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Is Amazon Web Services (AWS) a Liability for Amazon?

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is known for e-commerce, but the company has a lot more going for it than that. So, is AWS starting to become a liability for its parent? This allows companies to stay nimble and scale up or down when necessary. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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Google Parent Company Alphabet Just Proved Why Dividends Matter, Even for Growth Stocks

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Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. based company : $20.7 billion going to its capital return program.

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3 AI-Backed Stocks That Could Return Magnificent Gains in 2024

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When it comes to investing in AI, you want companies where the technology is essential to their businesses. Each of these companies represents different aspects involved in the creation of an AI solution. The company is positioned to repeat its success in 2024. billion in the company's fiscal third quarter, ended Oct.

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Does a Big Looming Liability for AT&T Put Its Dividend in Danger?

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Things have gone from bad to worse this month because there are now concerns that the company has many lead-covered cables it may need to clean up. For 2023, the company projects that it will generate $16 billion in free cash flow, which is $2 billion more than it produced in the previous year. The stock yields 7.6%

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This Unstoppable Growth Stock Has Delivered 53% Annualized Returns Over the Past 5 Years. Is It Too Late to Buy?

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When investing for the long haul, you want to buy stock in quality companies with strong competitive advantages that can withstand the test of time. Kinsale writes insurance policies beyond those standard insurers cover and has done a stellar job as a company and as a stock since going public in 2016. billion, a 41.6%

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This Company Was Once a Key Part of Tilray Brands' U.S. Strategy. It's Now Worthless.

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prevents Canadian companies from entering the U.S. In Tilray's case, the company previously acquired a majority position in the convertible notes of multi-state operator (MSO) MedMen Enterprises. The layoffs caught many employees by surprise and also came as company CEO Ellen Deutsch Harrison resigned. million, with $474.3

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OPTrust Returns 5.3% in 2023

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Benefits Canada reports OPTrust returns 5.3% in 2023, marks 15 consecutive years at 100% funded status: The OPSEU Pension Trust returned 5.3 per cent) all generated higher returns than in 2022 (up from negative 17.6 Conversely, returns from infrastructure (2.7 per cent for 2023, according to its latest year-end report.

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