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JANUARY 14, 2024

Gene-therapy treatments are growing in popularity, and for a larger healthcare company that is perhaps looking into getting into the business, it could be more attractive to simply buy CRISPR Therapeutics than to develop its own therapies. What would a buyout mean for investors?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) went public in 2020 and may be obscure. But investors should get familiar with the brand. Comparing Academy to its rivals With 1,148 locations as of the second quarter of 2023, Hibbett is actually the largest chain of these three companies.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 02, 2023 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Zeta's second-quarter 2023 earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin, sir.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Investors look forward to Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter, and in the 2023 version, released on Feb. In doing so, he's addressing the vast majority of individual investors. Here's how he counsels investors to use it when evaluating a company. Metric 2021 2022 2023 Net income (loss) $89.9

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JUNE 5, 2024

public company to cross the $3 trillion market cap threshold. A growing chorus of investors believes that Nvidia will inevitably take the market cap crown from Microsoft at some point in the near future. Let's look at what drove Nvidia stock to such dizzying heights and what investors can expect from the chipmaker in the future.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 10, 2023 , 7:30 a.m. Welcome to Alibaba Group's June quarter 2023 results conference call. I would now like to turn the call over to Rob Lin, head of investor relations of Alibaba Group. Rob Lin -- Head of Investor Relations Thank you and good day, everyone.

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JULY 21, 2023

American Express (NYSE: AXP) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Jul 21, 2023 , 8:30 a.m. Welcome to the American Express Q2 2023 earnings call. I will now turn the conference over to our host, head of investor relations, Ms. Kerri Bernstein -- Head of Investor Relations Thank you, Donna, and thank you all for joining today's call.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

This surge was driven by an increase in the number of large deals, with five transactions surpassing $5bn, compared to two deals in 2023 and just one in 2022. Amid a decline in sponsor-to-sponsor deal activity since 2022, carve-outs and public-to-sponsor deals have attracted investors seeking scalable healthcare assets.

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JULY 3, 2023

Polestar Automotive (NASDAQ: PSNY) hasn't impressed investors since its public debut last June. The electric vehicle maker went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and its stock opened at $12.98 billion in 2023, and then to $1.06 on the first day. Image source: Polestar.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Bankruptcy is a word no investor wants to hear, with shareholders generally wiped out in the restructuring process. No public company is really looking to go down the bankruptcy path, which is why it is so important for investors to pay attention when one warns that bankruptcy is a very real possibility.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

Not all public companies will be great investments, and there are some big names that have terrible operating trends. In this video, Travis Hoium covers four companies that face an uphill battle being good investments for long-term shareholders. Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Aug. The video was published on Aug.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Few public companies dominated the headlines in 2023 more than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , whether it was its involvement with OpenAI's Chat GPT, its successful $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, or antitrust probes. billion in its fiscal year 2023, equating to an impressive CAGR of 34.6%. competition rules.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Yet three of the most valuable companies today -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) -- actually generated those jaw-dropping gains over the past few decades. Apple Apple went public at a split-adjusted price of $0.10 Image source: Getty Images. per share on Dec.

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APRIL 3, 2025

The stock has been getting investor attention lately, and it more than doubled over the past year, even after a large pullback during the market swoon. Robinhood is an attractive option for investors who are relatively new to investing. The company is doing great right now. The average customer account size was just $7,700.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

According to a research study by The Motley Fool, just 41% of Millennial and Gen Z investors use retirement accounts and 57% own individual stocks. The study showed that growth and dividend stocks are popular investing strategies for young investors, so here are three great companies you can buy right now that fit the bill.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock appears to have started off its life as a public company on the wrong foot. After a massive drop in 2022, Dutch Bros struggled with range-bound trading as the sluggish economy weighed on investor confidence. Dutch Bros by the numbers The company's financials show the fruits of that expansion.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

Because of the undeniable tailwinds behind many of these companies, the tech sector is a great place to look for new stock ideas. Here are three worth buying today that will likely remain worthy of investor dollars for years to come. The company turned a profit for the first time in its 2023 Q4, which ended in January 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Looking back over the past eight years that PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been a public company, it hasn't been the success investors were hoping for. A little history and context When I talk about PayPal going public, I mean for the second time. Investors aren't seeing so much of a growth story anymore. calls on eBay.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Thus, despite their e-commerce potential, these three companies will likely drive most of their growth from segments outside of that business. Amazon Most consumers and investors likely see Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) as an e-commerce company. Moreover, investors should not ignore its cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After all, you don't get to be the world's most valuable public company by accident. Apple's journey has revolutionized the tech world and made a lot of investors rich along the way. In its fiscal 2023 (which ended Sept. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

The chips weren't down for DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) in 2023. The sports wagering and fantasy sports speedster has more than tripled this year, one of the market's biggest gainers with a 215% surge heading into the final trading day of 2023. For starters, DraftKings didn't go public via the traditional IPO route.

