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31, 2023, a pension fund that owns shares of Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Amazon's board of directors, alleging it "acted in bad faith" in declining to hire SpaceX to work on Project Kuiper. That's money that by rights belongs to Amazon's shareholders. And as SpaceNews reported on Aug. billion, probably closer to $3.8

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And if things go according to plan, the recent upswing in oil prices should lead to sizable dividend increases for shareholders. Devon is passing its success (and troubles) on to shareholders Given this backdrop, Devon's board of directors has chosen to implement a variable dividend policy. for the third quarter of 2023.

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MAY 4, 2024

And while there are major differences between companies that don't pay dividends and those that do, there's an equally stark contrast between companies with complete capital return programs and those that mainly focus on dividends. The company's capital return program is at a record high, driven by strong dividend growth and stock buybacks.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Being a shareholder in Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) hasn't been a lot of fun lately (trust me, I'm one of them), unless you enjoy roller-coaster rides with lots of twists and turns. Let's see what this is all about and how it affects shareholders. What should Disney shareholders think? Did streaming derail the plan?

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AUGUST 8, 2024

More specifically, I want to zero in on a piece that enthusiasts tend to shake their heads at, although it's something that should excite shareholders. Joy returns, in more ways than one Disney offered some particularly granular insight into the bar-raising success of Inside Out 2 this summer. They know how far it'll go.

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MARCH 3, 2024

shareholders for 46 straight years, Warren Buffett would eventually run out of new things to say. To this end, here's a closer look at three of the top tips from Buffett's 2023 letter to Berkshire Hathaway's investors. They should prove useful, even if you're not a Berkshire shareholder yourself.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

8 from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the approval of exa-cel, their candidate to treat or cure sickle cell disease (SCD), the move is apt to rustle some feathers among shareholders. If you're a shareholder already, you've probably come to terms with that. and CRISPR Therapeutics wasn't one of them!

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nevertheless, some investment strategies are more consistent than others at generating positive returns. In other words, just the type of businesses we'd expect to deliver superior long-term returns. yield) would result in shareholders netting a 92% return over the next 12 months. Image source: Getty Images.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

UiPath (NYSE: PATH) shareholders haven't had a great 2024. UiPath's founder and former CEO, Daniel Dines, returned to his old role as CEO and has steered the company in the right direction. The RPA market opportunity was valued at just shy of $3 billion in 2023. I'd say yes. PATH PS Ratio data by YCharts.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

billion in fiscal 2023. The new dividend plus the share buybacks add up to more than $6 billion of capital returns to shareholders over the next year. Before Iger returned as CEO in late 2022, the focus was on winning subscribers despite heavy losses. Disney said that it's on track to meet or exceed that target.

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JUNE 15, 2024

million GPUs for AI-accelerated data centers in 2023. This combination of innovation, first-mover advantages, and otherworldly pricing power, has sent Nvidia's share price soaring by more than 700% since the start of 2023. At the very least, Nvidia accounting for 98% of AI-GPUs shipped during 2023 lands it in the former category.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

This is thanks, in part, to Carnival's fantastic earnings performance, but another element may be even better news for shareholders. And the company also expects adjusted return on invested capital of 10.5%, a half-point better than earlier guidance. billion in debt since the beginning of 2023.) Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Department of Energy still believes 2024's worldwide photovoltaic panel installations will be about one-third better above 2023's tally despite the logistical headwind, underscoring its rapid growth that's expected to remain in place for many more years. Solar power remains an integral, growing part of the planet's future energy production.

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MARCH 17, 2024

Only 12% of its shareholders resided in the U.S. On projects coming on stream within the next 10 years, Equinor expects a breakeven of just $35 per barrel, giving it plenty of room for high-margin returns. Equinor's renewable power generation grew by 17% in 2023. billion on buybacks in 2023 and $3.3 as of the end of 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

But when businesses scrutinize spending and demand to see a financial benefit, good things can happen for shareholders. After dubbing 2023 its "year of efficiency," the company's profits soared without sacrificing growth. For perspective, Meta Platforms stock has quadrupled since the start of 2023. It's too early to say.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses what shareholder approval to sell more shares could mean for Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) stock investors. Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of August 4, 2023. The video was published on August 6, 2023. and Nikola wasn't one of them! The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Effective cost management means more funds can be reinvested into the business or returned to shareholders, enhancing long-term value. Operating results and bookings Carnival reported a record Q2 operating income of $560 million, a massive increase of more than four times the 2023 levels. Before you buy stock in Carnival Corp.,

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And for this reason, I'd like to highlight two companies that could deliver superior returns from here: Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR). In fact, both have important integrations with Amazon that could help fuel long-term returns, as I'll explain. Amazon wins because it improves outcomes for its customers.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

CEO Josh Silverman noted at the end of 2023 that the company faced a "challenging environment for spending" on the types of goods the company helps sell through its online marketplace. in the third quarter of 2023. In 2023, Etsy did something that speaks volumes about its optimism -- it bought back shares worth over $297 million.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders had a fantastic 2023 as their stock gained 80% on the year, easily beating the 24% rally in the S&P 500 and the 43% spike in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Index. The 2023 rally was powered by several encouraging trends that imply much higher annual earnings ahead for this massive business.

