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JANUARY 19, 2025
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Jensen Huang Just Delivered Incredible News for Nvidia Stock Investors
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was founded in 1993, and it went on to create the world's first graphics processing units (GPUs) for computing, media, and gaming applications. Now, decades later, the company has adapted those powerful chips for data centers, where they are used to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes data center operators will spend $1 trillion over the next four years on upgrading their infrastructure to meet demand from AI developers.
Amethis and Metier Reportedly Looking to Exit Kenafric
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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Here's Why PayPal Stock Is a Buy Before Feb. 3
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JANUARY 19, 2025
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was a big winner in 2024, with shares rising by 39% for the year. This handily outpaced the S&P 500 and even beat the high-flying Nasdaq Composite index by more than 10 percentage points. However, PayPal's stock still looks rather cheap by most metrics, and that's especially true considering how much progress the new management team has already made.
Purple Elephant Ventures Raises Healthy Seed Round
Africa Capital Digest
JANUARY 19, 2025
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2 Quantum Computing Stocks That Could Be a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
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JANUARY 19, 2025
The quantum computing revolution is changing technology as we know it. Quantum computers leverage the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations far beyond the capabilities of traditional computers. This transformative technology has the potential to revolutionize diverse sectors, including medicine, materials science, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Is Nvidia a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
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After languishing for some time after the company's Q3 earnings, shares of artificial intelligence (AI) juggernaut Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) briefly shot up to nearly $150 before retreating to their current level south of $140. One of Nvidia's key partners is doing quite well Some investors were a bit perplexed by the poor performance of Nvidia's stock after its fiscal 2025 Q3 numbers were released.
DOB Equity Backs Water Filter Maker with Convertible Note
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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1 Magnificent Warren Buffett Stock Down 30% to Buy and Hold Forever
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Many investors closely follow Berkshire Hathaway 's portfolio to track Warren Buffett's latest moves. However, many of Berkshire's stocks are still hovering near their all-time highs -- even as it trims many of its top positions, pauses its own buybacks, and focuses on raising cash and buying more short-term T-bills. Buffett's cautious approach seems to suggest the market might be due for a pullback this year, so it might not seem like the best time to use Berkshire's portfolio as a shopping lis
Conservio Secures Capital to Scale Nature-Based Booking Platform
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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If You'd Invested $10,000 in Micron Stock 9 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has historically been among the most frustrating semiconductor stocks for investors. Chip stocks are cyclical by nature, and the extreme fluctuations in the memory chip market have often wiped out the stock's gains from the most recent bull markets. Fortunately, the rise of the cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the paradigm for Micron stock.
African Climate Fund Barka Secures Backing from WRI Africa
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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Billionaires Are Selling Nvidia and Buying a Bitcoin ETF That Cathie Wood Thinks Could Soar Up to 3,700%
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Many billionaire investors loaded up on Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock as it soared over the past few years. That wasn't surprising, since its soaring sales of artificial intelligence (AI)-oriented data center GPUs turned it into one of the market's hottest growth stocks. Yet it also wasn't surprising to see some of those big investors reduce their exposure to the chipmaker after its 2,100% run over the past five years.
New $100M Debt Fund Targets Women-Led Climate Adaptation
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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2 Soaring Stocks to Buy in January and Hold for 20 Years
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JANUARY 19, 2025
You can build incredible wealth in the stock market, and it's not as difficult as you might think. The key is to patiently hold shares of a growing company that still has a large market to expand into. Here are two stocks that have monster return potential. 1. Dutch Bros Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) is a fast-growing beverage chain that is building a unique brand.
Al Mada-owned Managem Parts with Moroccan Copper Mine
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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2 Stocks Down 32% and 71% That Could Be Big Winners in 2025
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JANUARY 19, 2025
The S&P 500 is still within a few percentage points of its all-time high, but some stocks are still relatively cheap. Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the market for several years thanks to the interest rate environment. And some of the biggest financial technology (fintech) companies are trading for a fraction of their pandemic-era highs.
Saudi Fund Backs Global Ventures’ $150M Third Fund
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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Is the Nasdaq Headed for a Correction? 3 High-Flying AI Stocks to Buy if Prices Fall.
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JANUARY 19, 2025
It's been a fun couple of years for the technology sector. The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) has injected growth into various companies and raised long-term expectations, resulting in surging share prices for the top AI stocks and new highs for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index. However, stocks have started 2025 on some shaky footing. Investors are concerned about what the Fed's interest rate policy might look like this year amid fears of inflation returning.
DFC Commits $15M to AfricInvest’s New Small Cap Fund
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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3 Reasons to Buy Walmart Stock in 2025
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JANUARY 19, 2025
With Wall Street seemingly focused only on artificial intelligence and GLP-1 weight-loss drug stocks lately, it might surprise some of these investors to learn that Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was actually a solid growth stock in 2024. A look at its total return performance would show that it blew past the S&P 500 as well as many other popular growth stocks.
