Why This Billionaire Is Buying Google In Spades
In the second quarter, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital added another 900,000+ shares of Alphabet Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
Combined with its Class C (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares, Alphabet now makes up about 21% of Pershing Square’s portfolio, one of the fund’s biggest bets.
So what makes Alphabet such a perfect Ackman stock,
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Ford’s Fat Dividend Yield Looks Tempting, What’s The Catch?
At first glance, Ford’s dividend might look like a smooth ride. The company is handing out $0.75 annually and has sweetened the pot with special payouts in recent years. These bonuses are part of Ford’s plan to return 40% to 50% of its adjusted free cash flow to shareholders.
But don’t let the recent payouts lull you into a false sense of security.
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Is David Tepper Seeing Cracks in Nvidia’s Armor?
David Tepper has trimmed his Nvidia stake which looks to be some profit-taking at first glance but we’re not so sure. Dig deeper, and you’ll find breadcrumbs that suggest this move may be more than routine rebalancing.
Beneath the headlines one pattern stands out like a sore thumb, David Tepper keeps dumping Nvidia,
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Buffett’s Bet on Booze, Why He’s Doubling Down
Warren Buffett has never been one to chase fads. While he’s adapted over time, buying Apple and even dabbling in tech disruptors like Snowflake, his compass still points due value.
At its heart, value investing comes down to a deceptively simple idea, buy businesses trading below what they’re really worth. But pulling that off consistently?
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Why Nvidia Could Still Be in the Early Innings of a Historic Run
Nvidia didn’t just ride the AI wave, it built the surfboard thanks to the graphics processing unit that evolved from powering video games to becoming the computational engine of the AI revolution.
Today, roughly 92% of all AI data center processing runs on Nvidia chips, according to IoT Analytics. That kind of market share is virtually unheard of in hardware.
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A Flying Bet on the Future of Urban Mobility
Instead of building Jetsons-style flying cars, Archer is focused on eVTOLs, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
These battery-powered machines seat four passengers, can travel at speeds up to 150 miles per hour, and are designed to fly with less noise and turbulence than a traditional helicopter.
While they won’t end traffic jams on the ground,
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Will This AI Goliath Hit $4 Trillion by 2027?
While no company has reached that towering $4 trillion milestone yet, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia are all within striking distance.
It’s not inconceivable that any one of them could be first past the post but if you’re asking who not only gets there, but stays there, the strongest case can be made for Microsoft.
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Interest rate outlook shifts after inflation and employment data surprises
The consumer price index showed that prices for the 12 months ending in January increased by 2.4%, which marked the lowest 12-month inflation rate in the U.S. since last May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Since 2000, the average annual inflation rate has been 2.1%. The Federal Reserve’s target inflation rate is 2%,
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