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Dow Jones Industrial Average Opens Flat as China Seeks Trade Sanctions Against U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed at the opening bell as ongoing trade tensions continued to rattle investors.

Yesterday, reports emerged that China is seeking permission from the World Trade Organization to hit the United States with trade sanctions.

China originally lodged the request in 2013, accusing the United States of skirting up to $8.4 billion in duty fees.

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Cash In on the Global Logistics Boom with These Shares

A few weeks ago, my daughter graduated with honors in finance from the University of Portland, which she attended as a Presidential Scholar.

I couldn't be prouder.

And I'm even more impressed by her next decision: She's pursuing, on a one-year schedule, a technology master's degree with an emphasis on supply-chain logistics.

That means when she leaves grad school next May she will be stepping into a red-hot field.

But I'm here to do more than boast about my daughter's future prospects – as fun for me as that may be.

Here's the thing: A recent report from a key industry trade group says U.S. firms alone spent a record $1.5 trillion on logistics last year. The momentum is this industry is driven by something you and I have been talking about for years – the rise in e-commerce.

While I was researching my daughter's career choice, I was surprised to learn which company is considered the leader in logistics tech.

No, it's not a freight company… or a package carrier… or a retailer or energy company with an incredibly complex supply chain.

It's Verizon Communications Inc.

In today's report, I'll show you why that's so.

I'll also show you why Verizon is not the best play in this sector.

And I'll show you who is...

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Dow Jones Today Pushes Higher After Alphabet Inc. Shatters Earnings Expectations

The Dow Jones today jumped over 100 points in premarket hours after Google parent company Alphabet Inc. significantly beat earnings expectations.

The firm reported EPS of $11.75 per share, Wall Street analysts had expected the firm to report earnings of $9.59 per share.

Quarterly revenue jumped by 25 percent from the same period last year, thanks largely to a big jump in pay-per-click advertising.