The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Image source: Getty Images There's a reason it often pays to load up on Kirkland Signature products at Costco. If you're willing to forgo the fancy packaging other brand names are known for, you might save yourself 20% or more on your purchases. And that 20% isn't a made-up number. Costco's CFO confirmed during a recent earnings call that the company seeks to offer at least 20% savings on Kirkland products compared to name-brand counterparts.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JUNE 24, 2024

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Harbor Capital: See here to learn more about Harbor Capital and here for further disclosures On today’s show, we discuss: Inspiration for growth managers Concentration within the Russell 1K and the S&P 500 How growth managers deal with high-performing markets What market concentration means for growth stocks How interest rates affect valuation What deflation me.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

It's smart to find out how much of your Social Security benefits are likely to be taxed by the state you live in and by the federal government, as that information can help in your retirement planning. Here's a look at which states do -- and don't -- tax Social Security. Image source: Getty Images. These states (and one district) don't tax Social Security benefits Here are the many non-taxers: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

KPS deal to sell Eviosys comes as dealmakers have struggled to exit a growing stockpile of ageing investments

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Realty Income (NYSE: O) is one of the most popular real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and for good reason. Not only is it one of the largest, but it is also built to produce steady dividend income over time. It has declared 647 consecutive monthly dividends, and has never paused or reduced its dividend since listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

JUNE 24, 2024

Each of the Irish-domiciled Ucits funds will have a different geographic focus

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FinSMEs

JUNE 24, 2024

Vico Therapeutics, a Leiden, The Netherlands-based clinical-stage genetic medicines company, raised EUR11.5M in the second closing of its Series B funding. Backers included Seroba, and Kurma Partners, via the Kurma Growth Opportunities Fund. They joined Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH), Droia Ventures, EQT Life Sciences, Eurazeo, Kurma Biofund, Polaris Partners and Pureos Bioventures, for a […] The post Vico Therapeutics Raises EUR11.5M in Additional Series B appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other semiconductor companies. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the after-market prices of June 21, 2024. The video was published on June 24, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now?

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FinSMEs

JUNE 24, 2024

TrackLight, an El Dorado Hills, CA-based company which specializes in AI-assisted fraud detection and prevention, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by BarronKent and Growth Factory. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its platform development, sales, and marketing efforts. Co-founded by experts Greg Loos and Linda Miller, TrackLight provides […] The post TrackLight Raises $3M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

It's always nice when management at a major company such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) can flip a weakness into a strength. Ford has done exactly that with its commercial business. It was once a black eye for the company as it sold fleets of vehicles to rental companies at razor-thin margins and, sometimes, losses. Right now, Ford Pro, the company's commercial division, is thriving and even outproducing Ford's traditional business on the bottom line.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

UAE oil company’s lengthy courtship and sweetened €14.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

In this week's video, I cover need-to-know news items related to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) during the week of June 17. You can find last week's summary here. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of June 21, 2024. The video was published on June 22, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Tesla right now? Before you buy stock in Tesla, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Tesla wasn’t one of t

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

German chemicals group to enter ‘concrete negotiations’ after Gulf state-owned company boosts proposal to €62 per share

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Shares of Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) rebounded after the maker of creative software programs such as Photoshop reported solid revenue growth for its fiscal second quarter. Despite the solid post-earnings gains, the stock is still down about 12% year to date. Let's take a closer look at the company's most recent quarterly results and guidance and whether it is too late to buy the stock.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 24, 2024

Wilya, formerly known as Gig and Take, a NYC-based B2B SaaS company providing a skills operating system for HR practices in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors, raised $4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Ironspring Ventures, with participation from Schematic Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Iron Prairie Ventures, Motivate Ventures, and 25Madison. […] The post Wilya Raises $4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses what the news could mean for SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) stock investors. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 20, 2024. The video was published on June 22, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in SoundHound AI right now? Before you buy stock in SoundHound AI, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and SoundHound AI wasn’t one of them.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

Wall Street firm stands to make $80mn if deal to sell group to Chevron survives ExxonMobil challenge

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

In 2024, the maximum monthly Social Security check is $4,873. No retiree can get checks above that amount, and a small minority of seniors receive payments equal to it. There's a maximum Social Security benefit because benefits are based on a percentage of earnings -- but only earnings up to a certain level count. Anyone who earned the maximum countable earnings for a full 35 years can max out their benefit -- as long as they also wait to claim their checks until 70.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

