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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Each year, Social Security benefits get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to help retired workers and other recipients keep up with rising prices. The Social Security Administration will announce the official 2025 COLA on Thursday, Oct. 10, shortly after the Labor Department publishes September inflation data. Unfortunately, all evidence suggests the 2025 COLA will be a combination of bad news and worse news for Social Security recipients.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The OG financial blogger Barry Ritholtz joined me on the show this week to discuss questions about what the next recession will look like, creating an investment plan for a banker with cash on the sidelines, paying down a low interest rate mortgage and how to sell your automobile. Further Reading: The Minsky Market 1It’s pretty obvious but red for losses of 2% or worse and green for gains of 2% or more. 2All 3 have.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Savvy investors often look to billionaire portfolios for quality dividend stock ideas. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has a stellar reputation for spotting promising investments. Despite Dalio's retirement in 2022, his influence remains evident in the hedge fund's recent moves. In the second quarter of 2024, Bridgewater Associates purchased shares of three tier 1 dividend stocks: ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) , Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) , and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Nashville-based private equity firm LFM Capital has launched American Automation Group (AAG) as a new platform investment, acquiring Southern Tooling , Inc. and Tuttle, Inc. as its first two companies. Southern Tooling specializes in designing, building, and integrating automated equipment, robotic controls, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in the medical, automotive, and industrial sectors.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool Shopping at Aldi could be a good way to save money on your grocery bills. Aldi is known for its competitive prices. And if you have a larger household, buying food at Aldi could be a less expensive way to keep your fridge stocked. But Aldi isn't necessarily the best grocery store for everyone. Here are a few signs you shouldn't shop there. 1.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Speyside Equity Advisers has completed the $45 million carveout of Reed Minerals from publicly traded Enviri Corporation (formerly Harsco Corporation). Reed Minerals is a provider of abrasive blasting media used for surface preparation and roofing granules for roofing shingle manufacturing. The company’s abrasive products, sold under the Black Beauty brand, are known for their low dusting and low free silica attributes.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Turnspire Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of the nutraceuticals business from specialty chemicals company Ashland, Inc. The Ashland unit will now operate under the name Pharmachem Innovations. Pharmachem Innovations (no URL is yet available) offers a broad portfolio of nutritional ingredients and custom formulation services to companies in the health and wellness sectors.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

After the steepest interest rate hikes in history, the Federal Reserve recently signaled it might soon adjust policy. Markets expect a 25 basis point cut at the upcoming September meeting, with more cuts likely to follow into 2025. Several assets are likely poised to benefit from these adjustments, but one in particular is positioned best in this evolving landscape.

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Chinese conglomerate Fosun selling former storied brand five years after its collapse

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

If there's any company that needs a big win right now, it's ailing semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Fresh off a disastrous earnings report that sent the stock tumbling and raised questions about the company's long-term strategy, Intel could have an ace up its sleeve with Lunar Lake. Massive battery life gains Intel launched its Meteor Lake laptop chips last year, which included built-in AI accelerators and improved power efficiency.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

New regulations governing fund ratings will help, but there are other ways to navigate the confusion

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Wells Fargo analyst Matthew Akers shocked the market this week when he dropped his price target on Boeing (NYSE: BA) to $119 (down from $185) and cut his rating to underweight from equalweight. The new target represents a 26% discount to the current price. Should investors take Akers' update as valid and consider selling the stock? Boeing gets a downgrade An analysis of Akers' report suggests his reasoning is sound, and there are serious questions about Boeing's free cash flow ( FCF ).

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Planned exit awaits state approval and would mark a major U-turn for FTSE 100 consumer goods giant

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Investors in artificial intelligence (AI) can't seem to get enough of big tech companies in the " Magnificent Seven. " Even other stocks in the sector such as Super Micro Computer , Broadcom , and Taiwan Semiconductor have started to emerge as more-mainstream choices in the AI realm. One stock that was once flying high but has since lost altitude during the past several months is computer maker and data-storage company Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL).

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Japanese company says Canadian rival ‘grossly undervalues’ group with proposal of close to $15 per share

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Jeremy Kahn is the AI editor at Fortune Magazine and the author of the new book Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to our Superpowered Future. In this podcast, Motley Fool employee Alex Friedman caught up with Kahn to talk about the current AI landscape. They also discuss: Bill Gates' initial hesitancy to invest in OpenAI. Where LLMs go from here. Developments in biotech.

