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Is Amazon Web Services (AWS) a Liability for Amazon?

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is known for e-commerce, but the company has a lot more going for it than that. So, is AWS starting to become a liability for its parent? This allows companies to stay nimble and scale up or down when necessary. While this segment used to be Amazon's best and brightest, it no longer holds that designation.

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Billionaire Michael Saylor's Company Just Bought This Popular Cryptocurrency

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MicroStrategy's Bitcoin portfolio is equal to about a third of the company's enterprise value of $73.3 So why is this enterprise software company still so bullish on Bitcoin? Prior to 2020, most investors knew the company as a slow-growth provider of data mining and analytics software. billion, and about 1.4%

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Google Parent Company Alphabet Just Proved Why Dividends Matter, Even for Growth Stocks

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Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. based company : $20.7 Alphabet's dividend will start at just $0.20 Data by YCharts.

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Space Company Boasts: We Won't Run Out of Money for at Least a Year

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Parsing the report Thursday, Barron's magazine observed that in reality, the company's surprise profit "boils down to accounting for items such as warrants" and earn-out liabilities -- one-time items unrelated to the company's core business and not indicative of operating strength. million in cash.

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Rocket Companies (RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 12, 2024 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Rocket Companies third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin.

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4 Types of Insurance You Need for a Home Gym

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Read more: check out our picks for best homeowners insurance companies Don't get me wrong, that cap is usually fairly high: 50% to 70% of your dwelling limit (what it would cost to rebuild your home). Injury liability coverage One of the perks of having a home gym is you can invite friends over and work out together.

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5 Surprising Stats About Car Insurance Requirements in the U.S.

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It usually means purchasing a bond or making a cash deposit equal to the state's minimum liability coverage. Read more: check out our picks for the best car insurance companies But costs vary significantly by driver. But some require extra coverage while others enable drivers to get by with lower property damage liability limits.