The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

The era of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) being way behind in server central processing unit (CPU) core counts is coming to an end. The company has officially launched Sierra Forest, a CPU that features as many as 144 of Intel's power-sipping E-cores. A version with a whopping 288 cores is coming sometime next year. A necessary product While Intel's more traditional server CPUs have their place, many types of workloads don't benefit from more powerful cores.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JUNE 6, 2024

We also discussed questions about our personal investment decisions, switching your portfolio from individual stocks to index funds, the potential impact of artificial general intelligence and investment advice for a college senior. Further Reading: If You’re Still Worried You Aren’t Wealthy 1That CFA designation still comes in handy from time to time. 2Assuming you put some thought into that allocation and i.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will complete a 10-for-1 stock split after market close tomorrow. The split comes on the heels of tremendous price appreciation. Nvidia returned 205% during the past year and 580% during the last three years, with enthusiasm about artificial intelligence being the primary reason for those gains. What does the split mean for investors?

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The Big Picture

JUNE 6, 2024

I spend a lot of time debunking investment-related b t. Given the general innumeracy of the public, it’s easy for a dishonest publisher of economic data to create narratives that are not only false and misleading but effective at confusing the public. Typically, it takes years before sufficient data amasses to prove how wrong these people were.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

The hottest stock on Wall Street, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , is enacting a stock split on June 7. The following trading day, June 10, Nvidia's stock price will be reduced by one-tenth, causing the number of shares to increase tenfold. After that date, the stock will be trading for around $100 rather than $1,000. Although stock splits excite investors, there are far better reasons to buy Nvidia's stock than just the stock split.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

Eyebot, a Boston, MA-based developer of rapid point-of-sale eye prescription technologies, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by AlleyCorp and Ubiquity Ventures with participation from Humba Ventures, Ravelin, Spacecadet and previous investors Baukunst and Village Global. The company intends to use the funds to expand its product development activities, grow the team, and accelerate its expansion initiatives.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

Cartwheel, a NYC-based provider of a generative automation platform, raised $5.6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Human Ventures, Heretic VC, MVP Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Pelion VC, and angel investors, including Drew Houston, Akshay Kothari, Amjad Masad, and Kyle Parrish. The company intends to use the funds […] The post Cartwheel Raises $5.6M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have shot up an impressive 121% in 2024, and there is a good chance that they will continue to rally higher following its latest results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (which ended on April 28, 2024) as the company's guidance clearly indicates that its red-hot growth is here to stay. Nvidia is expecting its revenue to more than double on a year-over-year basis in the current quarter to $28 billion from the year-ago period's reading of $13.5 billion.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

Whizz, a NYC-based provider of a e-bike subscription platform for last-mile delivery drivers, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $20M, was led by LETA Capital, with participation from Flashpoint, and others. Founded in 2020 by Alex Mironov, Ksenia Proka, Artem Serbovka, and Mike Peregudov, Whizz is an e-bike […] The post Whizz Raises $12M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Led by Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , which is already up 60% this year, the crypto market appears to be on the cusp of a major bull market rally. However, not all major cryptocurrencies are up this year. Several popular cryptos are in the red for the first five months of 2024. The three cryptocurrencies that I'm most concerned about right now are XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) , and Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC).

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

Greptile, a San Francisco, California-based company that allows engineers to use natural language to index and search large codebases, raised $4.1m in seed funding. The round was led by Initialized Capital, with participation from angels including Rich Aberman (WePay) and JJ Fliegelman (WayUp), both former YC visiting partners. The company intends to use the funds […] The post Greptile Raises $4.1M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is well-known for delivering incredible returns for investors in the 60 years since Warren Buffett took control of the company -- and for good reason. Since Buffett took over in 1964, Berkshire has delivered an unbelievable 4,384,748% total return for investors. Think about that for a minute. This means that a $10,000 investment in Berkshire at that time would be worth $438 million today.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 6, 2024

Owner Farhad Moshiri is entertaining offers from rival creditors after sale to 777 Partners collapsed

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JUNE 6, 2024

Shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) have more than doubled so far in 2024, fueled by geopolitical tensions that have caused ocean shipping rates to rebound. At least one analyst believes the rally is running out of steam. Shares of Zim traded down 15% as of 10:30 a.m. ET after Citigroup downgraded the stock to a sell. Is this as good as it gets?

