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Want Decades of Passive Income? Buy This ETF and Hold It Forever
Its smart to seek income from your investments -- whether it's because you need that income to support yourself in retirement, or whether you want to use it to invest in more stocks. It's also a fine idea to seek that passive income from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are focused on dividend-payi...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
Best Semiconductor Picks: AMD Stock vs. Intel Stock
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have underperformed broader stock market indexes in the previous year.Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free »*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 14, 2025. The video was pub...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-US stocks strive for strong weekly gains
Main U.S. indexes green: Nasdaq out front, up >1%Dec industrial prod, cap u, manuf output all > estimatesEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%Dollar up; bitcoin rallies ~2.5%; gold, crude both ~flatU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield flat at ~4.61%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Schlumberger's Digital Growth Leads Q4
Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), a leading global technology company in oilfield services, reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on Friday, Jan. 17, that exceeded Wall Street's consensus expectations. Non-GAAP earnings per share reached $0.92, outperforming the projected $0.90. Revenue totaled $9.28 billion,...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Intel hits 7-week high on M&A speculation
Updates** Shares of Intel INTC.O climb 8% to $21.27, top gainer on the S&P 500 index .SPX** Stock moves higher in premarket trading after chip-focused publication SemiAccurate reports that an unnamed company was considering buying Intel "whole", citing email and confirmation from "high level source"...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Bumble rises on founder Herd's return as CEO, upbeat Q4 guidance
Updates** Dating app operator Bumble's shares BMBL.O rise 5.6% to $8.31 in early trading** Founder and executive chair Whitney Wolfe Herd to return as CEO after Lidiane Jones resigned for personal reasons** Herd will assume the role in mid-March, Jones to continue until then** Ann Mather, current le...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares jump on easing yields, China growth
Global shares riseChina's GDP meets targetDollar regains ground, still set for weekly lossTrump inauguration in view By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Global equities rose on Friday, adding to weekly gains, as declining bond yields, stronger than expected Chinese growth figures and upbe...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Street View: UnitedHealth Group looks resilient despite higher medical costs
** UnitedHealth Group UNH.N reported fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates** However, UNH posted annual medical care ratio - percentage of premiums spent on medical care - of 85.5%, compared to expectation of 84.96% MEDICAL COSTS A CONCERN** BofA Global Research ("buy," P...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
UPDATE 2-Bumble founder Wolfe Herd returns as CEO of struggling dating app operator
Rewrites throughout to add detailsJan 17 (Reuters) - Bumble said on Friday founder BMBL.O Whitney Wolfe Herd was returning as CEO in March and that the struggling dating app operator expects to exceed its fourth-quarter revenue forecast.Wolfe Herd, executive chair of Bumble, will take the reins from...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
What's the Better Long-Term Investment: The Nasdaq-100 or the Top S&P 500 Growth Stocks?
If you're investing in the long term, growth stocks can help you maximize your gains. They can offer superior gains to dividend stocks, which often prioritize making recurring payments over growing their operations at high rates. The downside with growth stocks is that they can experience a lot of v...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
Should You Buy Supermicro Stock Before Jan. 27?
Investors eagerly anticipate Supermicro's (NASDAQ: SMCI) update in the hope that it will address their concerns.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 »*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices ...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Crypto stocks track bitcoin higher ahead of Trump's inauguration
** Shares of cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related companies jump as bitcoin gains over 2%** Bitcoin BTC=, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, last up 2.5% at $102,595** Bitcoin set for best weekly gain since November ahead of inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President on Monday** Market partic...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens higher on tech boost; investors brace for Trump presidency
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, boosted by information technology stocks, while investors await next week's domestic economic data and policy changes from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office.At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Excha...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher in countdown to Trump presidency
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow looking set to log their biggest weekly gains since November, as investors anticipate a wave of policy changes under the incoming Trump administration.The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 159.4 ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Huntington Bancshares Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Huntington Bancshares Inc HBAN.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 34 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 30 cents. The mean expectation of nineteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 31 cents...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Regions Financial Corp reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Regions Financial Corp RF.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 56 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 49 cents. The mean expectation of twenty two analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 55 cents per...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Truist Financial Corp reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Truist Financial Corp TFC.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 91 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, identical to the same quarter last year. The mean expectation of nineteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 88 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to rang...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Citizens Financial Group Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Citizens Financial Group Inc CFG.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 83 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 34 cents. The mean expectation of twenty analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 83 cents ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
The Ultimate Steel Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
When it comes to the domestic steel industry, two companies stand out: Nucor (NYSE: NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD). Both are well run and growing, but one is old and largely mature while the other is still relatively young and growing more quickly.If you are a growth-oriented investor or a d...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Novo falls on weight loss drug data, 2027 Medicare price talks
** U.S.-listed shares of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO fall ~4.7% to $79.2 premarket** Co says a 7.2 milligram (mg) dose of its drug semaglutide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy, helped overweight patients cut their weight by 20.7% in a late-stage trial** In com...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
