The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The broader stock market might not have had a thrilling Monday, but there was plenty of action and interest in AT&T (NYSE: T) shares. The telecom company was the subject of hot speculation in the satellite broadcasting world, and investors bid up its share price by nearly 3% on the scuttlebutt.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 21, 2024

If you're looking for a way to invest in the biggest tech companies currently powering the stock market higher, you've likely considered investing in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ). The exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index , which consists of the 100 largest stocks listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2024

The stock market has rocketed higher this year, led by big tech stocks like Nvidia , Meta Platforms , and Broadcom. But if you scratch the surface, you find a surprising group of stocks that are even hotter than tech: utilities. That's right. The second factor at play is the cost of borrowing: interest rates.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The economy and the stock market I think it's first extremely important to understand that the real economy and the stock market are two totally different things. So, why is the stock market hitting new highs? This is where the dichotomy between the economy and stocks begins to show.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2024

In an unrelated development, the Bank of Japan announced an interest rate hike in a bid to tame inflation, increasing its benchmark rate from 0.10% to 0.25%. This involved borrowing the Japanese yen and using the funds to invest in the stock market -- in this case, many AI-related stocks.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2024

The ongoing market rally encouraged some investors to participate in a " carry trade ," borrowing Japanese yen at historically low interest rates and using the funds to invest in market leaders, including the Magnificent Seven. As such, it's best to tune out the day-to-day machinations of the stock market and focus on the future.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

The trickiest thing about the stock market is that a fantastic company won't always make a worthwhile investment -- mainly, because of valuation. Investors often bid up the price of stocks with great long-term potential, leaving little room for new money to get involved. Can Palantir grow into its valuation?

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Bitcoin has outperformed the stock market as an investment over the past five and 10 years. Remember, Bitcoin doesn't represent any underlying asset or business, so there are no guardrails per se when wary investors start selling, or greedy investors won't stop bidding prices up. Bitcoin Price data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2025

stock market as historically high valuations ran up against rising fears and uncertainties about tariffs, trade wars, and the macroeconomic outlook, triggering a risk-off sentiment among investors. A broad sell-off swept the U.S. But historically, the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2023

stock market indexes gave back a little ground on Friday, but the session's declines weren't enough to stop the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) , S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) from posting solid gains for the week. The major U.S.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Many of the biggest companies in the stock market have ties to AI, and the massive upticks in demand that they've seen have led investors to bid their share prices to new heights. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has soared in 2023, and excitement about artificial intelligence (AI) has played a key role.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 12, 2024

All this information was known entering 2024, yet the market still bid up the stock throughout the year. If the stock doubled, many records would be broken It would be unreal for Nvidia to double by the end of 2024. As a result, I don't think expecting the stock to double is feasible.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2023

The stock market has gotten stuck in a rut over the past couple of weeks, having fallen back slightly after a huge run higher throughout much of 2023. Yet stock index futures pointed to a strong likelihood of at least a modest bounce higher Monday morning. in cash and 1.023 shares of Cleveland-Cliffs stock for each U.S.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Additionally, a spokesperson for privately held Wiz indicated that the cybersecurity company was considering a bid for SentinelOne. It only added to the stock's volatility heading into earnings as the market began factoring a potential sale into SentinelOne's share price.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 9, 2024

The broad surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has been boosting the stock market for more than a year now, stretching back to OpenAI's release of the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022. AI accelerator chips drove Nvidia 's stock more than 410% higher in 16 months. "AI

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the stock market narrative in 2023, and it was a major reason why the S&P 500 jumped 24% and the Nasdaq Composite soared 43% during the year. It's also why the "Magnificent Seven" stocks (the leading tech stocks) skyrocketed last year. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 10, 2024

Since reporting second-quarter earnings last week, shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) have lost $25 in value -- a stock market decline of more than 13% -- as of this writing. That should not come as a huge surprise, though. Boeing's earnings were truly awful. Bad enough, in fact, to cost Boeing's CEO his job.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

