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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

On top of that, the company's telecom towers and fiber assets are capitalizing on the ever-increasing need for data transmission infrastructure. Brookfield is also investing roughly half the capital required to fund the development of two semiconductor fabrication facilities in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Instead, Exxon expects a combination of investing in its advantaged assets, operational excellence, and disciplined cost and capital management to drive its earnings and cash-flow growth. The company expects capital spending to be between $27 billion and $29 billion in 2025.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

Because it focuses exclusively on making chips, not designing them, the company has been able to spend decades investing all its available capital in building the most sophisticated manufacturing processes to serve customers. TSMC expects 2024 revenue to be up nearly 30% in U.S.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

steel import levels; construction activity; demand for finished steel products; the expected capabilities, benefits, and timeline for construction of new facilities; the company's operations; the company's strategic growth plan; legal proceedings; the company's future results of operations; financial measures; and capital spending.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

It recycled that capital into three rate-regulated natural gas utilities it has acquired this year. billion) of secured capital projects in its backlog. In addition to the growth from its secured capital projects, Enbridge has ample additional annual investment capacity to secure new capital projects and make bolt-on acquisitions.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

However, the challenge is compounded as the fund manager starts managing more capital. But it's a lot harder to maneuver in the market and generate high returns when you have a lot of capital to invest. Whenever you sell an investment, you have to pay taxes on any gains you earned from that investment, called capital gains.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

The capital was raised from a global pool of investors, including insurance companies, pension funds, and family offices. AllianzGI plans to deploy the capital strategically to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns while supporting businesses in navigating complex financial environments.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

And the semiconductor capital equipment ("semicap") stocks -- the makers of high-tech machines that produce semiconductors -- are ignored even more. Moreover, Lam doesn't have to invest lots of capital on semiconductor fabs, as its customers do, since its competitive advantage comes mostly from advanced research and development.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

A consortium of private credit funds, including Antares Capital, Blue Owl Capital, KKR, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has agreed to take control of Alacrity. The acquisition was part of a $4.3bn long-term private capital strategy. has raised $265m in a funding round led by Greycroft.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Fueling that forecast is its high-return capital program focused on investing in growing its lowest-cost and highest-margin assets. Realty Income has many ways to fund its expansion, including internally generated cash flow after paying dividends, capital recycling , its elite balance sheet, and its plan to tap the private capital markets.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Major technology companies have ramped up their capital spending significantly since 2023. billion in capital expenditures (capex) last year, up from $104.2 billion in capital expenditures (capex) last year, up from $104.2 billion in 2022. billion in 2022.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Today, Buffett runs the vast majority of Berkshire Hathaway's $300 billion stock portfolio, and recent capital allocation decisions can be interpreted as a grim warning for investors. Putting Warren Buffett's $150 billion warning in context Investors should put Buffett's recent capital allocation decisions in context. Outside the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

Capital management is key for any business, but especially in the oil industry where producers constantly need to either explore for more resources or acquire additional properties, factoring in all the associated costs into its projected profits. Small mistakes can compound into capital disasters.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

Despite the fund's name, it has 62% invested in mid-capitalization stocks, or those between a $2 billion and $10 billion market capitalization. While many small-capitalization stocks don't pay dividends since many of these companies invest for growth, the index provides access to the universe that makes payouts.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is undoubtedly one of the best financial assets anyone could've owned in the past decade, turning tiny amounts of capital into huge sums of wealth. Saylor hasn't shied away from his goal, which is to raise money in the capital markets via equity and debt to continue buying more Bitcoin. 31) to $13 million in 2045.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Some states don't tax Forget Social Security state taxes; eight states don't charge any taxes at the state level: Alaska Florida Nevada South Dakota Tennessee Texas Washington Wyoming One thing to note is that Washington does have a 7% long-term capital gains tax on profits of $250,000 or more. The nation's capital, Washington, D.C.,

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Sallyport plans to partner with companies poised for growth, offering both financial capital and operational expertise to drive expansion. With many lower middle-market companies seeking capital and expertise to scale, Sallyports fund is well-positioned to meet this need.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The capital expenditure (capex) of these companies rose sharply over the last year, with much of it flowing into Nvidia's coffers. As AMD and others try to keep pace, Nvidia can deploy this capital to outspend its competition significantly on, say, more R&D or poaching talent. The trend will likely continue.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

That plan has several aspects, including: Investing $22 billion to $27 billion annually through 2027 into high-return capital projects (i.e., Investing more than $20 billion of this capital into lower emissions opportunities. those that can generate average returns of 30% with payback periods of less than 10 years).

