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3 Things You Need to Know If You Buy Pfizer Today
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has been around for 175 years, but the company's revenue soared to its highest ever only in more recent times. Thanks to its coronavirus treatment and vaccine, the pharma giant reported more than $100 billion in revenue in 2022 at the peak of its pandemic success. Since that time,...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
BUZZ-COMMENT-Short FX volatility - the trade that keeps giving
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The FX volatility on which options thrive was plentiful at the beginning of Donald Trump's tenure as the 47th president of the United States, providing protection and returning profits for long volatility positions. However, as the USD retreated from new 2-year highs and reali...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
BUZZ-GS double ugrades Metso, says sector headwinds fade away
** Goldman Sachs raises Finnish Metso METSO.HE to "buy" from "sell", seeing infrastructure and inventory headwinds fading for the Finnish mining equipment maker** The broker hikes its adjusted EBITA forecasts by 5.2% for 2025 and 8.4% for 2026, following stronger-than-expected Q4 res...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Warren Buffett Continues to Load Up On This Value Stock That's Already Up 20% This Year. Should You Follow?
Last year, Warren Buffett, through his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) was a huge net seller of stocks. The Oracle of Omaha took a hacksaw to his two largest stakes in Apple and Bank of America, selling a massive $133 billion against just $6 billion in buys through the fi...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Is It Too Late to Buy CVS Health Stock for the High-Yield Dividend?
After underperforming throughout 2024, shares of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) are surging. From the end of 2024 through Feb. 14, the stock climbed 46.7% higher.Shares of the healthcare conglomerate stock notched significant gains after management presented an encouraging fourth-quarter earnings report on ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
AI Stock Sell-Off: 1 Unbelievable Bargain Investors Need to Take Advantage of Before It Soars on Feb. 26
Although the artificial intelligence (AI) sell-off due to DeepSeek's generative AI model innovation was short-lived, a handful of stocks are still off their peaks. One of them is AI king Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), a company that provides the computing power necessary to train all of these AI models.At t...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Should You Buy W. P. Carey While It's Below $60?
Shares of W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) currently sit just below $60. That's well above its low point from the past year (in the low $50s) and not too far from its 52-week high in the mid-$60s. Because of that, investors might be wondering if the stock is still a buy at its current price point. Here's a l...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
The 3 Best Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Stage of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution began more than two years ago with the debut of ChatGPT in November 2022. Since then, the Nasdaq Composite is up more than 74%, while shares of Nvidia have advanced by a staggering 685%.Yet, like all revolutions, the AI revolution will have stages. Clearly...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
LIVE MARKETS-New record highs, with a bit of red
STOXX 600 unchangedUS and Russia meet over UkraineWall St returns from holidayNasdaq futures up 0.5%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.comNEW RECORD HIGHS, WITH A BIT OF RED...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Hims & Hers Health Stock: A Millionaire-Maker in the Making?
Shares of direct-to-consumer telehealth platform Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) have become a runaway freight train. The stock has returned nearly 20-fold returns from its 2022 lows, including a blistering 490% over the past year alone. Those who got in early may have already made life-changing mon...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Predicts That One of His Largest Positions Will More Than Double Within Four Years (Hint: Not Chipotle)
Investors closely monitor the moves of billionaire investor Bill Ackman and his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Pershing has put up some great returns, particularly over the last five years. The fund only owns about a dozen stocks at any given time, giving the team at Pershing plenty ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Can Bitcoin Go to $500,000? It's More Likely Than You Think.
Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price now sits at about $95,500. Could it be physically possible for the price to go all the way to $500,000?Yes, it's possible. And yes, on a long enough timescale, it probably will happen, and you could own it during that run-up if you wanted to. Here's why this huge gain i...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
BUZZ-European defence stocks extend gains ahead of Ukraine talks
** European defence stocks extend gains after scoring a new record close on Monday on prospects of higher defence spending, ahead of talks between U.S. and Russian officials over a possible Ukraine peace deal** European aerospace and defence stocks .SXPARO rise 0.8% after rising for three straight s...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
You Won't Believe How Much Money Some Social Security Recipients Are Getting in 2025
You'll often hear that it's not really possible to retire on Social Security alone -- at least not without making major lifestyle adjustments. But if your monthly benefits are generous enough, you may find that you can make ends meet on those paychecks without other income.Meanwhile, some Social Sec...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf markets fall due to US tariff worries
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, as ongoing global uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs on imports keep investors on edge.Since taking office last month, Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on imports from China...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Russian rouble weakens as Russia-U.S. talks begin in Riyadh
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as Russian and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia for the most significant talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending Moscow's war in Ukraine.At 0807 GMT, the rouble was down 0.8% at 90.33 against the ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Clarivate Unveils Transformative Subscription-Based Access Strategy for Academia
New approach enables broad, simple and affordable access to trusted scholarly content for learning and research LONDON, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new subscription-based content access str...PR Newswire
Tue, Feb 18
LIVE MARKETS-Before the bell: Europe near peaks, defence in demand
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.comBEFORE THE BELL: EUROPE NEAR PEAKS, DEFENCE IN DEMANDEuropean shares were set to stay at record levels on Tuesday as investors pondered...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 18
Adds news items, updates futures Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.07%.* IHG: Holiday Inn owner IHG IHG.L reported a 3% growth in its annual room revenue, above market expectations, boosted by a pick-up in demand in th...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
