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This week, we show the most undervalued and overvalued Dow companies, according to consensus Wall Street targets.

The federal government has given direct payments to individuals, aka “helicopter money,” to stimulate the pandemic-battered economy. Does the tactic work?

Printable PDF Long before the television drama Mad Men gave us the fictional Don Draper, there was real-life legend David Ogilvy, who bestrode midcentury Madison Avenue as an advertising god. Suave ad genius Draper is loosely based on Ogilvy. In his iconic 1963 book Confessions of an Advertising Man, Ogilvy penned a line that became famous: “The consumer is not a moron. She’s your wife.” Which brings me to the marijuana industry. To borrow Ogilvy’s dictum, the pot consumer is not a moron. She’s your wife. Women are the fastest-growing demographic segment of marijuana users. Th...

After seeing diesel costs rise steadily since fall, many Overdrive survey respondents expect their biggest percentage cost increase this year to come from fuel.

Investing Daily Printable PDF Looking for a beaten-down sector of the stock market to invest in? There aren’t many left. As my colleague Robert Rapier noted a few days ago, all 11 of the S&P 500 GICS (global industry classification standard) categories posted positive results during the first quarter of this year. Energy stocks have been the big winners, up nearly 31% thus far in 2021. The global economy is quickly reopening so there are a lot more cars on the roads. The price of oil has jumped 50% over the past six months. The Financials sector is also benefiting from increased busines...