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JULY 16, 2023

Most Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) shareholders are probably excited about the company's newly approved Alzheimer's drug Leqembi right about now, and it's no surprise why. For the business to grow, and for shareholders to earn a return, it needs to make more money from selling its medicines than it costs to develop them.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Canadian pipeline company just announced another raise for shareholders in 2024, bringing it to 29 straight years of dividend increases. That should translate into those annual dividend increases for shareholders. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JUNE 17, 2023

Three Motley Fool contributors recently identified Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) , Revolve Group (NYSE: RVLV) , and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) as three stocks with big return potential in the next bull market. Investors aren't enthusiastic about Revolve stock right now, and it's down 25% in 2023. Let's see what these three stocks have going for them.

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APRIL 11, 2024

The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 8, 2024 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The dividend hike and aggressive share repurchase program are the kind of shareholder-friendly moves that typically elicit a warm response from the market, and the stock was also well positioned to benefit from such a move. billion worth of its stock, and it plans to finish the share repurchase program by the end of next year.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Showcasing the value seen in Nasdaq's up-and-coming unit, Adenza signed two central banks to deals in Q4, while Verafin added its first three Tier 1 banks as clients in 2023. Nasdaq has grown these payments at an annualized rate of 20% across the last decade, handsomely rewarding shareholders who have stayed with it over the long run.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

These companies have the potential to deliver sizable returns in a short time span, but they also come with a high degree of uncertainty and volatility. Now, a capital raise could very well materialize in the form of a partnership with a major biopharma, which would be a win for Prime Medicine and its shareholders.

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MAY 2, 2024

These competitive advantages have pushed Nvidia's stock higher by 500% since the start of 2023. Thankfully, two time-tested businesses have the catalysts necessary to handily outperform Nvidia in the return column over the next three years. 3 cloud-infrastructure service platform by aggregate spend (as of September 2023).

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JULY 10, 2023

The maker of various products for crop protection gave an update on how things went in the second quarter, and shareholders weren't pleased with what they heard. FMC reduced its guidance for both the second quarter and the full 2023 year. billion in revenue for 2023. Full-year revenue is likely to be between $5.2 billion and $5.4

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Yet Walmart in that report raised its 2023 outlook for a second straight quarter while showing some encouraging trends around market share and profits. These are green flags for Walmart's potential for the remainder of 2023. Shareholders have more to celebrate around cash flow, which jumped higher by $3 billion to $19 billion.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Altria (NYSE: MO) owns the Marlboro brand in the United States, which held a massive 42% market share in the first quarter of 2023. That changes the dynamics, and the company's three cigarette price increases in the first seven months of 2023 could be a sign of problems to come. So that's a second push toward higher cigarette prices.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Investing is complicated, as shareholders of marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) already know. The S&P 500 has rallied in 2023, with the index up 19% year to date as of this writing. Good riddance to 2023? Revenue growth of just 10% in 2022 and 8% year to date in 2023 look quite pedestrian by comparison.

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JULY 14, 2023

What happened Share of Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) hugely underperformed the broader market in the first half of 2023, falling 21.4% That said, this offbeat oil stock can still pay massive dividends to shareholders once oil prices start to recover. When oil prices are high, shareholders receive big, fat dividend checks.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

But in the third quarter of 2023, management shared a surprising statistic: In 2019, 30% of its media spend was dedicated to digital media. In comparison, it spent a whopping 60% on digital channels through the first three quarters of 2023. In 2023, it's on pace to generate just shy of $2 billion in full-year revenue.

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MARCH 24, 2024

The rally that sent stocks soaring 24% in 2023 isn't over just yet. Many stocks have benefited disproportionately from that bullish attitude among investors, but a few stand out for already tripling the market's year-to-date return. Net income jumped 69% in 2023 to $39.1 million at the start of 2023. growth in Q4.

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JULY 14, 2023

In fact, major vaping and marijuana investments have only left shareholders with billions of dollars of write-offs. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 10, 2023 Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Procter & Gamble. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now.

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JULY 30, 2023

Some of the Dow stocks look set to soar in 2023 and beyond, like the three we'll discuss here. This big move should pay off Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is transforming, and it's the transformation that could propel this Dow stock higher in 2023 and beyond. As its preliminary second-quarter numbers show, Chevron generated $6.3

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