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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares have surged 145% over the past year due to the semiconductor company's critical position in the artificial intelligence (AI) economy. Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported, "Nvidia's chips underpin all of the most advanced AI systems, giving the company a market share estimated at more than 80%."

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Unfortunately for Verizon's shareholders, it has decided to buy Frontier at a time when the company faces significant financial struggles. Hence, even if the acquisition goes through, it is likely to happen to the detriment of a specific group of shareholders. The company had only reduced that by $1.4 Here's why.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Programmatic advertising-technology (adtech) company The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) says, "There is a fundamental shift happening in advertising." As one of the biggest consumer goods companies in the world, Coca-Cola naturally spends a lot of money on advertising. However, the opportunity is large, and the company is growing fast.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Earnings season isn't due to start for another couple of weeks, but some companies are still reporting their financial results based on irregular fiscal years. The provider of healthcare information services reported fiscal first-quarter results for the period ended May 31, and investors generally liked what they saw from the company.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Still, with Nvidia skyrocketing 140% this year to briefly become the most valuable company in the world (rare for a semiconductor stock), and its valuation stretched accordingly, there are three big risks of which Nvidia shareholders need to be aware. There are some signs AI isn't working out, at least not yet, for many companies.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Private companies launch satellites weekly at a fraction of historical costs. Here's why three companies leading these revolutions deserve your attention right now. The company's rollout of 2,000 robots by 2025 marks just the beginning. The company's ambitions extend far beyond blood disorders. Image Source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A number of companies have moved on from the pandemic's challenges to reach new heights. Rough times have a way of separating great companies from merely good ones, and although no one is asking for difficulties, these moments can often strengthen a business for the better. But not every top company is out of the woods just yet.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Over the past 10 years, electric-vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the top-performing companies within the broad-based S&P 500. Additionally, it's become one of the largest publicly traded companies. Beyond FSD, Musk and his company often have a hard time sticking to initially touted timelines.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

USI Insurance Services, a leader in risk management, employee benefits and retirement consulting announced that existing shareholder KKR is making a new equity investment of more than $1bn in the Company. USI’s management and employees will retain their significant ownership in the Company going forward.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Nonetheless, the deal, which eliminates most of its near-term debt obligations, appears to be financed mainly on the backs of shareholders. 2: Stock issuance Moreover, the company has implicitly told shareholders it will reduce the stock price by issuing up to $1 billion worth of additional shares. Could the company save itself?

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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. But I invest knowing these kinds of phases are par for the course. Let's see what this is all about and how it affects shareholders.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

This includes Blue Origin (the space company founded by Bezos), United Launch Alliance ("ULA," the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin ), Arianespace (the Airbus subsidiary), and even the tiny space start-up ABL Space Systems (which had not then, and still has not today, ever flown a rocket to space).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The oil behemoth has transformed into a much more profitable company. It delivered industry-leading profitability during the third quarter, enabling it to provide its shareholders with industry-leading cash returns. Investing more than $20 billion of this capital into lower emissions opportunities.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Given that the company and its collaborator Vertex Pharmaceuticals will hear back on Dec. 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. As reported by Fierce Biotech on Nov.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Shareholders will enjoy seeing revenue per capita -- already up roughly 40% since before the pandemic -- inch slightly higher. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. Only a limited number of the passes will be available starting on Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) , like other companies that produce these key global fuels, doesn't control the often dramatic ups and downs of these commodities. And if things go according to plan, the recent upswing in oil prices should lead to sizable dividend increases for shareholders. What Devon does control, however, is its dividend.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Many oil companies are generating a lot more cash than they need. That's enabling them to return a growing gusher of money to their shareholders. The oil company generated over $4.7 The oil company generated over $4.7 That enabled the company to return $2.1 The company generated $1.7

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Its oil and gas business is a big moneymaker; the company earned $12.7 So it can be easy to miss that Exxon is more than just an oil and gas company. At its core, ExxonMobil is an innovative technology company. ExxonMobil, the technology company ExxonMobil doesn't see itself as an oil company.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Thanks to the company's dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, its quarterly revenues and profits have been climbing at triple-digit percentage rates year over year. The company also boasts a gross margin of over 70%. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

But a dividend is only as reliable as the company paying it, which is why Dividend Kings are so impressive. Dividend Kings are companies that have paid and raised their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. To do that, a company must have solid earnings growth and financial stability. to 26.3.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Its commercial aerospace and defense businesses provide employment and a key end market for leading companies such as GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) , RTX (NYSE: RTX) , and smaller but no less crucial suppliers like Hexcel (NYSE: HXL). Should you invest $1,000 in Boeing right now? It's the largest U.S. Image source: Boeing.

