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Oracle’s Ex-Dividend Date Moves Top Tech Stock

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Oracle, a leader in technology, is now trading ex-dividend as of today.

At the end of the month, Oracle holders who bought in prior to Monday will receive the dividend payment of $0.24 per share. Others will have to wait.

That July 31 payout is over 25% bigger than the last dividend payment with a current dividend yield of 1.61%.

Oracle’s current earnings per share is marked at $3.01 with projected earnings growth next year around 10%, or almost double the industry average.

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Things Are Looking Up for Micron … But It’s Too Soon to Celebrate

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The company’s shares are rebounding thanks to unexpected market changes. 

After a rocky start to 2019, things are finally starting to look up for memory-chip manufacturer Micron…

Trade war tensions have eased with China and the company can continue doing business with Huawei. Micron released its third-quarter earnings report and beat investor expectations.

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Amazon Prime Day Is Upon Us

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One of the year’s biggest shopping events has arrived…

After capturing enormous profits by pushing its Prime delivery service, e-commerce leviathan Amazon began Prime Day in 2015. And every year since then, it’s racked up tremendous sales in its very own Black Friday style extravaganza.

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Citigroup Kicks Bank Earnings Season Off With a Bang

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The bank’s second-quarter earnings report gave investors a lot to be happy about. 

Citigroup kicked off bank earnings season with strong second-quarter results. Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase are all expected to post quarterly earnings report later this week. 

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Trump Administration Approves Bee-Killing Pesticide

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Not all experts think it’s harmful…

Sulfoxaflor is an insecticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Apparently, it does not pose any risk to human health, or wildlife, including pollinators. 

The insecticide was first registered with the EPA in 2013 and has been proven effective to pests that are resistant to other growing agents like pyrethroid, neonicotinoid, and carbamate. 

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3 Reasons Why Lululemon is Still a Good Buy

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Lululemon’s shares are up 53% year to date.

Analysts are becoming increasingly bullish when it comes to Lululemon — and for good reason.

The company’s shares are up more than 50% year to date. Stifel recently raised its price target on Lululemon to $238 from $209, citing the company’s loyalty program as the reason.

But there’s more…

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Nvidia Announces Data Center Service as NVDA Climbs

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U.S. tech giant Nvidia is continuing a multi-session rally…

It moved the stock about 4% over a day’s time, with much bigger gains over the month.

Part of the enthusiasm in Nvidia stock revolves around the company’s DGX-Ready hosting program.

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This Leaked Tesla Email Might Please Investors

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According to a leaked email, the company is “making preparations” to ramp up production.  

Tesla’s shares rose on Wednesday after it came out that the company is preparing to increase production at its Fremont, California factory. The news broke thanks to a leaked email from the company’s automotive president Jerome Guillen.

Here’s what it said…

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Biggest Wildlife Crime Raid Ever Seizes Over 10,000 Animals

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It’s the most widespread wildlife crime raid in history…

In June, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) performed a 26-day anti-trafficking campaign in over 109 countries. 

Named ‘Operation Thunderball,’ the campaign executed 1,828 seizures. With local partners, the organizations recovered lion and tiger cubs, dolphins, sharks, 9,820 marine species, 9,777 live tortoises and turtles, 4,304 birds, 1,422 live reptiles, 545kg of ivory, 23 live primates, and more.

And check out these trafficking suspect numbers…

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Virgin’s Launching LGBTQ+ Charter Cruises

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Richard Branson has done it again…

Sir Branson’s latest venture is Virgin Voyages, a cruise line that’s scheduled to begin operations in 2020. Virgin Voyages is officially open for charter bookings departing from April 1–October 25, 2020.

Branson recently celebrated WorldPride in New York City. He announced that a new LGBTQ+ charter will be included in the Virgin Voyages cruise offerings. It sets sail on May 31, 2020. 

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