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Mainsail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Investment to support product innovation and customer success, helping financial services firms meet their digital communications archiving and regulatory compliance needs Austin, TX – September 05, 2024 – MirrorWeb , a leader in the digital communications archiving, supervision, and surveillance software space, today announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Mainsail Partners.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Whether you're worried about job security at work or simply dream of captaining your own ship, you're not alone. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, 99.9% of American businesses are small. Small businesses employ more than 46% of the private sector. There are more than 33 million small businesses up and running, meaning a whole lot of us have left corporate life behind and headed for greener pastures.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Startup accelerator and venture capital investor Sparklabs has raised $50m for a new fund dedicated to AI investments across the globe. The post Saudi Arabia, Asia-focused AI investor SparkLabs seals $50m fund close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated stock market headlines over the last year, and for good reason. The inventor of graphics processing units (GPUs) is leading the AI revolution as its chips have been in high demand ever since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT in late 2022. Nvidia's revenue has grown triple digits in each of its last five quarters, and the stock has jumped over 600% since the start of 2023, despite its recent pullback.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Corporate leaders realise they can’t ignore the social and political context in which they operate

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

There was a lot of hype and excitement around gene-editing company CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) last year after it obtained approval for its first product, Casgevy. But that excitement has largely waned, and investors appear to have moved on from the stock. Year to date, shares of CRISPR are down 24%, and it is nowhere near its 52-week high of more than $91.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Private equity major Warburg Pincus has raised more than $4bn for its debut structured investment fund, more than double its initial $2bn target. The post Warburg Pincus raises more than double its target with $4bn-plus close of first structured capital fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Investors love a good stock split, and here's why. While these maneuvers don't change the value of a company, they do bring down the per-share price of high-flying stocks, making the purchase of full shares more accessible to a broader range of investors. In a 10-for-1 stock split of a stock trading for $1,000, for example, you would only have to invest $100 to get a share of the company post-split.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Growth equity firm Springcoast Capital Partners has named former Oaktree Capital managing director Jennifer Spreadlove as its first head of investor relations. The post Springcoast Capital brings in ex-Oaktree IR specialist Spreadlove as its first investor relations head appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) were pulling back last month after the cloud-based identity software specialist posted disappointing results in its fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings report toward the end of the month. Okta's growth rate has slowed substantially since the end of the pandemic, following challenges with its integration of Auth0 and multiple security breaches.

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

An overlooked detail in the Danish Compromise can have a happy outcome

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Wall Street analysts don't always make accurate predictions, but Tom Lee from Fundstrat Global Advisors has put together a string of impressive calls over the last couple of years. He said the S&P 500 index would hit 4,750 in 2023, and it closed the year at 4,769. He then predicted the S&P would hit 5,200 in 2024, which was the most bullish target on Wall Street at the time, and it surpassed that level within the first three months.

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Plus the real estate rally

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

You might have heard that the Federal Reserve is considering a cut in interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee meets later this month. Such an action invariably leads some investors to ask what that means for the stock market, specifically AI stocks that have produced remarkable returns for most of the past two years. As crucial as interest rate policy is to the markets and the U.S. economy, nobody can say for sure what will happen, or how some decisions could affect stocks.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

PruVen Capital has expanded out from being a single LP investor, bringing in capital from multiple institutions to reach a $378.5m final close of its second fund. The post PruVen becomes more than Prudential Financial’s corporate fund as new LPs aid $378.5m Fund II close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) used to be an outsize position of Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Although it's still his largest by a decent margin, recent sales of the stock may have some investors questioning whether this will last for much longer. Berkshire has been dumping Apple stock quarter after quarter and now has less than half of its Apple shares remaining.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Baird Capital has sold its investment in end-of-life aircraft services provider, ecube Solutions Limited (ecube), to Unical Aviation Inc (Unical), an aftermarket parts supplier to the global aerospace industry backed by Platinum Equity. From locations in St Athan, Wales, Arizona, US, and Castellon, Spain, ecube has grown to become the world’s leading end-of-life aircraft service provider, supporting Circular Economy demands through the re-use and recycling of critical components.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) delivered impressive gains of 82% in the past year thanks to the company's solid position in the market for custom artificial intelligence (AI) chips, which led to robust growth in the company's semiconductor business. It also helped that Broadcom was named the second-most important AI chip company after Nvidia by JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur.

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