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5 Tech Stocks To Watch In June 2021

Should investors be jumping on these hot tech stocks as the sector looks to make a recovery?
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Could These Top Tech Stocks Be Worth Investing In?

For investors looking for the most active stocks today, tech stocks could be in their sights. After all, the tech industry as a whole appears to be on the recovery in the stock market today. If anything, the growth story in tech remains the same. This is because tech companies will likely continue to innovate and compete, such is the nature of tech today. Not only would this benefit organizations and investors alike, but it would also accelerate the adoption of new technologies globally. Could this be enough to warrant investors taking advantage of the current weakness in the sector?

Well, like it or not, the world today is heavily reliant on tech. For example, we could look at the personal computer company Dell (NYSE: DELL). Just this week, Dell saw earnings of $2.13 a share, well above consensus projections of $1.61. The company cites strong demand for its desktops and laptops throughout the quarter for this performance. Indeed, the consumer tech industry continues to power on regardless of the state of the world.

Meanwhile, the booming cybersecurity industry is also making headlines today. This is because of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest blog post regarding the infamous SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) hack. Essentially, Microsoft believes that the Russian hackers responsible have just launched another major cyberattack on over 150 organizations worldwide. As such, the need for tech as a means of defense in this modern age is greater than ever. No doubt, as the importance of tech continues to expand, tech stocks could become a more viable bet for investors. With that in mind, here are five top tech stocks in the stock market now.

Best Tech Stocks To Buy [Or Avoid]  In June

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.

Virgin is a spaceflight company that develops commercial spacecraft. The company aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists in the near future. Also, it is a vertically integrated aerospace company and uses its proprietary and reusable technologies for both private individuals and researchers. SPCE stock currently trades at $32.23 as of 2:19 p.m. ET and is up by over 50% since the start of the month.

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On May 22, 2021, the company announced that it had successfully completed its first human spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. In detail, its VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership VMS Eve and reached space at an altitude of 55.45 miles before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at Spaceport America.

It has successfully completed a number of test objectives during the flight. This includes carrying out revenue-generating scientific research experiments as part of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program and testing the spaceship’s upgraded horizontal stabilizers and flight controls. For these reasons, will you consider buying SPCE stock?

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Salesforce.com Inc.

Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides customer relationship management service and also provides a complementary suite of enterprise applications. CRM stock currently trades at $239.45 as of 2:20 p.m. ET. Yesterday, the company reported strong first-quarter financials.

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In it, Salesforce reported a revenue of $5.96 billion for the quarter, a 23% increase year-over-year. It also says that it currently has a remaining performance obligation of approximately $17.8 billion, up by 23% year-over-year. Salesforce says that this is the best first quarter in its company’s history so far. Its

Its Customer 360 platform is proving to be the most relevant technology for companies accelerating out of the pandemic. It is also raising its revenue guidance for this fiscal year by $250 million to approximately $26 billion. Given the excitement surrounding the company, will you add CRM stock to your portfolio?

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Roku Inc.

Roku is a tech company that essentially pioneered streaming for TVs. In essence, it is an advertising business and its streaming devices also offer access to streaming services like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Millions of people across the world use Roku’s streaming devices. Its platform enables content providers and advertisers to reach a massive and highly engaged consumer audience. ROKU stock currently trades at $350.13 as of 2:20 p.m. ET.

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On Thursday, the company announced a landmark agreement with Saban Films. The agreement will grant Roku the pay-one window streaming rights to movies released by Saban Films. Under the agreement, a selection of Saban’s 2021 film slate will stream free exclusively on Roku’s ad-supported streaming service, The Roku Channel.

“Saban Films is a great partner with a history of creating standout films,” said Rob Holmes, VP of Programming for Roku. “This first-of-its-kind agreement allows us to bring these compelling films exclusively to our large, engaged audience for free, and to build upon the incredible growth of The Roku Channel.” With that in mind, will you consider buying ROKU stock?

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PayPal Holdings Inc.

PayPal is an online payment system that is used in the majority of countries that support online money transfers. The company is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering both people and businesses to thrive in this globalized economy. Its open digital payments platform is used by over 325 million active account holders. PYPL stock currently trades at $261.22 as of 2:21 p.m. ET.

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Last month, the company announced the launch of crypto on Venmo. This would allow for Venmo’s more than 70 million customers to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly within the Venmo app. Customers using crypto on Venmo can choose from four types of cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Etheruem, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. Is PYPL stock worth buying given the prominence of digital payments and online transactions in 2021?

