Buffett’s $19 Billion Oil Bet Looks Like a Fortress
It’s the rare oil major that seems built to outlast cycles, keep the dividend flowing, and, as Warren Buffett clearly believes, keep getting stronger.
The yield is about 4.4%, nearly four times what the S&P 500 pays and on paper that looks tempting, but high yields in energy can be a trap. The difference here is Chevron’s payout isn’t balanced on a knife’s edge.
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Which AI Stock Is Best?
The artificial intelligence gold rush has created winners and wannabes. Two companies at the center of that storm, C3.ai and CoreWeave, have taken very different paths in the race to capitalize on enterprise AI demand. Both play crucial roles in the AI stack, one builds the software brains, the other supplies the computational muscle. But only one of them has the market’s full attention.
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Nvidia Still Dominates AI, But the Ground Beneath It Is Shifting
Nvidia has been the undisputed king of the AI hardware empire.
But even monarchs can be overthrown, especially when their biggest allies start eyeing the throne.
Who’s threatening NVIDIA now and will they win?
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Nvidia still leads AI hardware, but growth is slowing and major clients are building their own chips.
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Datadog Just Cracked the S&P 500, Wall Street Thinks It’s Just Getting Started
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is officially joining the S&P 500 on July 9. Shares are up by more than 15% since the announcement, adding to what’s already been a stunning multi-year run. Since going public six years ago, Datadog has skyrocketed by over 4x, nearly triple the S&P 500’s return over the same period.
But even after that massive run,
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1 Science Powerhouse To Own for the Next Decade
Thermo Fisher Scientific has a knack for thriving even in challenging markets. While the company isn’t entirely immune to today’s global headwinds, slower biopharmaceutical spending, tighter budgets in academic labs, and muted demand in China, it has weathered the storm far better than most of its peers.
The reason?
A combination of unmatched scale,
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The Giant at the Intersection of AI, Networking and Software
Broadcom isn’t just another chipmaker riding the semiconductor cycle, it’s a carefully assembled portfolio of some of the stickiest, most profitable businesses in tech.
At its core, Broadcom has mastered the art of acquisition, folding niche leaders into its empire, stripping out inefficiencies, and using the resulting free cash flow to fuel dividends,
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Why This Schwab ETF Is a Favorite Among Retirees
For retirees or anyone focused more on stability than swing-for-the-fences growth, the S&P 500 isn’t always the most comforting choice. It’s heavily weighted toward large-cap tech names, and when those names fall out of favor, the whole index can wobble.
That’s why many investors approaching retirement gravitate toward dividend-focused funds. And one ETF in particular has emerged as a go-to is the Schwab U.S.
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Crypto exchange Bullish rises on second-quarter earnings beat
Crypto exchange Bullish rose 2% after the company posted its first-ever quarterly results as a public company, with earnings beating Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
Bullish reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with revenue coming in at $57 million, above Wall Street estimates of $55.75 million. It posted 93 cent earnings per share,
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