For evidence, we can compare the market capitalizations of both restaurant chains -- the value of the companies based on current stock market prices. Cava's market capitalization is up over $10 billion, whereas Cracker Barrel's has sunk down to a measly $1 billion. But Cava is already out in front by a country mile.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soared 24% in 2023, and investors have bid the benchmark index to multiple record highs this year. Fascination with artificial intelligence has also sent many stocks higher in recent months. Buffett also picks stocks he feels comfortable holding for long periods of time.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Warren Buffett hasn't seen a lot to like in the stock market in 2023, but there's one stock he keeps buying. The Oracle of Omaha has been a net seller of stocks through the first nine months of the year. billion as of the end of September, while stock purchases totaled just $9.1 billion during the period.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Merck is working to resolve this problem, but until the company's post-Keytruda plans are much clearer, the market is unlikely to reward the stock by bidding it up significantly. However, the drugmaker's legal problems should continue weighing on the stock. That leaves just one company in the running: UnitedHealth Group.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I mentioned that even the lowest price targets on Alphabet and Pinterest imply upside for shareholders, but there is always risk where the stock market is concerned, so positive returns are never guaranteed. Its new Performance+ product bundles AI tools for content generation, budgeting, bidding, and targeting.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Second, lower interest rates mean fixed-income assets, like bonds, lose some of their appeal compared to stocks, so many investors switch over to and bid up equities. The relationship between interest rates and the stock market is complex and not set in stone, but equities could benefit from the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

Apple, along with Amazon , Nvidia , Microsoft , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Tesla , are the seven biggest technology-focused companies that have played a central role in driving the stock market's rally in the past year and a half. They are collectively known as the " Magnificent Seven."

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

March 8 was a wild day in the stock market. At the peak, Nvidia was less than 9% away from surpassing Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in market cap. Given Nvidia's big swings, it seems like the stock could very well surpass Apple to become the second most valuable "Magnificent Seven" stock behind Microsoft. in fiscal 2025.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Marex Group, a British commodities broker, announced plans on Friday to list its shares in New York, the latest blow to London’s bid to attract companies to its stock exchange. markets regulator with a view to launching an IPO. Nasdaq over listing at home for its stock market debut in September.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 30, 2023

stock markets, recently notched its best-ever streak since 1987, when it rose for 13 straight days through July 26. While macro factors and earnings are driving Dow stocks higher now, the 30 blue-chip stocks in the index are already established, mature companies that have stood the test of time.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One reason these companies sport expensive valuations is that investors have been bidding up their stock prices. However, it's important to understand that the stock market can do just about anything in the short term.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The stock market has been on a tear for more than a month now, and so it's not unreasonable to see major market benchmarks taking a pause coming into a new week. However, a couple of stocks got into the holiday spirit Monday morning, both on deal-related news. The reported value of the bid is $5.8

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The stock market is red-hot. Amid such increases, its P/E ratio of 97 has not deterred investors from bidding the stock higher. At a market cap of $1.8 trillion, it has arguably become the market's most essential semiconductor stock. Over the last 12 months, that index is up 33%.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

When examined with a wide lens, the stock market represents a pathway to long-term wealth creation. The democratization of information and access to trading, thanks to the advent of the internet, coupled with lower interest rates, has bid up valuation multiples for stocks as a whole. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2023

By advocating for the value of the assets, Ackman was able to contribute to a bidding war for General Growth Properties. Hedging against the 2020 market crash: $2.6 billion Finally, Ackman expected the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to crash the stock market, so he invested $27 million hedging against this and wound up profiting $2.6

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

The news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold 389 million of its Apple shares sent shock waves across the stock market. The stock sale leaves Berkshire with over $271 billion in cash. Indeed, with its rapid but slowing growth rates, investors may not bid the stock back to 90 times earnings.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2023

Many of the stocks that lost value will make it up over time, and some have already rebounded to new highs. The problems start when investors bid up stock prices in their excitement and lose focus on whether or not a stock's price is tied to its business results.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2024

The stock market has a high valuation as investors bid up some of the largest companies in the world. But there are still some value stocks for investors who know where to look. Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 19, 2024. The video was published on June 19, 2024.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Even in the wake of the worst stock market downturn since 2008, Booking Holdings stock has come roaring back, recently clocking in at $3,182 per share, making it a prime candidate for a stock split. In response, investors bid up Chipotle's share price over that span by more than 348%. Data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

The stock market opened the new week on a generally positive note, with the biggest gains reserved for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Yet it's important not to put too much weight on a single day's trading activity, whether you're talking about a stock market index or an individual company.

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