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

SpyCloud, an Austin, TX-based cybersecurity firm whose solutions help organizations investigate and protect against cybercrime, received a $35m growth financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The company intends to use the funds to expand its offerings following its Series D raise in August 2023, led by Riverwood Capital. Founded in 2016, and led by CEO Ted […] The post SpyCloud Receives $35M in Growth Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Over the long run, the stock market has proved to be a superior wealth creator. Over the last century, no other asset class has come anywhere close to matching the annualized average return generated by stocks. But not all stocks are created equally. One of Wall Street's greatest attributes is that it's dynamic. History tells us that today's largest stocks are unlikely to be the biggest publicly traded companies 20 years from now.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 6, 2024

Fizz, a NYC-based provider of a credit-building debit card for students, raised $14.4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins. The company intends to use the funds to scale its team and build out additional product lines, as well as invest in marketing and sales to build awareness at more colleges and […] The post Fizz Raises $14.4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors have seen their investments in this high-flying semiconductor company multiply substantially in the past three years. After all, Nvidia stock has shot up an impressive 576% during this period, which means that an investment of $1,000 in its shares three years ago is now worth more than $6,750. The stock market has rewarded Nvidia investors with such handsome gains thanks to the impressive growth in its top and bottom lines.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 6, 2024

Investment firm MNC is seeking to disrupt an agreed $2bn acquisition by Czech CSG by raising its offer for Vista Outdoor

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

The monthly benefit you start out collecting from Social Security won't necessarily be the monthly benefit you receive for life. That's because years ago, lawmakers decided that Social Security should be eligible for automatic cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs. The purpose of Social Security COLAs is to help seniors maintain their buying power as inflation drives the cost of living upward.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 6, 2024

Former New York mayor throws financial heft behind attempt to wrest control of US basketball team

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) (NASDAQ: Z) and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) are both innovative technology companies aiming to disrupt the massive real estate industry. And both are down massively from their 2021 peaks. In this video, Fool.com contributors and real estate experts Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe discuss each company and whether they think each is worth buying.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

London-based private equity firm Epiris has promoted Kathryn Pothier to Partner, Alex Wilby to Investment Partner and both Thayne Forbes and Zoe Lai to Investment Director. Pablo Espinoza and Scott Forbes have also been promoted to Investment Manager and Investment Associate respectively. Pothier joined Epiris in January 2023 as Investor Relations Partner to lead the firm’s investor relations and fund-raising activities, having previously served as Head of Investor Relations at Dallas-based priv

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) may be a popular name in the market, but General Motors (NYSE: GM) has been a better-performing stock over the past year by a wide margin. In this video, Travis Hoium covers why GM is outperforming and why that will continue long-term. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of June 4, 2024. The video was published on June 5, 2024.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm focused on investment solutions, advisory and data services, has raised $3.3bn for StepStone VC Secondaries Fund VI, its sixth vehicle focused on venture capital secondaries opportunities. The oversubscribed fund, which secured support from existing investors as well as new limited partners, is the largest fund exclusively pursuing venture capital secondaries raised to date, according to a press statement.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

Which stock are investors most enthusiastic about right now? I think Nvidia is the hands-down winner. Nvidia's share price has soared close to 130% so far in 2024, and the stock has delivered a return of more than 33x over the last five years. The company's latest quarterly update predicted tailwinds that should extend into next year and beyond. But not every investor puts Nvidia at the top of their list.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

New Jersey-based private equity firm Edison Partners has promoted Michael Dirla from Senior Associate to Vice President. Dirla will now work more closely with the firm’s portfolio companies, as well as identifying and evaluating potential investments in fintech and enterprise solutions. Dirla joined Edison in 2021 and helped execute the firm’s $25m growth investment in healthcare benefits platform TakeCommand and a recent $110m investment and recapitalisation of messaging and payments platform

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

For over 50 years, restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) has been pleasing customers with Southern style comfort food, old-timey products in its country store, and unique antique decor throughout its locations. Weary interstate travelers stop in, relax in some front-porch rocking chairs, and perhaps even play a game of checkers.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

US private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has made an investment in Quorum Cyber, which is intended to help the global cybersecurity firm accelerate its growth strategy through talent recruitment and expansion of its services. London-based private equity firm Livingbridge is an existing partner of Quorum, having overseen development of its customer platform Clarity, team training and further expansion into the US market.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

The U.S. economy has a storied history of producing the world's most valuable companies. In 1901, United States Steel became the first company to reach a $1 billion valuation, and 117 years later, in 2018, Apple became the first to cross the $1 trillion threshold. The iPhone maker also became the first company to surpass $2 trillion in market capitalization.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory division of $320bn global investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners, has held the closing of a $1.2bn private credit vehicle led by Apollo S3. Pantheon co-led the transaction, with significant investments by Coller Capital, Antares Capital, GCM Grosvenor, Atalaya Capital Management and a fund managed by Hamilton Lane.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

We're nearly halfway through 2024, and the great news for investors is that the S&P 500 is on track for another strong performance. After soaring 24% in 2023, the widely followed index is up around 10.5% year to date. However, investors could have obtained even better returns from some exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These six Vanguard ETFs are beating the S&P 500 so far in 2024.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has held the final closing for its second-generation senior debt strategy, Kartesia Senior Opportunities, at €1.8bn. According to a press statement, the fund exceeded its initial target of €1.5bn and is 80% larger than the first-generation strategy, which closed at €1bn in March 2021.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 6, 2024

No one likes fees. Whether it's baggage fees, cleaning fees, or hidden fees, they're all annoying. The same goes for investing fees. After all, you're already putting your hard-earned money on the line -- who wants to pay a fee on top of it? Unfortunately, investment fees are a reality. So, how do investors ensure they're paying as little as possible?

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