The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Warren Buffett has an unrivaled track record of creating piles of money. From 1965 through 2023, Buffett's knack for spotting value that Wall Street overlooks has grown the value of Berkshire Hathaway stock by 4,384,748%. Thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, investors can follow along with every stock Buffett buys (and sells) on behalf of Berkshire Hathaway.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
US private equity dealmakers are preparing for a year of heightened merger and acquisition (M&A) activity despite significant macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the 2025 Deal and Business Risk Management Survey by professional service firm Aon. The survey, which polled 100 US dealmakers including buyers, sellers, and advisors at Aons annual M&A and Transactions Solutions Symposium in January 2025, found that 90% of respondents expect M&A activity to increase
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The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Warren Buffett is one of the best investors of all time. But he's not traditionally known for investing in technology businesses. That's changed in recent years, however, and today some of his biggest positions are technology companies. In fact, he's currently betting billions of dollars on a particular artificial intelligence stock that looks like a screaming buy for investors bullish on artificial intelligence (AI).
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Gramercy Funds Management is ramping up its private credit strategy in Turkey, targeting $1bn in direct lending deals over the next two years, according to a report by Bloomberg. The firm has already deployed half of that amount across 15 transactions in Turkey since 2018 and continues to see strong opportunities in key sectors such as food, energy, steel, chemicals, and mining.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
E-commerce specialist dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO) has a clear mission, and that is to "enable global merchants to connect seamlessly with billions of emerging market users." The Uruguay-based company connects merchants to more than 2 billion people in 40 countries (and counting) through more than 900 different local payment methods. As a result, it is becoming a must-have for enterprises looking to grow in emerging markets.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
One of the most important features of online trading is market liquidity, although traders who consider only technical indicators and price action sometimes neglect it. Liquidity controls the efficiency with which an asset may be purchased or sold on the market without appreciable effect on its price. A liquid market guarantees perfect trade execution, tight […] The post The Backbone of Online Trading: Understanding Market Liquidity appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Shares in chemicals and specialty materials company Celanese (NYSE: CE) slumped by 22.7% in the week to Friday morning. The move follows a disappointing set of fourth-quarter earnings released on Tuesday. In addition, investors were left unimpressed by management's guidance for 2025. Celanese disappoints the market Chemical companies are often highly cyclical.
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The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Just about every investor knows about Warren Buffett. He's the guy who hosts annual meetings for his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , that draw tens of thousands of people to Omaha, Nebraska, every year. He's the guy who -- despite being a major billionaire -- still lives in a modest house he bought in the 1950s. Oh, and he's a pretty good investor, too, as he has increased the value of Berkshire by an annual average of nearly 20% over close to 60 years by investing in s
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Sycamore Partners are among the contenders vying to acquire Family Dollar, the discount retail chain owned by Dollar Tree, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Investment firm Brigade Capital Management has also expressed interest in the potential deal, which could be valued at several billion dollars.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot sector to invest in, helping the stock market reach new highs in 2024. Two of the biggest beneficiaries from the rise of AI are semiconductor giants Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and its chief rival Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Both sell graphics processing units (GPUs), the hardware used in data centers to enable artificial intelligence.
SuperAngel.Fund
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Rob Go wrote something important about venture capital that I can't stop thinking about. He argues that venture capital needs to return to funding "hunches" — those non-consensus, somewhat speculative views of the future based more on intuition than facts. Over the past few years, venture capital has shifted towards two dominant styles of investing: 1.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) , a producer of silicon carbide (SiC) chips, was once a red-hot semiconductor stock. Its shares surged to a record high of $141.87 on Nov. 16, 2021, clocking in a near-470% gain over the previous five years. At the time, investors were dazzled by the resilience of its SiC chips, which could operate at higher voltages, temperatures, and frequencies than traditional silicon chips.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21st February 2025, Chainwire The post Bybit Sets Industry Benchmark with Full Disclosure of Liquidation Data appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Warren Buffett wrote to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2014 that most investors shouldn't try to pick individual stocks to buy because they couldn't "predict their future earnings power." Instead, he recommended that the typical investor buy a "low-cost S&P 500 index fund." Berkshire's portfolio included two low-cost S&P 500 index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for several years: the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO).
Financial Times: Moral Money
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Also in todays newsletter, Asian Development Bank unlocks billions for climate finance
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot ticket these days, and some of the world's largest tech companies are building their futures around AI strategies. At the same time, game-changing AI can pose serious business risks. Tech titan Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is not afraid to share its AI-related risk analysis with the public, and you should take a look at management's concerns before making any AI investments -- in Microsoft or other tech stocks.
