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After years of struggle, SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) seems to have found its place in the tech industry. As the company settles on becoming a leader in voice recognition software, it has won contracts from various companies and an investment from AI chip leader Nvidia. Despite those successes, SoundHound faces ongoing losses and significant difficulties on the financial side of the business.

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Macerich (NYSE: MAC) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Jul 31, 2024 , 1:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the second quarter 2024 Macerich earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

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Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash It's never too early for small business owners to start thinking about taxes. Small business tax season goes all year round -- with quarterly estimated tax payments, payroll taxes, and other tax obligations specific to your state or industry. But unfortunately, small business owners can be uniquely vulnerable to tax scams and misunderstandings.

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JULY 31, 2024

Arguably no trend has been hotter on Wall Street over the last year and change than artificial intelligence (AI). Put simply, AI allows software and systems to oversee tasks that would normally be assigned to humans. The game-changing growth potential AI brings to the table has everything to do with software and systems being able to learn without human intervention.

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The Russell 2000 features approximately 2,000 of America's smallest listed companies. At Tuesday's close, the index has surged by a whopping 10.3% since July 1, crushing the widely followed S&P 500 , which is trading flat since then. Investors are predicting the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates three times before the end of 2024 thanks to favorable inflation and unemployment data.

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are still up big on the year. But a pullback in mega-cap growth stocks, including the "Magnificent Seven, " has sent the major indexes down. Tesla is in the negative year to date, while Nvidia is down over 10% in the last month. Despite the sell-off in these popular names, there could be even better stocks out there to buy now.

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JULY 31, 2024

Image source: Getty Images As a bespectacled American, I have spent many, many hours of my life in optical centers and ordering glasses and contacts. There's not really anything fun about it. But as it turns out, Costco has its own optical center, which I literally did not realize until I started researching this article. The good news is that these optical centers have a lot of perks that many Costco members have no idea about.

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Image source: Getty Images If you're getting ready to deposit $15,000 in your bank account , there's something you should know before you head to the bank. Since you're making a large deposit, special rules apply. These rules are established by the Bank Secrecy Act. They actually apply to any deposit over $10,000 -- and deposits of $15,000 or more fall within this category.

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to massive stock gains for some companies. In a few cases, the increase was so significant that it prompted a company to initiate a stock split. Admittedly, the stock split may have happened for a variety of reasons, including an attempt to avoid the appearance of overvaluation. Nonetheless, when accounting for factors such as the business, growth rates, and valuation, one stock-split stock stands out as an excellent buy.

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Image source: Getty Images I shop at Costco on a weekly basis. This is necessary for my household, since we're constantly running out of products like milk, produce, and snacks (especially, ahem, the snacks). But I like to time my Costco runs strategically to when my minivan's gas tank is getting low. Buying gas at Costco commonly saves me money compared to the cost of filling up elsewhere.

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JULY 30, 2024

There has been an ongoing rotation in the stock market, and one of the losers has been previously high-flying Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Shares of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) chip and software maker continued to drop on Tuesday. Today, shares fell more than 8% before paring some of that drop. At the intraday low of about $102.5 per share, the stock was down more than 25% from its recent June intraday high of more than $140.

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JULY 30, 2024

Image source: Getty Images More people are embracing the freelance lifestyle. According to a study by Upwork, 64 million Americans performed some freelance work in 2023. Doing freelance work, whether part-time or as a full-time business venture, could help you increase your income. If you're new to freelancing, you may wonder what to charge for your work.

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Image source: Getty Images If you were impacted by the recent CrowdStrike tech outage while attempting to fly with Delta, I'm so sorry for your struggles. Many travelers were stranded for days trying to get to their destinations. While the outage impacted many major airlines, Delta seemed especially hard hit and struggled to operate normally for several days.

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There's no denying that it's been a tough few years for PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). The company pioneered fintech before it was fashionable, but a downturn in the economy and rising competition crushed the stock. Since its peak in mid-2021, the stock has fallen more than 80%. However, the company's recent results suggest its recovery is gaining steam.

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All good things must come to an end. