Month: July 2019

Starbucks President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson is pictured at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 2019. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images “ Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: J.P. Morgan downgraded Starbucks to ‘neutral’ from ‘overweight’ J.P. Morgan downgraded Starbucks mainly on
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Why would someone draft their own will? An attempt to save money? Possibly, but the people I see who write their own wills can usually well afford to pay a lawyer. Perhaps it is ego driven – they think, “I’m smart, I can figure this out.” Or maybe, with all the do-it-yourself information that is
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Magic 8 ball of predictions in female hand with red nails isolated on white background Getty I recently came across an advertisement that boasted how you could retire on stocks that feature 8% dividend yields. What you’ll read below isn’t an exact quote, since my goal with this article isn’t to step on anyone’s toes.
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Starbucks President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson. Getty Starbucks (SBUX) turned in a solid Q3 report sending the stock up almost 9% on Friday. Wayne Himelsein, one of my best managers, bought and recommended Starbucks to us on March 9th at $69 and June 30th at $84. He is buying more at $99 and says
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A new walkway runs between Buildings 40 and 41 at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft For Microsoft to maintain its trillion-dollar valuation, keeping employees happy is crucial. That’s especially true around Seattle, home to Amazon, big Google and Apple operations and a burgeoning start-up scene. With talent in such high demand, Microsoft is in
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For decades, computer programmers have been trying to beat multiplayer games by finding reliable patterns in data. Researchers at Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University published a whitepaper in Science Journal in July that flips this switch. Their software embraces randomness, and it is reliably beating humans at games. Smart bearded person in a classic gray suit is playing poker at casino
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Marine Lance Corporal John Curtin and his family. Nicole Hill Gerulat When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became a law 1990, it ensured legal rights across a variety of areas from employment to education, transportation and public accommodations in commercial buildings. While it addressed many major issues, one area where people with disabilities and their families
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ASSOCIATED PRESS The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is Pakistan’s new government. When it comes to major economic decisions, that is. IMF sets the policies that will either make or break the country’s economy. Early this month, the Washington-based institution gave Pakistan a $6 billion loan that helped the newly-elected government of Imran Khan cope with
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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc. attends the Viva Tech start-up and technology gathering at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2018 in Paris, France. Christophe Morin/IP3 | Getty Images News | Getty Images Quitting Facebook is not a realistic option for many people. But, if you’re tired
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