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Can Nike Stock Reach $100 in 2025?
Nike (NYSE: NKE) is proving that even some of the most dominant and well-known businesses can hit a rough patch. The S&P 500 is in record territory, but that's not the case for this stock.Shares of the sportswear giant last traded in the three-figure club in March 2024, but they've been in a downwar...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
3 Dividend Growth Stocks That Can Deliver a Lifetime of Passive Income
The allure of high-yield dividend stocks often tempts income investors. Yet the most successful dividend portfolios aren't built on eye-catching yields. They're constructed with companies that reliably grow their payouts year after year, creating compounding streams of passive income that can last a...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Is BigBear.ai Stock Going to $7? 1 Wall Street Analyst Thinks So.
One of the more assertive analyst price target raises happened at nearly the end of 2024. The affected company was artificial intelligence (AI) specialist BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), which popped to a more than one-year high on the news. Is that fresh burst of optimism justified?A double and then someB...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Meet the Company Leading the "Third Wave" of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Its Stock Is Up 39% in 4 Months, and It Could Soar Even Higher in 2025.
Artificial intelligence (AI) developments have accelerated in the last few years.Just a few years ago, AI typically referred to machine learning models that predicted the next best thing to do. Anything from facial recognition to what you see next in your Instagram feed is driven by machine learning...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
The stock market has done incredibly well in 2024 and the S&P 500 is up 25% year to date. Luckily for investors looking to put capital into the market, things have cooled down in December, with the S&P down 1% since the start of the month. Looking even deeper, some companies face challenges that hav...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Does PepsiCo's 2024 Stock Slide Make It a Better Buy Than Coca-Cola in 2025?
As 2025 gets underway, investors looking to refresh their portfolios with some attractively valued companies might be eyeing stocks that lagged the market in 2024. Beverage giants Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) have been under pressure over the past year, and both have fallen by arou...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Not Sure What High-Yield Stocks to Buy in 2025? Vanguard High Dividend ETF Has You Covered.
When I was running marathons I would remind myself (somewhere around mile 20) that if it were easy to run 26.2 miles everyone would do it. But everyone doesn't run marathons because it is very, very hard. Investing is kind of like a marathon. But unlike marathons, there are some legit shortcuts you ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Wall Street Analyst Dan Ives Sees Tech Stocks Jumping Another 25% in 2025. Time to Buy?
Arguably, there's been no bigger bull in the artificial-intelligence (AI) rally than Wedbush's Dan Ives.Ives has been cheerleading the AI boom since shortly after the debut of ChatGPT. In February 2023, the analyst said an AI arms race was shaping up following the launch of the generational AI chatb...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
2 Monster AI Stocks to Buy in January 2025
The U.S. stock market demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024 despite challenges such as lingering inflation, high interest rates, macroeconomic uncertainties, and geopolitical tensions. Technology companies, particularly those connected to the artificial intelligence (AI) trend, provided much o...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Want $2,000 in Annual Dividends? Invest $11,000 in Each of These 3 Stocks.
Investing in dividend stocks can be an excellent way to boost your income each year. But the challenge can be generating a good return while keeping your risk low. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can give you good diversification but many of them don't offer high yields, and you also lose the ability t...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Crush the Market in 2025
No doubt, 2024 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), but 2025 could be even better. Companies and individuals are still figuring out how to harness the power of AI, and because these systems make heavy use of machine learning, they are always improving.Investors have been betting on the big ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Is Another Big Dividend Cut Coming for Walgreens in January?
Pharmacy retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) was once seen as a safe dividend stock. Those days are long gone.In just the past three years, the stock has lost more than 80% of its value. And it not only stopped a decades-long streak of increasing its payouts but also slashed its dividend...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
1 Stock Down 88% That Could Soar in 2025 and Beyond
While the major stock indexes have surged over the past few years, some stocks have been left far behind. Video game engine developer Unity (NYSE: U) has underperformed the market by a mile over the past few years.Investors weren't wrong in punishing the stock. Unity spent big on acquisitions that d...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Better Semiconductor Stock: AMD vs. Broadcom
The past year has been a solid one for semiconductor companies, as evident from the 21% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index during this period. But not all semiconductor stocks have benefited from the broader market's rally.For instance, while shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Is XRP (Ripple) a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2025?
With its price up about 240% year to date, Ripple's native token, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), is one of several cryptocurrencies that have soared in response to Donald Trump's presidential election victory. With a market cap of $121 billion, it has minted plenty of millionaires out of its early backers.The c...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Prediction: This Will Be the First Tech Company to Split Its Stock in 2025. (Hint: It's Not in the "Magnificent Seven.")
Stock splits generally garner a lot of attention from the investment community. In fact, stocks that have undergone a split witness increased levels of trading activity immediately after the event.In recent years, several high-profile technology companies including Tesla, Nvidia, Broadcom, Amazon, A...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Prediction: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Stock Will Outperform the S&P 500 in 2025
The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) enjoyed a fantastic year in 2024, gaining roughly 24% (as of Dec. 30). Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) performed similarly, depending on which share class you look at.Over the last two years, the broader market, buoyed by high-flying...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Is Wolfspeed Stock a Buy?
Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF), the chipmaker formerly known as Cree, lost more than 90% of its value over the past three years. It was a hot stock during the peak of the meme stock rally in late 2021, but its shares crumbled as its growth stalled out.Does that pullback represent a buying opportunity for co...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
All It Takes Is $3,000 Invested in Each of These 3 Dividend Kings to Help Generate $280 in Passive Income in 2025
Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »There are plenty of ways to generate passive income, such as real estate, bonds, certificates of deposit, savings accounts, and more. You can even generate p...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
Where Will Palantir Stock Be in 2 Years?
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock simply took off in 2024, registering eye-popping gains of 340% as of this writing and handsomely crushing the 23% gains registered by the Nasdaq Composite index during the year.The company, known for supplying software platforms and analytics to both federa...The Motley Fool
Wed, Jan 1
