The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

If you're looking to pump up your passive income stream, there are a handful of high-yield dividend stocks that deserve your attention. AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) , Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , and Realty Income (NYSE: O) have what it takes to deliver heaps of dividend payments to your portfolio in the years ahead. Whether you're interested in a high yield up front, rapid payout growth, or a little of both, these dividend payers have what it takes to deliver heaps of cash over the long run.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JUNE 25, 2024

Here’s a headline you only see during a bull market: This is from the article: “It’s a new way of making money,” Nova told Fortune. “New possibilities for people: that you don’t have to, in this day and age, work as hard. Work smarter, not harder.” Following the stars has worked out for Nova. She quit her job as a tarot reader and astrology consultant this year to day-trade, fin.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Electric vehicle (EV) sales account for more than 81% of Tesla 's (NASDAQ: TSLA) total revenue at the moment. The company could sell more than 2 million units this year, making it one of the largest EV manufacturers in the world. But technology investor Cathie Wood thinks artificial intelligence (AI) -- not EV sales -- is the best reason to own Tesla stock.

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Private Equity Professional

JUNE 25, 2024

Mill Point Capital has formed CREO Group to consolidate its investments in Nursery Supplies Inc. and to provide a platform for further investments in the horticultural sector. Nursery Supplies was founded in 1966 and was the country’s first producer of plastic containers specifically for the nursery industry. The business was acquired by Lincolnshire Management in 2005 and was merged in 2013 with Summit Plastic , a custom-printed greenhouse container supplier which Lincolnshire had acquired in 2

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Shares of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) opened higher on Tuesday after the company posted better-than-expected financial results. The beat on both ends of the income statement shouldn't really come as a surprise. Revenue rising 18% to $5.78 billion -- ahead of the 16% increase that it initially targeted -- isn't a shock, even if it did fall short of analyst targets last time out.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Bright Machines, a San Francisco, CA-based company which specializes in intelligent, software-defined manufacturing, raised $126M in Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to over $400M, consisted of $106M BlackRock with participation from NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse, Jabil and Shinhan Securities, and $20M in venture debt from J.P.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Compredict, a Darmstadt, Germany-based company which specializes in AI-powered solutions for software-defined vehicles, raised $15M in Series B funding. The round was led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund, with participation from existing investor Shift4Good. The company intends to use the funds to expand its global footprint, diversify its product offerings, and enhance large-scale deployment capabilities. […] The post Compredict Raises $15M in Series B Funding appeared first o

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

It's abundantly clear that the advent of generative AI early last year has had a pronounced effect on technology, and one of the clear beneficiaries is Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO). The company supplies semiconductors and other data center equipment that helps form the backbone of AI. The stock has been on fire, and has nearly doubled since this time last year, leading to a much-ballyhooed stock split.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Upword, a Santa Monica, CA-based emerging knowledge management solutions provider, raised $3M in Pre-Seed funding. Backers included Telefonica (Wayra X), Go Ahead Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. The company intends to use the funds for further development of the new product as well as expansion into additional markets. Led by CEO and Founder Roee Barak, Upword […] The post Upword Completes $3M Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Next year, some changes are happening to Social Security. They could affect both current retirees as well as people who are working now and paying into the benefits system. It's helpful to know what these changes are so you'll be prepared for them. Here are three things to expect in 2025. Image source: Getty Images. 1. Retirees will get a raise One big change affecting current seniors is their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Allora Labs, a NYC-based provider of a self-improving decentralized AI network, closed a strategic funding round. The round brought the total amount to $35M. Backers to date include Polychain, Framework Ventures, CoinFund, Blockchain Capital, Archetype, Slow Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Delphi Digital, among others. The company intends to use the funds to bring on further strategic […] The post Allora Labs Closes Funding Round; Brings Total Funding to $35M appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

In this video, I will cover the recent updates regarding Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) , what to expect from the upcoming earnings report, and why this is important for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other semiconductor stock investors. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of June 24, 2024. The video was published on June 25, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Micron Technology right now?

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Etched, the Cupertino, CA-based creator of Sohu, a transformer-specialized AI chip, raised $120M in funding. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners and Positive Sum Ventures, with participation from Hummingbird, Fundomo, Fontinalis, Lightscape, Earthshot, Two Sigma, Oceans Venture, Skybox Data Centers, and angels like Peter Thiel and Amjad Masad.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Marijuana has been one of the most disappointing equity investments of all time. Most cannabis stocks have lost the majority of their value over the past five years due to a litany of trials and tribulations, such as the slow pace of legalization in the U.S., burdensome tax regimes, and supply chain mismanagement by several of the major operators. Still, most experts believe cannabis will eventually become legally permissible and broadly accessible for adults in key geographies like the E.U. and

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

TwoStep Therapeutics, a Palo Alto, CA-based biotechnology company developing new targeted therapeutics for solid tumors, raised $6.5m in seed funding. The round was led by NFX, with participation from other investors including 2048 Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Cooley’s affiliated fund GC&H Investments, and the family office of the founder of Arcadia Investment Partners.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

In June 2022, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation hit an annualized rate of 9.1%, which was the highest level in 40 years, and far above the U.S. Federal Reserve's target of 2%. To bring it down, the Fed aggressively hiked the federal funds rate from a historic low of 0.25% all the way to 5.50%. The housing market has been a big casualty of that policy shift.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 25, 2024

Investment could revive speculation about takeover scenarios among world’s biggest luxury groups

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) tumbled as much as 25% in 2022 as runaway inflation and rising interest rates weighed on the stock market. Against that backdrop, Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors turned heads when he predicted the index would rally 24% in 2023 despite the growing risk of recession. Lo and behold, his estimate was the most accurate on Wall Street.

