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In 1973, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) held its first annual meeting in the cafeteria of one of its subsidiaries and drew a few dozen people. This past weekend, Omaha, Nebraska, was the destination for roughly 40,000 investors to attend Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting. The insatiable lure for these investors is the chance to listen to investing great Warren Buffett speak for hours on end about his company, the U.S. economy, and the stock market.
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Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool A trip to the grocery store can quickly deplete your checking account funds. But shopping at a low-cost grocer like Aldi can help you get the essentials without ignoring your budget. The popular retailer recently announced additional summer savings that shoppers can take advantage of through Labor Day. Aldi has marked down prices for over 250 summer essentials to help consumers save more money.
Blackwell Security, an Ann Arbor, MI-based provider of specialized cybersecurity solutions for the healthcare sector, raised $13M in funding. The round was led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures. As part of the announcement, Blackwell has appointed Geyer Jones as their first Chief Executive Officer. The company intends to us the funds to broaden their […] The post Blackwell Security Raises $13M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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Inkbit, a Medford, MA-based company which specializes in advanced additive manufacturing solutions, raised $19M in funding. The round was led by Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), with participation from Future Labs Capital, GC Ventures America, iGlobe Partners, Ocado, Phoenix Venture Partners, Stratasys, Zeon Ventures, and other private investors. As part of the transaction, Jason Weber, Vice President of Engineering, […] The post Inkbit Closes $19M Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.
Inkbit, a Medford, MA-based company which specializes in advanced additive manufacturing solutions, raised $19M in funding. The round was led by Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), with participation from Future Labs Capital, GC Ventures America, iGlobe Partners, Ocado, Phoenix Venture Partners, Stratasys, Zeon Ventures, and other private investors. As part of the transaction, Jason Weber, Vice President of Engineering, […] The post Inkbit Closes $19M Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.
Image source: The Motley Fool. Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call May 07, 2024 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Shane Xie Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Confluent Q1 2024 earnings conference call. I'm Shane Xie from investor relations. And I'm joined by Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO; and Rohan Sivaram, CFO.
Daloopa, NYC-based AI-powered historical data provider, raised $18M in Series B funding. The round was led by Touring Capital with participation from Morgan Stanley and existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to further innovate its proprietary algorithm and build product solutions that further improve the quality of data in […] The post Daloopa Raises $18M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been hit hard in the past 12-18 months, largely due to them being highly sensitive to high interest rates. Rates are expected to remain higher for longer, but on the horizon are rate cuts, which will bode extremely well for the REIT sector. In today's video, I will look at three REITs that are cheap and have some huge upside potential, including VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI).
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Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS), a Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of integrated software solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Francisco Partners, for the sale of its Software Integrity Group business. The transaction has a total value of up to $2.1 Billion, including up to $475M in cash payable upon Francisco Partners and Clearlake achieving a specified rate of […] The post Synopsys to Sell its Software Integrity Business to Clearlake Capital and Fran
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Backpack Healthcare (formerly Youme Healthcare), an Elkridge, MD-based online pediatric mental healthcare provider, raised $14M in Series A funding. The round was led by PACE Healthcare Capital with participation from ECMC, Techstars, Collab Capital, Bridge Builders Collaborative, Portland Seed Fund, Hopelab, Rethink Education, Genius Guild, and Unlikely Collaborators, along with angel investors including Maya Ghosn Bichara and Jeffrey Walker.
Many investors look to the Nasdaq Composite index to measure the performance of the technology sector. It set a new record high in the early stages of 2024 and remains comfortably in bull market territory despite a recent sell-off. However, indexes like the Nasdaq Composite are heavily weighted toward multitrillion-dollar tech giants like Microsoft and Nvidia , which skews their performance.
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The Nasdaq-100 measures the performance of the 100 largest companies on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The index is commonly viewed as a barometer for growth stocks. It soared 38% over the past year, led higher by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD). But Wall Street analysts are still predicting gains for shareholders of both stocks. Nvidia stock soared 219% during the past year, but the median price target of $1,000 per share implies 13% upside from its current price of $885 per sh
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Numeric, a San Francisco, CA- and NYC-based AI-powered accounting automation company, raised $10M in Seed funding. Bakers included Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Long Journey, Friends & Family Capital, and others. The company intends to use the funds to expand its R&D hiring efforts to continue new product development. Founded in 2020 by Anthony Alvernaz, Parker Gilbert, and Andrew […] The post Numeric Raises $10M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
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Image source: The Motley Fool. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Q2 2024 Earnings Call May 07, 2024 , 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to The Walt Disney Company's second-quarter 2024 financial results conference call. [Operator instructions] Please note, today's event is being recorded.
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