Small-cap mutual funds have had a rough start in 2025, with 22 out of 29 funds logging double-digit losses and an average category decline of 11.72%. LIC MF Small Cap Fund was the worst hit, plunging 17.75%, followed by HSBC Small Cap Fund (-16.45%) and Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund (-15.16%).
Despite this short-term pain with losses in the opening months of 2025,
Tesla shares closed at $349.98 on Friday, capping off a 44.89% surge over the past one month. and boosting the company’s market cap to $1.12 trillion. After months of criticism over Tesla’s falling stock price, Elon Musk responded to Tim Walz – former Democratic vice presidential candidate – with a pointed jab of his own.
Although the market had a strong week, plenty of stocks still look like phenomenal buys. I’m focusing on three right now: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
Although each of these stocks may have rallied over the past week,
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Semiconductor company Nvidia (NVDA 0.28%) has been a shining star of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The stock has advanced more than 800% since January 2023, and the Trump administration’s recent decision not to enforce the so-called Framework for AI Diffusion could lead to more share price appreciation.
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Even though Social Security enjoys broad popularity among the American public, relatively few people appear to fully understand what it means for their retirement.
A 2024 study from the National Institute on Retirement Security, for example, found that just 11% of working Americans know the exact amount of monthly income they could expect from Social Security — and only 13% understand how taking Social Security early impacts the amount of their monthly benefit.
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(NAFB.com) – Across rural America, farmers of all kinds of commodities are sending a clear message to Congress: pass a five-year farm bill now, before it’s too late. Congress hasn’t updated the farm bill since 2018. Instead, it’s patched together two year-long extensions that do not address the current economic realities of farming in the U.S.
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The interesting thing about this list is that the two buys, Apple (AAPL -0.07%) and Pool Corp. (POOL 2.38%), have markedly higher valuations than the sell, Kraft Heinz (KHC 0.87%).
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Warren Buffett played it safe again last quarter, with his firm selling more stock while beefing up its cash pile.
Berkshire Hathaway revealed in a 13F filing on Thursday that it trimmed several positions last quarter while the stock market was hit with the first wave of volatility related to tariffs,