovering near the highest level since 2014. This is especially thanks to a rise in energy prices, increase in raw material costs, and a historically low unemployment rate, which suggests that...

On May 15, we updated the research report on business services provider, Cimpress N.V. (NASDAQ: CMPR). Cimpress' business is scalable and its web presence and online tools for customer use are well established. While additional demand often results in various capital investments such as...

The banking industry remains well positioned for growth, supported by benefits from a stabilizing economy and an improving interest-rate scenario. Also, the tax overhaul and expected ease in regulations are likely to bring in more benefits for banks. Moreover, during the first quarter of 2018,...

Retail REITs are not in the pink of health, as mall traffic continues to suffer due to the rapid shift in customers' shopping preferences, with e-retail taking precedence. In fact, with e-commerce gaining market share from the brick-and-mortar stores, retailers are compelled to reconsider their...