Author: Max Smith

car racing Kyle Busch set a fast lap of 162.191 mph on Saturday to take pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Busch earned his first pole position of the season in 689 Cup Series races and finished 34th overall. The Richard Childress Racing driver will join Team Penske's Ryan Blaney on the front row for Sunday's 400-mile race at the Concrete Mile track. Xfinity series: Ryan Truex won for the second straight year at Dover Motor Speedway, giving Martin Truex Jr.'s younger brother his second career win. In the race, which ran eight laps…

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devon energy (NYSE:DVN) It's an acquired preference and only suitable for certain types of investors. This is despite its generous 4.6% dividend yield and shareholder-friendly dividend and share buyback policy. This is why this oil and natural gas company could be a buy or hold for some investors, but more investors will probably want to avoid it.Buy Devon EnergyDevon Energy is an upstream company in the U.S. energy sector. That means producing oil and natural gas in the United States and selling it to generate revenue. The day-to-day operations of a company are probably very complex, but the big picture…

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – About 100 community members took advantage of the Increasing HOPE Financial Training Center's Money Fair on Saturday.Increasing HOPE, which stands for “Helping Others Prosper Economically,” held an event to celebrate its 19th anniversary at the Opportunity Center in North Charleston. The event educated community members and businesses about the importance of financial literacy.Incring HOPE serves as a one-stop shop to help individuals manage their money by providing resources to acquire, retain, and preserve assets.Dorothea Bernique, founder and executive director of Increasing HOPE, wants community members to be educated in all areas of personal finance.The event…

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tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) This week's first-quarter earnings report didn't have much good news to share with investors.As the company said in its review, challenges such as the Red Sea conflict, the arson attack at its Berlin factory, and ramping up production of the latest Model 3 have all increased costs and weighed on results.The company also noted industry-wide challenges in electric vehicles (EVs), as EV sales appear to have plateaued in the industry. Tesla already reported a 9% decline in first-quarter deliveries, and first-quarter sales fell 9% to $21.3 billion, missing the consensus of $22.15 billion. Automotive revenue fell even more…

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — This weekend, hundreds of attendees roamed from room to room at the Red Lion Hotel, trying out hundreds of games and brimming with magical, medieval and sci-fi settings during the Cheyenne Gaming Convention. Ta. The Wyoming Gaming Library, a Cheyenne-based nonprofit organization, hosts the competition each year. This year's gathering attracted about 30 vendors selling a variety of merchandise, including vintage video games, tabletop games and board games. On Saturday, tournament organizers and sponsors hosted competitions for the fighting video game “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,” the card game “Magic the Gathering,” the board game “Catan,” and the…

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The 2024 NFL draft is entering the home stretch.Day 3 of the annual event, held this year in Detroit, will feature the final four rounds of picks. Thursday’s first round provided a few surprises, while many of the remaining big names were claimed quickly on Friday. But there’s still plenty to sort out in Rounds 4-7 as teams try to fill out their rosters and try to hit on the potential late-round steals that seem to pop up every year.USA TODAY Sports will be providing live updates throughout Saturday, so check back here for all the latest on which players…

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It is no exaggeration to say that Wall Street's reaction was lukewarm. UPS' (NYSE:UPS) First quarter earnings report. On the positive side, five of those companies raised their price targets (BMO Capital raised its price target to $169). Still, only one company has a positive rating on the stock (Oppenheimer's Outperform rating). The rest remained in the “hold/neutral/market performance” category.UPS had a mixed first quarter.The lack of enthusiasm is understandable. UPS beat expectations after Chief Financial Officer Brian Newman led the market lower during an investor presentation in late March, just days before the end of the quarter. He told…

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I have been investing for about 15 years. During that time, most of my investments have been in individual stocks. However, I recently invested a significant amount of my assets, approximately 12%, in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).ETFs provide exposure to market segments that I had no prior experience with. This was a big hole in my portfolio, but it's a great opportunity for long-term investors. And that opportunity looks increasingly attractive in today's market.While I could have done some research to find out about specific stocks in this segment, there were several reasons why I felt ETFs would work better than…

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