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6 Tech Stocks Every Investor Should Watch

Hardware is becoming software, so investors are dumping hardware. At the same time, software is moving to the world of the cloud. These trends undeniably shape what tech stocks you should be buying.
Most computer chip companies today are “fab-less,” based not on manufacturing, but designs written in software. That is why Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) today is worth more than Intel (NASDAQ:INTC).
At the same time, open-source software is replacing proprietary software, especially in the clouds, where the money is made. That is why Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is worth more than Oracle (NYSE:ORCL).InvestorPlace –

By Julie Steenhuysen, Carl O’Donnell and Vishwadha Chander

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc has resumed the U.S. trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after approval by regulators, and Johnson & Johnson is preparing to resume its trial on Monday or Tuesday, the companies said on Friday.

The news signaled progress against the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 41 million globally, including 8 million Americans and comes 10 days before a U.S. presidential election that may hinge on plans https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-warns-on-coronavirus-surge-trump-heads-to-florida-in-campaign-sprint-idUSKBN2781A4 to fight the pandemic.

AstraZeneca, one of the leading vaccine developers, paused its U.S. trial on Sept. 6 after a

Higher tax on liquor to offset the revenue loss due to the pandemic seems to have backfired for states with sales down by almost a half in the first five months of the fiscal.

States that imposed a tax of 25% and above in the name of corona are likely to end up with lower tax revenue from liquor sales and also collect less tax per bottle with consumers

In what can be termed as a relief for borrowers just ahead of the festive season, the Ministry of Finance has announced a waiver of interest on interest charged for loans up to Rs 2 crore. The Department of Financial Services of the ministry on Friday issued a circular that laid the guidelines for financial institutions on granting ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months to borrowers. All borrowers, whether

Stock futures rose Friday to extend the major indices’ gains from a day earlier, as investors continued to eye upbeat commentary from officials around stimulus talks and considered the final presidential debate.

Gilead’s stock (GILD) jumped in early trading after the company’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment remdesivir became the first to receive formal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug was used as part of President Donald Trump’s treatment following his COVID-19 diagnosis this month.

Meanwhile, shares of Intel (INTC) slid overnight after the company unexpectedly posted a quarterly decline in data center chip

After a gap of nearly three decades, with bilateral trade witnessing an all-time historic peak in FY 2019-20, the third meeting of the India-Argentina Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was earlier this week.

This JTC is part of the ongoing process of convening several specialized bilateral meetings that were preceded this year by the Joint Working Group on Agriculture and the fifth round of Foreign Office Consultations. And these will be followed by bilateral dialogues on the nuclear, space and defence

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2 “Strong Buy” Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 9%

Markets have shown two themes in recent weeks, a combination of uncertainty and an upward trend. Day to day, it’s impossible to predict just what will happen, but the larger scale movement has been upwards. Looking ahead, all we know is that current events will reinforce the uncertainty.Earnings season has started. As the market’s publicly traded companies report their Q3 results, we’ll get a clearer idea as the nature of the economic recovery. Q1 was a disaster, the second quarter was better than expected; while Q3 is also expected to