The Friday Five for November 8, 2019:
AND a quick tangent down the rabbit hole of holiday coffee. ☕ #sorrynotsorry
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Agent Survival Guide
Apple and Fitbit numbers show smartwatches turning into a winner-take-all market
A Walgreens Leveraged Buyout? Don’t Hold Your Breath.
Ritter’s Ancillary 101 Webinar
Ritter’s Final Expense 101 Webinar
Google to acquire Fitbit, valuing the smartwatch maker at about $2.1 billion
Here are your new income tax brackets for 2020
Peppermint takeover: Seasonal holiday coffee returns to US chains
Walgreens Buyout Optimism Fades
Walgreens explores going privates in what could be largest LBO in history
Walgreens shares resume trading after being halted (Video)
Why shares of Walgreens Spiked Today
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