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Image source: The Motley Fool. Lennar (NYSE: LEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Dec 19, 2024 , 11:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to Lennar's fourth-quarter earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session.
The fourth quarter has been packed with important data releases. In November, investors received hundreds of earnings reports from Wall Street's most-influential businesses, the much-anticipated election results , and numerous economic data releases that offer clues as to the steps the nation's central bank might take next. But perhaps the most relevant data dump of them all came on Nov. 14.
DLocal, the Latin American payments provider backed by private equity firm General Atlantic as its largest shareholder, is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter. The Montevideo, Uruguay-based company, which has a market value of approximately $3.6bn, has engaged Morgan Stanley to evaluate acquisition interest.
When it came to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in 2024, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reigned supreme. However, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) will be looking to challenge the chipmaker in 2025. Both stocks have had strong runs in 2024, with Nvidia's stock up over 170% year to date as of this writing and Broadcom up around 107%. Let's consider which semiconductor stock looks like the better buy heading into 2025.
Colbeck Capital Management, a middle-market private credit firm, has appointed Gregory Budetti as Head of Business Development, overseeing strategic capital formation initiatives and develop investment solutions. According to a press release, he will be working closely with Managing Partners Jason Beckman and Jason Colodne. Budetti brings over a decade of experience in business development, investor relations, and capital raising.
Many people view Social Security as a plan that forces individuals to save for their retirement. That view is mostly correct. Employers must contribute to the retirement savings of their workers, too. There's also a twist to Social Security that allows spouses to claim benefits based on their husbands' or wives' benefits. How do these spousal Social Security benefits work?
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Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) has captured the imagination of investors recently as the company has inched closer to commercial launch. But what should we expect in the next year? Travis Hoium explains where investors should see progress in this video. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Dec. 16, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 17, 2024.
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MidOcean Partners has closed its inaugural MidOcean CLO Equity Fund I with $304m in capital commitments, surpassing its $300m target, having received support from both existing clients and new investors. According to Business Wire, The New York-based alternative asset manager, specialising in middle-market private equity, alternative credit, and structured capital, aims to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in CLO equity.
Bill Ackman is outspoken. He's passionate. And he's one of the wealthiest people in the world, with a net worth of over $9 billion. Ackman doesn't talk much about artificial intelligence (AI), but that doesn't mean he isn't interested in profiting from the game-changing technology. Here's Ackman's favorite AI stock -- and why it's a no-brainer buy for 2025.
Decart, a San Francisco, CA-based AI research lab, raised $32M in Series A funding. The round was led by Benchmark, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Zeev Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to grow its team of experts. Led by CEO Dean Leitersdorf, Decart has built an AI infrastructure platform […] The post Decart Raises $32M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
It's easy to assume that a millionaire-making stock is a rags-to-riches story, a lottery ticket-style investment that hit it big. Sure, those stories exist, but the reality is that investors are most likely to get rich on a stock slowly. To create riches, investors need to buy into successful companies that have proven they can grow, have a lot of room to keep growing, and are profitable enough to share profits with investors via dividends and buying back stock.
Growth stocks are back in style these days. Several well-known ones are crushing the market while riding the wave of the artificial intelligence revolution (AI). However, plenty of growth-oriented companies outside of AI are worth investing in. Industries such as e-commerce and fintech have terrific prospects, too, and the leaders in these spaces could deliver outsize returns over the long run.
Japanese IT company Fuji Soft’s founding family has reaffirmed its support for a takeover proposal by private equity firm Bain Capital, despite opposition from Fuji Soft’s board, according to a report by Reuters citing a jointly released statement with Bain. In a bidding war with rival private equity giant KKR, Bain raised its offer to JPY9,600 per share last week, a 1.6% premium over KKR’s JPY9,451 bid, and became hostile after Fuji Soft’s board rejected the offer in fav
Israel Englander is the CEO of Millennium Management, the second most profitable hedge fund in history as measured by net gains since inception, according to LCH Investment. In total, Millennium owns more than 6,000 stocks, index funds, and options, but Englander downsized one of his largest positions in the third quarter. Specifically, he sold 11.5 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , reducing his stake by 90%.
Bain Capital is in negotiations to acquire Sizzling Platter, a company that operates several restaurant franchises including Little Caesars and Jersey Mike’s, for over $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that Utah-headquartered Sizzling Platter, which is owned by CapitalSpring, and also manages franchises such as Dunkin’, Wingstop, and Jamba, has reportedly been working with investment bankers from UBS and Deutsche Ban
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , one of three major U.S. stock market indexes, had declined in nine straight trading sessions as of Tuesday, Dec. 17. The last time the Dow Jones strung together a losing streak that long was February 1978. Specifically, the index fell more than 4% during the nine trading days that ended on Feb. 22, 1978.
Private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners has promoted Mark Lecher to the role of CEO of its portfolio business Allentown. Prior to taking the role, Lecher had served as CFO for the Allentown enterprise. He holds over 30 years of experience across a wide berth of executive level roles, including as CEO, president, COO and […] The post Aterian Investment Partners promotes Mark Lecher to Allentown CEO appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Lens, a provider of an Ethereum network empowering social and finance, raised $31M in funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Faction. Additional participants included Avail, Circle, Consensys, DFG, Fabric Ventures, Foresight Ventures, Superscript, Re7, and Wintermute Ventures, as well as angel investors Rune Christensen, Aleksander Larsen, Anurag Arjun, Alex Gluchowski, Anton Bukov, Spencer Noon, […] The post Lens Closes $31M Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Image source: The Motley Fool. CarMax (NYSE: KMX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Dec 19, 2024 , 9:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the third-quarter fiscal year 2025 CarMax earnings release conference call. [Operator instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.
US private equity firm 777 Partners has transferred ownership of Italy’s oldest football club, Genoa, to Romanian businessman Dan Sucu, but will retain a minority shareholding, according to a report by Reuters. Sucu now controls 77% after underwriting a capital hike of around 45m ($42m). Genoa is reportedly hopeful that Sucu, who also owns 90% of Romanian side Rapid Bucharest, will bring financial stability following a period of uncertainty under 777 Partners.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the hottest trends in the technology sector over the past couple of years, and that's not surprising as this disruptive technology has been positively impacting multiple companies across several industries. McKinsey and Company pointed out last year that generative AI has the potential to add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion to the global economy by boosting productivity in sectors such as banking, retail, marketing, and factory automation.
Global investment firm The Riverside Company has acquired a controlling stake in Spain’s Essential Compositions, a fast-growing developer and manufacturer of fragrances, through an affiliated European investment fund. According to a press release, this marks Riversides sixth investment in the European ingredients market, with previous deals including Capol, MEC3, E&A Scheer, Euromed, and HTBA.
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Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT) had some encouraging news to share with the world as the trading week drew near a close on Thursday. The biotech announced that it will soon ascend to an important, specialized stock index; investors greeted this news by trading the company's stock up by more than 3% on the day. This provided quite a marked contrast to the general trend for stocks, as the S&P 500 index dipped marginally across the session.
Antin Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investment firm, has closed its fifth flagship fund above target at 10.2 billion ($10.7 billion). According to Antin, the new fund is anticipated to be the biggest infrastructure fund to reach a final closing globally in 2024. The size of the fund represents an increase of over 50% from its […] The post Antin Infrastructure Partners concludes Flagship Fund V appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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