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In the coronavirus-fueled bear market, Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP) offers an attractive investment opportunity for healthcare investors. The specialty pharma delivered $1.3 billion in revenue in 2019 from a diverse portfolio of products. More importantly, it posted net
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Taco Bell has big plans for its tech-forward Cantina restaurants, with an intention to shake up the quick-serve space with what it's calling a "fast social" style.
Friday was packed with COVID-19 news from Washington, D.C. Most notably, House Democrats managed to come together with the Trump administration to agree on a coronavirus aid package that will help Americans and the broader economy.
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What happened
Shares of tech stocks large and small got a last-minute (or more precisely, a last hour) boost in Friday trading. After President Trump went on television at 3 p.m. EDT and declared the coronavirus to be a "national emergency" in America, he sparked a stock rally
The stock market surged higher on Friday, ending a brutal week for investors on a positive note. Specifically, the S&P 500 jumped 9.2%. It was the biggest one-day rise for the market index since October 2008. The market's gain helped offset steep losses in the market over th