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How IBM Soared 13% While Markets Sank in Q1 2025

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IBM's stock gained more than 14% the next day , backing down to a still-impressive 13% jump at the closing bell. The second bump came on March 7, where IBM's stock jumped 5.2% on a generally quiet day for the stock market. IBM's biggest news that day was the opening of a cloud computing research center in Romania.

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5 Brilliant Growth Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Long Term

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Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Know that over many decades, the stock market has averaged annual returns of close to 10%. The recent swoon of the stock market has made Nvidia's price more compelling , as it was recently down 16% year to date.

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U.S. Money Supply Is Increasing Again and Could Portend a Big Stock Market Move: 2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy Now

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This could portend a big stock market move. It includes physical currency, demand deposits, savings deposits, and money market mutual funds. Historically, when M2 declines sharply, it often foreshadows bad news for the economy and the stock market. Are there any four-leaf clovers in the investing world?

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U.S. Money Supply Is Shrinking the Most Since the Great Depression. Is an Economic and Stock Market Meltdown on the Way?

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Does this mean an economic and stock market meltdown is on the way? Reventure Consulting's Nick Gerli analyzed the history of M2 going back to 1870. So, with M2 money supply shrinking the most since the Great Depression, is an economic and stock market meltdown on the way? Image source: Getty Images. Probably not.

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EY Rejects TPG's Bid For its Consulting Business

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Ernst & Young's audit and consulting businesses just can't quit each other. The math was pretty simple: Spin off the consulting practice in search of an eventual $100 billion enterprise value on the stock market, enriching partners and freeing both arms from pesky conflict-of-interest rules in the process.

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1 Life-Changing Stock Market Tip From Peter Lynch, and 2 Phenomenal Growth Stocks to Buy Now and Hold Forever

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The S&P 500 is a diversified index that tracks 500 of the largest companies from every market sector, making it a good barometer for the broader U.S. stock market. By contrast, the Nasdaq Composite includes over 2,500 companies, with a focus on high-growth stocks in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors.

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The Stock Market Is Near an All-Time High: 2 Stocks That Are Still Screaming Bargains

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Using its software platforms and its vast consulting business, IBM provides solutions for clients that cut costs, reduce complexity, and boost productivity. And with reams of proprietary and customer data, sending that to an untrusted AI service is a recipe for disaster.