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Is PayPal a Millionaire Maker?
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was a monster stock. The price soared 256% in the 16 months leading up to the peak in July 2021. Unsurprisingly, rapid growth and adoption of its payments platform excited the investment community.But the fintech stock has had a disap...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
3 Warren Buffett Stocks With Up to 50% Upside in 2025, According to Select Wall Street Analysts
In 1973, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) held its first annual shareholder meeting in the cafeteria of one of its subsidiaries and drew a few dozen people. Roughly 50 years later, around 40,000 people make the pilgrimage to Omaha each year. This is the Warren Buffett effect in action.S...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
RPT-BUZZ-PREVIEW: 3M seen posting 31% year-on-year EPS plunge
Repeats from Friday with no changes to text** Shares of 3M MMM.N up 1.2% on Fri amid a broader rally ahead of qtrly report due before market open on Tues; stock market closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day** Industrial conglomerate is expected to report adj EPS of $1.66, a 31.1% yr/y...Reuters
Tue, Jan 21
AMD's Stock Is Trading Near Its 52-Week Low. Is Now the Time to Buy?
In this video, I will cover the recent updates regarding Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.*Stock prices used were from the trading day of Jan. 16, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 17, 2025.Sta...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Avoid These 3 Common Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Mistakes
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are mandatory annual distributions the government requires you to take from most retirement accounts beginning in the year you turn 73. It does this to get its piece of your savings after giving you a tax break on your contributions years earlier.RMDs can be con...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Here's When the Fed Is Likely to Cut Interest Rates Again, and What It Means for Stocks
The Federal Reserve will hold its first policy meeting of the year on Jan. 28 and 29, where it is widely expected to keep interest rates right where they are after cutting three times since September. The Fed has a dual mandate: First, it aims to keep prices stable, which means maintaining a rate of...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
President Donald Trump Just Made Stock Market History -- and It's an Ominous Warning for Investors
Yesterday, Donald Trump took the oath of office and a new era began for Wall Street.Following his victory in November, the broader market was propelled higher, with financial stocks surging on the prospect of less oversight.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they b...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Investors 'make Europe great again' with big stock allocation, BofA says
MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - European stocks saw their second largest allocation in a quarter of a century in January, as lagging risk assets played catch up, according to a survey of investors from BofA Global Research published on Tuesday.
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Tue, Jan 21
Tesla is One of the Largest EV Companies in the World. But is it a Buy in 2025?
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market over the last five years but also remains a battleground among investors. CEO Elon Musk has long been a lightning rod for controversy, most recently for his strong support of newly elected President Donald Trump, who has p...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Think You Know PepsiCo? Here's 1 Little-Known Fact You Can't Overlook.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is a well-known company and most investors probably have a good understanding of what it does. But there's an important nuance to consider when investors look at the company's dividend.Right now, the dividend yield on PepsiCo stock is a historically high 3.6%, which suggests th...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Social Security Retirees Just Got Bad News About the 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Since 1975, Social Security beneficiaries have received annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) tied to a subset of the Consumer Price Index known as the CPI-W, which tracks the price of goods and services across the economy.Here is how it works: The CPI-W from the third quarter of the current yea...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500?
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been on fire for the last two years, racking up a gain of nearly 51%, which it hadn't done since the dot-com era. Along the way, however, its valuation has gotten stretched, which means its dividend yield has fallen, with the exchange-traded funds that track the ind...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
2 Growth Stocks That Could Rocket Higher in the First Quarter of 2025
Investors looking for stocks that could make dramatic moves in a short, defined time frame will want to turn their attention toward two innovative drugmakers. A couple of stocks in the volatile biopharmaceutical industry are poised to soar by the end of March.Results from clinical trials that wrap u...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
BUZZ-Apple falls after Jefferies cuts to 'underperform' on weak iPhone sales
** Apple AAPL.O falls 1.20% to $227.20 premarket** Jefferies cuts to "underperform" from "hold"; slashes PT to $200.75 from $211.84** Brokerage one of four with a "sell" equivalent among 47 analysts covering stock - LSEG** Smartphone shipments for AAPL and Samsung 005930.KS declined globally in Dece...Reuters
Tue, Jan 21
Want Decades of Passive Income? 2 Stocks to Buy Right Now.
Generating passive income can help get you on the road to financial freedom. It can help offset some of your expenses, reducing the time you need to actively work to fund your lifestyle. The more passive income you can produce, the less reliant you'll become on your career for income. Buying stocks ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
New Oriental Announces Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2024
BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU/ 9901.SEHK), a provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal...PR Newswire
Tue, Jan 21
3 Unstoppable Dividend-Growth Stocks Yielding More Than 3% That Income-Seeking Investors Want to Buy in 2025 and Hold Forever
Investors seeking a steadily growing passive income stream want to turn their heads toward the healthcare sector. Unlike with enterprise software sales or consumer goods, spending on healthcare tends to move in a positive direction regardless of what's happening to the overall economy.In 2023, the n...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Where Will QuantumScape Stock Be in 10 Years?
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS), a developer of solid-state lithium metal batteries, initially dazzled investors after its public debut in November 2020. It went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and its stock opened at $24.80 on the first day before surging to an all-time...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Nvidia Stock vs. Palantir Stock: Wall Street Billionaires Buy One and Sell the Other
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) have recently been two of the hottest stocks on Wall Street because both companies play a key role in the artificial intelligence economy. However, the hedge fund billionaires listed below bought Nvidia and sold Palantir in the third qua...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jan 21
Russian rouble flat vs US dollar after Trump's inauguration
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble stayed flat against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as the first day of Donald Trump's presidency did not produce any major Russia-related news.The rouble traded at 100.75 to the dollar by 0845 GMT, over-the-counter market data showed. The rouble strengthened...Reuters
Tue, Jan 21