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Private Equity Professional

JUNE 25, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners has closed Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II LP (TOF II) above its hard cap with $1.275 billion of commitments. The new fund had an original target of $1.1 billion and an original hard cap of $1.2 billion. Limited partners in TOF II include public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, fund of funds, asset managers and family offices, as well as high-net-worth individuals.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to revolutionize our lives -- at least if big tech is to be believed. Plenty of products already hit the market, like ChatGPT, and while they have made a splash, the technology's true impact has yet to be felt. That promise of more to come is driving incredible growth for companies involved in AI. Top fund managers are snapping up shares of these businesses as they try to capture as much value from the technology's explosive growth as possible.

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Private Equity Professional

JUNE 25, 2024

H.I.G. Capital has acquired Health-E Commerce , an online retailer of products and services that are flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) eligible. Health-E Commerce (HEC) sells more than 2,500 FSA and HSA eligible products through its two online stores – FSA Store and HSA Store – that serve more than 70 million consumers that are enrolled in pre-tax health and wellness accounts.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

When choosing stocks, investors sometimes like to follow the example of billionaires -- often despite not knowing the motivations behind such holdings. But these investment titans may have purchased shares at a lower valuation. In other cases, they might be sitting on years of dividend gains that are less meaningful to an investor today. Ultimately, billionaires have their own reasons for buying and holding specific stocks.

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Private Equity Professional

JUNE 25, 2024

Advent International has agreed to sell CAES Systems to publicly traded Honeywell in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.9 billion. CAES is a provider of advanced electronics components including antenna systems and communication networks used by aerospace and defense companies with specific applications in missile defense radars and electronic warfare systems.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Investors have a bad habit of getting fixated on key statistics when examining stocks, often using one simple metric when a multivariate approach would be better. For example, AGNC Investment's (NASDAQ: AGNC) huge 14%-plus dividend yield might make income investors think they found a millionaire-maker stock. But digging in just a little will show that this isn't likely to be the case.

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AltAssets

JUNE 25, 2024

The private investment arm of $50bn wealth management and multi-family office platform Cresset Capital has passed $500m of AUM for its flagship private credit portfolio. The post first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a huge moneymaker for many investors in recent years. If you bought $10,000 of the graphics processing unit (GPU) maker's shares five years ago and didn't sell, you'd now have more than $333,000. If you invested the same amount 10 years ago, you'd have roughly $2.7 million. However, Nvidia's share price has skyrocketed so much that some are nervous.

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AltAssets

JUNE 25, 2024

Trive Capital has passed the $1.6bn mark for its fifth flagship fund, which has its sights on up to $2.5bn at final close. The post Trive Capital pulls in more than $1.6bn towards fifth flagship fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

It's hard to get broad agreement on much these days, as I'm sure we all see heading into election season. But one area of agreement, at least among billionaire hedge fund managers, is that investing in big tech stocks like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) , Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) , and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is wise. It's been lucrative lately, with Nvidia leading the way, as shown below.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Slushy, a Miami, FL-based provider of an adult content platform, raised $10.2M in Seed funding. Backers included Mantis VC, Electric Feel Ventures, Jon Oringer, Sean Rad, Edison Chen and Brooklyn Johnny. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Founded in 2020 by David Gross and Fred Spivock, Slushy […] The post Slushy Closes $10.2M Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Since the dawn of the internet three decades ago, no next-big-thing investment trend has turned heads quite like artificial intelligence (AI). With AI, software and systems have the ability to learn and evolve over time without human intervention, which gives the technology application in virtually all sectors and industries. It's the reason PwC's analysts believe artificial intelligence could add close to $16 trillion to global gross domestic product by 2030.

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AltAssets

JUNE 25, 2024

Johannes Huth, one of the key executives involved in building out KKR's European operations over the past quarter of a century, has announced he is retiring as an active partner at the firm. The post KKR Europe veteran Huth retires as partner after almost 25 years at firm first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

There have been news reports in recent weeks about a Zyn shortage across the United States. Phillip Morris International has been unable to keep up with demand for the popular nicotine pouches as consumers increasingly look for alternatives to smoking cigarettes. The Zyn brand holds a dominant position in the nascent nicotine pouch category, with an estimated 75% volume share in the United States.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 25, 2024

Deskpro, an Austin, TX-based company developing flexible help desk software, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by Elsewhere Partners. The company intends to use the funds to strengthen its customer experience team, expand its AI-powered help desk solutions and further penetrate key markets, with a focus on expansion in the United States.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash Credit cards are a double-edged sword. They have the potential to improve your finances by allowing you to easily build credit and earn rewards on your spending, but they can also tempt you into debt that is difficult to get rid of, thanks to high APRs. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the average rate for credit cards that charged interest was 22.63%, as of February 2024 -- ouch!

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