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US STOCKS-Futures tumble as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war risks
For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.Futures down: Dow 1.32%, S&P 500 1.55%, Nasdaq 1.86% Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as fears of a full-blown trade war and its impact on the global economy ...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
4 Reasons to Buy Alibaba Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
Is your portfolio chock-full of the same names everyone else seems to own? Perhaps you're looking for a winning stock that has flown under the radar.Such stocks are few and far between in this record-setting market, but they're out there. Take China's e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) as an exam...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Should You Buy This Unstoppable Warren Buffett Stock With $1,000 Right Now?
Berkshire Hathaway has compounded investor capital at a nearly 20% annual rate for decades. That wonderful gain is about double the yearly pace of the broader S&P 500. Such a fantastic track record unsurprisingly draws a lot of attention to what portfolio moves the Oracle of Omaha makes and what his...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Trump tariffs sends STOXX lower; autos sector lags
STOXX 600 down 1.2%Trump tariffs sink equitiesAuto sector lagsWall Street futures slideWelcome 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.comTRUMP TARIFFS SEND STOXX LOWER; AUTOS SECTOR LAG...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
2 Dividend Kings With Yields Over 3% to Buy Today and Hold Forever
What makes a great dividend stock? It's more than just the yield. Dividend investors count on the passive income they get from dividends, so reliability should be an important factor. Growth is also important to make a dividend stock a worthwhile investment, because that affects the yield.That's why...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
A New Social Security Law That Will Boost Benefits for 3.2 Million Retirees Comes With an Unwelcome Surprise
Millions of Americans rejoiced after former President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that will boost Social Security benefits for approximately 3.2 million retirees and spouses. Social Security can be a touchy subject because it impacts tens of millions of Americans and also has many looming finan...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
3 Surging EV Stocks Leaving the Competition in the Dust
The narrative around electric vehicle (EV) stocks in 2024 was a bit misleading. If you didn't dig into the numbers, you might have assumed that EV sales in the U.S. were declining, but that simply wasn't the case. The U.S. EV industry grew its sales, just perhaps not at the fast pace automakers and ...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Verizon Is Benefiting From Strong Wireless Growth. Is Now the Time to Buy the Stock?
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) continued to post strong subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, helping lift the stock. However, the stock has nonetheless traded lower over the past year. With an attractive forward dividend yield of about 6.7%, the question is whether now is a good time to buy t...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Looking for a Data Center Investment Opportunity That's Not Nvidia? This Stock Could Be for You.
Graphics processing units (GPUs) are among the most important types of hardware underpinning the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution are. Between them, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices essentially own the market for these advanced parallel-processing chipsets -- data centers around the globe ar...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Should You Buy XRP (Ripple) While It Trades Under $3?
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is the native cryptocurrency on the XRP Ledger, a blockchain built by technology company Ripple to enable faster and cheaper cross-border transactions. XRP soared about 500% in the past year, but its price has also declined 15% during the last two weeks, such that the cryptocurrenc...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Russian rouble weakens against US dollar, approaches 100 mark
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the U.S. dollar on Monday, approaching the 100 mark and following trends in the global forex market, where the dollar surged on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. The rouble RUB was down 1.2% at 99.70 against the dollar at 0...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Nvidia Stock Investors Just Got Good News From Meta Platforms and Microsoft
China's DeepSeek recently published a research paper that shocked Wall Street. The startup company claims it spent less than $6 million to train an artificial intelligence (AI) model whose performance matches or nearly matches that of leading U.S. models. Comparatively, OpenAI spent more than $100 m...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
Offshore Chinese stocks, yuan pare US tariff losses on AI, stimulus bets
Updates prices, adds more details HONG KONG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks in Hong Kong and the offshore yuan pared losses as markets reopened after the Lunar New Year holidays, with shock at U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs outweighed by optimism over domestic AI firms and possible s...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Want to Make $5,000 With Shiba Inu? Follow These 4 Rules.
While there's no guarantee that anyone will make money when investing in a silly meme coin like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), there are a few things you can do to maximize your chances of walking away with some cash, and minimize the risk of a total wipeout of your investment.Follow these four rules wis...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family
This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer.Estate planning is like getting your car's oil changed or your teeth cleaned at the dentist: It's not necessarily something you look forward to, but it's a...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf markets fall as Trump tariffs stoke broader trade war fears
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Monday in line with Asian shares, after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China triggered fears of a broader trade war and a hit to global growth.President Donald Trump said on Sunday the sweeping ...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
BUZZ-Steelmakers ArcelorMittal, Outokumpu take hit from tariffs on US imports
** Shares in ArcelorMittal MT.LU and Finnish peer Outokumpu OUT1V.HE slide about 3% and 2%, respectively, as US President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China** J.P.Morgan notes that ArcelorMittal derives about 15% of sales from USA, the majority of which...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
Here's Why Upstart Stock Is a Buy Before Feb. 11
Upstart's (NASDAQ: UPST) stock more than doubled over the past 12 months. The online lending marketplace, which had fallen out of favor as interest rates rose in 2022 and 2023, became more attractive as the Federal Reserve finally reined in rates again.But even after that impressive rally, Upstart's...The Motley Fool
Feb 3, 2025
India's Divi's Labs beats Q3 profit estimates on strong API demand; shares rise
HYDERABAD, Feb 3 (Reuters) - India's Divi's Laboratories DIVI.NS reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, aided by strong performance of its business that focuses on customised production of chemical compounds used in drugs, sending its shares higher.The company's cons...Reuters
Feb 3, 2025
