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This Reliable High-Yield Dividend Stock Is Paying Its Investors 5.3% More in 2025
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) has been a very reliable income investment over the decades. The natural gas pipeline giant has paid dividends for 50 years. While the company hasn't increased its dividend payment every single year, it has grown its payout at a 6% compound annual rate over the past fi...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Best Dividend Stocks: McDonald's vs. Domino's
Passive income investors have an excellent choice between Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ: DPZ) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).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 price...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Better Meme Coin to Buy: Dogecoin vs. Official Trump
Both Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and the Official Trump meme coin, with the ticker TRUMP, are among the most well-known meme plays out there at the moment. But, contrary to what you may have heard, not all meme coins are the same in terms of their balance of risk to reward.And, in this particular matchu...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Did Johnson & Johnson Just Give Investors 23 Billion Reasons to Buy Its Stock?
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) didn't have an exceptional 2024; in fact, it was one of the worst-performing stocks on the vaunted, 30-company Dow Jones Industrial Average that year.Yet, if the company's inaugural earnings release in 2025 is any indication, this year might prove to be different. It po...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Some Say the U.S. Is on the Brink of a Retirement Crisis. See Whether You Agree -- and What You Want to Do About It.
If you write financial articles for a living, as I do, in the course of your research, you'll likely run across many articles with alarming statistics. It certainly happens to me. Here's a roundup of some worrisome survey results suggesting that a retirement crisis is at hand.Check out the stats and...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Want $1 Million in Retirement? 2 Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for Decades.
Many people set a goal to save $1 million for retirement. This amount may or may not be sufficient in today's economy, but it's at least a good start. And to get there, investing in stocks is an excellent strategy. Buying shares of the right companies -- those that can generate generous returns for ...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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The Biggest Beneficiaries of the $500 Billion Stargate Project Might Not Even Be AI Companies. Here Are 2 Other Stocks I'm Keeping a Close Eye On.
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump held a summit at the White House declaring that the technology world's biggest and most influential companies, Oracle, SoftBank, and OpenAI, would be investing $500 billion into AI infrastructure projects in the U.S. over a period of four years.In ...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Intel Delays Its Monster Server CPU
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) made significant progress last year in its server central processing unit (CPU) business. The company has been losing market share to AMD for years, partly because it was stuck on its aging Intel 7 manufacturing process. Sapphire Rapids and Emerald Rapids, which both launched in...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Rafah border crossing reopens to allow Palestinian patients into Egypt
CAIRO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Rafah border crossing, the main entry and exit point for the Palestinian territory, reopened on Saturday for the first time since May 2024 to allow Palestinian patients to cross over from Gaza to Egypt to receive medical treatment, live television footage showed.Reuters
Feb 1, 2025
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This Is the Average 401(k) Balance for Ages 55 to 64
I won't keep you in suspense: The average person in the 55-to-64 age group, which I'd call "pre-retirees," has $244,750 in their 401(k), according to the latest How America Saves report by Vanguard.However, there's more to it than this overall average indicates. For one thing, the median 401(k) bala...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Billionaire Bill Ackman Thinks This Stock Could Skyrocket 500%. Why Does Wall Street Expect It to Plunge?
Bill Ackman built a net worth of $9.3 billion by spotting promising opportunities. The hedge fund manager doesn't usually reveal the opportunities he likes to the public. However, he recently made an exception. In a lengthy social media post on Dec. 30, 2024, Ackman said, "As we look forward [to] 20...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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3 Monster Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years
Are you looking for high-odds, high-growth prospects to buy and hold for the next decade? That's a tall order to be sure. Most growth stocks can require a holding period of forever to realize their full potential. Conversely, shorter-term holdings often end up needing more time to pay off.There are ...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Apple Stock Analysis: Buy or Sell?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported quarterly financial results that pleased stock market investors.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 of Jan. 29, 2025. ...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Costco, Teamsters negotiating committee reach tentative agreement
Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Teamsters labor union said on Saturday that its negotiating committee has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale COST.O."The tentative agreement will be presented to the membership for a vote," the union, which represents mo...Reuters
Feb 1, 2025
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Investing $10,000 in Each of These Warren Buffett Stocks Could Generate $2,100 in Passive Income This Year
Where can you get good ideas for generating passive income? There are several good options. A perhaps surprising one is looking at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) holdings.Berkshire doesn't pay dividends itself. However, the conglomerate's portfolio is chock-full of s...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Can You Live on Social Security Alone? Here's What You Need to Know.
Social Security is designed to replace about 40% of the average person's income after they retire, but this isn't the same for everyone. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses this question in greater detail.*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Jan. 27, 2025. The...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Holders Cross 6 Million As Retail Shows Fastest Adoption Rate Ever
On-chain data shows the adoption rate of XRP has accelerated recently, led by an influx of retail-sized investors into the network. XRP Total Amount of Holders Has Been Sharply Going Up Recently In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the address holder growth that...Bitcoinist
Feb 1, 2025
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Is Enbridge Stock a Buy Now?
Investors always have to consider the trade-offs they are making when they pick one investment over all of the others available to them. Right now the buy decision around Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) isn't quite as strong as it was just 12 months ago. But this reliable dividend payer still has some positive...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Just Shared Great News for Nvidia, Broadcom, and Arista Networks Investors
Big tech companies are spending heavily to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence. Budgets for building AI data centers filled with GPUs and network switches jumped higher in 2024. And a recent update from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg says 2025 could see an even bigger...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
