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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Since ascending to the CEO chair in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha," as he's now known, has overseen a cumulative return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) billion in net-equity sales Q1 2023 : $10.41 Berkshire Hathaway's nearly 20% annualized return over the last six decades suggests Buffett's strategy works.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best stocks to own over the past two years, returning 239% in 2023, 169% so far in 2024, and over 800% since the start of 2023. Make no mistake; these are incredible growth figures, but they are slowing down from the rapid growth investors became accustomed to in 2023 and 2024.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

That's a phenomenal performance after an already strong year in 2023 when it rose by 24%. The S&P 500 rose 16% or better in five of the past six years, which isn't typical The index has been doing well for several years, far better than normal -- its long-term average annual return is around 10%. Current return as of Dec.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

After selling the logistics enterprise and suffering through some impairment charges, Shopify has again become profitable and stock price growth has returned. Furthermore, Shopify increased the prices for its services in 2023, so its not clear how that affected customer churn. Investors might also remember that the $1.3

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

The bottom line Here, according to the hedge-fund tracker Hedge Follow, is Duquesne's trading activity in Lilly stock over the last five quarters, with shares owned in each period: Q2 2023: 536,450 Q3 2023: 454,120 Q4 2023: 402,550 Q1 2024: 61,660 Q2 2024 : 0 Druckenmiller has been a net seller of Lilly stock for several consecutive quarters.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Even with reinvested dividends, it delivered a negative total return of 4%. During the same period, the S&P 500 rallied 192% and generated a total return of 250%. From 2018 to 2023, Intel's annual revenue fell from $70.8 Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was once considered a stable long-term investment on the semiconductor market.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Spurred on by this improving backdrop, the S&P 500 is on track to deliver its second consecutive year of returns greater than 20%. The stock market has charged higher over the past two years, with the S&P 500 rising 24% in 2023 and posting gains of 28% so far in 2024 (as of this writing). The undisputed U.S. History is clear.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Prior to its public debut, it claimed it could deliver 20,000 vehicles in 2022 and 49,000 vehicles in 2023. But in reality, it only delivered 4,369 vehicles in 2022 and 6,001 vehicles in 2023. Lucid grappled with supply chain constraints, recalls, and the delayed launch of its Gravity SUV from 2023 to late 2024. billion in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It expanded its food delivery business by acquiring Postmates in 2020, and it turned profitable in 2023 by exiting its weaker overseas markets and divesting its non-core divisions. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Image source: Uber.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Amazon ended 2023 with an impressive 627 million square feet of fulfillment centers, data centers, and other facilities. e-commerce in 2023 that was six times the share of its next closest competitor, according to Statista. Overall, Amazon investors are looking at excellent return prospects in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Last quarter, the company reported $200 million in cash on hand and no long-term debt -- quite an improvement over the beginning of 2023, when SoundHound had less than $10 million in cash and $35 million in debt. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Sales are heating up, as well.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Tepper, who co-founded Appaloosa more than three decades ago, is known for his contrarian views and outsized investment returns. At the end of September 2023, Tepper's fund held 10.25 In 2022 and 2023, U.S. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. million shares of Nvidia.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

22, 2023, Deere reported its full fiscal 2023 results and forecast $7.75 billion Deere earned in fiscal 2023, but it was still impressive given that it had worked through so much pent-up demand in the prior few years. Deere's capital return program uses both dividends and buybacks to reward shareholders. billion to $8.25

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

From 2013 to 2023, MercadoLibre grew its gross merchandise volume (GMV) at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20%, its total payment volume (TPV) at a CAGR of 54%, and its total revenue at a CAGR of 41% in USD terms. from 2023 to 2030.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence , aeronautics sales earned Northrop about a 10% operating profit margin in the first three quarters of 2024, similar to what it has earned in most years, with the exception of 2023. (If If you recall, 2023 was the year Northrop took a $1.3

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

All numbers represent millions of shares: Company Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Nvidia 43.6 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Advanced Micro Devices 1.9 Micron Technology 1.0

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Management overestimated delivery volumes in 2023, and its second-quarter 2024 earnings report was little short of embarrassing. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. billion to $10.02

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

billion (at the midpoint), which is an increase of 26% from 2023's sales. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Management also increased its full-year revenue guidance to $2.8

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JANUARY 9, 2025

The S&P 500 is coming off back-to-back annual gains of more than 25% in 2023 and 2024 (including dividends), something it has only done one other time in its history dating back to 1957. Beating the S&P 500 again in 2025 (and beyond) The Vanguard ETF has delivered a compound annual return of 11.7% Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

That's up from a nearly $443 million net loss across the same period of 2023. billion in June of 2023. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. That's just the company's operating losses.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments, and in 2023 it reported free cash flow (FCF) of nearly $22.1 So, with this information in hand, we can estimate using its 2023 annual revenue of $54.3 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. It currently has more than $7.2

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

SoundHound's revenue grew 47% in both 2022 and 2023, and it anticipates 79%-85% growth in 2024 and 86%-110% growth from that midpoint estimate in 2025. Its revenue more than doubled in fiscal 2021, fiscal 2022, and fiscal 2023 (which ended in January 2023). SentinelOne's AI-driven approach impressed a lot of companies.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Its revenue rose 47% in 2020 and 41% in 2021, but it grew just 24% in 2022 and 17% in 2023. As a result, it turned profitable on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) in 2023. From 2023 to 2026, they expect its revenue to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% as its EPS has a CAGR of 59%.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Arcuri has forecast a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% from 2023 to 2025 alone. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

But in 2023, AppLovin's revenue grew by 17%, and it turned profitable again as the digital advertising market stabilized. From 2023 to 2026, analysts expect its revenue to clock at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24% as its EPS rises at a CAGR of 91%. All of those challenges offset the inorganic gains from its $1.1

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2023, sales were up 35%, before rising 29% through the first nine months of 2024. loss from Q3 2023. Still, SoFi certainly has the potential to generate outsized investment returns, provided it continues on its trajectory of rapid revenue, member, and EPS growth. As of Sept. 30, the company had 9.4 for the full year.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

But when you practically double up the average annual total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) spanning almost six decades, you're bound to earn quite the following. billion in net-equity sales Q1 2023: $10.41 CEO Warren Buffett. billion more in stock sales than purchases between Oct.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Investors should probably credit CEO John Fieldly for their massive returns in Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) stock. This approximate 1,760% gain far outpaces the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , which has earned a total return of just under 160% during that time. That slowdown may make investors leery of its 39 P/E ratio.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

You really can't argue with 462% returns, can you? And, as noted above, it has delivered returns that are more than 4x what Bitcoin has. In 2023, some of these stocks wildly outperformed the cryptocurrency, and many investors decided to invest in them rather than Bitcoin itself. Thus far, investors are loving it.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Consequently, data center revenue (which includes AI accelerators) grew 107% in the first nine months of 2023. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Nvidia has tacked on well over $3 trillion in market cap since the start of 2023, and investors don't have to look hard to understand why. According to estimates from TechInsights, Nvidia accounted for 98% of GPUs shipped to data centers in 2022 and 2023, and seems unlikely to relinquish much of its market share this year.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a nutshell, the company took a step back in its recovery path, and management's commentary indicated that it would take a bit longer than many had anticipated for the company to return margin and inventory to previous levels. in the same quarter of 2023. Adjusted gross margin was 30.5% in the quarter, compared with 27.6%

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Except for a noteworthy sale in the first quarter of 2023, Chevron has remained a key holding for Berkshire and a notable exception to the selling spree in Apple , Bank of America , and other top holdings in 2024. Then, in late 2023, Oxy announced that it would acquire CrownRock L.P. Data source: Berkshire Hathaway SEC Filings.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

Here's how the company describes its business model in its 2023 annual report: We are developing quantum computers designed to solve some of the world's most complex problems, and transform business, society and the planet for the better. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

However, those who succeed in reshaping industries can generate life-changing returns. million in 2023 to $12.6 For investors willing to embrace volatility in pursuit of asymmetric returns, IonQ and Joby Aviation offer rare exposure to potentially revolutionary technologies. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

It even sold STANLEY Infrastructure in December 2023 to raise $760 million in cash to help pay down debt. On its third-quarter 2024 earnings call, the company reported 5% lower revenues than the same period in 2023, showcasing that demand remains weak. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

The acquisition of the AI platform Paperspace in mid-2023 was the first step into the AI industry, and with a CEO who took over about a year ago and aimed to ramp up the pace of innovation, the company is now going full steam ahead on AI. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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