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Facebook Pages: Businesses Know Who’s Walking Past Their Stores

By Adam Levy, InvestorPlace Contributor
Facebook is providing Facebook Page owners with insights into foot traffic around their stores. Facebook stock owners could benefit.

Facebook Stock Should Already Be in Your 2016 Buy List (FB)

By Craig Adeyanju, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Chicken Little's can panic all they want over insiders dumping shares, but Facebook (FB) stock has too many catalysts to be considered about slowing growth.

Why Cisco’s CEO Is Wrong About NOK & ALU

By Brian Nichols, InvestorPlace Contributor
There's a reason that CSCO CEO is so defensive when it comes to NOK

Salesforce.com, Inc.: Will CRM Stock Burst Its Bubble?

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
What will Salesforce (CRM) stock do after reporting third-quarter earnings on Wednesday? That depends on how it stacks up to these consensus expectations.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Has a Bold Black Friday Strategy

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The Amazon (AMZN) stock price has been roaring higher recently. So why is the company shunning profits with firesales on its most popular devices?

Marriott (MAR) Buys Starwood (HOT) in $12.2B Hotel Mega Merger

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Marriott is acquiring Starwood in a merger deal worth $12.2 billion that would create the largest hotel company in the world.

Bare Your FANGs: 2 Blue-Chip Tech Stocks to Buy, 2 to Sell

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
The "FANG" stocks popularized by Jim Cramer are all showing trading opportunities -- two of these blue-chip tech stocks look a little more bullish, though.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Shutting Down Beats Music … But Why?

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Apple (AAPL) is shuttering Beats Music, just 18 months after paying $3 billion for the headphone-maker and streaming service. What gives?

5 Charts That Detail the State Of The Market Today

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Today's blog post is dedicated to a wide-ranging overview of the global financial markets to gain a broad view on our next investment moves.

Why The U.S. Stock Market Has Never Completely Recovered

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The S&P 500 rallied 13% off its closing lows in late August. Lost in the shuffle? It hasn't really recovered. Here's why...

3 Tobacco Stocks on the Comeback Trail

By Profit Scanner
Despite the cultural shift, Big Tobacco stocks have proven resilient during downturns and the technicals are backing up that thesis.

Coke in the Crosshairs: Will KO Stock Be Ackman’s Next Victim?

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Bill Ackman blasted Coca-Cola stock recently. Is this a prelude to a short? We dig into the details about Ackman vs. KO.

Facebook Inc (FB) Debuts “Self Destructing” Messages: Is Snapchat Dying?

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Facebook (FB) stock has been going bonkers this year. Two years after Snapchat turned down a $3 billion buyout offer, FB decides to compete.

JCP Stock Earnings Impress, But Can’t Shake Its Rut

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
JCP stock has been stuck in neutral for two years now, and it could be another year before JCPenney earnings look compelling enough to firmly shake it out of that rut.

New Hulu Investor? Time Warner Inc Steps Up War Against Netflix, Inc. (NFLX, TWX)

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Netflix (NFLX) stock got hammered yesterday on news that Time Warner (TWX) may invest in Hulu. Shots fired!

How Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Lottery Will Work

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Disney is setting up a lottery for tickets to its 'The Lion King' Broadway show starting on Nov. 17 at the Minskoff Theatre.

Here’s Why GoPro Stock Is Done For in 2016

By Jeff Reeves
GoPro stock has crashed below its initial IPO price of $24, missed on earnings and has seen analyst downgrades. GPRO stock is doomed!

Cisco Systems, Inc.: Avoid Cisco Stock Even After This Pullback (CSCO)

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Cisco (CSCO) stock is running into a familiar problem in big tech -- tough competition and troubling macroeconomic issues in Asia.

How the Stench of Deflation Fouls the Market Air

By Richard Band
Deciding how the economy will react to an expected rate hike is difficult. Here's how we can invest while waiting for the Fed's details
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