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Survey: Americans Aren't Financially Prepared For A Recession
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 1:11pm | 499The U.S. stock market has been on shaky ground in recent weeks after a yield curve inversion and a new round of tariff threats between the U.S. and China has investors spooked about the possibility of a U.S. recession. Unfortunately, a new survey by LendEDU suggests Americans are woefully...
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Here's How A Halloween Portfolio Performs Against The Market
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 8:45am | 600Halloween is big business for companies like Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY), Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), all of which sell costumes, decorations and candy for the holiday. For traders looking to take advantage of these trends, here’s a closer look at...
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Study: Twitch Grows With 'Fortnite,' 25% Of Gamers Paying To Watch Other Players
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 10:42am | 630"Fortnite" might be a free-play game, but that does not stop it from being an absolute cash cow. The viral game could be in the middle of a seminal moment in gaming, where more developers embrace a free play model to acquire a large gamer base and then eventually monetize through...
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Report: Amazon Researching A Banking Product
Monday, March 5, 2018 - 1:24pm | 428Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly researching a bank account product for customers, The Wall Street Journal first reported. What Happened Amazon could be looking to partner with major Wall Street banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to offer its clients a "checking-...
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Amazon Vs. Walmart: Who Wins A Head-To-Head Price Battle?
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 11:26am | 412Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) share a common goal in their customer approach: providing products at the lowests. But which retailer is really delivering on that promise? A new study from LendEDU compiled a list of 50 products from both retailers and did a...
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Poll: Nearly Half Of Amazon Prime Members Would Not Renew If Cost Rose To $150
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 10:00am | 410Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Prime members spend an average of $1,300 a year on Amazon's platform, nearly double what non-Prime members spend (an average of $700 a year). Needless to say, the Prime membership base is extremely valuable for Amazon, but what would the impact be if the company...
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Is Fantasy Football Just A Waste Of Time?
Thursday, September 7, 2017 - 2:35pm | 350Is fantasy football just a big time drain? A new report from LendEDU makes its hard to believe it is anything but. The average player spends nearly eight hours a week on fantasy football, setting their lineup, strategizing, browsing the waiver wire, etc. The average season-long player spends $286....
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20% Of Millennials Don't Think A Car Will Be Necessary In 20 Years
Saturday, September 2, 2017 - 10:33am | 325As electric cars, gigafactories, ride sharing and autonomous driving develop, the auto industry is on its way to some severe disruption. Millennial preferences and attitudes toward cars mean we will see a big shift in the industry in the decades to come. When Gene Munster of Loup Ventures sat down...
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A Third Of Millennials Have Used Venmo To Buy Drugs
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 11:28am | 340While Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) mobile payment app Venmo continues to grow and is on track to process over $20 billion in payments this year, the application has become a medium of suspicious transactions for millennials. In a recent study by LendEDU, nearly a third of millennial...