Private Equity Wire
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Private equity form GTCR has held the final close of Strategic Growth Fund II (SGF II) with approximately $3.6bn in aggregate commitments. The oversubscribed Fund surpassed its target of $2.75bn and the size of its $2.2bn predecessor which closed in 2022. GTCR initiated fundraising for the oversubscribed fund in the autumn of 2024, and attracted limited partner commitments of $3.35bn exclusively from existing LP relationships, as well as a commitment from GTCR of $225m.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is slated to report its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 (ended Jan. 26) on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after the market close. Nvidia's upcoming earnings release is probably the most anticipated of this quarterly earnings season. That's because the company is not only widely viewed as a bellwether, or indicator, for the red-hot AI space, but also of the tech sector in general and, to some degree, even the entire market.
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Harvest Care Medical, a Bridgeport, WA-based cannabis company, raised $4M in a refinancing deal. Backers were not disclosed. The company intends to allocate the amount to advance its plans to expand its cultivation capabilities and dispensary presence across West Virginia. Founded by William Freas, Harvest Care Medical is a cannabis company currently operating seven dispensaries […] The post Harvest Care Medical Raises $4M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and Williams (NYSE: WMB) are two of the largest natural gas pipeline companies in the country. Their extensive infrastructure generates very stable cash flow, enabling the companies to pay high-yielding dividends -- recently 4.3% for Kinder Morgan and 3.5% for Williams -- and invest in expanding their pipeline networks. Those growth projects give them the fuel to increase their dividends.
Anzu Partners
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE: BURU), a leading innovator in high-power and high-brightness industrial blue laser technology, is excited to announce its entry into a commitment letter aimed at expanding its current defense business and establish a new presence in the security sector. This strategic transaction with a private equity investment group signifies a pivotal transformation for NUBURU, which is anticipated to include recapitalization, multiple acquisi
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Around a third of working-age Americans (15 to 64 years old) own a 401(k)-style account. It's by far the most popular retirement account in the country, and there isn't a close second. Its popularity is well earned, too. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More A 401(k) not only lets you passively save and invest for retirement, it also gives you a tax break while doing so by lowering your taxable inco
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Fomo, a NYC-based fintech startup empowering technology and strategic partnerships, raised $2M in Pre-Seed funding. Investors included Raj Gokal (Co-Founder, Solana), Balaji Srinivasan (Angel Investor), Aaron Harris (Founder, Magid & Company), Kevin Miller (CEO, GR0), Jon Zacharias (President, GR0), and Bryan Pellegrino (CEO, LayerZero Labs), among others.
The Motley Fool
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
If you've done any amount of digging into the matter, then you've almost certainly been advised to wait as long as possible before initiating your Social Security retirement benefits. After all, while the full retirement age that would secure you 100% of your intended payments is between 66 and 67 -- depending on when you were born -- waiting until you're 70 years old to start collecting these benefits would translate into measurably higher monthly checks.
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) , a developer of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) , is again becoming quite an item on the stock market. Following the company's most recently published earnings report, investors have become notably more bullish on its shares, pushing their value higher. In my view, they have plenty more room to grow. Here's why.
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Palantir Technology 's (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock has been nearly unstoppable over the past year. It has risen around 600% since the start of 2024 and nearly 35% in 2025 alone. That shows that both the underlying company and the market opportunity are strong. Although Palantir attained a $236 billion market cap as of this writing, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives thinks that it could rise to be a $1 trillion company.
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Most 60-year-olds are standing on the precipice of retirement. This is a happy thought for some who were able to save consistently throughout their careers. For others, it's alarming as they try to figure out how they'll get by on little more than their Social Security benefits. The best way to ensure you can afford to retire comfortably is to save some of your income every month and check in with yourself regularly to see if you're on track for your goals.
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Shares of Compass (NYSE: COMP) , the nation's largest real estate brokerage, were climbing this week after the company delivered better-than-expected results in its fourth-quarter earnings report and gained market share in a challenging real estate environment. While the company is still losing money on a generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) basis, it did report a profit on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), and its market-share gain
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The U.S. Department of Defense has launched a massive review of consulting services contracts, with an eye toward making cuts. Investors are concerned about the implications for the companies providing those services. Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and Science Applications International (NASDAQ: SAIC) both traded down as much as 5% on Friday, and shares of Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) were off 4% and 2%, respectively, though Booz and General Dynamics ma
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In the telecommunications industry, T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) has transformed from a disruptive underdog to a major player through strategic acquisitions and network expansion. Let's analyze what The Motley Fool's Moneyball scoring system reveals about T-Mobile's current position and future potential. The Power of AI-Assisted Investment Scores The Moneyball database leverages artificial intelligence and expert analysis to evaluate companies across multiple dimensions, providing data-driven insi
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FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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