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Twilio Inc.

Another top tech company in focus now would be Twilio. In brief, Twilio is a San Francisco-based tech company that provides cloud communication services. Through its platform-as-a-service model, Twilio allows software developers to program communication lines between organizations and their customers. Now, this resulted in TWLO stock becoming one of the hottest tech stocks of 2020 as the pandemic created a massive demand for Twilio’s offerings. TWLO stock currently trades at $337.70 as of 2:21 p.m. ET. Could now be the time for investors to buy in?

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If anything, Twilio has been busy expanding its current offerings. Earlier this week, the company launched its Super SIM (SS), cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity platform. In a nutshell, SS works with Twilio’s existing electronic SIM card services to provide organizations with best-in-class IoT connectivity.

Moreover, the company also acquired leading provider of toll-free messaging in the U.S., Zipwhip, earlier this month. Through this acquisition, Twilio would be significantly expanding its toll-free messaging services. As the company kicks into high gear, would you consider TWLO stock a buy?

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Student loan borrowers may finally get answers to loan forgiveness issues

A major student loan service company has been invited to face Congress over its alleged servicing failures.

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants answers from one of the top student loan service companies in the country for allegedly botching its student loan forgiveness process involving the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, leaving borrowers confused and without answers.

The senator sent a letter to Mohela CEO Scott Giles on March 18 inviting him to testify before Congress at a hearing on April 10 titled “MOHELA’s Performance as a Student Loan Servicer.” During the hearing, Giles will have to answer for why his company allegedly failed to send billing statements to student loan borrowers in a timely manner and miscalculated monthly payments for borrowers when it was time for them to repay their loans in September last year.

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Also, in the letter, Warren highlighted a report that claimed that Mohela failed to perform basic servicing functions for borrowers eligible for PSLF, which led to over 800,000 public service workers facing delays in receiving student debt relief. The report also accuses the company of using a “‘call deflection’ scheme” to keep customers away from speaking to a customer service representative and instead redirecting them to parts of their website.

“Your company has contributed to student loan borrowers’ difficulties by mishandling borrowers’ return to repayment following the COVID-19 pandemic-related pause on payments, interest, and collections and by impeding public servants’ access to PSLF relief,” wrote Warren in the letter.

The move from Warren comes after the U.S. Department of Education withheld $7.2 million in payments to its servicer Mohela in October as punishment because it failed to issue timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers which resulted in 800,000 borrowers becoming delinquent on their loans. The department ordered Mohela to put those affected by the issues into forbearance until the mess was resolved.

U.S. President Joe Biden is joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (L) as he announces new actions to protect borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. 

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Mohela is also currently facing two class-action lawsuits, one filed in December last year and another in January this year, for its alleged “failure to timely process and render decisions for student loan borrowers enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.”

In response to recent criticism surrounding its alleged issues and failures regarding the PSLF program, Mohela claimed in a statement to the Missouri Independent that it “does not have authority to process loan forgiveness until authorization is provided by FSA, which can take months to occur.”

The company also claimed that there are “false accusations” inside of the bombshell report, which was released in February, that details the company’s servicing failures.

“It is unfortunate and irresponsible that information is being spun to create a false narrative in an attempt to mislead the public. False accusations are being disingenuously branded as an investigative report,” said Mohela. 

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Another airline is making lounge fees more expensive

Qantas Airways is increasing the price of accessing its network of lounges by as much as 17%.

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Over the last two years, multiple airlines have dealt with crowding in their lounges. While they are designed as a luxury experience for a small subset of travelers, high numbers of people taking a trip post-pandemic as well as the different ways they are able to gain access through status or certain credit cards made it difficult for some airlines to keep up with keeping foods stocked, common areas clean and having enough staff to serve bar drinks at the rate that customers expect them.

In the fall of 2023, Delta Air Lines  (DAL)  caught serious traveler outcry after announcing that it was cracking down on crowding by raising how much one needs to spend for lounge access and limiting the number of times one can enter those lounges.

Related: Competitors pushed Delta to backtrack on its lounge and loyalty program changes

Some airlines saw the outcry with Delta as their chance to reassure customers that they would not raise their fees while others waited for the storm to pass to quietly implement their own increases.

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This is how much more you'll have to pay for Qantas lounge access

Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways  (QUBSF)  is the latest airline to announce that it would raise the cost accessing the 24 lounges across the country as well as the 600 international lounges available at airports across the world through partner airlines.

