Stock Market Today, April 30: Meta Falls as Higher AI Capex Outlook Overshadows Strong Q1 Results
Meta Platforms
Today’s Change
(-8.49%) $-56.81
Current Price
$612.31
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$1.7T
Day’s Range
$600.00 –
These Are the Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks of 2026
When it comes to investing in high-yield dividend stocks, you want to go beyond just buying the highest-yielding stocks out there and calling it a day. That’s because among the many dividend stocks offering above-average yields, many are best described as yield or value traps.
These types of stocks, in the long run,
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Read MoreWhen are May Social Security benefits being sent out?
(NewsNation) — Social Security payments are set to go out for May for the millions of Americans who rely on some form of Social Security income.
For those receiving Supplemental Security Income, May will continue four months of payments going out on the first of the month.
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Read MoreS&P 500 Edges Higher Amid Mixed Mega-Cap Earnings; Dow Leads Market Indexes Overall
The three major U.S. stock indexes moved higher by midday Thursday, though the gains were uneven. The themes of the day were earnings reports, oil prices, and artificial intelligence (AI).
As usual, right?
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +1.62%) led with a 1.3% advance as of 1:08 p.m.
Why D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumped 40% Last Month
Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS +3.61%), a quantum computing company, spiked in April after Nvidia announced new artificial intelligence models that can make quantum computing more efficient and less prone to errors.
Nvidia said the new open-source AI models, called Ising,
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Read MoreThe Burst
What Price Exactly Should Palantir Trade At?
Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) has successfully ridden the AI wave of the last two years to produce outstanding shareholder returns.
The stock traded at less than $7 as recently as the beginning of 2023 but has since risen by over 6x. This sudden spike in prices begs the question of whether the market is valuing Palantir appropriately today.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
5 Stocks Buffett Is Buying and 2 He’s Dumping
In Q4 of last year, Warren Buffett made a few significant changes to the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. The investing legend sat on the sidelines through much of 2024, with most of his activity accounted for by selling stocks into a high-priced market and consolidating his company’s assets in cash.
With Buffett and his investing team seemingly jumping back into action late last year,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Spotlight: Are You About To Lose A Fortune?
The turtle and hare game is so apt in investing. Why chase the fast bucks when slow and steady wins the race? Where investing gets tough is when the tortoise approach turns into a game of switcharoo, where you the investor gets the rug pulled on you. What am I talking about?
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