NEW YORK (AP) — Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check.
Not only is the U.S. stock market setting records, so are foreign stocks. Bond funds, which are supposed to be the boring and safe part of any portfolio,
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) reported its third-quarter earnings after market close Monday, and they were good enough to push the biotech stock almost 2% higher the following day.
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Custom Truck One Source (NYSE: CTOS), a utility vehicle and equipment rental specialist, wasn’t a stock market favorite on Tuesday.
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Private equity investors have a growing influence in the healthcare industry, investing more than $1 trillion during the past decade, mostly in skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and specialty physician’s groups, according to a report published last week in the journal Health Affairs.
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And the banks’ dividend growth has not kept up with their stock prices, crushing what were once attractive dividend yields. While there are other stocks that have delivered significant dividend growth and/or solid yields – such as Wesfarmers, Premier Investments and Atlas Arteria – they have not been able to make up the gap.
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For once, Nvidia Corp‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) numbers are growing faster than its valuation — and that’s saying something.
After months of AI euphoria and multiple expansion warnings, Nvidia might actually be drifting into a valuation zone that even cautious investors can live with.
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Leading voices in finance—including the International Monetary Fund, Bank of England and business icons such as Sam Altman and Jamie Dimon—have warned that the current wave of AI enthusiasm could be a “bubble.”
Legendary investor and AI advocate Cathie Wood disagrees.
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Dow Jones dividend stocks can be great buys for risk-averse investors looking for reliable passive income.
The S&P 500 is up 14.5% year to date and over 35% from its April lows. With valuations of many top companies extended, some investors may be wondering how long the market rally can last.
Beyond equities, government bonds remained stable. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries held at 3.98%, while Germany’s and Britain’s 10-year yields were unchanged at 2.62% and 4.39%, respectively. In currencies, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.2%. The euro rose to $1.1660, and the yen strengthened 0.5% to 152.04 per dollar. Commodity markets softened,
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