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Luria

American  
[loor-ee-uh] / ˈlʊər i ə /

noun

  1. Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.


Luria British  
/ ˈlʊərɪə /

noun

  1. Alexander Romanovich. 1902–77, Russian psychologist, a pioneer of modern neuropsychology. His most important work concerns the psychological effects of brain tumours

  2. Isaac ( ben Solomon ). 1534–72, Jewish mystic living in Egypt and Palestine: noted for his interpretation of the Cabbala

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Luria Scientific  
/ lrē-ə /
  1. Italian-born American biologist whose research on gene mutation and bacteria increased scientific understanding of the role of DNA in bacterial viruses.


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Davidson’s Gil Luria said the war in Iran could be giving a boost to the cybersecurity sector.

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Davidson analyst Gil Luria wrote in a note earlier this month.

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Luria thinks all that is piquing the curiosity of value investors, who buy stocks they believe are trading at a discount to their intrinsic worth.

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“All of a sudden, you have these software companies trading at very attractive valuations, at least on a cash-flow basis or an adjusted, non-GAAP basis,” Luria told MarketWatch, referring to financial metrics that deviate from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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Stock-based compensation is especially relevant for tech companies that make equity a big component of employee pay, Luria said.

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