IBM Stock Is a Lot More Attractive as It Refocuses and Trims Down

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IBM is still stuck with a dividend, but at least it now has a strategy that makes sense In the nearly two years since International Business Machines(NYSE:IBM) bought Red Hat, its stock price is up ...

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Is IBM still relevant today?
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