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Unlike other airlines which grant access primarily after reaching frequent flyer status, Qantas also sells it through a membership — starting from April 18, 2024, prices will rise from $600 Australian dollars ($392 USD)  to $699 AUD ($456 USD) for one year, $1,100 ($718 USD) to $1,299 ($848 USD) for two years and $2,000 AUD ($1,304) to lock in the rate for four years.

Those signing up for lounge access for the first time also currently pay a joining fee of $99 AUD ($65 USD) that will rise to $129 AUD ($85 USD).

The airline also allows customers to purchase their membership with Qantas Points they collect through frequent travel; the membership fees are also being raised by the equivalent amount in points in what adds up to as much as 17% — from 308,000 to 399,900 to lock in access for four years.

Airline says hikes will 'cover cost increases passed on from suppliers'

"This is the first time the Qantas Club membership fees have increased in seven years and will help cover cost increases passed on from a range of suppliers over that time," a Qantas spokesperson confirmed to Simple Flying. "This follows a reduction in the membership fees for several years during the pandemic."

The spokesperson said the gains from the increases will go both towards making up for inflation-related costs and keeping existing lounges looking modern by updating features like furniture and décor.

While the price increases also do not apply for those who earned lounge access through frequent flyer status or change what it takes to earn that status, Qantas is also introducing even steeper increases for those renewing a membership or adding additional features such as spouse and partner memberships.

In some cases, the cost of these features will nearly double from what members are paying now.

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PR55α-controlled PP2A Inhibits p16 Expression and Blocks Cellular Senescence Induction

“Our results show that PR55α specifically reduces p16 expression […]” Credit: 2024 Palanivel et al. “Our results show that PR55α specifically…

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“Our results show that PR55α specifically reduces p16 expression […]”

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“Our results show that PR55α specifically reduces p16 expression […]”

BUFFALO, NY- March 19, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 5, entitled, “PR55α-controlled protein phosphatase 2A inhibits p16 expression and blocks cellular senescence induction by γ-irradiation.”

Cellular senescence is a permanent cell cycle arrest that can be triggered by both internal and external genotoxic stressors, such as telomere dysfunction and DNA damage. The execution of senescence is mainly by two pathways, p16/RB and p53/p21, which lead to CDK4/6 inhibition and RB activation to block cell cycle progression. While the regulation of p53/p21 signaling in response to DNA damage and other insults is well-defined, the regulation of the p16/RB pathway in response to various stressors remains poorly understood. 

In this new study, researchers Chitra Palanivel, Lepakshe S. V. Madduri, Ashley L. Hein, Christopher B. Jenkins, Brendan T. Graff, Alison L. Camero, Sumin Zhou, Charles A. Enke, Michel M. Ouellette, and Ying Yan from the University of Nebraska Medical Center report a novel function of PR55α, a regulatory subunit of PP2A Ser/Thr phosphatase, as a potent inhibitor of p16 expression and senescence induction by ionizing radiation (IR), such as γ-rays. 

“During natural aging, there is a gradual accumulation of p16-expressing senescent cells in tissues [76]. To investigate the significance of PR55α in this up-regulation of p16, we compared levels of the p16 and PR55α proteins in a panel of normal tissue specimens derived from young (≤43 y/o) and old (≥68 y/o) donors.”

The results show that ectopic PR55α expression in normal pancreatic cells inhibits p16 transcription, increases RB phosphorylation, and blocks IR-induced senescence. Conversely, PR55α-knockdown by shRNA in pancreatic cancer cells elevates p16 transcription, reduces RB phosphorylation, and triggers senescence induction after IR. Furthermore, this PR55α function in the regulation of p16 and senescence is p53-independent because it was unaffected by the mutational status of p53. Moreover, PR55α only affects p16 expression but not p14 (ARF) expression, which is also transcribed from the same CDKN2A locus but from an alternative promoter. In normal human tissues, levels of p16 and PR55α proteins were inversely correlated and mutually exclusive. 

“Collectively, these results describe a novel function of PR55α/PP2A in blocking p16/RB signaling and IR-induced cellular senescence.”
 

Read the full paper: DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205619 

Corresponding Authors: Michel M. Ouellette, Ying Yan

Corresponding Emails: mouellet@unmc.edu, yyan@unmc.edu

Keywords: p16, p14, CDKN2A locus, p53, RB, PR55α, PP2A, γ-irradiation

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10.18632/aging.205619

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Cells

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PR55α-controlled protein phosphatase 2A inhibits p16 expression and blocks cellular senescence induction by γ-irradiation

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4-Mar-2024

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