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What You Need To Know About 2 New S&P 500 Members

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and United Continental (UAL) are being added to the S&P 500. They’re replacing two buyouts: Pall (PLL) is being acquired by Danaher (DHR), and Hospira (HSP) is being bought by Pfizer (PFE). Here’s what you need to know about the two new additions: Activision Blizzard earns a 95 IBD Composite Rating. Earlier this month, the video game publisher reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales and earnings, which shot up

TripAdvisor Carries Uber Offers; Shared Services Grow

Uber’s decision this summer to release its application programming interface (API) could be a game changer for the travel industry. An API is software code that lets other applications and websites easily integrate each other’s functionality. By making its API public, Uber lets customers book rides directly from TripAdvisor (TRIP), Hyatt Hotels (H), United Airlines (UAL) and a handful of other apps and sites, including Starbucks (SBUX).