Headlines -- August 2, 2021

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Xilinx: new high (not confirmed).

Nvidia: announces a 4-1 split. 

Poll: defying the odds, President Biden's job approval bounces. (Dead cat bounce?)

Top S&P 500 stocks for August: each has gained in August for the past five years:

• Nvidia
• Synopsys
• Twitter
• Mastercard
• Visa
• Intuit
• Cintas
• Microsoft

Micron: initiates a dividend for the first time; shifts to "opportunistic" share buybacks.

McDonald's: masks mandatory for staff and customers.

Music streaming: best music streaming service for 2021.

• contenders:
• Spotify
• Apple Music
• YouTube Music
• Amazon Music
• Tidal
• Deezer
• Qobuz
• Pandora Premium
• top three:
• best overall: Spotify
• best for iPhone users: Apple Music
• best for audiophiles: Tidal
  

Apple Watch: Shazam.

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