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Salesforce Stock Looks as If It Is Getting Ready to Top Out

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Salesforce remains a leader in the secular growth market of cloud computing. Yet the recent surge in the stock price looks overdone.

AMD Stock Looks Like a Bull’s Dream, But Read the Fine Print

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
Speculators are encouraged with AMD stock given its market and financial performances, but the details tell a different story.

Duke Realty Stock Offers Average Growth at a High Valuation

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
The boom in e-commerce has benefited DRE stock, but the valuation has made the equity expensive compared with many of its peers.

Why David Einhorn Will Keep Being Wrong About Netflix and Amazon

By Luke Lango, InvestorPlace Senior Investment Analyst
Einhorn has missed the mark on hyper-growth tech titans, and he will keep missing the mark so long as he remains short.

What the Second Half of 2018 Has in Store for Investors

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
If you're uneasy about the second half of 2018, don't be. The economy, and the companies that power it, are in solid shape.

Amazon’s Battle to Remain the King of Cloud Computing

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer
Don't focus on the headlines. Amazon is a cloud-computing play, and it's blowing away all the competition.

The Third-Quarter Stock Market Outlook for 2018

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
The stock market outlook for Q3 is still dominated by uncertainty -- whether it's caused by the current presidential administration and its talk of tariffs or the Fed. But the market still has potential to continue climbing.

7 S&P 500 Companies Whose Debt Scares Me

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
According to S&P Global Ratings, US companies have $4.2 trillion in net debt. Here are seven S&P 500 companies whose debt looks worrisome.

Clorox vs. Church & Dwight Co: Which Is the Better Buy?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Over the past five years, Clorox Co. and CLX stock has performed almost identically to Church & Dwight Co. Which is the better mid-cap stock to buy now?

Costco Stock Is Built to Stay Competitive over the Long Haul

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Costco is far from cheap. But then again, the premium is well deserved. The company has a powerful business model and the growth prospects remain bright.

Why Tata Motors Stock Will Be a Buy One Day, But Not Today

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
TTM stock appears tantalizing for contrarian investors because of its extreme selloff, but there are several reasons for the ugliness in Tata Motors that must be considered.

The AmTrust Buyout Could Be a No-Lose Deal for Investors

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Workers' compensation insurer AmTrust has agreed to go private. The shares still trade below the offer price, and it looks like a no-lose deal for investors.

Cut Your Canopy Growth Corp Bet by Half and Win Big

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Canopy Growth has a first-mover advantage that puts it out front in the North American marijuana industry. Here’s the play I would make with CGC stock.   

Chinese E-Commerce Startup Pinduoduo Files for $1 Billion IPO

By Lucas Hahn, InvestorPlace Contributor
Walnut Street Group Holding Limited, the parent company of Chinese e-commerce startup Pinduoduo, filed for a $1 billion IPO on a US exchange on Friday. The company could fetch a $30 billion valuation.

Don’t Expect Merger to Invigorate Dr Pepper Snapple Stock

By Will Healy, InvestorPlace Contributor
DPS stock will give way to KDP stock upon the closing of the merger, yet it will likely bring slow growth in a no-growth industry.

3 Things to Know About BJ’s IPO

By Robert Martin, InvestorPlace Writer
Wholesaler BJ's IPO last week was actually the second time this company has gone public. And before buying BJ stock, investors should be aware of 3 things.

Cryptocurrency Buyer Beware: Bitcoin Can’t Hold $6,000 Either

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor
It will take real cash to send bitcoin higher, and why should cash come in when many Initial Coin Offerings are still scams?

Starbucks CFO Exit, Exec Chairman Quitting May Be an Opportunity

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Starbucks just paved the way for at least a couple of new leaders. Maybe the impending replacements will make a better connection with its target market.

Crypto Markets Are Ugly, But This Is the Ideal Time to Strike

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
While many investors are running for cover in the ugly virtual-currency market, the volatility offers quality crypto tokens at steep discounts.
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