The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2025

By this measure, it's unsurprising that Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate has held the stock since 2012. Despite the total number of VeriSign's registered domains, 169 million, declining by 2% year over year in 2024, the company has leveraged its contractual ability to raise prices annually, driving growth.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 23, 2023

Shares of his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , have a long-term track record of growth that proves it. It used to be called Kraft Foods, before Kraft Foods spun off what would become Kraft Foods Group back in 2012 and simultaneously changed its name to Mondelez, acknowledging its (very) international presence.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 19, 2023

It's no surprise that Buffett's conglomerate sees value in these stocks. The stock has already climbed over 1,000% from its 2012 initial public offering price, but it has more long-term upside as it continues to open new stores. Horton , Lennar , and NVR. One of those is Five Below.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 29, 2023

This segment provides cloud solutions -- such as cloud computing , Internet of Things (IoT) , and artificial intelligence (AI) -- that help enterprises leverage the latest technology to improve their business operations. Another up-and-coming business within Tencent that doesn't get much attention is its cloud and business services.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Excluding the impact of the change in accounting estimate, operating margins increased roughly 6 points driven by improved operating leverage through cost management and the higher gross margin noted earlier. And so, I think that focus is really helping on both execution and leverage. Now to our segment results. Thank you, guys.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 18, 2023

Even when you read that announcement from — that was 2012 — RITHOLTZ: 2012. BARATTA: — we’re probably three times the size as we were in 2012. I mean, there have been leveraged loans and high yield bonds since the 1980s. BARATTA: The media conglomerate? RITHOLTZ: Sure. RITHOLTZ: Yeah.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

Other categories affecting our total cost profile include taxes and expenses associated with various forms of leverage. Invested C$1,438 million to acquire a 24.99% stake in FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente Holding, SAU, the environmental services division of Spanish conglomerate Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A.

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