Chasing Outsized Returns: SCHG, QQQ, Or Value? — Positive

QQQ   Seeking Alpha — March 20, 2025

SCHG has delivered impressive performance, achieving an 828% total return since its inception in 2009, significantly outpacing the broader market's 578% return. Growth investing isn't about picking winners like Amazon or NVIDIA, it's about leveraging a concentrated strategy to deliver outsized returns. Value investing has historically outpaced growth over the last century. With shifting market conditions in 2025, funds like SCHD or stocks like NVIDIA could blend growth and fundamentals for an edge.

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Following continuous trade tensions between the European Union and the United States, the European Commission moved forward with the enforcement of its digital antitrust rules on Alphabet's Google and Apple.

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Pepsi, Poppi, and the Creosote Bush — Neutral

PEP   The Motley Fool — March 20, 2025

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst David Meier and host Dylan Lewis discuss:

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PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (PDD) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates — Positive

PDD   Zacks Investment Research — March 20, 2025

PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (PDD) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.40 per share a year ago.

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2024 Full-year revenues increased by 5.2% year over year, reaching a record-breaking $2.76 billion, while net income grew by 24.5% to a record-breaking $79.7 million 2024 Full-year revenues increased by 5.2% year over year, reaching a record-breaking $2.76 billion, while net income grew by 24.5% to a record-breaking $79.7 million

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3 Defense Stocks Set to Benefit From Increased Military Spending — Positive

AXON  LMT  NOC   MarketBeat — March 20, 2025

Some investors downplay the link between politics and investing, and sometimes Capitol Hill events have little impact. But if it were all irrelevant, why would so many members of Congress trade stocks based on the information they receive?

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Aluminum Tariff Woes: Between 2 Stocks, 1 Shines Brighter — Neutral

AA  CENX   MarketBeat — March 20, 2025

Many issues are creating uncertainty for investors, but tariffs are one of the main ones in 2025. In mid-March, the Trump administration announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum products entering the United States.

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Regina, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - March 20, 2025) - Above Food Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVE) ("the Company") announces today that as part of its strategic pivot towards the Agri-Tech and Fin-Tech sectors it has consented to the application filed by the Royal Bank of Canada to wind up the Company's Purely Canada Food Corp. subsidiaries ("PCFC"), which was filed on March 3, 2025 at the Court of King's Bench in Saskatchewan. Consequently, the Court on March 19, 2025, ordered that PCFC be placed into receivership.

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4 Best Stocks To Buy Under $5 — Positive

ACRE  POET  RGLS  WULF   24/7 Wall Street — March 20, 2025

If you're one of the over 4 Million Americans set to retire this year, you may want to pay attention.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU" or "The Company") (NYSE American: VENU), a developer, owner, and operator of upscale live music venues and premium hospitality destinations, announced today that it intends to release its 2024 annual results for its 2024 fiscal year and will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, March 31st, 2025, to discuss The Company's 2024 year-end financial results and business progress. Conference Call Detail.

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Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported fiscal 2025 third-quarter adjusted profits in line with analysts' estimates but same-restaurant sales came up well short.

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Across two trials, 9 of 10 frontline AML patients achieved remission when treated with mipletamig in combination with the standard of care Triplet Combination with mipletamig continues to outperform doublet combination benchmark No Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) has been observed in the RAINIER trial to date Cohort 2 enrollment nears completion SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / Aptevo Therapeutics ("Aptevo") (NASDAQ:APVO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel bispecific immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary ADAPTIR® and ADAPTIR-FLEX® platform technologies, today announced two additional frontline AML patients have achieved remission* within 30 days of treatment in the …

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Former SVP and Franchise Head for US Oncology at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, with established track record for leading a portfolio of products spanning both solid and hematological malignancies that have total annual sales of $1B

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $NAGE #IP--Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAGE) (formerly ChromaDex Corp.), the global authority on NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) with a focus on the science of healthy aging, today announced the broadening of its NAD+ precursor intellectual property (IP) portfolio with the newly granted U.S. Patent 12,252,506, which covers the composition of matter for nicotinamide riboside (NR) salt forms, including NR Malate and NR Tartrate, and other NR derivatives. This is p.

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One Wall Street analyst thinks investors can book some nice profits by investing in Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH 4.04%) stock right now. That's because demand for booking cruise vacations looks to be strong for at least the next year.

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Micron Technology, Inc. MU will release its second-quarter financial results after the closing bell on Thursday, March 20.

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SNB President on Interest Rate Decision, Trump Tariffs, Gold, Crypto — Neutral

AAAU  BAR  DBP  DGL  GLD  GLDM  IAU  OUNZ  SGOL  UGL   Bloomberg Markets and Finance — March 20, 2025

Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel discusses the central bank's decision to lower its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 0.25%, as well as the potential risks that geopolitical and fiscal uncertainty could have on the Swiss economy. He also talks about the SNB's lack of intervention in foreign exchange markets in 2024, potential tariffs coming from Donald Trump's administration, and gold.

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TAMPA, Fla. , March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Marpai, Inc. ("Marpai" or the "Company") (OTCQX: MRAI), a technology platform company, operates as a national Third-Party Administrator (TPA) through its subsidiaries.

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Carlyle seeks buyers for Colombian oil producer — Neutral

CG   Reuters — March 20, 2025

Private equity group Carlyle is seeking a buyer for its Colombian oil producer SierraCol for around $1.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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