The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Investors rush to buy dividend stocks for one big reason: These players offer recurrent income regardless of the direction their share prices or the entire market is taking. So, even in difficult times, investors can count on returns from these investments. On top of this, companies that pay dividends generally have the financial strength to do so, another comforting point for investors.
A Wealth of Common Sense
MAY 1, 2024
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The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Six U.S. companies have a valuation of $1 trillion or more at the moment, and each of them operates in the technology sector. However, only four of them have graduated into the $2 trillion club: Microsoft , valued at $3 trillion. Apple , valued at $2.6 trillion. Nvidia , valued at $2.2 trillion. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) , valued at $2.1 trillion.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
RunReveal, an Austin, TX-based provider of a SIEM built to detect threats, raised $2.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to scale its team and roll out additional offerings. Founded in 2023 by Evan Johnson and Alan Braithwaite, RunReveal is a security data platform […] The post RunReveal Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash For five years, author and Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) Tom Corley studied the habits of 233 millionaires. He also studied habits of people in poverty to see what differences he could find and the key habits in building wealth. Based on his Rich Habits study, Corley found that there are four typical paths people follow to become millionaires.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Unicorn, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a tech-enabled platform for spirits and wine collectors globally, raised $5.8M in Seed funding. Backers included Protagonist, Blue Equity, 640 Oxford, Middleton Partners, and angels Jason Pritzker, Edward Lando, Andrew Macdonald, Ken Fredrickson (Master Sommelier), the Wirtz and Merinoff Families, and co-founders of VII(N)-The Seventh Estate: Asani Swann and NBA All-Star and entrepreneur, Carmelo Anthony.
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FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Oasis Security, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of Non-human Identity Management (NHIM) solutions, raised $35M in Series A extension funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $75M, was led by Accel, Cyberstarts and Sequoia Capital. The company intends to use the funds to further invest in its R&D and Go-To-Market functions, accelerating the […] The post Oasis Secures $35M Series A Extension appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has been one of the most reliable income stocks in the energy sector. The master limited partnership (MLP) has increased its cash distribution for 25 years in a row. That's impressive, given the industry's volatility. The pipeline giant currently offers a 7.6%-yielding payout. That lucrative passive income stream is on an extremely firm foundation, which was evident in the MLP 's recently reported first-quarter results.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Peregrine, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a data integration platform, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by Friends & Family Capital and Fifth Down Capital with participation from existing investors Goldcrest Capital, Craft Ventures, Godfrey Capital, and other committed partners. The company intends to use the funds to further enhance […] The post Peregrine Raises $30M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be one of the most valuable opportunities in history for investors, and the semiconductor industry is at the heart of it. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang believes there is a whopping $1 trillion worth of existing data center infrastructure that must be upgraded with new chips to support demand from AI developers.
Financial Times M&A
MAY 1, 2024
FTC expected to raise concerns over Scott Sheffield’s messages with Opec as it moves to approve $60bn deal
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Breast cancer awareness month. Columbus Day. Fall foliage. Halloween. The World Series. Many things happen every October. But there's one event that retirees especially anticipate each year. I'm referring to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits. Based on how the numbers are looking right now, your 2025 Social Security COLA will be lower than the 3.2% increase received this year.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
CoreWeave, a Roseland, NJ-based specialized cloud provider for AI, raised $1.1 billion in new funding. The round was led by Coatue, with participation from Magnetar who led the last primary round, as well as Altimeter Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Lykos Global Management. The company intends to use the funds to grow across all areas […] The post CoreWeave Raises $1.1 Billion in Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
If you're married, it's not a given that both you and your spouse will be eligible for Social Security. It may be that only one of you is entitled to benefits because the other stayed out of the workforce to raise children. But if both you and your spouse are each eligible for a monthly Social Security benefit based on your individual work histories, you have a prime opportunity to maximize your retirement income.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
StepSecurity, a Seattle, WA-based leader in protecting CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, closed its $3m seed funding round. The round was led by Runtime Ventures, with participation from Inner Loop Capital, SaaS Ventures, DeVC, and several notable industry leaders as angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to invest in its open-source community and expand its enterprise offerings.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) represent two different ways to invest in the growing AI market. Palantir is a data mining and analytics company which mainly serves U.S. government agencies and large enterprise customers. It aggregates data from disparate sources to help those clients make smarter data-driven decisions. Nvidia is the world's top producer of discrete GPUs.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Baxus, a NYC-based global marketplace for collectible spirits, raised $5M in seed funding. The round was led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Solana Ventures, Narwhal Ventures, FJ Labs, and several high profile angel investors. The company will use the capital to scale their sensor and vaulting technologies and serve the retail and institutional interest […] The post Baxus Raises $5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are two of the world's most well-known tech companies. Microsoft owns Windows, Office, and Azure -- the world's second largest cloud infrastructure platform after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Web Services (AWS). Its Xbox business also makes it a leading video game company, it sells its own Surface PCs, and its Bing search engine gives it a firm foothold in the search and advertising markets.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Intel 471, a Wilmington, DE-based provider of cyber threat intelligence (CTI) solutions, acquired Cyborg Security, an Orlando, Florida-based company that provides organizations with advanced threat hunting capabilities and expertise. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The combination of Cyborg Security with Intel 471 delivers advanced behavioral detections and insight into the threat actor […] The post Intel 471 Buys Cyborg Security appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
A lot will change in the next 10 years, but our need for innovative medicines is unlikely to be one of them. That's one thing that makes some biotech companies exciting long-term investment opportunities, at least highly innovative ones that look well-positioned to deliver solid clinical and regulatory progress over long periods. Let's consider one company that might have what it takes: Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT).
