Shareholders of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) just had a fantastic year. The stock gained 340% in 2024, making it the best-performing component of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). That may seem like a bullish signal, but the Wall Street analysts covering the data analytics company are surprisingly (and overwhelmingly) bearish on it.
On Friday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades involving Tempus AI Inc. TEM, CRISPR Therapeutics AG CRSP, UiPath Inc. PATH, Roblox Corp. RBLX, Reddit Inc.
If you’re looking for a simple way to generate wealth in the stock market with little effort, you can’t go wrong with an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
ETFs trade like stocks, meaning you can buy individual shares. However, each of those shares contains a stake in dozens or even hundreds of stocks. That means that with just one investment,
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During his first term, Donald Trump proposed billions in cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — billions in every budget!
Then, when he ran in 2024, he claimed that he “protected” them.
Now, Donald Trump has put Elon Musk, the richest man in the world,
Warren Buffett is widely considered one of the greatest investors ever because he has delivered excellent returns for a long time. The Oracle of Omaha’s investing strategy was effective 10 years ago. It remains effective today, and it will likely still be so in a decade. So, for investors looking to start the year right,
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Tesla (TSLA) stock jumped again on Wednesday, leading the market upwards following some positive inflation data. However, this only served to make the electric vehicle (EV) maker more expensive, with the stock now trading at 160x forward earnings. Despite being broadly supportive of Elon Musk’s business endeavors, I’m bearish on Tesla simply because the valuation is incredibly hard to justify and Musk’s plans hard to quantify.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes closed their best week in two months with a flourish on Friday.
The S&P 500 climbed 1% to clinch its first winning week in the last three. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 334 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.5%.
The Motley Fool: Are ETFs good for beginner investors?
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“Fundamental Options” would be the title of my investing style, because I combine fundamental analysis with the power of options.
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