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Oil firms slide as OPEC+ accelerates output hikes
** S&P 500 energy index down 1.5%, tracking oil prices O/R** Brent crude futures LCOc1 down 1.8% at $60.17/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 slips 2.1% to $57.03/barrel** Oil prices decline as OPEC+, over the weekend, accelerated oil output hikes, raising concerns about more supply...Reuters
Mon, May 5
2 Top Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever
Selecting stocks to buy and hold for a lifetime will naturally lead investors to focus on the best companies in the world. With all the uncertainty swirling around the markets and economy this year, this is more relevant than ever.Some of the best companies to invest in are ones that sell a service ...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz says actively looking for investments
May 5 (Reuters) - Harvey Schwartz, CEO of the Carlyle Group, says his firm is actively seeking opportunities to deploy some of the firm's $80 billion in free capital into new investments.Schwartz, speaking to the annual Milken Institute's global conference, said the timing of any new investm...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Why Shares of Tesla Are Sinking Today
Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) traded roughly 3.3% lower as of 12:21 p.m. ET today. Sales continued to struggle in Europe and the stock also fell, despite an analyst recommending that investors hold the name.Sales in Europe aren't improvingTesla's stock has been hit h...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
The Best Company in Big Tech?
In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Nick Sciple and host Dylan Lewis discuss:Microsoft posting double-digit growth across five segments and continuing to put capital expenditures to work on AI and the cloud.Why Microsoft is leading big tech and has the best near-term outlook for the "Magnificent Se...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
Onsemi falls after Q1 revenue declines as end-market demand remains weak
** Chipmaker Onsemi's ON.O shares reverse premarket gains to fall 8.7% to $38.28 in afternoon trading ** Co's Q1 rev falls ~22% from a year earlier to $1.45 bln, but exceeds analysts' average estimate $1.40 bln, according to data compiled by LSEG** Morningstar says Onsemi remains in t...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Integra tumbles after FY profit forecast trimmed
** Shares of medical equipment maker Integra Lifesciences IART.O down 27.3% at $12.25, after hitting more than 13-year low of $11.60 ** Co cuts annual adj. EPS to between $2.19 and $2.29 from previously prior view of $2.41 to $2.51 ** IART estimates tariffs to hit FY earnings by 22 cents/share ** In...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Reddit rebounds after Seaport turns bullish
** Reddit's RDDT.N shares up 3.8% at $118.21 on Mon after Seaport Research upgrades social media platform to 'buy' from 'neutral'** Seaport sets PT at $165, implying 45% upside to stock's last close** While user growth is slowing near term, RDDT continues to demonstrate stron...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Why United Airlines Stock Popped on Monday
A bit of litigation news is boosting share prices for United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) stock this morning.Over the weekend, the Chicago Sun-Times reported American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is suing Chicago's O'Hare Airport (more precisely, the "Chicago Department of Aviation") for "prematurely reor...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
Why Berkshire Hathaway Stock Is Sinking Today
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) are falling on Monday. The company's stock lost 4.3% as of 11:45 a.m. ET today and as much as 6.8% earlier in the day. The leg down comes as the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.7% on the day.Warren Buffett, the legendary inve...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
Freshpet gains after Q1 sales beat
** Shares of pet food maker Freshpet FRPT.O rise 3.9% to $79.30 ** Company posts Q1 net sales of $263.3 mln, compared with analysts' expectation of $260.1 mln - data compiled by LSEG** Jefferies says company lowered FY forecast due to soft start driven by consumer uncertainty; still expects posi...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Tyson Foods shares sink 9% as high beef prices hurt demand
Tyson reports decline in beef sales volumesChicken demand rises as prices easeTariffs may cause temporary sales disruptions, CEO saysBy Tom Polansek and Neil J Kanatt May 5 (Reuters) - Tyson Foods TSN.N reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales and stuck to its annual revenue forecast on M...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Meta Platforms Is Ramping Up Data Center and AI Investments. Is the Growth Stock a Buy Now?
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) rocketed 4.2% higher on Thursday in response to strong first-quarter earnings. The stock has erased almost all of its year-to-date losses in recent weeks, and, at the time of this writing, it is just a couple of percentage points off from being even on the year.Here's w...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
LIVE MARKETS-Surging buybacks point to more bullish stocks outlook
S&P 500, Nasdaq dip; Dow modestly higherEnergy off most among S&P sectors; industrials lead gainersEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.2%Dollar ~flat; bitcoin down ~2%; crude off >2%; gold up ~2%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.34%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets broug...Reuters
Mon, May 5
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq slip after Trump's fresh tariffs at start of Fed-decision week
Indexes: Dow up 0.07%, S&P 500 down 0.37%, Nasdaq off 0.52%Berkshire Hathaway falls after Buffett to step down as CEOUS service sector picks up in AprilSkechers jumps after $9 billion take-private dealBy Purvi Agarwal and Johann M Cherian May 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were ...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Better Dividend Stock: AT&T vs. Verizon
AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), two of the largest telecom companies in America, are both often considered stable income stocks. But over the past three years, AT&T's stock rallied nearly 50%, as Verizon's stock declined 5%. After reinvesting their dividends, AT&T delivered a total return of ...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slip while bond yields rise, oil prices dip
European shares little changed, London closedOil prices fall on OPEC+ news, gold rises on safe haven demandTaiwan dollar surgesBy Sinéad Carew and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - MSCI's global equities index was lower on Monday, oil prices fell on the prospect of producti...Reuters
Mon, May 5
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Plunges After Warren Buffett Steps Down. Is This a Golden Opportunity to Buy?
There may never have been a smoother transition from an iconic CEO to a successor. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) let markets know several years ago that Greg Abel would be Buffett's eventual replacement. Abel is currently vice chairman of Berkshire's non-insurance...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
Got $100? 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Semiconductor Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)
It's been a rough year for semiconductor stocks so far. As of market close on April 30, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF has fallen by 13%. To put that into perspective, this is more than double the losses witnessed in the S&P 500 so far this year.Among one of the more notable laggards in the semiconduc...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
A Tale of Two Cruise Line Stocks
Last week was pretty jarring for investors figuring that cruise line stocks were essentially all in the same boat. Market cap leader Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) put out an encouraging quarterly report on Tuesday. Smaller rival Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) went the other way when it served up i...The Motley Fool
Mon, May 5
