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Bill Gates Is Betting Two-Thirds Of His Foundation's Portfolio In These 3 Stocks
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 3:24am | 923Read More...The Gates Foundation Trust, founded by the billionaire Bill Gates, has a portfolio valued at $41.806 billion, which is concentrated in these three stocks as of the end of the first quarter of 2025. What Happened: The foundation has received donations from Gates and the Oracle of Omaha, Warren...
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High Stakes, Higher Standards: Cannabis Industry's ESG Revolution
Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 9:16am | 840Read More...In recent years, the cannabis industry has emerged from the shadows of prohibition into a realm of legality and potential profitability. However, as this nascent sector grows, so do the concerns regarding its impact on the environment and society at large. Environmental and Social Governance (ESG)...
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KeyBanc Has 'Greater Confidence' In Waste Management's Leadership Team
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 1:28pm | 414Read More...Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) hosted its annual investor day conference Thursday, prompting KeyBanc Capital Markets to raise its price target for the stock. The Analyst Sean Eastman maintained an Overweight rating on Waste Management with a price target lifted...
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Waste Management Buys Advanced Disposal For $3B
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 9:07am | 446Read More...Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) reached an agreement to acquire solid waste company Advanced Disposal Services Inc (NYSE: ADSW) for $2.9 billion. What Happened As part of the merger agreement, a subsidiary of Waste Management will acquire all outstanding shares of Advanced Disposal for $33.15 per...
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Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Dow, Lyft, Pfizer, Schlumberger, Tesla And More
Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 4:32pm | 870Read More...Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included pharmaceutical and semiconductor leaders. And bearish calls included a fresh IPO and a struggling retailer. The first week of the second quarter was a relatively quiet one for the big three...
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Goldman Sachs Double Upgrades Waste Management, Says Stock Is 'Least Expensive' Route To Sector Exposure
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 1:40pm | 475Read More...Waste stocks should be a core holding in ever investor's portfolio for four key reasons, according to Goldman Sachs. The Analyst Goldman Sachs' Brian Maguire upgraded Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) from Sell to Buy with a price target lifted from $84 to $107. Why Waste Stocks? Waste...
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Waste Of The World: Scientists Calculate How Much Plastic Civilization Has Spawned
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 12:27pm | 849Read More...Scientists say they’ve figured out how much plastics the world has produced, and the numbers aren’t pretty. Of the 9.15 billion tons produced since plastics began their heyday in the 1950s, 6.95 billion tons is packed into landfills or littered elsewhere in the environment. That’s...
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19% Upside Expected For Shares Of Advanced Disposal Services
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 1:03pm | 353Read More...Andrew Buscaglia of Credit Suisse initiated coverage of Advanced Disposal Services Inc (NYSE: ADSW) with an Outperform rating and $24 price target. According to Buscaglia, investors can expect significant upside potential as the fourth-largest company in the North American waste services sector...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Waste Management Industry With The Highest Gross Margin
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 4:39am | 150Read More...Below are the top mid-cap waste management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of gross margin. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) is 45.00 percent. Waste Connections' ROI for the same period is 6.90 percent. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Waste Management Industry With The Highest ROE
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 5:26am | 137Read More...Below are the top waste management stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (NYSE: BIN) is 11.10%. Progressive Waste Solutions' PEG ratio is 2.31. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at TRC Companies Inc...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Waste Management Industry With The Highest ROI
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 5:31am | 128Read More...Below are the top large-cap waste management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on investment. The trailing-twelve-month return on investment at Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL) is 11.70%. Stericycle's revenue for the same period is $2.45 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Waste Management Industry With The Highest Revenue
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 5:45am | 120Read More...Below are the waste management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Veolia Environnement S.A. (NYSE: VE) is $28.04 billion. Veolia Environnement's PEG ratio is 1.52. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Waste Management (NYSE: WM) is $14.06...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of February 17: Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Wal-Mart & More
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 7:36am | 914Read More...The earnings season is winding down, but on the docket this week are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and others. Later in the week, the parade of quarterly reports from big retailers kicks off with...
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Barron's Recap: Should Pot Be Legal?
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 8:03pm | 853Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the case for the legalization of marijuana, the hidden costs in tech and the prospects for Intel, Waste Management and recent spinoffs. Cover Story "Should Pot Be Legal?" by Thomas G. Donlan. According to the Pew Research Center, 52 percent of Americans now...
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Aetna and Other Stocks to Ride Out a Correction
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 12:46pm | 898Read More...With the markets running at record highs, analysts on the institutional portfolio strategy team at Oppenheimer are on the lookout for stocks that are likely hold their ground even if the markets should see a correction. Stocks that have made the list include Aetna (NYSE: AET), Lam Research (NASDAQ...
