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Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) has announced the appointment of Holly Aglio as its new Chief Financial Officer. Aglio, a seasoned financial leader, has held multiple influential financial management roles in her career. She was most recently the CFO and a board member of NetCentrics, a technology business supporting national security, and led its 2021 acquisition by Cerberus Capital Management.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 31, 2023 | 8:47 pm

BRK

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NU

SPY

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK), has been a vocal critic of Bitcoin (BTC), even calling it 'rat poison squared' in 2018. Despite this, if an investor had put $1,000 into Bitcoin at the time of Buffett's comment, their investment would now be worth $3,462.82, a return of 246.3%. In comparison, shares of Berkshire Hathaway have risen 76.2% and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is up 56.8% over the same period. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are shareholders in Nu Holdings (NU), a crypto-friendly bank.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

October 31, 2023 | 8:38 pm

USO

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a weekly crude oil stock build of 1.347 million barrels, which is less than the estimated 1.601 million barrels.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 31, 2023 | 8:33 pm

GPN

A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for Global Payments (NYSE:GPN), with a majority of investors taking a bullish stance. The targeted price range for Global Payments over the last 3 months is from $90.0 to $110.0. The current price of GPN is up 2.33% at $106.22. Several financial institutions have downgraded their ratings on Global Payments, with price targets ranging from $130 to $154.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:31 pm

MDT

A large investor has taken a bullish stance on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), as evidenced by a significant position in the company's options. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 40% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $82.5 for Medtronic over the last 3 months. The current price of MDT is up 0.84% at $70.56.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:30 pm

AON

Over the past 10 years, Aon (NYSE:AON) has outperformed the market by 5.65% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 14.67%. If an investor had bought $100 of AON stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $393.54 today. Aon currently has a market capitalization of $61.95 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:30 pm

NUE

Over the past 10 years, Nucor (NYSE:NUE) has outperformed the market by 1.67% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 10.69%. If an investor had bought $1000 of NUE stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $2,772.80 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:30 pm

GWW

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.46% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 10.48%. If an investor had bought $100 of GWW stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $267.91 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:08 pm

PGR

Progressive (NYSE:PGR) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.08% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 11.2%. If an investor had bought $100 of PGR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $831.94 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 8:08 pm

EOG

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.15% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 13.27%. If an investor had bought $100 of EOG stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,211.72 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 31, 2023 | 7:30 pm