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Spotify’s bet on audiobooks and podcasts has been successful
Spotify Technology’s (NYSE: SPOT) bet that the popularity of podcasts and audiobooks would continue appears to have paid off for the music streaming company. The company’s transformation over the past few years has resulted in Spotify finally turning its first full-year profitability in 2024, as shares of the company doubled over the past 12 months. […]
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3M starts to regain its illustrious status
Consumer/industrial conglomerate 3M (NYSE: MMM), has a storied history. The 123-year-old company invented Scotch Tape, Post-it notes and a groundbreaking waterproof sand paper. But in recent years, it has hit the skids amid lawsuits over the safety of some products, a lack of innovation and weak earnings. As a result, the stock has scored an […]
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O’Reilly Automotive Has Competitive Edge
O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) has several advantages compared to its competitors, such as its robust supply chain network which gives stores the ability to replenish auto parts quickly for its customers. Drivers are investing more money into the maintenance of their vehicles instead of buying a newer model as interest rates, inflation and costs remain […]
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Can European stocks erase U.S. stocks’ advantage?
For the last 15 years, U.S. stocks have consistently outperformed their European brethren. That’s a result of the U.S. economy growing faster than its European brethren and U.S. corporate earnings outshining those in Europe. Earlier this year, that trend was broken amid concern that U.S. tariffs would send its economy and corporate sector into a […]
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Option Care Health benefits from patients seeking care at home
Medical services continue to improve, allowing patients with more minor but chronic diseases to be treated at home on a regular basis. The increase in demand for treatment at home or at an outpatient medical service provider benefits Option Care Health (NASDAQ: OPCH), whose sales have more than doubled during the past six years. The […]
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Look out for long-term interest rates; they may signal trouble
Financial markets are all agog over falling short-term interest rates following the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut this month. But the real action could be at the long end of the yield curve, which often is more important than the short end for inflation, the economy and risk assets such as stocks. And long-term rates may […]
