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Once-in-a-Generation Investment Opportunity: Why You Should Buy Carnival Stock Now

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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) more than doubled from last year in the first quarter to $871 million, and Carnival reported its third consecutive quarter of positive operating income. The market won't give Carnival a high valuation when it's not profitable and has a high debt load.

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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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I own many investments that generate passive income. I'm very comfortable with my outsized investment in the high-yielding MLP. It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x

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The Best Space Stock to Invest $500 in Right Now

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It's still a speculative stock, but I think it could easily turn a modest $500 investment into a few thousand dollars over the next few years. With a manageable debt-to-equity ratio of 1.6 If you're looking to invest a small amount into a speculative SPAC-driven space stock, I believe Rocket Lab USA checks all the right boxes.

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My 10 Top Stocks to Buy to Start the New Year Off Right

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Where to invest $1,000 right now? Today, Meta continues to dominate in social media and on top of this the company is investing heavily in AI. The idea is to build AIs that all users can benefit from -- and as they spend even more time on Meta's apps, advertisers may invest even more in advertising here to reach them.

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Why 2024 Might Be the Best Time to invest in Carnival Stock

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It had no revenue and was taking on huge debt. Successful investing, for most people, involves finding quality stocks trading at reasonable valuations that fit their risk profile. That led to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) to rise 5% per unit from 2019 levels despite interim inflation.

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Want $3,000 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $26,500 in These 3 Stocks.

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An initial investment of $26,500 spread among them is all it takes to build a $3,000-per-year passive income stream. Medical Properties Trust: a 12.64% yield Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) that owns hundreds of hospitals and related acute-care facilities spread throughout the U.S.

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Carvana Has Now Reported 2 Profitable Quarters. Time to Buy?

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After staring at the brink of bankruptcy, a debt restructuring deal rescued the stock. The company has now reported an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) profit and positive net income for each of the first two quarters in 2024. Also, most of that debt has interest rates between 12% and 14%.