Western Digital (WDC) is no fancy cloud play, but the disk-drive and memory chip company has something going for it that red-hot software stocks like Snowflake (SNOW) and Zoom Video (ZM) lack-a bargain-priced stock with real appeal for value investors, Eric Savitz writes in this week's edition of Barron's. Reference Link

Western Digital could have plenty of upside, Barron's says

In 2010, Jeff Rodgers and his wife, Patti, decided to try selling the weight-loss products of Herbalife Nutrition and by 2015, Patti Rodgers says, they had lost over $100,000 chasing the Herbalife dream and ran out of money for Jeff Rodgers' cancer treatments, Bill Alpert writes in this week's edition of Barron's. Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Patti Rodgers could proceed with a federal lawsuit against 44 top-level Herbalife distributors, the author notes. In the suit, for which she's seeking class-action status, she claims they deceived new recruits. If Rodgers gets class-action status and wins a large judgment against Herbalife's sales leaders, it could chill sales and recruitment, since Herbalife promotes the leaders as success stories and gurus, says a retired government official who regulated the industry and is familiar with the company. Reference Link

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Herbalife facing fresh legal hurdle, Barron's says

TV's low prices have been great for Netflix (NFLX) and TV binges, but it means few companies are pushing the TV hardware to do more, Alex Eule writes in this week's edition of Barron's. The pandemic could finally change that, with videoconferencing now one of the hottest trends in technology, the author notes. Shares of Zoom Video (ZM) are up 367% since February, while shares of webcam maker Logitech (LOGI) have nearly doubled. Next year's TV designs are currently being completed, and while there's the chance webcams appear in some of those units, it's likely to take longer, the publication adds. Reference Link

TVs getting left behind as videoconferencing booms, Barron's says

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