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A recent analysis reported that the percentage of newly issued ratings of “sell” or “underweight” was only 5% of the total. This phenomenon is not new to regular market followers, and it was on full display surrounding the IPO of Snapchat (SNAP).

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I fess up to owning a couple of Berkshire Hathaway shares, but I’m restive. Not because Buffett shoulda bought Alphabet and Amazon instead of IBM, but because the conceptual framework for owning Berkshire is too easily challengeable today.

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International equities seem to be worthy of strong consideration for globally diversified, growth portfolios given relative valuations and economic growth prospects.

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Whatever reasons fund shareholders originally had to invest in these 3 BlackRock large cap funds are moot now that the funds’ portfolio managers, investment strategies and fees are changing. If there was ever a time to reevaluate this investment, this is it.

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One month to the day that activist firm Jana Partners revealed it had taken a 9% stake in Whole Foods, the beleaguered organic grocer is fighting back: the company announced on Thursday that it is shaking up its board of directors, gaining a new CFO and slashing $300 million in costs by 2020

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I spoke with Bitvore Founder and President Jeff Curie about the vision behind his company, the future of business intelligence, and using A.I. to help entrepreneurs make smarter decisions.

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Brookfield's Bruce Flatt spots opportunity amid talk of another great American mall die-off. The death of real estate is greatly exaggerated, he says.

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I spoke with Systran CEO Denis Gachot about the vision behind his company, eliminating language barriers, and his plans for transforming how people and businesses communicate.

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GAAP-based ROIC is based on a simplified after-tax profit (NOPAT) and invested capital that can easily be calculated using only the income statement and balance sheet.

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Urban Outfitters is scheduled to report its Q1 earnings on May 16, with the expectation for slight growth in revenue and a drop in EPS. Increased penetration of the direct-to-consumer channel, as well as higher promotional activities are expected, which could lead to margin compression.

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