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MARCH 30, 2024

As Munger pointed out, the company doesn't want to open an unlimited amount of locations. I think Costco is a great business, but the stock is too hot to handle right now for those looking to invest new money. In 2023, membership fees accounted for about 80% of the company's profits (similar to Costco's economics).

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JUNE 6, 2024

Now valued above $3 trillion, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the largest companies in the world. With roughly 800,000 shares, CEO Satya Nadella is one of the company's biggest shareholders. In fact, there may be two larger shareholders. That's Brad Smith, the company's vice chair and president.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Despite the poor performance of the stock price, Equinor continues to generate solid earnings and return a record amount of capital back to shareholders. A highly profitable oil and gas portfolio Equinor is a majority-state-owned international energy company. Image source: Getty Images. But it could still be the right long-term move.

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MARCH 4, 2024

But a couple of months before that, investors get to leaf through the wisdom that courses through the pages of Buffett's annual letter to shareholders. Buffett wrote the following in the 2023 letter to shareholders: One investment rule at Berkshire has not and will not change: Never risk permanent loss of capital.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

UiPath (NYSE: PATH) shareholders haven't had a great 2024. While the rest of the market rose, the software company's shares have fallen by about 50%. Yet despite the spate of bad news that has hit the company, it seems like it still has a strong underlying business. Should you invest $1,000 in UiPath right now?

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

stock exchanges are home to eight companies with a valuation of at least $1 trillion as of Oct. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At the Money: Getting More Out of Dividends with Shareholder Yield. Meb Faber, Cambria Investments (October 30, 2024) Dividend investing has a long and storied history, but it turns out dividends are only part of the picture driving stock returns. How do you define what shareholder yield is?

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Falling price targets Although Jefferies analyst Dushyant Ailani still considers First Solar stock a buy, he lowered his price target from $271 to $266 on concerns that the company's upcoming third-quarter results could be disappointing. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,423 !

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The company's results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 were mixed relative to analyst expectations, but a surge in profit was enough to convince investors to push up the stock on Thursday. Disney's adjusted earnings per share shot up 23% year over year to $1.22, and the company believes EPS will grow by at least 20% in fiscal 2024.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Cerebras was founded in 2016 by current CEO Andrew Feldman and a group of technologists who had founded and/or worked at a company called SeaMicro over a decade ago. Even better, operating losses narrowed by $40 million, a great indication that the company will be profitable if it scales. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now?

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Nvidia 's stock split earlier this year was followed up by a period of strong valuation gains for the company, and the artificial intelligence (AI) leader is far from the first to benefit from post-split momentum. If that's you, read on to see why two Motley Fool contributors think these companies should be on your radar.

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MAY 4, 2024

Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. based company : $20.7 Alphabet's dividend will start at just $0.20

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AUGUST 24, 2024

13, Starbucks shocked the investing world when it hired the CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) to be its next CEO. That's extraordinary, and it shows just how valuable he's believed to be by some companies. Chipotle opened more than 1,000 new locations under Niccol, and that helped increase the company's profits.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Investors have recognized the company's progress, prompting the stock to climb more than 29% over the past year. This is thanks, in part, to Carnival's fantastic earnings performance, but another element may be even better news for shareholders. Should you invest $1,000 in Carnival Corp. Image source: Getty Images. right now?

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Chevron 's (NYSE: CVX) strategy of focusing on investing in its highest-return assets has paid big dividends over the years. The company is generating a growing stream of cash flow, which is giving it lots of money to return to shareholders. The oil company's global production surged 11% in the second quarter to nearly 3.3

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MAY 30, 2024

The sector has seen several smaller transactions as oil companies pair up to enhance their positions and reduce costs. And the combined company will generate more free cash flow, which it expects to return to investors via a rapidly rising dividend and meaningful share repurchase program. and will generate shareholder value.

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