75 Billion Reasons To Own Google
Alphabet (Google’s parent) has significantly ramped up research and development spending in recent years. In 2022, Google spent about $39.5 billion on R&D, which jumped to $45.4 billion in 2023. This ~15% increase was driven largely by higher personnel costs (adding thousands of engineers) and one-time charges like office space consolidation.
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Has Latin Billionaire Spotted Screaming Buy
Carlos Slim made a splash in a surprising sector last year, choosing to bet big on oil production and refining businesses.
Throughout 2024, the (in)famous investor deployed about $1 billion into the oil market, including a little over $600 million in US refining company PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF).
Why is it about this relatively obscure energy name that has attracted Carlos Slim,
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Will This Spinoff Unlock Massive Wealth?
In a pre-holiday surprise announcement, management at FedEx (NYSE:FDX) released news of a plan to spin off FedEx Freight into a standalone entity that also would be publicly traded.
Given the headwinds the firm has faced from pricing to cost-sensitive customers, the spinoff offers a potential boon to existing shareholders. FedEx Freight handles less-than-truckload shipping for the company,
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Broadcom’s Dividends or NVIDIA’s Growth: What Should Investors Choose?
If you want to invest in an AI-leading tech company, NVIDIA and Broadcom likely stand out as strong options. But what if you could only choose one company? Would you bet your investment dollars on NVIDIA or Broadcom? It’s no big surprise that the answer depends on what you expect to get in return for your investment.
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Is Tesla Breaking Out?
When CEO Elon Musk reported Tesla’s latest earnings results this week, few were excited by the numbers.
In fact, the share price immediately fell off a cliff in after-hours trading to $356 per share but within minutes a sharp bounce back occurred and, in the virtual blink of an eye, the share price was back over $400 per share.
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Nearly 200% Higher, Will This Space Stock Keep Soaring?
Planet Labs combines satellite imaging and data analytics technologies to provide a service valuable to government agencies, corporations, and non-governmental organizations. The company has been developing its unique technology for 14 years, but it didn’t become a publicly traded company until 2021.
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Up 94% Will This Semi Stock Keep Soaring?
Semiconductor and data infrastructure company Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) absolutely trounced the market last year by a factor of over 3x, delivering a trailing 12-month return of almost 94%.
While the stock was rising gradually all year, the company’s shares soared in early December and finished the year extremely strong.
Why are Marvell shares rising,
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Berkshire operating earnings surge 71% in fourth quarter, cash hoard balloons to record $334 billion
- The Warren Buffett-led conglomerate said its operating profit — which encompasses earnings from the company’s wholly owned businesses — skyrocketed to $14.527 billion during the final three months of 2024.
- That was led by by a whopping 302% jump in insurance underwriting from the year-earlier period to $3.409 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a massive surge in fourth-quarter earnings from its operating businesses,