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MAY 2, 2024

With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, pathways exist for investors of varying risk tolerances to grow their wealth over time. Shares of Realty Income can be scooped up by income investors for less than 12 times consensus cash flow in 2025. Image source: Getty Images.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) minted a lot of millionaires in its first four years as a public company. The streaming device and software maker went public at $14 on Sept. That same investment would have withered to roughly $137,000 as the company disappointed its investors with its slowing growth, shrinking moat, and persistent losses.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Management has lowered its outstanding share count by 11% over the past five years, allocating $5 billion in 2023 alone. Digging into its financials, Caterpillar produced record-high top and bottom lines despite elevated interest rates in 2023. billion in Q4 2023. As of Costco's fiscal Q2 2024, the company had 73.4

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APRIL 24, 2024

Investors went wild over Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) stock when it first went public in late 2020, only for the shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) credit scoring company to crumble in 2022 as lending slowed. million customers in the 2023 fourth quarter to end the year with a total of 93.9 It added 4.8

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Growth stocks rebounded sharply in 2023, and that was good news for star investor Cathie Wood and her Ark Investment Management family of exchange-traded funds. Yet ARK Innovation wasn't Wood's best performer in 2023. Coinbase stock has almost quintupled in 2023. ARKK Total Return Level data by YCharts.

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JULY 9, 2023

Investors temporarily lost confidence in social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Shares fell to as low as $88 last fall, but have rallied back to around $300 per share, enough to value the company at about $750 billion. It's a tall ask considering Apple is the world's only public company worth that much today.

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MAY 5, 2024

Besides being the chairman and CEO of the eighth largest public company in the world, Buffett has an impressive track record as an investor. One stock that he consistently added to in 2023 and continues to buy in 2024, though, is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). His first purchase of the company's stock dates to 1962.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

For beginning investors, or those who may not have a lot of money to invest, share price can become important. Many brokerages do offer fractional shares, where it's possible to buy less than one share of a company, but for those that don't, the investing options could be limited by price. So far, this strategy has paid off.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Nov 09, 2023 , 5:00 p.m. Welcome to The Trade Desk third quarter 2023 earnings conference call. Chris Toth -- Vice President, Investor Relations Thank you, operator. Welcome to The Trade Desk third quarter 2023 earnings conference call. You may begin.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Every quarter, institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM) are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F allows investors an over-the-shoulder look to see what Wall Street's smartest money managers bought and sold in the latest quarter. billion times.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Despite the success tech stocks witnessed in 2023, there are a handful of stocks that I would still stock up on with no hesitation. The following three tech stocks can be productive long-term pieces in investors' portfolios. A lot of TSMC's 2023 stock bounceback can be attributed to artificial intelligence (AI) hype.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Smart investors are always looking for stocks to buy that can be held for the very long term. However, only some stocks go up over time, which is why investing in the right companies also matters. In 2023, that dynamic shifted. Like many tech companies, DigitalOcean experienced a slowdown in revenue growth.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition, Clover Health delivered its first positive quarterly adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) as a public company. So what Investors like positive surprises. However, the company had already disclosed its strategic shift away from the segment. billion to $1.2

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the source of some incredible gains in both 2023 and 2024. However, some savvy investors are starting to sell, just in case Nvidia can't live up to the lofty expectations built into the stock. But the report gives investors insights into what the big money on Wall Street is doing.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been the world's most valuable public company since 2011 when it had a market capitalization of just under $340 billion. Needless to say, it has made some happy and wealthy investors along the way. billion in revenue in its fiscal 2023's fourth quarter (ended Sept. Bringing in $89.5

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Block's business continues to impress Block changed its name from Square to indicate to investors that it wasn't just a two-sided business made up of its Cash App and Square payment processing business. Q2 2020 $17 million Q2 2021 $48 million Q2 2022 $115 million Q2 2023 $141 million Data source: Block. Chart by author. puts on PayPal.

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