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Good News for Boeing and Lockheed: SpaceX Just Raised Its Launch Price

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In 2016, United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno had a dream: to beat SpaceX on launch prices -- or at least come close. The company raised its launch price exactly twice in the last eight years, first in 2016 and then again in 2022. History doesn't just rhyme; it repeats This isn't the first time SpaceX has raised prices, either.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 53% of His Hedge Fund's $10.6 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks

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The investor first accumulated shares of the largest hotelier in the world in 2016, but it wasn't until 2018 that he had an opportunity to establish a significant position in the stock during the market downturn. He saw an opportunity for the chain to double its store count from approximately 2,200 at the end of 2016. He gobbled up 2.9

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Prediction: This CEO of a Boeing and Lockheed Joint Venture Sees Billions of Dollars in His Future

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According to a February report by Payload Space, from 2016 to 2023, ULA profits collapsed 88% -- from $650 million to just $80 million. 75% of this decline was from a slowing in launch cadence (from 12 launches in 2016 to three in 2023). in 2016 and fell to 8.9% by 2023, rebounded to a solid 10% in the first six months of 2024.

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Almost Half of Warren Buffett's $400 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Only 1 Stock

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After purchasing shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the first quarter of 2016, this " Magnificent Seven Stock " now makes up 43% of Berkshire's $400 billion portfolio. That's thanks to a monster 730% rise in the share price since the start of 2016. during the first quarter of 2016. There was minimal financial risk.

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2025's Social Security COLA Won't Be the Lowest on Record. You'll Never Guess the Smallest COLA Retirees Have Ever Gotten

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Because of this, there have been three instances in the past when seniors on Social Security got a 0% COLA -- 2010, 2011, and 2016. This accounts for the 2016 and 2017 raises noted above. And in 2017, benefits only rose 0.3%. Furthermore, over the past 10 years, the average Social Security COLA has been 2.75%.

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3 Midstream Stocks to Buy With $5,000 and Hold Forever

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multiple that midstream MLPs traded at between 2011 and 2016. All three stocks trade well below the MLP average multiple from that 2011-to-2016 period. Despite the companies being in better financial shape today than under the old MLP model, the stocks trade at a discount to the 13.7

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Social Security Just Released One of Its Most Important Numbers You Should Know (Hint: It's Not the COLA)

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2016 48,642.15 For perspective, here are the past 10 wage base limits: Year Wage Base Limit 2024 $168,600 2023 $160,200 2022 $147,000 2021 $142,800 2020 $137,700 2019 $132,900 2018 $128,400 2017 $127,200 2016 $118,500 2015 $118,500 Data source: Social Security Administration. 2022 63,795.13 2021 60,575.07 2020 55,628.60 2019 54,099.99

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