The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ: LITE) may not be a household name among investors, but a closer look at its stock price chart for the past four and a half months will tell us that it has been on a tearing run on the market. The company manufactures and sells optical and photonic components, modules, and systems that enable high-speed data transmission, along with laser products that are used in industrial applications.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 1, 2025

Group emerges as crucial backer of start-ups seeking to gain from the tech revolution its chips are powering

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Tobias Financial

JANUARY 1, 2025

Join us on Tuesday, January 21st at 12:30 PM Eastern for our Quarterly Market Update Webinar. When : Tuesday, January 21st at 12:30 PM Eastern Registration : Click here to register. Cost : Complimentary After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the webinar. We look forward to your attendance.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 1, 2025

The issues facing private equity, dealmaking, corporate Japan and beyond

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 1, 2025

Miami, Florida, 1st January 2025, Chainwire The post FLOKI DAO Unanimously Votes to Provide Liquidity for Floki ETP Launch appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 1, 2025

Sun Art deal is ecommerce groups second major divestment of bricks-and-mortar assets in less than a month

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Steve Sanduski

JANUARY 1, 2025

For the 11th time, I begin the New Year with a word exercise thats designed to remind, motivate, and guide my behavior on my road to making the New Year my best year yet. Historically, Ive done the My 3 Words exercise, which are simply 3 words that set my theme for the year. My 3 words are printed at the top of my Daily Outcomes sheet (my prioritized to-do list) so I see them multiple times a day.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

No doubt, 2024 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), but 2025 could be even better. Companies and individuals are still figuring out how to harness the power of AI, and because these systems make heavy use of machine learning, they are always improving. Investors have been betting on the big AI companies, particularly the ones that provide the hardware that undergirds it.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JANUARY 1, 2025

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

The biggest winners of the current bull market have been companies closely tied to the advancements in artificial intelligence. After zooming significantly higher over the last two years, many stocks appear fully priced. In fact, some AI darlings currently trade at prices higher than almost every analyst on Wall Street expects them to trade a year from now.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 1, 2025

Happy New Years! Grab a few Advils, pour yourself a mug of coffee, and get ready to start the new year right! AI Needs So Much Power, Its Making Yours Worse Technology : AI data centers are multiplying across the US and sucking up huge amounts of power. New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans, threatening billions in damage to home appliances and power equipment. 75% of highly-distorted power readings across the country are within

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) , the chipmaker formerly known as Cree, lost more than 90% of its value over the past three years. It was a hot stock during the peak of the meme stock rally in late 2021, but its shares crumbled as its growth stalled out. Does that pullback represent a buying opportunity for contrarian investors? Let's review its business model, near-term challenges, and valuations to decide.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Growth investors are always looking for the next big thing. These days, most of those ideas involve companies doing something new or interesting with artificial intelligence (AI). I'm here to talk about two experienced AI innovators you may not have heard of yet. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) and Kaltura (NASDAQ: KLTR) only recently entered the stock market to support their newfound ambitions for business growth -- but the companies already are about two decades old.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) developments have accelerated in the last few years. Just a few years ago, AI typically referred to machine learning models that predicted the next best thing to do. Anything from facial recognition to what you see next in your Instagram feed is driven by machine learning algorithms. Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is proving that even some of the most dominant and well-known businesses can hit a rough patch. The S&P 500 is in record territory, but that's not the case for this stock. Shares of the sportswear giant last traded in the three-figure club in March 2024, but they've been in a downward trend since. They currently sell at 58% below their peak from November 2021 (as of Dec. 30, 2024).

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years. Businesses are starting to see tangible savings from implementing this technology in their operations, which is triggering massive investment. Statista projects the AI market to grow at an annualized rate of 28% through 2030 to reach $826 billion. If you have some extra cash you don't need for paying down debt or other expenses, now could be a great time to start putting together a portfolio of growth stocks benefiting from AI tha

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

E-commerce leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) trounced the market in 2024, with its share price climbing 45% compared to the S&P 500 's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) 24% gains (as of this writing). Meanwhile, Home Depot 's (NYSE: HD) shares struggled, gaining just 12.4% for the year amid a slowdown in DIY home improvement spending. Both of these consumer goods companies are leaders in their respective markets and, while their current share price gains don't compare, either could be great long-term investments

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

2025 will be a pivotal year for chip-giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) as it navigates an industry that it no longer dominates. A multiyear turnaround effort led by former CEO Pat Gelsinger, which aimed to turn Intel into a world-class foundry, has yet to pay off as the company struggles on multiple fronts. In the PC market, a combination of sluggish demand, stiff competition from AMD , and Qualcomm launching its Arm -based laptop CPUs have left Intel fighting for market share.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Turning 62 is a big milestone. For many, it marks the end of a decades-long career. It also signals eligibility for Social Security benefits, a primary source of income for a lot of retirees. Claiming Social Security benefits is a big decision, and it's difficult to undo. If you're considering applying for benefits in 2025, here are a few things you need to know.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Stock splits generally garner a lot of attention from the investment community. In fact, stocks that have undergone a split witness increased levels of trading activity immediately after the event. In recent years, several high-profile technology companies including Tesla , Nvidia , Broadcom , Amazon , Apple , and Alphabet have undergone stock splits.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Growth stocks can help you build lasting wealth. But it's important to stay focused on the company's performance and not necessarily the stock's. Even the best companies will see their share prices decline down in a market sell-off, but if you consistently buy shares of growing companies over many years, you should do very well. Here are two growing companies to buy today that offer attractive long-term return potential.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Shopify 's (NYSE: SHOP) stock closed at its all-time high of $169.06 on Nov. 19, 2021. That 9,845% gain from its initial public offering (IPO) on May 21, 2015 would have turned a $1,000 investment into $99,447 in six and a half years. At the time, the e-commerce services provider dazzled the bulls with its accelerating growth throughout the pandemic, and the buying frenzy in meme stocks amplified its gains.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

