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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

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Disney: The Entertainment Company That Keeps Growing and Growing

Breaking the rules and defying the odds are not two phrases usually associated with The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), yet that is exactly what the venerable entertainment combine is doing these days. Virtually alone among American entertainment creators, Disney has reported steadily growing revenues.

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Ten Really Nice Dividend Stocks to add some Cash to Your Portfolio

Dividends are the icing on the cake, not the desert itself. There are plenty of horrendous companies out there that pay great dividends.

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Why Is Paramount Giving Away Movies for Free?

Yet the exact same organization is now giving away the product it once tried so hard to control. What has prompted such a radical shift in a Hollywood studio’s business model?

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Kroger’s Revenue Growth Now Exceeds Walmart’s

Get the picture, folks; the amount of Kroger’s revenue growth exceeded Walmart’s by $1.66 billion. That should be of concern to Walmart investors and to its executives because Walmart reported a market cap of $232.43 billion and an enterprise value of $274.63 billion on June 15, 2015. Kroger had a market cap of $35.07 billion and an enterprise value of $45.62 billion on the same day.

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