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Home Depot Stock: Wait For A Bottom To Form (NYSE:HD) – Seeking Alpha
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Justin Sullivan/Getty Images NewsThe tone of the market has clearly changed. Even before the war in Ukraine, the sentiment was shifting towards a more defensive posture due to the more hawkish Fed. The Ukrainian situation has simply made this more important. This makes larger, more established companies more attractive for investors.Home Depot fits that bill...
Not just a great defender – Tahjere McCall on turning the Taipans around – ESPN Australia
You have reached ESPN’s Australian edition. Stay on current site or go to US version.In his own words, Tahjere McCall “sucked” at basketball when he first took up the sport as a teenager. Undersized and well behind on skill development, McCall quickly found a way to get on the court.Defence.“I was shorter when I started playing so the only way I could get on the court or...
Summer Bummer: A Young Camper’s $142,938 Snakebite – Kaiser Health News
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 30, 2019 Republish This Story Disponible en Español It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois’ Jackson Falls last July. As the group approached a mound of boulders blocking the path, Oakley, then 9, didn’t see the lurking snake — until it bit a toe on her right foot.“I was really scared,” Oakley said. “I...
Is Microsoft A Good Dividend Stock? (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Seeking Alpha
Sean Gallup/Getty Images News Sean Gallup/Getty Images NewsMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the rare tech stock that can deliver robust growth while generating huge profit margins and rewarding shareholders. While the dividend yield might not look that enticing at less than 1%, the stock may nonetheless reward dividend investors through aggressive growth rates over the coming years. Further, with the...
Restaurants & bars the Tucson Foodie team is excited to try in 2023 – Tucson Foodie
Everyone that contributes to Tucson Foodie, whether they’re a writer, photographer, videographer, etc., is asked a common question: “Where should I eat in Tucson?”Al Pastor Tacos at La Chaiteria (Credit: Jackie Tran)Now, all of us have eaten at many restaurants throughout the city but it’s impossible for everyone to visit all of ’em. So, this year, the team is...
Navy PO scatters dad's ashes from Taipan – Australian Aviation
Petty Officer Naval Police Coxswain Jean Metcalf on HMAS Adelaide before scattering his father’s ashes from the MRH-90 Taipan. (Defence, LSIS Sittichai Sakonpoonpol) A Military Police sailor scattered his father’s ashes from a Taipan in tribute to his dad’s love of flying. Petty Officer Jean Metcalf was unable to attend the funeral due to COVID restrictions but flew over the Strait of...
PFIX ETF: Profit From Higher Interest Rates – Seeking Alpha
DNY59/E+ via Getty Images DNY59/E+ via Getty ImagesClose to a year ago I wrote about the Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (NYSEARCA:PFIX), which provides investors with an incredibly effective way to profit from higher interest rates. Interest rates have significantly increased since, so I thought an update was in order.PFIX is meant to significantly outperform as interest rates, specifically the...
US Naval Aviator recalls when a fellow F-4 Phantom II pilot had to eject because he ran out of fuel after h… – The Aviation Geek Club
The development of the General Electric J79 turbojet began in 1952 as a more powerful follow-up to the General Electric J47 turbojet. The engine generated a maximum of 17,000 pounds of thrust (-15 version) with the afterburner operating. Fuel consumption was about 35-40 gallons per minute at full dry power, and the afterburner adds about 50 to that number. The engine was used on the Convair B-58...
US Army Black Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in downtown Bucharest, Romania’s capital – The Aviation Geek Club
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade made an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest, Romania’s capital on Jul. 15, 2021 tearing down two public street lights and stopping traffic but making no casualties. The helicopter was part of a group of six which were rehearsing ahead of events to mark Romanian...