It’s earnings season, and that means that investors are keenly interested in what the big tech behemoths are doing. Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) just reported earnings and reported numbers that most on Wall Street (and Main Street) viewed positively.
With its 11th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth and operating income surging 30% on a year-over-year (YoY) basis,
SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) isn’t public yet, but Wall Street is already preparing for blastoff.
The rocket company has confidentially filed IPO paperwork but has not listed yet. Its private market price has surged nearly 700% since 2023, giving it an estimated valuation near $1.5 trillion — enough to make the ETF world a reason to move before the listing.
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Valued at a market cap of $68.5 billion, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) is a leading consumer products company based in New York. It emphasizes science-led innovation, digital transformation, and the integration of artificial intelligence to drive productivity and consumer engagement.
This consumer products company has lagged the broader market over the past 52 weeks.
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Former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and European Commissioner for Trade Catherine Ashton told Europe Today that European businesses and consumers need consistency during tumultuous periods, particularly as US President Donald Trump threatens European producers with a 25% tariff on cars and car parts, alleging non-compliance.
To do this,
At its last meeting on April 29, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep the federal funds rate where it has been since December, in the 3.5% to 3.75% range.
It came as no surprise to anyone, as inflation has been ticking back up, driven by higher energy costs. And interest rate traders,
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South Korea’s blistering stock-market rally has just produced the world’s latest $1 trillion company.
On Wednesday, Samsung Electronics closed 14.4% higher, pushing its market valuation pas $1 trillion as the South Korean chip giant rides the artificial-intelligence boom.
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SHANGHAI: China’s blue-chip index touched a four-year high on Wednesday as traders returning from a five-day holiday snapped up tech shares, inspired by persistent global enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and by fresh signs of China’s economic resilience.
** Hong Kong stocks also rose, joining a regional relief rally as hopes grew for a U.S.-Iran deal to end the two-month Middle East war.
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Warren Buffett built a spectacular investing career based on many principles, and a key one is the following: Invest for the long-term. This means buying shares of a quality company and holding on for a number of years. Buffett has proven his commitment to this strategy with many of his top holdings, such as Coca-Cola and American Express.
L: Warren Buffet, R: Jim Cramer
Warren Buffett sat in the audience at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha last Saturday — for the first time in six decades — and still managed to frame the argument everyone else is now fighting about.
Buffett,
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Inflation is on the rise again, and that means so are the interest rates on I-bonds.
The rate on the latest I-bonds on sale now through Oct.
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