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1 Metric That Still Suggests Nvidia Is a Steal of a Deal
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been losing steam of late. Entering trading on Tuesday, shares of the popular chipmaker were in negative territory for the year, down a little under 1%. It's still early in the year, but for a stock that generated 171% gains in 2024, the slowdown is noteworthy.It rema...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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3 Reasons to Buy UPS Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), usually just known by its ticker UPS, has been working through a turnaround. Wall Street hasn't been impressed with its efforts, but in the back half of 2024, the company's performance turned an important corner. Right at that moment, management announced a big cha...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Defense Spending Booms -- Underwater and in Britain
It's been a rough couple of weeks for U.S. defense contractors, in the military shipbuilding space in particular.On Jan. 29, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) beat earnings forecasts (which had been recently lowered) with some help from its Gulfstream aircraft division, but disappointed investors by repor...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Germany's Scholz sees exemption for defence in debt limits
Feb 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday predicted that the future government would create an exemption for spending on defence and security when dealing with the nation's constitutional limit on federal public debt.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Scholz said he w...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Stocks
2 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy Now With $250 Before They Soar in 2025, According to Wall Street
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 21% in the last year, and many stocks now trade at expensive valuations. However, most Wall Street analysts still see buying opportunities in Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD):Among the 47 analysts who follow Datadog, the median target...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Billionaire Investor David Tepper Dumped Adobe and Acquired This Semiconductor Stock. Should You Follow?
If you haven't achieved a net worth north of $1 billion by wisely investing in stocks, there's probably a lot that you can learn from the handful of folks who have.One fund manager most investors could learn a lot from is David Tepper, the billionaire who manages the Appaloosa fund. It's delivered a...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Better EV Stock: QuantumScape vs. Rivian
Despite some recent headwinds, there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about electric vehicle stocks. For one, sales of EVs are making gains. Last year, a record 1.3 million EVs were sold in the U.S., up 7% from the previous year.Not everyone will want to buy one, of course. But when you'...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Palantir Stock Is Up 585% Since Early 2024. History Is Clear About What Happens Next.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) earlier this month reported fourth-quarter financial results that crushed Wall Street's expectations. The stock has rocketed higher on the news, such that its total return since January 2024 now stands at 585%.Palantir was the best-performing member of the S&P 50...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Prediction: President Donald Trump Will Break His Social Security Promise and Propose Cuts -- Just Not in the Way You Might Think
When 2025 began, the average monthly Social Security check for retired workers was $1,975.34. Though this might not sound like a lot, more retirees than you might realize count on their Social Security income as their financial foundation.In each of the previous 23 years, national pollster Gallup ha...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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3 No-Brainer Growth Stocks to Buy With $100 Right Now
After producing incredible returns for investors in 2023 and 2024, the stock market got off to a great start in 2025, as well. Since the start of the current bull market in October 2022, the S&P 500 index is up nearly 70%, as of this writing. Many growth stocks have seen their prices climb even fast...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Here's What Honeywell's Big Breakup Means to Investors
Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) is finally breaking up. The rationale for the breakup makes perfect sense, and it could release a lot of value for investors. Still, does that make the stock a buy right now? Here's what you need to know before deciding on the stock.Honeywell's breakup plansHavi...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Did Amazon Just Become the Largest Retailer in the World?
Is it official? Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been chasing Walmart (NYSE: WMT) as the largest company in the world by sales for years. Amazon's sales typically grow at a faster rate than Walmart's, but although the gap has been closing for a while, Walmart has been growing fast enough to maintain its le...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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BRIEF-Ispace Completes Success 5 Of Mission 2 Milestones
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ispace Inc 9348.T:ISPACE COMPLETES SUCCESS 5 OF MISSION 2 MILESTONESISPACE INC: SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FLYBY OF MOON ON FEB. 15, 2025, REACHING ITS CLOSEST POINT AT 22:43 UTC, FEB. 14, 2025ISPACE INC - LUNAR ORBIT INSERTION EXPECTED IN EARLY MAYSource text: ID:nBw53KZ6DaFurther ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
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If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It.
I own more than 100 stocks. I want to spread my risk around. I also like to take more of a basket approach by investing in several stocks that should benefit from a particular theme rather than a singular stock. I don't want to be right on the thesis but wrong on the company to capitalize on my view...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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Surprise: McDonald's Has Higher Profit Margins Than Tesla, Apple, or Netflix
Restaurants have notoriously low profit margins. But McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), the world's largest restaurant chain, is surprisingly one of the most profitable businesses. In fact, its profit margins are higher than prestigious businesses such as Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Netflix...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
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US says military exercises with Philippines 'purely defensive', for force readiness
Adds details from statement, background in paragraphs 3, 5-9By Xiuhao Chen and Liz Lee BEIJING, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S.-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, "purely defensive" and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve regional security, a U.S. State Department spoke...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
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Lucid Group: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) is an up-and-coming electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer with significant backing from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. The company, which focuses on luxury EVs with extended driving ranges, has drawn investor interest since its merger with a special purpose acquisit...The Motley Fool
Sat, Feb 15
Cryptocurrencies
Analyst Says Bitcoin Is ‘Primed For A Breakout’: Is BTC Heading For $150,000 Rally?
A week after its last attempt to reclaim the $100,000 barrier, Bitcoin (BTC) continues moving within its local range. Following its recent performance, some analysts consider that BTC could be near a breakout and a massive rally toward a new high. Related Reading: CZ Sparks Memecoin Frenzy With Dog ...NewsBTC
Sat, Feb 15
