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Davis Selected Advisors Prefers Intel (INTC) Stock to Microsoft (MSFT)

As part of its portfolio reshuffling strategy for 2020, investment giant David Selected Advisors decided to dilute its stake in Microsoft (MSFT) while simultaneously seeing a strong potential and increasing its stake in the Intel (INTC) stock.Since the beginning of 2020, the markets have been soaring massively making fresh highs every week. Earlier this week on Wednesday, both S&P 500 and Nasdaq made their record highs. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) continued to soar a...

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Sorry Ripple, Brazil’s Central Bank to Launch Near-Instant Payments without XRP

Brazil won’t adopt RippleNet or XRP as the Central Bank has announced its own payment network with low fees, fast transactions and huge liquidity. The PIX coin starts off in Q4 2020.The Brazilian government has decided to implement a new almost instant payment solution, presumably called the PIX coin. It will shine in Q4 2020 via mobile devices and POS terminals, and they have no plans on adding Ripple‘s XRP.The project was developed by the Central Bank of Brazil and received the name PIX. It...

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Coinbase and Visa Join Hands to Give Customers Crypto-Backed Debit Cards

For the first time in history, a major credit card company is working hand-in-hand with one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges. Visa has granted full membership benefits to Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular crypto trading platforms in the United States – and is allowing the company to begin issuing cryptocurrency-based debit cards to its customers.Coinbase and Visa – Together At Last?The cards are being released starting this month, though the partnership was initially...

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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Rises to $1,524.87 as Google Cloud Buys Cornerstone Technology

While Google Cloud is buying Cornerstone Technology and expanding profits, the eyes of investors are aimed at the Alphabet (GOOGL) stock price and tech giant’s financial reports.Google Cloud buys Cornerstone Technology company to boost the development of cloud computing, AI and similar tech. CEO Google Cloud Thomas Kurian is very happy with the announcement, as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) kept their upholstered offers ready. Now, Alphabet Inc....

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New Picks: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Records, Dow Is Up Over 100 Points

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, as well as Dow Jones Industrial Average index, have set new records as tech stock has jumped. Some stocks, like Virgin Galactic (SPCE), are also in green.On Wednesday, the major stock market index rose to record highs, which means the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States have shown good stock performance. In particular, tech shares have outperformed all the expectations. Prime examples that demonstrate bullish moods are S&P...

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Future Samsung Phones to Come Equipped with Digital Wallets

Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate and maker of smartphones, is becoming one of the biggest cryptocurrency and bitcoin supporters throughout the globe.Samsung Is Doing a Big Thing for CryptoThe company – which at press time, accounts for nearly 20 percent of the world’s total smartphone sales – has begun releasing its new 5G smartphones which provide blockchain and bitcoin support for users. Each phone comes equipped with a digital wallet that owners can utilize should they ever decide to...

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Visa Adds Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange as Principal Member

Visa payment processor adds Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, to its large list of friends. Can it be viewed as a good sign for law-abiding cryptocurrency business?This is a huge accomplishment for the cryptocurrency industry and a boost towards adoption. Per the official announcement by Coinbase, they have received a membership status from Visa. This is a step towards wider recognition of crypto businesses as the clean ones. At the same time, Coinbase customers will have...

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Amazon (AMZN) Stock Is Growing while Walmart Pays Investors to Make Them Happy

Walmart revealed it spent $11.8 billion the last year on dividends. Amazon doesn’t have such a strategy but AMZN stock price is growing.Amazon (AMZN) stock is in green these days while Walmart (WMT) stock is falling. Do these events have any relation to the companies’ performance and approaches? Let’s have a look at how both companies are doing.John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart US, said recently that the role of corporations has changed. By saying that, Furner was thinking of making...

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Visa Approves US Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase As Principal Member

The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has been approved as the very first “pure-play” crypto-related company to become a Visa principal member. Supposedly, this would allow the exchange to further improve its customer experience.Coinbase Becomes Visa Principal MemberAccording to an official release, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has managed to get approval for becoming a Visa principal member.Supposedly, Coinbase is the first company in the...

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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock May Rise as YouTube and Google Cloud Generate Good Profit

Alphabet Inc. shows incredible profits during the overall market depression. Google Cloud and YouTube are making a good contribution to the total revenue. Alphabet (GOOGL) stock may reach new highs.While the regulators promise new threats that will apply more harm to small businesses than to Google itself, the giant continues making huge profits. The long-awaited YouTube revenue report is also a big deal to concern. Looks like, the more troubles Google has, the more solutions they generate to...

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