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Albemarle (ALB) to Set up Lithium Technology Park in Charlotte

Albemarle (ALB) acquires a location in Charlotte, NC, to establish Albemarle Technology Park and quicken the release of the latest lithium products.

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Schwab (SCHW) Records a Fall in November Core Net New Assets

Schwab (SCHW) records core net new assets of $33.1 billion in November 2022, down 21% sequentially and 27% year over year.

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Tullow (TUWOY) Signs Ivory Coast Offshore Exploration Contract

Tullow (TUWOY) announces the signing of a production sharing contract for Ivory Coast's offshore exploration license CI-803.

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Here's Why Hold Strategy is Apt for Kinder Morgan (KMI) Now

Kinder Morgan (KMI) expects higher adjusted core earnings for 2023 as it banks on the higher demand for transporting crude oil, gas liquids and carbon dioxide.

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Equinor (EQNR) Puts Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Project Online

At the plateau, the Equinor-operated (EQNR) Johan Sverdrup field will produce 720,000 barrels of oil per day, aiming to rise to 755,000 barrels per day.

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Here's How Rite Aid (RAD) is Placed Just Ahead of Q3 Earnings

Higher non-COVID prescriptions, strength in PBM and the expansion of delivery services are likely to Rite Aid's (RAD) Q3 results amid sluggishness in the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services segments.

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Factors Likely to Influence NIKE's (NKE) Earnings in Q2

NIKE's (NKE) Q2 results are likely to reflect gains from strong demand, digital momentum and product innovation, offset by rising costs, higher markdowns and adverse currency effects.

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Zacks Equity Research

Is Cirrus Logic (CRUS) a Great Stock for Value Investors?

Is Cirrus Logic (CRUS) a great pick from the value investor's perspective right now? Read on to know more.

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Subscription Revenues to Boost NY Times' (NYT) Growth in 2023

The New York Times Company (NYT) expects total fourth-quarter subscription revenues to increase about 17-20%.

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Shell (SHEL) to Sell Interest in Baram Delta Offshore Malaysia

Shell (SHEL) agrees to sell its non-operated stake in two offshore production sharing contracts in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production.

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B&G Foods' (BGS) Sale of Back to Nature to Enhance Structure

B&G Foods (BGS) inks a deal to sell its Back to Nature brand to Barilla America. The divestiture is expected to be concluded in the first quarter of 2023.

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SAIC Wins $150M Airport Technology Support Contract From TSA

Per the latest $150 million contract from the TSA, SAIC is likely to continue performing the operational testing and evaluation of TSA airport screening equipment and non-screening systems.

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Raytheon (RTX) Wins Deal to Supply F135 Propulsion System Parts

Raytheon (RTX) is set to supply long-lead materials, parts and components for the 17th lot's F135 propulsion systems to support the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.

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Kaibalya Pravo Dey

3 Lucrative Growth Stocks Down More Than 30% YTD to Buy Now

Macroeconomic volatility leading to price fall for numerous stocks is creating major investment opportunities. Zscaler, DocuSign and Caesars Entertainment have tremendous growth opportunities.

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Why You Should Add CBIZ (CBZ) Stock to Your Portfolio Now

CBIZ (CBZ) is benefiting from strong organic revenue growth as well as contributions from recent acquisitions.

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Is it Wise to Retain UDR Stock in Your Portfolio for Now?

UDR's geographically diverse portfolio, technological moves and healthy balance-sheet position bode well for growth. However, a huge development outlay and interest rate hikes are key woes.

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Here's Why Radian Group (RDN) Stock is an Attractive Bet Now

Radian Group (RDN) is poised to grow due to well-performing real estate services and valuation products, favorable growth estimates and effective capital deployment.

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Here's Why You Should Retain RLI Stock in Your Portfolio

RLI stands to gain from compelling product portfolio, sustained rate increase, expanded distribution and operational strength and sufficient liquidity.

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Ritujay Ghosh

4 Restaurant Stocks to Watch as Sales Continue to Soar

Stocks like Wingstop Inc. (WING), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN), Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (CHUY) and BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) are expected to benefit in the near term as sales continue to increase.

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Moumita C. Chattopadhyay

3 REITs With Recent Dividend Hikes to Help Survive Market Volatility

Ushering in good news for investors, particularly income-seeking ones, recently, a number of REITs declared their dividend hikes. Among them are O, ARE and MAA.

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CrowdStrike (CRWD) Brings Falcon Surface EASM Solution

CrowdStrike (CRWD) launches Falcon Surface, industry's most complete adversary-driven external attack surface management solution and strengthens its position in the security and IT operations space.

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Ciena's (CIEN) Coherent Optical Technology Used by Dedicado

Ciena's (CIEN) 6500 Packet-Optical Platform powered by WL5e is used by Dedicado to support the rising demand for network connectivity.

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Kinjel Shah

Pharma Stock Roundup: LLY's 2023 View, MRK-MRNA Joint Cancer Vaccine Data & More

Eli Lilly (LLY) gives its financial guidance for 2023. Merck (MRK) and Moderna's (MRNA) mRNA-based cancer vaccine shows positive results in a joint study.

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Kinjel Shah

4 Drug Stocks Up More Than 40% YTD With Room to Grow in 2023

Here are four drug companies, MRK, VRTX, IMCR and IMVT, that are up 40% or more in 2022 so far and still have room for growth in 2023.

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Nilanjan Banerjee

3 Permian Explorers to Gain as Oil Price Remains Healthy

Exploration and production businesses are witnessing big gains on the back of a healthy crude price trajectory. This will benefit Diamondback (FANG), Pioneer (PXD) & Matador (MTDR).

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