Mastercard Might Be the Most Underrated $500 Billion Juggernaut in the Market
It’s not every day you find a company bigger than Bank of America, American Express, and Goldman Sachs combined. Yet sitting near the top of the S&P 500 leaderboard is Mastercard (NYSE: MA), a payments powerhouse with a market cap hovering around half a trillion dollars.
In fact, Mastercard’s valuation puts it ahead of household names in finance and on par with tech icons,
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Read MoreWhat Does Buffett Know?
When the rest of Wall Street was riding the AI-fueled tech rally last year, the Oracle of Omaha was quietly doing the opposite, selling more stocks than he bought and stacking cash to the tune of a staggering $347 billion. While the S&P 500 was hitting fresh highs and investors were throwing money at growth stocks,
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Read MoreWhat If You’d Invested $2,000 in O’Reilly Automotive in 1993?
Imagine putting $2,000 into a stock and forgetting about it. No fiddling, no panic-selling, no checking your account every day. You look up a few decades later and you discover your modest investment has ballooned into more than $1 million.
That’s not a fantasy. That’s what actually happened if you invested in O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) when it went public 32 years ago.
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Read MoreWhy Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped AI Darling Palantir
Stanley Druckenmiller who famously helped George Soros break the Bank of England in 1992 has just ditched one of Wall Street’s most hyped artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.
So, what did he sell? Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR). While most investors were busy chasing the AI boom, Druckenmiller was building a large position in a drugmaker.
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Read MoreWhy This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock
Howard Marks has built his 50‑year reputation on buying what everyone else is overlooking and waiting patiently for the narrative to swing his way. So when Oaktree Capital’s first‑quarter 2025 filing revealed a brand‑new 18.8 million‑share position in Nokia (2 % of the equity book, at roughly $5 a share) many investors did a double‑take ,telecom hardware is hardly Oaktree’s home turf.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is Roku’s Amazon Deal a Game-Changer?
On the surface, Roku teaming up with Amazon might look like just another industry collaboration. But behind the headlines, this partnership could redefine how advertisers reach streaming audiences, and reframe Roku’s position in the connected TV arms race.
Announced on June 16, Roku’s integration with Amazon’s advertising platform unlocks a powerful new lever because it gives marketers access to Roku’s premium inventory directly through Amazon’s demand-side platform.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Is Coca-Cola The #1 Stock During the Next Market Meltdown?
The recent market rebound feels more like a shaky truce than a confident comeback. Sure, stocks have climbed back from bear territory since April, but between persistent inflation and rising geopolitical tensions (hello, Middle East), the whole thing still feels like a house of cards.
So what do you do if you’re worried the next leg down is coming?
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Read MoreThe Daily
Here's Why This Nvidia Partner's Stock Surged in June
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A plethora of anecdotal evidence, management commentary, and Nvidia’s earnings report suggest spending on data center equipment remains in robust growth mode.
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