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

ConocoPhillips expects the deal to be immediately accretive to its earnings, free cash flow, and return of capital per share. It initially expected to capture $500 million in cost and capital synergies during its first full year of ownership. On top of that, the company anticipates capturing significant synergies.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

The company, co-owned by the Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital, plans to list later this year in one of the largest retail IPOs in recent memory. Rapid growth through acquisitions, backed by TDR Capital since 2015, has helped EG Group become a dominant player in its sector.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Berkshire's market capitalization sits at $1.03 However, one drawback of Berkshire Hathaway is that it doesn't pay a dividend because Buffett prefers to use excess capital to reinvest in the business or repurchase Berkshire stock (which has been a winning formula). billion and $325.2 billion in cash and cash equivalents.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Size brings advantages, most notably when it comes to tapping capital markets. Add in an investment grade-rated balance sheet , and Realty Income generally has a lower cost of capital than its peers. Still, it is quite clear that Realty Income is a much larger entity. That allows it to compete aggressively for new investments.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Some Wall Street analysts have expressed skepticism that the billions that companies like Alphabet and Microsoft are spending on capital expenditures are going to pay off, as end-user spending on generative AI still seems to be underwhelming. billion in revenue this year.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A large part of why American States Water is so successful at returning capital to shareholders via the dividend is that the company primarily operates in regulated markets. For income investors looking to bolster their passive income streams , Dividend King American States Water -- along with its 2.2%

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Clearway cashed in on the value of its thermal assets a few years ago and has been recycling the capital into higher-returning renewable energy assets. billion of major growth capital projects underway, giving it visibility into its ability to grow its cash flows through the end of 2026. Enterprise has $6.9

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Airbnb offers capital-light earnings growth If we're looking at stocks that can surpass Palantir in market cap, we need to look at high-quality businesses that are nipping at its heels in market value. The lodging marketplace is a capital-light business that generates revenue by taking a slice of every stay hosted through its platform.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It currently has tens of billions of dollars in capital projects under construction that will enter commercial service through the end of the decade. billion in free cash after capital spending, which is more than enough to cover its $8.4 It pays 60% to 70% of its steady cash flow in dividends. billion dividend outlay.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But Rishi Jaluria at RBC Capital believes Microsoft is in a better position than other major public clouds due to its unique partnership with OpenAI. Berkshire is the world leader in insurance float, meaning it has more capital available for investment than other insurance companies.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

And finally, it has enabled the consistent and predictable takedown of just in time delivered fully developed home site, and that has attracted capital to the structured land banking partnerships that have driven the nearly $20 billion of transaction that have enabled our land-light transformation to date. debt to total capital ratio.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Importantly, management is prioritizing investments in higher growth products and trimming capital spending in areas that are not producing satisfactory returns. Management said its return on invested capital improved five points over the last three years to 24%.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of venture capital firm a16z, recently noted that AI models seem to be hitting a ceiling in capabilities, regardless of the amount of data or computing power thrown at them. With a market capitalization above $3 trillion, Nvidia stock looks like a risky proposition.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

We do know that he attributed the initial wave of Apple selling to tax worries, specifically that he expects capital gains tax could be significantly higher in the future. But he certainly appears to be in wait-and-see mode when it comes to deploying any capital. By selling now, he locks in the current rates.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

And a falling stock price makes a new capital raise harder. The company can't survive without more capital, and even then it's hard to see how the company gets to a sustainable position. LCID Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts There's only enough cash for another year or so without raising more money.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

billion market capitalization, IonQ trades at a staggering 212.6 billion market capitalization appears more modest, the company still trades at 60 times trailing sales, highlighting the premium valuations in the quantum computing sector. However, the company's Q3 net loss reached $52.5 times trailing sales. Rigetti reported $92.6

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JANUARY 11, 2025

That's evident in its capital return program. The company currently has the balance sheet capacity to fund its capital program, a growing dividend, and repurchase shares at the low end of its target range through 2027 if oil averages $50 a barrel. What will Chevron do with all that extra cash? billion in dividends.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Billionaire Warren Buffett has always had a thing for companies that return capital to their shareholders. Berkshire and a private equity company called 3G Capital bought Heinz. Passive income can compound into vast sums of wealth and make money productive as investors wait for a stock to appreciate.

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