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1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Make Disappear From Your Portfolio

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But in an age when consumer trends and sentiment can shift quickly, how is Alphabet able to prove to advertisers that its platforms generate a superior return on investment (ROI) over the likes of Meta Platforms ' Facebook and Instagram, as well as niche players like Etsy or Pinterest ? Metric Nine Months Ended Sept. billion $3.3

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Home Depot (HD) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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For us, our focus on mitigating shrink has been a continual and evolving process, leveraging our cross-functional teams and investing in technology to test and learn the most effective methods of reducing shrink. Sales leveraging our digital platforms increased 4% compared to the third quarter of last year.

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Citi Trends (CTRN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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And I'd like to acknowledge the work of our finance team for developing methods to track the retail industry standard metric gross margin return on investment, commonly known as GMROI, down to the category level for our own internal use. And as Ken noted, we are addressing other opportunities called out by a consulting partner.

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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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We'll also provide an update on our asset management activities, our recent dividend declarations, our expectations for dividends going forward, our recent investment activities and current investment pipeline, and several other noteworthy updates. Net asset value, or NAV -- or NAV, increased by $0.77 per share or 2.6% times and 2.1

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Forget Shiba Inu: This Cryptocurrency Is Poised for an Incredible Run

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Decentralized finance Unlike Shiba Inu, which offers little to no utility, Chainlink supports plenty of real-world usage as a decentralized blockchain oracle network. As a data oracle, Chainlink delivers data to blockchain-based smart contracts , which are the building blocks of decentralized finance. Image source: Getty Images.

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Aon Plc (AON) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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First, we committed to leveraging our distinctive risk capital and human capital structure to unlock new solutions that address the evolving client demand discussed earlier. billion in debt and returned $1.6 billion of debt in 2024 and coupled with earnings growth, lowered our debt-to-EBITDA leverage from 4.1 times to 3.4

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Commercial Metals (CMC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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million, producing a core EBITDA margin of 11% and a trailing 12-month return on invested capital of 8.4%. CMC's leverage metrics remain attractive and have improved significantly over the last several fiscal years. For the first quarter, we generated consolidated core EBITDA of 210.7 compares to 13.5%