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Benjamin Rains

3 Diverse Stocks to Buy Now for Second Half Coronavirus Immunity & Growth

A look at three stocks from completely different economic sectors that are poised to grow during the second half of 2020, despite continued coronavirus economic uncertainty...

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Benjamin Rains

5 Tech Stocks to Buy for Second Half of 2020 That Aren't FAANG or Microsoft

We dive into five tech stocks that investors might want to consider buying for the second half of 2020 that are not part of the FAANG group or named Microsoft...

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Benjamin Rains

What's Next for Lululemon Stock & Buy Nike Ahead of Earnings?

What's next for Lululemon (LULU) stock after its Q1 financial results? And we see what to expect from Nike's upcoming quarterly earnings to help figure out if the sportswear giant is a buy despite coronavirus setbacks?

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Benjamin Rains

3 Large-Cap, Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy on Renewed Coronavirus Market Volatility

We dive into three large-cap tech stocks that also pay a dividend that investors might want to consider buying to fight back against the renewed market volatility...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Adobe, Apple & Amazon as Tech Stocks and Market Hit New Highs?

A look at the continued market rally that has the major U.S. indexes returning to their pre-coronavirus highs. The episode then dives into Adobe, Apple, and Amazon, to see if any of the tech giants are worth buying near their new highs...

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Benjamin Rains

Time to Buy Soaring Coronavirus Cloud Stocks Cloudera, DocuSign & Slack?

A look at three cloud-focused stocks, Cloudera, DocuSign, and Slack, which have been coronavirus stay-at-home standouts, ahead of their upcoming earnings releases...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy FAANG Stocks, Plus MSFT as Big Tech Drives Coronavirus Market Rally?

The episode dives into FAANG stocks--Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google--plus Microsoft to see if investors should buy any of the stocks as big tech continues to drive the current coronavirus market rally...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Nvidia & Alibaba Stock Before Earnings for Coronavirus Resilience?

We dive into Nvidia and Alibaba ahead of their quarterly earnings results that are due out this week to help investors decide if either stock might worth buying...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Apple Stock for Safety During Continued Coronavirus Uncertainty?

Today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks dives into all things Apple to see if investors should consider buying the iPhone giant's stock for safety during the pandemic...

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Benjamin Rains

How Will the Coronavirus Impact Disney, Roku and Uber Earnings?

On today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks, Ben Rains dives into what to expect from Disney (DIS), Roku, and Uber earnings this week...

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Benjamin Rains

Big Tech's First Coronavirus Earnings Test: Buy Apple, Amazon or Microsoft Stock?

On today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks, we take a look at what investors should expect from Apple, Amazon & Microsoft's quarterly earnings results to see if they can remain safe-haven investments...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Highly-Ranked Stocks to Buy for the Coronavirus Economy & the Eventual Recovery

On today's episode of Full Court Finance, we explore three stocks that appear to be buys at the moment and down the road when the economy eventually turns around from the coronavirus downturn...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Stocks Immune to the Coronavirus Downturn to Buy Right Now

Today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks quickly dives into why Wall Street seems optimistic on Monday. Despite the positivity, investors should still be on the hunt for stocks that appear immune to the broader coronavirus fallout...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Diverse Tech Stocks to Buy to Combat Coronavirus Volatility and Uncertainty

A look at the coronavirus market volatility and what investors might want to do as stocks continue their recent climb. The episode then dives into three diverse tech stocks that longer-term investors might want to buy during the volatility...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Safe Haven Tech Stocks to Buy as Coronavirus Market Uncertainty Spreads

This episode breaks down three safe haven-style tech stocks that investors might want to consider buying amid the coronavirus selloff and economic uncertainty...

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Benjamin Rains

3 High-Yield Tech Stocks to Buy to Combat Continued Coronavirus Volatility

On today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks, we take a look at three tech stocks that investors might want to consider buying for their strong dividend yields and more...

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Benjamin Rains

Salesforce & Square Q4 Earnings Previews: Buy the Tech Stocks for Secular Growth?

What investors can expect from Salesforce and Square ahead of their upcoming fourth quarter earnings releases. Both stocks had been on strong runs in 2020, until the recent market pullback. So, is it time to buy either of the two growth-focused tech stocks?

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Roku Stock on the Dip as a Bet on Netflix, Disney & Streaming TV Growth?

We break down Roku's Q4 2019 financial results. And see what to expect from the streaming TV firm to decide if investors should consider buying Roku stock on the dip, with Disney, Netflix, and others all set to expand their customer base?

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Benjamin Rains

Lyft Q4 Earnings Preview & Buy Surging Uber Stock Right Now?

What to expect from Lyft's Q4 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday. The episode also breaks down rival Uber's results that helped its stock price surge to see if investors should think about buying Uber stock...

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Benjamin Rains

Snap, Spotify & Twitter Earnings Previews: Buy These Consumer Tech Stocks?

On today's episode of Full Court Finance here at Zacks, we preview what investors can expect from Snap, Spotify, and Twitter's upcoming Q4 financial results...

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Benjamin Rains

5 Highly-Ranked Tech Stocks to Buy for 2020

We dive into five technology stocks that investors might want to buy for 2020, as stocks continue to climb on U.S.-China trade positivity heading into the new year...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Surging Nike (NKE) and Lululemon (LULU) Stock Before Earnings?

Ben Rains dives into Lululemon (LULU) and Nike (NKE) to see if investors should consider buying either stock with the sportswear retailers set to report their quarterly results soon...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Large-Cap Tech Stocks to Buy for December

Welcome to the latest episode of the Full-Court Finance podcast from Zacks Investment Research where Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains takes a look at 3 large-cap tech stocks that investors might want to buy for December...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Top Stocks to Buy Heading into December with Market at New Highs

We dive into 3 tech stocks that investors might want to buy heading into December with the stock market at new highs...

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Benjamin Rains

Evaluating Home Depot, Target, Macy's & Retail Stocks Ahead of Earnings

Ben Rains breaks down what's going on in the retail world after Walmart impressed Wall Street last week. We then dive into what investors need to know about Home Depot, Target, and Macy's ahead of earnings...

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