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Microsoft (MSFT) Might Block AI Rivals From Using Bing Search

Microsoft (MSFT) reportedly cautions rival search engines that it may cut off access to its Internet-search data if they continue using it to develop their own AI chat products.

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Raytheon (RTX) Wins Deal for RAM 2B Guided Missile Procurement

Raytheon (RTX) clinches a $43.6 million contract for the procurement of the RAM 2B Guided Missile.

LMTPositive Net Change NOCPositive Net Change GDPositive Net Change RTXPositive Net Change

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Here's Why It is Appropriate to Retain Allegion (ALLE) Now

Allegion (ALLE) stands to benefit from strength in non-residential, residential and electronics end markets in the Allegion Americas segment unit. Its efforts to reward its shareholders augur well.

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Science Applications (SAIC) to Sell Logistics & Supply Chain Unit

Science Applications (SAIC) signs an agreement to sell its logistics and supply chain management business to ASRC Federal.

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Huntington Ingalls (HII) Wins CVN 74 Aircraft Carrier Deal

Huntington Ingalls (HII) is set to offer engineering services and planning for CVN 74 refueling complex overhaul. It will also provide maintenance and operator training as well as technical and repair support for the same.

LMTPositive Net Change GDPositive Net Change BAESYNegative Net Change HIIPositive Net Change

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Altria's (MO) Smoke-Free Products Aid Amid Low Cigarette Volume

Altria (MO) has been benefiting from its Oral Tobacco Products and strong pricing power. However, soft volumes in the Smokeable Products segment are a concern.

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SAP & GIZ Collaborate to Support Green Hydrogen Certification

SAP and GIZ collaboration aims to speed up validation of the general requirements and develop software concepts to support green hydrogen certification for Brazil and Germany.

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Bank OZK (OZK) Rides on Loan Growth, Higher Costs a Headwind

Decent loan demand, business restructuring efforts and higher rates are likely to support Bank OZK (OZK) amid rising costs and a deteriorating economic outlook.

FULTPositive Net Change STBAPositive Net Change OZKNegative Net Change

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What to Expect From BlackBerry's (BB) Q4 Earnings Release

BlackBerry's (BB) fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 revenues are likely to have affected by lower revenues from Cybersecurity business segment.

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RH Lined Up for Q4 Earnings: Key Factors to Take Into Account

RH's fiscal Q4 results are likely to reflect soft demand, persistent supply-chain disruptions and high costs. Its focus on online platforms and several initiatives are positives.

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Shell (SHEL) Seeks Investors to Oppose Climate Resolution

Shell (SHEL) claims that there is no realistic way to reduce emissions immediately. Recommends shareholders to vote against the climate resolution proposal.

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Nilanjan Choudhury

Natural Gas Weekly Prices Witness Another Sharp Fall

With natural gas prices having depreciated significantly in 2023, we advise focusing on fundamentally sound companies like SBOW and LNG.

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Nalak Das

5 Dividend Paying Growth Stocks to Buy for a Stable Portfolio

We have narrowed our search to five growth stocks that have solid upside left for 2023. These are: ARLP, RES, CRD.A, UVE, WNC.

ARLPNegative Net Change WNCPositive Net Change RESNegative Net Change UVEPositive Net Change CRD.ANegative Net Change

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Here's Why Hold is an Apt Strategy for Markel (MKL) Now

Markel (MKL) is well poised to gain from growth across all its product lines, higher earned premiums, solid cash position and favorable growth estimates.

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Rimmi Singhi

4 Toxic Stocks That You Should Eliminate From Your Portfolio

Similar to identifying stocks with growth potential, pinpointing toxic stocks and discarding them at the right time is the key to avoid losses. CSGP, DH, MNTK and WEST are few toxic stocks you should dump now.

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Abhinab Dasgupta

Beat the Market Like Zacks: NVIDIA, SoundHound, Reuters in Focus

Our time-tested methodologies were at work to help investors navigate the market well last week. Here are some of our key performance data from the past three months.

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Reliance Steel (RS) Rides on Solid Demand & Investments

Reliance Steel (RS) is seeing growing demands in its largest end-market, non-residential construction.

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Abbott's (ABT) CardioMEMS Favors Heart Failure Management

Abbott (ABT) announces key findings from meta-analysis, which shows remote pressure monitoring to be a life-extending option among heart failure patients.

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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Wins $474M Deal for Trident II Missile

Lockheed Martin's (LMT) arm, Space Systems, clinches a $474.2-million modification contract involving the Trident II (D5) missile.

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Here's Why You Should Retain DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) Stock Now

DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) continues to gain traction from a robust product portfolio. However, macroeconomic factors like weakened global demand, rising costs and forex woes persist.

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Halliburton (HAL) & Honeywell to Sign Energy Deals in Libya

Halliburton (HAL) and Honeywell's (HON) deals with NOC are a sign that Libya offers a more favorable working environment for American firms at present, with more predictable investment opportunities.

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Rimmi Singhi

4 High Earnings Yield Value Picks Amid Prevailing Uncertainty

Count on value stocks like RNR, URBN, LBRT and SIGA displaying high earnings yield to tide over the current economic uncertainty.

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Tirthankar Chakraborty

3 Stocks With Superb Earnings Acceleration to Buy Now

Some of the notable companies to have witnessed solid earnings acceleration as of now are Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Informatica (INFA).

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Micron (MU) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

Micron's (MU) Q2 performance is likely to have been hurt by customer inventory adjustment actions amid declining consumer spending and growing macroeconomic uncertainties.

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Skechers (SKX) Rides High on Growth Strategies: Apt to Hold

Skechers (SKX) is gaining on solid direct-to-consumer sales and Comfort Technology footwear. Its international business also appears encouraging.

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