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OCTOBER 24, 2024

U.S. stock exchanges are home to eight companies with a valuation of at least $1 trillion as of Oct. 21: Apple : $3.59 trillion. Nvidia : $3.52 trillion. Microsoft : $3.11 trillion. Alphabet : $2.02 trillion. Amazon : $1.98 trillion. Meta Platforms : $1.45 trillion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing : $1.04 trillion. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We also answered questions about how to write engaging content, defining your audience when writing, how to balance stories vs. numbers in a presentation and more. Further Reading: 50 Ways the World is Getting Better 1The other choices were What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars and The Money Game. The post Am I a Permabull? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Electric-vehicle (EV) battery technology company QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) gave investors a reason to cheer with its third-quarter report last night, and its shares are surging as a result. The stock popped nearly 36% in early morning trading. As of 11:38 a.m. ET, it was still up by 21.6%. The company announced it has achieved an important milestone in its work to develop commercially viable solid-state batteries for EV makers.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 24, 2024

What do the Great Depression, the Great Financial Crisis, the Stagflationary 1970s, and the upcoming 10-years have in common? If you are a strategist at Goldman Sachs , then a lot. At least if you do forecasts for market returns over the next decade (lol), you may see incredible similarities. ICYMI: David Kostin and his team of strategists see a 72% chance the S&P 500 underperforms Treasuries, and a 33% possibility equities return less than inflation.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I think hydrogen has the potential to be a game-changing fuel source. It could help supply the global economy with the emissions-free fuel it needs to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The fuel represents a massive opportunity that could be worth trillions of dollars in the coming years. Given the immense potential of hydrogen , I've looked into various ways to invest in the emerging fuel source, including Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG).

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bertram Capital has acquired Perimeter Solutions Group (PSG), a provider of commercial and industrial perimeter protection, from Gladstone Capital. PSG’s products include permanent and rental fencing, automated gates, and access control services. The company operates from five locations and serves customers across 14 states in the southern United States.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As we approach the end of 2024, there are plenty of companies worth buying right now. It would be wise to pick some of them up before the bigger fund managers do to position themselves for 2025. I've got three solid stocks to pick up before 2025 rolls around. Each has immense upside if it dominates its respective markets. CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) was the best cybersecurity stock on the market prior to its July 19 incident, which crashed millions of devices.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This week, the race to dominate urban air transportation hit a major milestone when U.S. aviation regulators released final safety rules for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The news lifted shares of both Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) , two leading eVTOL developers in the U.S., though both stocks have lagged the benchmark S&P 500 in 2024 by a wide margin.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Branford Castle has acquired Hoffman Engineering , a provider of night vision and lighting equipment for the aerospace and defense sectors, from Trident Maritime Systems. Hoffman’s products include night vision test equipment, night vision imaging lighting systems, and specialty LED lighting, primarily used by the U.S. military, aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and commercial airlines.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A little over two months ago, on Aug. 14, investors received what can arguably be described as the most important data release of the third quarter -- and I'm not talking about any inflation report. No later than 45 calendar days following the end to a quarter, institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM) are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Castle Water’s plans for the troubled utility include an eventual IPO

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The publication of a bullish new analyst note was all the news LVMH Moët Hennessy (OTC: LVMUY) stock needed to cruise to a satisfying gain on Thursday. That note, which laid out a strong buy case, helped propel the luxury-goods purveyor's share price almost 3% higher, comparing quite favorably to the 0.2% bump of the benchmark S&P 500 index on the day.

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FinSMEs

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bureau Veritas, a Paris, France-based company which specializes in testing, inspection, and certification services, announced the acquisition of Aligned Incentives, a Middleton, MA-based provider of AI-powered sustainability planning solutions. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition will augment Bureau Veritas’ capabilities to build granular sustainability data, designed to support its clients as […] The post Bureau Veritas Acquires Aligned Incentives appeared first on F

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares opened higher on Thursday after a better-than-expected quarterly report. Critics will point out that an already overvalued stock is now even more richly priced. Folks upset about Elon Musk's political antics will argue that the gains can't last for a divisive and mercurial CEO. However, Tesla has traded higher -- much higher -- than it is right now for a good chunk of time.

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FinSMEs

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Finix, a San Francisco, CA-based payment processor enabling businesses to accept and send payments online and in-store, raised $75m in Series C funding. The round was led by Acrew Capital and co-led by Leap Global and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from new investors Citi Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, and more. Existing investors, including Homebrew, Insight Partners, Inspired Capital, Cap Table Coalition, and others, also participated. […] The post Finix Raises $75M

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alongside Nvidia , few companies benefited as much from the AI hardware boom as Supermicro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) , a company that also specializes in data center equipment. But unlike Nvidia, Supermicro's boom came to an abrupt end -- sending the shares down by a whopping 61% from their all-time high of $119 reached in March. Is the recent decline the beginning of the end for Supermicro, or is it a long-term buying opportunity?