In today's video, I will be talking about the recent updates regarding Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI). Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of Dec. 27, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 30, 2024. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

The stock market has done incredibly well in 2024 and the S&P 500 is up 25% year to date. Luckily for investors looking to put capital into the market, things have cooled down in December, with the S&P down 1% since the start of the month. Looking even deeper, some companies face challenges that have pulled down their stock prices. Hoping for a discount in the share price is only part of the equation for finding the best stocks to buy.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

For the last 85 years, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for aging Americans who could no longer do so for themselves. Based on an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this program is responsible for pulling 22.7 million people out of poverty each year -- including 16.5 million adults aged 65 and over. While Social Security has been a pillar for more than eight decades, it isn't static.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Data analytics expert BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) has been soaring in 2024. On the morning of New Year's Eve, the stock was up by 128% in 52 weeks. Inquisitive minds (and growth-hungry investors) want to know if the gains can continue in 2025 and beyond. So let's take a look at BigBear.ai and its growth prospects. Is this a great artificial intelligence (AI) stock to buy in early 2025?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Dividend investing will likely never go out of style. This is not only because people generally like the idea of earning some money while doing nothing, but also because companies that consistently pay and increase their payouts usually have excellent underlying businesses. That's primarily why dividend stocks have outperformed their non-dividend-paying peers over long periods.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Do you like bargain stocks? How does an 84% discount sound? That's how much shares of streaming-television technology company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) are down from their pandemic-prompted 2021 peak. This stock's barely moved since the latter half of 2022, in fact, with most investors seemingly afraid to dive in without more evidence that a rebound is underway.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks There are plenty of ways to generate passive income, such as real estate, bonds, certificates of deposit, savings accounts, and more. You can even generate passive income from holding stocks. Some companies choose to pass along a portion of their profits to shareholders through dividends, which is a way to gain passive income without selling shares.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Most of the hype in the dividend stock investing community focuses on stocks that already offer lofty dividend payments. However, where these high-yield dividend stocks pay out more to investors upfront , most provide minimal dividend growth over the long haul. As a devout buy-to-hold investor who tries to think in decades, I am much more interested in dividend growth stocks that may offer a smaller payout today but massive passive income potential in the future.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is coming off an incredibly strong 2024. Its share price rose by more than 70%, easily outperforming the S&P 500 and its 24% returns. And with the increase in value, that has pushed its valuation up to a market cap of around $730 billion. Below, I'll look at how likely it is for Walmart's stock to join the $1 trillion club in 2025 based on its fundamentals, growth prospects, and valuation.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

The dawn of a new year brings opportunities, and streaming company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) could use some of that right now. It ended the year down 18% when the S&P 500 gained 26% -- a pretty terrible showing for 2024. Is there any hope left for Roku investors? Let's see where it could be in five years from now, and whether it's worth your investing dollars.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

The stock market has seen multiple companies hit the $1 trillion mark in valuation in the past few years, the latest one being semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO). The stock's valuation more than doubled in 2024 as sales and profits have been soaring in recent quarters. But has it become too expensive and too late to invest in it after such a strong year and with the stock trading at close to 40 times its projected future profits?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) enjoyed a fantastic year in 2024, gaining roughly 24% (as of Dec. 30). Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) performed similarly, depending on which share class you look at. Over the last two years, the broader market, buoyed by high-flying tech stocks, is up about 53%. Berkshire Hathaway has trailed the market, but still performed very well.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

When I was running marathons I would remind myself (somewhere around mile 20) that if it were easy to run 26.2 miles everyone would do it. But everyone doesn't run marathons because it is very, very hard. Investing is kind of like a marathon. But unlike marathons, there are some legit shortcuts you can take when you invest. For dividend investors, one of the easiest shortcuts is the Vanguard High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM).

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Virtually every investor wants to build wealth, but there are countless roads to this destination. When discussing potential millionaire-making investments, it often boils down to how likely they are to get you where you want to go and how long it will take. Naturally, individual stocks usually represent the home-run investment. On the other hand, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are generally about the underlying strategy because they represent many stocks (sometimes hundreds) lumped together and t

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock simply took off in 2024, registering eye-popping gains of 340% as of this writing and handsomely crushing the 23% gains registered by the Nasdaq Composite index during the year. The company, known for supplying software platforms and analytics to both federal and commercial customers, has been in the limelight thanks to the rapidly growing demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) software platform that enables clients to integrate generative AI into

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