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Carbonfact, a Paris, France-based provider of a software platform for the fashion industry to automate environmental reporting, raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Alven, joined by Headline (Fetch, Segment, Mistral AI), with participation from Y Combinator. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Alphabet 's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock surged 10% to its all-time high on April 26 after the tech giant posted its first quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 15% year over year to $80.54 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates by $1.84 billion, while its earnings-per-share (EPS) rose 62% to $1.89 and cleared the consensus forecast by $0.39.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Traceable AI, a San Francisco, CA-based API security company, raised $30m in funding. Backers included Citi Ventures – the venture arm of Citigroup, lead investor IVP, Geodesic Capital, Sorenson Capital, and Unusual Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to charge product innovation, bolster security research initiatives, and strategically scale its sales, marketing, and […] The post Traceable AI Raises $30M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
There's no denying that recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have been a secular tailwind driving the market higher since early 2023. Businesses and investors alike are keen to profit from the potential of these advanced algorithms to unleash a wave of employee productivity. Despite that potential, these changes will occur over years and decades, not weeks and months.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Remepy, a New York-based hybrid drugs developer, closed a $10M seed funding round, which, together with earlier funding, totalled $15M. The round was led by NFX, joined by Vine Ventures, PsyMed Ventures, Supernode Ventures and Firstime Ventures, joining previous pre-seed lead investor TechAviv as well as Fresh.fund, Samsung Next, StageNext Fund and 97212 Ventures.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
The S&P 500 is widely considered the best measure of how large U.S. stocks are doing, but it is also a rather top-heavy index. Since the S&P 500 is weighted in favor of larger companies, and several megacap stocks have surged in recent years, the index is highly dependent on just a few massive stocks. This is great when these companies are performing well -- but not so much when they perform poorly.
FinSMEs
MAY 1, 2024
Baselayer, a NY-based B2B platform utilizing proprietary Graph AI technology to fight fraud and optimize business onboarding, emerged from stealth with a $6.5m seed funding round. Backers included Torch Capital, Afore Capital, Founder Collective, Picus Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures and financial industry executives Eric Woodward, former President of Early Warning Services, Jason Mikula, executives from Stripe, […] The post Baselayer Raises $6.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Investors have been taken for quite the ride over the previous four years. All three of Wall Street's major stocks indexes – the Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500 , and Nasdaq Composite -- have traded off bear and bull markets in successive years since this decade began. But if history has taught investors anything, it's the value of patience and perspective.
Private Equity Wire
MAY 1, 2024
Wealth management platform Sidekick has added Alessandra Farnum as Alternatives Product Lead. In her new role, Farnum will focus on launching and expanding products and services within the platform’s alternative asset class offering, which aims to include private equity, private credit, venture capital and real estate. Farnum joins Sidekick from her role as Partner at London-based fintech VC fund Mouro Capital, having previously worked at Samsung Ventures.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
The Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT) cryptocurrency is having a tough time. The official blockchain ecosystem of the Web3 Foundation uses this digital token for governing functions, staking, and parachain operations. Although the crypto is properly known as DOT, most investors just use the Polkadot name , instead. Either way, the token's price has only increased by 9% over the last year.
Private Equity Professional
MAY 1, 2024
Shoreline Equity Partners has made an investment in Prime Meats, a processor and distributor of protein products. Prime Meats products include beef, poultry, pork, dairy, seafood, and other specialty products that are sold to independent restaurants, grocery stores, and butcher shops, with a focus on Hispanic and traditional markets across 15 states.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Hump Day proved to be something of a street obstacle for electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar Automotive (NASDAQ: PSNY). On a large piece of quite discouraging news, investors sold out of the company's stock early in the day, before it recovered to land weakly in positive territory at market close. The market is currently looking for bargains in the EV space, and some obviously consider Polestar to be a potential recovery story.
Private Equity Professional
MAY 1, 2024
Publicly traded U.S. Silica has agreed to be acquired by Apollo Management in an all-cash transaction at an enterprise value of $1.85 billion. U.S. Silica (NYSE: SLCA) is an industrial minerals company with core capabilities in mining, processing, logistics and material science. The company sells more than 1,500 products to customers that are active in… This content is for members only.
The Motley Fool
MAY 1, 2024
Let's time-travel back a decade. On April 29, 2014, Disney 's Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the U.S. monthly box-office champ, Tesla had just begun delivering its Model S cars to China, and Activision Blizzard (now owned by Microsoft ) was two days away from revealing its videogame Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The above paragraph was meant not only to take you back in time but also to give you an idea of the diversity of artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVD
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