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FinSMEs

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Cascade AI, a Seattle, WA-based developing a platform offering an AI assistant built to respond to human resources (HR) inquiries at an individual employee level, raised $3.75M in funding. The round was led by Gradient, with participation from Myriad Venture Partners and Success Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to continue to […] The post Cascade AI Raises $3.75M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Image source: Getty Images There are certain expenses in your budget you may be able to eliminate, like streaming services or meal delivery kits. But putting gas in your car is an expense that's unavoidable. If your tank is empty and you need your car to get to work, it's a problem. So if you rely on your car to go places, you have to fork over money for gas, no matter what.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Trivest Partners has closed Trivest Growth Investment Fund III LP (TGIF III) with $730 million in total capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed, receiving strong support from its existing investors and completing the process in a single close, less than 60 days after its launch. Limited partners in TGIF III include endowments, corporate pensions, insurance companies, funds of funds, family offices, and individuals.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the world's biggest advertising company. It established itself as the industry leader largely due to the strength of Google Search, which has a monopoly -like market share for online search. That business, more than any other under Alphabet's umbrella, has helped give the company a valuation of around $2 trillion.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The highly anticipated €16bn ($17.36bn) acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health unit by buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) could signal a surge in large private equity deals across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from investors and analysts. They point to several factors driving this trend, including record levels of uninvested capital, more affordable financing due to falling interest rates, and pressure from investors seeking returns through asset sa

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) has established itself as one of the top venture capital firms in crypto, and made early investments in high-profile and successful projects like Coinbase Global , Uniswap , and Avalanche. Given its record of backing game-changers, a16z's insights carry weight in the industry. In its latest State of Crypto report, a16z offers valuable takeaways for investors, touching on trends like the success of stablecoins and the resurgence of DeFi (decentralized fina

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Resurge Growth Partners has launched a "venture equity" fund designed to bridge the critical gap between VC and private equity for high-potential European and Israeli scaleups. The post Ex-Oaktree execs looks to bridge VC, PE gap with €120m ‘venture equity’ fundraise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

More than 65 million seniors rely upon Social Security benefits , and many consider it their primary or sole source of retirement income. Most of these beneficiaries are retired workers, but another nearly 1.9 million spouses and ex-spouses claim on their partner's or ex-partner's records. Spousal benefits also provide regular monthly checks, but their qualification requirements differ slightly from retired workers' qualifications.

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Decision is a win for antitrust regulators who had argued a deal would strangle competition in ‘accessible luxury’ market

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett's investing skills have made shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway a lot of money over the years. From 1965 through 2023, Buffett guided Berkshire to a cumulative return of 4,384,748%, which works out to a compound annual return of 19.8%. Most investors are fortunate if they can outperform the S&P 500 's 10% average annual return by a few percent, but earning close to 20% annual returns over half a century is extraordinary.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Morgan Stanley has raised about $2bn for its second North Haven Tactical Value Fund, which targets credit, hybrid and non-control equity investments. The post Morgan Stanley scores $2bn for second Tactical Value fund, almost 50% up on debut raise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Goldman Sachs strategists recently forecast their expected return for the S&P 500 for the next 10 years, and it wasn't upbeat. The investment bank predicts that the S&P will only produce an average annual return of 3% over the next decade. That is well below the index's approximately 13% return over the past 10 years and also well below its historic 11% return.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has agreed to invest in German site-based and online tutoring business Schülerhilfe The post Deal Roundup: Levine Leichtman backs Schülerhilfe, Sverica seals Electronic Source Company investment appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Direct-to-cell satellite communications provider AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) ran up 16% through 10:05 a.m. ET Thursday after announcing, last night after close of trading, that the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA, an arm of the Space Force ) has chosen AST to participate in its new Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) program.

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Financial Times - Banking

OCTOBER 24, 2024

UK bank lifts guidance for net interest income

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Social Security provides critical income for American retirees -- some 68 million of them at last count -- delivering about 30% of income for those aged 66 or older. And then there's this, from the Social Security Administration (SSA): "Among Social Security beneficiaries age 65 and older, 12% of men and 15% of women rely on Social Security for 90% or more of their income.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

WhiteHawk Capital Partners, an asset based direct lending investment manager, has held the final closing of WhiteHawk Fund IV (WH IV) with total equity commitments of over $1.1bn, which includes the main fund and related investment vehicles. The total capital base of the fund and its related vehicles is expected to be over $1.5bn, including equity commitments and anticipated leverage.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a very well-run company. And it has rewarded investors well for years, noting that it is a Dividend King with 62 consecutive dividend increases under its belt. It has been a holding at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for decades and has helped make many investors into millionaires via its slow and steady business growth. But if you are looking at Coca-Cola today, you might want to consider buying consumer staples peer PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) instead.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Industrials and life science-focused investor Anzu Partners has brought in Joseph Clark III as senior vice president of capital solutions. The post Anzu brings in ex-JP Morgan exec as senior vice president of capital solutions appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool One of the first things I did when I moved to the suburbs about 18 years ago was join Costco. Although I didn't have kids at the time, it made sense for my husband and I to share a membership so we could save more money on groceries and household essentials. These days, I shop at Costco weekly in an effort to keep up with my perpetually ravenous kids.

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Insight Partners

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Artificial intelligence is playing a significant role in rethinking workflows, business processes, and productivity. Consumers and businesses alike are rushing to leverage this transformative technology to power their daily lives and work. ChatGPT became the fastest application to reach 100 million MAU. Accenture announced $3B in yearly bookings around Generative AI.

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