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Investing Club: Here’s how much each company in our portfolio is exposed to China
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Investing Club: Here’s how much each company in our portfolio is exposed to China

Shanghai and Beijing have retained, if not tightened, many Covid-related restrictions on business and travel. In this picture, workers disinfect a residential community on May 11, 2022, in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images Source

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Strategist says U.S. stocks are undervalued right now — and names his top picks to buy the dip
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Strategist says U.S. stocks are undervalued right now — and names his top picks to buy the dip

Morningstar’ s David Sekera thinks the market sell-off is looking overdone — and reveals the tech stocks he thinks are attractive right now, as well as his picks to ride the return of consumer spending. After years of beating the market, tech stocks have been slammed this year as expectations of aggressive tightening by the […]

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Apple may have to slide a lot further before the market sell-off stops, trader says
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Apple may have to slide a lot further before the market sell-off stops, trader says

Investors looking for an end to the ferocious selling of 2022 should watch Apple, which may have to tumble a good deal further yet before a market bottom is put in, according to trader Danielle Shay. The tech bellwether already is down 20% this year after a 5% drop Wednesday sent the stock into a […]

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Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500’s ESG index
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Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500’s ESG index

An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The S&P 500 booted electric vehicle maker Tesla from its ESG Index in an annual rebalancing. Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and even oil and gas multinational Exxon Mobil were included on the list. The S&P […]

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Here are some hedge funds that foresaw the tech fallout. And some that didn’t
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Here are some hedge funds that foresaw the tech fallout. And some that didn’t

This year’s tech-driven carnage in the stock market is carving out hedge fund winners from losers — showing up in diverging fortunes that haven’t been seen in years. Hedge funds that rode the tech wave up are getting crushed on the way down, especially those that doubled down on 2022’s biggest laggards in the first […]

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19. Maven Clinic
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19. Maven Clinic

Founder: Kate Ryder (CEO)Launched: 2014Headquarters: New York CityFunding: $202 millionValuation: $1 billionKey technologies: N/AIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 Maven is the largest virtual clinic for women’s and family health, and as of last August, it also became the first female-focused health start-up valued at over $1 billion, or so-called unicorn status. Offering technology-based […]

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Global fund manager explains why he loves these 2 retail stocks right now
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Global fund manager explains why he loves these 2 retail stocks right now

Pella Funds Management’s Jordan Cvetanovski has named two retail stocks he says stand out and are likely to ride out the current market volatility. Cvetanovski, chairman, chief investment officer and portfolio manager at Pella, named U.S. discount store Dollar General and U.K.-based apparel retailer JD Sports as picks during CNBC Pro Talks . While shoppers […]

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees that pay increases are on the way
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells employees that pay increases are on the way

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting at the Meydenbauer Center on November 28, 2018 in Bellevue, Washington. Microsoft recently surpassed Apple, Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told staffers on Monday that the […]

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Starbucks to cover employees’ travel expenses for abortions, gender-affirming surgeries
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Starbucks to cover employees’ travel expenses for abortions, gender-affirming surgeries

Starbucks coffee shop logo seen at one of their stores. Stephen Zenner | LightRocket | Getty Images Starbucks said Monday it will start covering eligible travel expenses for employees seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures. The coffee chain joins Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce in offering to reimburse workers for travel costs related to abortions following […]

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China has been quietly building a blockchain platform. Here’s what we know
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China has been quietly building a blockchain platform. Here’s what we know

China has made blockchain technology a strategic priority. Blockchain-based Service Network, or BSN, is part of its efforts to boost its capabilities in the sector. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that his country needs to “seize the opportunities” presented by blockchain technology. In a speech in 2019, […]

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