Consolidators such as Frasers and Next have significantly outperformed the wider market over the past year

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

For many investors, stocks that pay dividends represent the best of both worlds. A high-performing business can deliver share price appreciation, and in addition, shareholders get regular distributions. While most dividend-paying companies make those payouts quarterly, some distribute cash to shareholders every month. When deciding which dividend-paying stocks to buy, investors should look for companies in sufficiently healthy financial shape that their dividends appear sustainable, and that loo

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

Prague-based company hopes to win politically charged takeover battle

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Right now, there are only three companies in the world with a market capitalization over $3 trillion: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). While Apple reached a $3 trillion valuation back in 2022, Microsoft and Nvidia are new members to the club -- and each is battling by the day for the title of world's most valuable business.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

Spanish bank insists it can extract synergies from €10bn takeover even if Madrid blocks a merger

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

One of the trickiest aspects of retirement planning is figuring out how much to save. If you're 32 years old, it's hard to know what your expenses will look like 35 years from now, which is when you may be retiring. And as such, it's hard to know how much savings to aim for. Americans on a whole, however, seem to think that it'll take about $1.5 million in savings to attain a comfortable retirement, according to data from Northwestern Mutual.

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Top 1000 Funds

JUNE 24, 2024

The investment committee at the $94 billion State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) has narrowly voted to block bonuses to investment staff.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

This may be one of the best times ever to invest in technology stocks as we're facing a game-changing moment. The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is just getting started, and this technology has the potential to revolutionize our daily lives and how many businesses operate. The results could save time and money and even result in major transformations such as the discovery of life-saving medicines.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

Swiss impact investor Blue Earth Capital has announced a $16m (€14.9m) loan to Samunnati, an agricultural financing firm based in Chennai, India, according to a report by Impact Investor. Samunnati offers financing, market linkages, and advisory services to over 6,000 farmer collectives and 3,500 agricultural enterprises across 28 Indian states. Founded in 2015 by Urs Wietlisbach, co-founder of Partners Group, Blue Earth Capital is owned by Swiss non-profit Blue Earth Foundation.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

The arms race in artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a favorable demand environment for leading semiconductor companies. The PHLX Semiconductor Sector index has soared 122% since bottoming out in 2022, far outpacing the 69% return of the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite. While the chip industry experiences occasional dips in revenue, the sector has been on a steady upward trajectory since the 1980s.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

Global strategy consulting firm Stax has opened a new office in London, following the January hiring of Phil Dunne as managing director to lead the firm’s UK and EMEA practice. Stax specialises in commercial due diligence, value creation and exit planning for private equity firms, PE-backed companies, hedge funds and investment banks, across software/technology, healthcare, business services, industrial, consumer/retail and education.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash The latest data on Americans' 401(k) savings rate is in -- and workers should pat themselves on the back. Fidelity Investments says the average 401(k) savings rate reached a record high of 14.2% recently. Considering inflation's rise over the past two years, this is an impressive feat. Here's how close workers' savings are to the recommended savings rate and how to boost your balance if it's not where you want it to be.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 24, 2024

Ecommerce group to sell luxury goods websites including Coggles to retailer

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JUNE 24, 2024

It's not too late to start investing in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. While fervor around new generative AI developments has sent many tech stocks zooming higher, there are still plenty of opportunities to invest in the space. Spending on generative AI hardware, software, and development will increase from $67 billion last year to $1.3 trillion in 2032, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence.

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AltAssets

JUNE 24, 2024

Advent International and Aareal Bank have agreed to sell Aareon, a European provider of SaaS solutions for the property industry, to TPG and CDPQ at a €3.9bn valuation. TPG will invest in consortium with CDPQ, which will pick up a minority stake. Advent will also invest new equity for a minority stake, it said. TPG […] The post Deal Roundup: Advent, Aareal agree €3.9bn Aareon sale to TPG, CDPQ; KKR buys Superstruct from Providence first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) trade took a turn for the worse on Monday as Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares dropped as much as 6.5%, dragging the entire AI market with it. Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) fell as much as 8.5%, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) was down 3.8% at its low today. The three AI stocks were down 4.9%, 7%, and 3.2%, respectively, at 11:30 a.m.

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