MeTTa Launches South Africa’s First Private Equity Secondaries Fund
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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You Can Outperform Nearly 92% of Professional Fund Managers by Using This Simple Investment Strategy
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Professional fund managers are some of the brightest minds on Wall Street. There's a reason people trust them with billions of dollars in capital. Practically all of them are highly educated and highly experienced in the financial markets, giving them a serious advantage when it comes to outperforming the average individual investor on Main Street. But the truth is that you can outperform the pros by using a simple investment strategy that nearly every professional can't touch.
IFC Weighs Investment in LoftyInc’s New Africa-Focused VC Fund
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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3 Fidelity ETFs You Can Buy and Hold Forever to Generate $100,000 in Yearly Dividend Income, Starting in 2025
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Building a sizable nest egg can take decades. But once it's there, it can fuel a sizable income stream for a lifetime. Indeed, even if one has far more modest sums to invest, it can prove worthwhile to see how much income various investment instruments can generate. So, let's examine three Fidelity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to get a sense of what's possible.
Alta Semper Names BII’s Ghaly as MENA Chief
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JANUARY 19, 2025
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Better Warren Buffett Stock: Citigroup vs. Bank of America
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) have long dabbled in bank stocks , owning almost every major Wall Street bank at one time or another over the past several decades. It's an industry Buffett has deep ties to and has done incredibly well with if you think back to Berkshire's timely bank stock investments during the Great Recession.
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A Wealth of Common Sense
JANUARY 19, 2025
When Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald’s the idea was to bring fast, cheap food to busy people in the suburbs of Chicago. The first hamburger back in 1948 cost just 15 cents. That’s my son’s favorite burger (ketchup only, no onions or pickles) so I know it now costs $1.89 at my local McDonald’s.1 That means we’re looking at close to a 12x price increase in the past 77 years or s.
3 Simple Tricks to Turn $1,000 Into $10,000 With Bitcoin
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has the potential to be a very powerful wealth-building investment. In fact, it's capable of turning a relatively humble sum of $1,000 into $10,000, so long as you're willing to play the long game and be consistent with your investing habits. Curious about how to place your bets on the king of cryptocurrencies? Let's nail down a few basic strategies that will make the process a lot easier.
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JANUARY 19, 2025
By Matt Pais, MDRT Senior Content Specialist Needless to say, it is difficult to reach Top of the Table-level production if you have no clients. Even if you have plenty, of course, it never hurts to learn another good prospecting idea. In his 2016 Annual Meeting presentation, Prospecting your way to the top, Marc A.
The Unfortunate Truth About Claiming Social Security at Age 62
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JANUARY 19, 2025
One of the most important retirement planning decisions you'll make in your golden years is when to apply for Social Security. The most popular age to claim retirement benefits, by far, is 62, the first year you become eligible. While most retirees understand that claiming at 62 will result in a lower monthly benefit, they might consider it worth the trade-off to start collecting sooner rather than waiting.
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: Shein: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company’s success : We found that the beating heart of this empire is a workforce sitting behind sewing machines for around 75 hours a week in contravention of Chinese labour laws. These hours are not unusual in Guangzhou, an industrial hub for rural workers in search of a higher income; or in China, which has long been the world’s unrivalled fact
3 Concepts That'll Help You Understand How to Invest in Dogecoin and Shiba Inu This Year
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Investing in Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) , the leader of the meme coins, and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) , the runner-up, is risky under the best conditions. But with the right information in hand, you can mitigate some of the risks and stack the deck in your favor as much as possible. Let's learn about three key concepts that'll you'll need to understand if you want to succeed with these investments.
The Forever Portfolio: 3 Stocks to Buy in 2025 and Hold Forever
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JANUARY 19, 2025
There is a counterintuitive feature of the stock market. It doesn't necessarily reward those who put in the most effort. Just because someone puts in eight hours a day staring at screens and trading does not mean they will generate good returns. In fact, studies show that most day traders underperform investors who passively invest in index funds. Spending your whole life working tirelessly only to lose to someone who makes one investing decision a year (to buy an index fund) does not sound like
Should You Buy the Dip in Eli Lilly Stock Right Now?
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JANUARY 19, 2025
2024 was an interesting year for pharmaceutical powerhouse Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). At one point, share prices had gained as much as 65% on the year. However, after a less-than-spectacular earnings report published in late October, shares of Lilly started to slide considerably. All told, Lilly stock still gained 33% in 2024, outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
The Smartest Fintech Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now
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JANUARY 19, 2025
Fintech, the broad term for financial technology, is expanding quickly as companies continue to merge their financial products with the latest tech innovations. Investors looking to tap into this momentum have their pick of stocks, but which of them is a great option to put $500 toward right now? Let's take a closer look at why American Express (NYSE: AXP) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) could be the right place for your money if you have $500 available to invest.
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