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BUZZ-India's Wipro set to be top weekly loser among Nifty 50 stocks
** Wipro WIPR.NS, India's 4th largest IT firm, down ~4.4% for the week, set for worst weekly performance among Nifty 50 .NSEI stocks** WIPR down 2.8% at 295.30 rupees on Fri** CLSA on Wed downgraded stock to "hold" from "outperform"** After stock's recent outperformance, brokerage expects co's reven...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
Should You Buy Stocks If a Recession Is Coming in 2025? Here's What History Shows.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York regularly attempts to calculate the probability of a U.S. recession over the next 12 months using the difference between the 10-year and three-month Treasury rates. Its most recent analysis estimated a roughly 33.6% chance of a recession in the new year. This per...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
GRAPHIC-Global equity fund inflows drop on higher US bond yields
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Demand for global equity funds shrank in the week through Jan. 1, as higher U.S. Treasury yields led to caution and investors took profits during the year-end trading lull.Data from LSEG Lipper showed that investors added a net $4.93 billion worth of global equity funds, an 86% dro...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
2 Spectacular Warren Buffett Stocks That Are No-Brainer Buys in 2025
Warren Buffett has earned recognition as one of history's most successful investors -- and he's delivered incredible returns for shareholders who put faith in him. In fact, if you owned a $1,000 stake in Berkshire Hathaway on the day the Oracle of Omaha purchased a controlling stake in the company a...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
3 Stocks That Could Create Lasting Generational Wealth
Generational wealth is more about consistency than getting rich. Remember, getting money isn't the same as keeping it. So, when you invest for decades into the future, high-quality companies with extremely durable business models and growth opportunities are essential.That's where blue chip dividend...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
Should You Buy the Bitcoin Dip?
After finally breaking through the long-anticipated $100,000 mark, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rallied to an impressive high of $108,000. However, it hasn't all been smooth sailing since. Bitcoin has lost some steam and is now trading at about $94,000 at the time of writing.While this is still a remarkabl...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
These 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Make Up 28.8% of the Entire S&P 500 Index
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is home to 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the economy, making it the most diversified of the major U.S. stock market indexes.But the S&P is weighted by market capitalization, so the largest companies have a greater influence over its performance than the sma...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
LIVE MARKETS-China-exposed sectors weigh on STOXX
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comCHINA-EXPOSED SECTORS WEIGH ON STOXX Europe's STOXX 600 .STOXX is down 0.2% on its second trading day of 2025, as markets remain qui...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
3 EV Stocks That Could Soar in 2025
The S&P 500 soared by about 25% in 2024, but investors decided to pump the brakes on many of their electric-vehicle (EV) investments during the year. An outlier among its peers, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) saw its stock accelerate by about 73%; however, other prominent EV names were left in the dust as the...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
Dollar General Is Making a Bold Move by Offering Same-Day Delivery. Why It Could Make or Break the Stock
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a business that needs a catalyst to turn things around, desperately. Over the past 12 months, it has lost more than 40% of its value. Simply opening more stores for the sake of increasing sales hasn't been paying off.The large discount retailer is facing many challenges ...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
Russian rouble weakens in thin holiday trade
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Friday in thin trade as Russia is marking a public holiday until Jan. 9. One-day rouble/dollar futures, which trade on the Moscow Exchange and are a guide for the over-the-counter exchange rate, were down 1% to 101.61 by 0858 GM...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
Forget 2025 -- Brookfield Renewable Is Already Laying the Groundwork for Growth in 2030
Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC) is an energy company focused on clean energy. The business has been laying the groundwork for growth in recent years. It now has an attractive and diversified platform that should position it well, no matter which low carbon technology takes center stage....The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
TAL Education Group to Announce Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results on January 23, 2025
BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group ("TAL" or the "Company") (NYSE: TAL), a smart learning solutions provider in China, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended Novemb...PR Newswire
Fri, Jan 3
Nvidia Stock vs. Apple Stock: Billionaires Buy One and Sell the Other Ahead of 2025
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are very popular stocks among individual and institutional investors, but two highly successful hedge fund managers aggressively bought one and sold the other in the third quarter:Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors purchased 4.7 million shares of Nvidia, n...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
Prediction: 3 Highly Anticipated IPO Stocks Will Hit the Market in 2025
The stock market just had a banner year. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced 23% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year its annual return exceeded 20%. The last time the benchmark index accomplished the same feat was 1998.Not surprisingly, initial public offerings (IPOs) showed signs of reb...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
GRAPHIC-Take Five: And we're off
LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The first full trading week of 2025 brings key U.S. jobs data as well as Chinese and euro zone inflation numbers. These come against a backdrop of unease over the U.S. interest rate outlook and potential for policy surprises under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, with the...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
3 Ways to Use Your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Strategically in Retirement
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) -- the mandatory annual withdrawals seniors have to take from most retirement accounts beginning in the year they turn 73 -- can sound like a big deal. After all, if you fail to take yours, you could face a 25% penalty tax on the amount you should have withdrawn...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 3
BUZZ-India's Amber Enterprises gains as Jefferies raises PT to Street-high
** Shares of consumer durable products manufacturer Amber Enterprises AMBE.NS climb 1.7% to 7,675.65 rupees** Jefferies says Amber is its top pick in the electronics manufacturing services sector; retains "buy" rating and raises PT to Street-high of 8,840 rupees** Jefferies sees co's sales growing 2...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: stocks head for drops, China in focus
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comEUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: STOCKS HEAD FOR DROPS, CHINA IN FOCUSEuropean stocks are heading for moderate drops at the open, with EuroSTOXX...Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
Asian FX face weekly declines as markets await Trump's policy moves
Most Asian currencies slipped on Friday and were set for weekly declines against a strengthening dollar, as investors braced for fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.Reuters
Fri, Jan 3
