In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent.
While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as of the end of Q3.
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If you’re looking for steady income, dividend stocks are a powerful tool providing regular cash payouts as you wait for stock price appreciation.
While no dividend are paid out at the behest of the Board of Directors and so never guaranteed, four top dividend stocks to consider this year include Genuine Parts Company (GPC),
Shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) have had a rough few months, dropping 15.7% over the last 90 days even as the overall market finished 2024 on a high note. With shares still sold off, investors may find themselves wondering where Uber goes from here. Let’s take a look at what’s driving UBER down,
With around $65.7 billion in net assets, Schwab’s US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is one of the most popular funds among investors seeking dividend income from their portfolios.
In the last year, SCHD has even beaten out the S&P 500 by delivering a 27.1% market price return compared to 25.0% from the S&P.
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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been one of the undisputed victors in the AI boom and has defined the stock market for the past two years.
In the last 12 months alone, PLTR shares are up more than 350% on the back of rapid growth in the commercial business and tremendous investor enthusiasm for AI applications in the corporate world.
Carlos Slim made a splash in a surprising sector last year, choosing to bet big on oil production and refining businesses.
Throughout 2024, the (in)famous investor deployed about $1 billion into the oil market, including a little over $600 million in US refining company PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF).
Why is it about this relatively obscure energy name that has attracted Carlos Slim,
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In a pre-holiday surprise announcement, management at FedEx (NYSE:FDX) released news of a plan to spin off FedEx Freight into a standalone entity that also would be publicly traded.
Given the headwinds the firm has faced from pricing to cost-sensitive customers, the spinoff offers a potential boon to existing shareholders. FedEx Freight handles less-than-truckload shipping for the company,
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If you want to invest in an AI-leading tech company, NVIDIA and Broadcom likely stand out as strong options. But what if you could only choose one company? Would you bet your investment dollars on NVIDIA or Broadcom? It’s no big surprise that the answer depends on what you expect to get in return for your investment.
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Earlier this year, billionaire investor and political donor George Soros drew a great deal of attention for suddenly acquiring about 200 radio stations in 40 national market from Audacy, a legacy broadcasting network.
Unsurprisingly, Soros faced both regulatory hurdles and political backlash for buying up so many broadcast stations at once.
Why is George Soros buying radio stations,
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On December 11, 2024 a wallet associated with President-Elect Donald Trump began buying a cryptocurrency, Chainlink (LINK) in spades. Within hours a full million dollars had been invested into the token, so what is it about this under-the-radar play that most investors are not seeing?
There’s a little-known piece of blockchain history that often goes overlooked: back in 2017,