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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Is The Santa Claus Rally Real?
Every seasoned trader has heard the phrase “Santa Claus Rally,” but very few understand precisely why it happens. Is it random or is there something structural under the surface that repeats like clockwork each year?
Beyond the whimsical idea of holiday cheer spilling over into the markets, there are structural and behavioral dynamics at play that make the final weeks of the year particularly conducive to market gains.
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Why Did Billionaire with Perfect Track Record Buy This Stock?
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZI) might have won over legendary investor Stan Druckenmiller but the market hasn’t been so kind, punishing the stock to the tune of 37% year-to-date.
When management unveiled earnings last quarter, $303.6 million in top line sales failed to ignite enthusiasm given that it represented a 3.3% year-over-year decline.
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1 Extraordinary Stock Won Over Buffett and Cathie Wood
Stock market observers would be hard-pressed to find two major investors more different than Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood. Buffett’s careful, value-driven approach to investing has allowed his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate to become the first $1 trillion company outside of the tech sector. Wood’s ARK funds, meanwhile, focus on extremely high-growth tech companies that often have yet to turn a profit.
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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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1 Massive Advantage Retail Investors Have Over Hedge Funds
Retail investors are usually playing catch-up and it’s no surprise why. They don’t have a research department, a Bloomberg Terminal on every desk, or a network of analysts and insiders feeding them information in real time. Hedge funds, with their armies of research analysts, data scientists, and software systems, are optimized to gain any edge possible.
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1 High Energy Drink To Buy on the Dip?
Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ:CELH) is the maker of a line of energy drinks that has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.
Once virtually unknown, Celsius has used social media marketing and celebrity influencer deals to rapidly build its brand awareness.
Although the product itself has been quite successful, the stock’s performance hasn’t matched it.
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Social Security Quietly Changed Again. Most Americans Missed This
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While Social Security is a critical source of income for most retirees, the reality is that many current workers don’t pay a lot of attention to its rules and complexities. And even those who are nearing retirement may not be aware of all of the details that affect the amount of their checks.
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