This ETF Owns 3,500 Stocks, Is It Better Than the S&P 500?
Vanguard’s Extended Market ETF (VXF) is a broad fund made up of thousands of stocks across essentially every part of the American business landscape. Like many ETFs, VXF attempts to give investors access to a broad selection of stocks without the difficulty and risk involved in picking individual companies.
Today, let’s take a deeper look at VXF to see if the fund is a good investment at the moment. » Read more about: This ETF Owns 3,500 Stocks, Is It Better Than the S&P 500? »
Read MoreWill Ford’s EV Gamble Pay Off?
As we race towards the end of 2024, a full 17 million electric vehicles are projected to be sold, which if realized will translate to a whopping 1 in 5 of all car sales.
With demand for EV’s as strong as ever and competition from Tesla and China’s BYD stiffening, what does the future hold for Ford and its EV strategy?
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Read MoreHow Do You Pick a Winning Stock?
Investors will often pour through dozens or even hundreds of stocks looking for the best investment options to add to their portfolios. Before doing this, however, it’s important to first understand what a good stock is.
Let’s take a look at some of the factors that define a good investment to understand what makes a potentially lucrative stock.
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Read More1 Stock Buffett Likes More Than Apple
Stocks have pulled back in the past month, as interest rates and inflation continue to dog the market. The AI excitement that gripped investors earlier in the year has abated somewhat, leading to recent pullbacks in stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft.
Apple has struggled to make an impact with investors because the company has lagged behind its competitors in launching AI-powered products.
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Read MorePalantir’s Path to $10 Billion: Can This AI Giant Keep Growing?
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has emerged from a growth slowdown into a phase of reaccelerating revenue and improving profitability in 2024-2025. After a modest ~17% revenue growth in 2023, Palantir’s top-line expanded by 29% in 2024 to $2.87 billion, buoyed by rising demand for its data analytics and AI platforms.
The company also achieved GAAP profitability,
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Micron Is Down 42%, Why It Might Be a Screaming Buy?
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is no stranger to volatility, but its recent price action has been brutal even by semiconductor standards. Since peaking in June of last year, the stock has tumbled 42%. And nearly 30% of that decline happened in just the past month.
So, is this a falling knife or an undervalued gem in the chip sector?
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Pepsi’s Dividend Near All-time Highs
PepsiCo just kicked off 2025 on the wrong foot, posting disappointing first-quarter results and slashing its full-year guidance. The market didn’t take it lightly. Shares tumbled to a fresh 52-week low, and are now down over 19.8% over the 6 months, approaching levels not seen in nearly five years.
But here’s the twist,
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Russian Agricultural Bank, CBR exploring using cryptocurrency for payments in grain trade
2 Jun 2025 09:40
Russian Agricultural Bank, CBR exploring using cryptocurrency for payments in grain trade
MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) – Russian Agricultural Bank (RusAg) is considering using cryptocurrencies for settlements in grain trading,