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In a Surprising Move, This Beaten-Down Energy Stock Is Suspending What Once Was a Monster Dividend
XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE: NEP), formerly NextEra Energy Partners, had been an impressive dividend stock. The clean energy infrastructure operator had grown its payout rapidly since its formation over a decade ago. It recently offered a dividend yield in the double digits, mainly because of the more...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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The Best Value Stock to Invest $200 in Right Now
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has taken it on the chin over the past several years. The digital payment company has struggled to maintain the rapid growth it saw during the pandemic and has faced scrutiny for its declining margins.However, the past year has been much better for the fintech. It has undergone...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Russian rouble strengthens vs dollar as market awaits Russia-US talks
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble strengthened against the dollar on Thursday, but was flat against China's yuan, as the market looks for signs of possible talks between Russia and the U.S. on Ukraine. At 0830 GMT, the rouble was up 1.3% at 98.00 against the dollar, according to over...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Already Falling Short
For a large share of American retirees, Social Security provides a majority of their income. And for too many retirees, those monthly payments are the only income they have access to.Thankfully, Social Security benefits are raised automatically nearly every year to help them compensate for inflation...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Nvidia Stock Investors Just Got Good News From President Donald Trump and Wall Street
Last week, Chinese startup DeepSeek published a research paper in which it claimed to have trained a large language model rivaling the performance of leading U.S. models, while spending much less money than U.S. companies. Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) fell sharply on the news because of its domin...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Air traffic controller audio captures moments before and after Washington plane crash
Adds details of those on board the aircraftBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Air traffic control audio recorded the moments before and after an American Airlines regional passenger jet crashed with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in a midair collision over Washington on Wednesday...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Walmart vs. Realty Income
At first glance, there's nothing all that similar between Realty Income (NYSE: O) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). One is a real estate investment trust (REIT), the other a retailer. But there's an important intersection, since the properties on which Realty Income is focused are largely occupied by retaile...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-COMMENT-Riksbank's 175-bp easing cycle could still have more to go
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Riksbank suggested its easing cycle had ended after Wednesday's 25-basis point rate cut, striking a more hawkish tone than expected, but there may be scope for one more cut if inflation remains at or below 2.0% heading into the May policy meeting.Swedish flash growth numb...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Ambu shares fall after Q1 net profit, FCF miss
** Shares in Ambu AMBUb.CO fall 1.4%, pares losses after falling as much as 4.4%, after the Danish medical equipment maker reported a Q1 slight net profit and FCF before acquisitions miss** Ambu's Q1 net profit is a 3.6% miss "on slightly higher net financials and tax," says J.P. Morgan ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Investing $50,000 in These 3 High-Yield Vanguard ETFs Can Generate Nearly $2,000 of Passive Income Every Year
Investors should never discount the power of buying stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with strong dividends that can deliver years of steady and growing passive income. ETFs typically offer an added layer of diversity because they purchase a basket of stocks. Warren Buffett, arguably the greate...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Tonic maker Fevertree hits near 4-month peak as Molson Coors buys 8.5% stake
** Tonic maker Fevertree FEVR.L soars over 20% to 811.5p; highest level since Oct. 1 ** Coors Light beer maker Molson Coors TAP.N will take 8.5% stake in FEVR for 71 million pounds ($88.45 million) to expand its portfolio of non-alcoholic beverage offerings in the U.S.** FEVR adds that it will retu...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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You Won't Believe What Disney Said About Its Direct-to-Consumer Segment
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a global media and entertainment conglomerate that owns incredibly valuable intellectual property (IP) that it's able to monetize in many ways. This could mean making money in movie theaters, on traditional cable channels, or in theme parks and cruises. But going forward, ...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Swiss engineer ABB boosted by data centre demand
Q4 sales and profit slightly ahead of forecastsCompany posts highest ever annual sales, earningsCEO says market conditions remain favourableCompany sees high demand from data centres used in AIAdds detail, background, comment, sharesBy John RevillZURICH, Jan 30 (Reuters) - ABB ABBN.S is seeing stron...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Roche sees high single-digit core profit growth in 2025
Adds analyst comment in paragraph 3, 2024 revenue drivers in paragraphs 5-6, CEO comment on tariffs in last paragraphBy Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Roche ROG.S said on Thursday it is targeting a continued increase in adjusted earnings per share (EPS) at a high single-digit percent...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Nokia rises after Q4 beat with strength across the board
** Shares in Nokia NOKIA.HE rise 3% after the Finnish group posted a Q4 beat** Q4 net sales rose 10% to EUR 5.98 billion ($6.23 billion), above estimates of 5.74 billion ** Jefferies says sales were up with broad-based strength across all areas ** Inderes also notes a much stronger-than-expected ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Investors Are Overlooking That Could Be Worth Buying
One of the more surprising stock stories during the first half of the 2020s may be Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB). The site leveraged artificial intelligence (AI), bringing landlords and tenants together to market vacation properties that may have otherwise never made it to the market.Indeed, unexpectedly sl...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Sun Communities: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Roughly half of Sun Communities' (NYSE: SUI) business is about providing affordable housing. The rest is tied to lifestyle-based recreation. This is not your typical real estate investment trust (REIT). Is the combination of assets it owns worth buying? Or is this a situation where dividend investor...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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Insurers must better communicate private market limits to government in Cyber Re debate
By Ryan HewlettJan 30 - (The Insurer) - The London (re)insurance market must do better at explaining to government the boundaries of cyber cover and the private sector’s limitations in providing resilience to the UK economy in the event of a large-scale cyber attack, according to Swiss Re’s Aidan Ke...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
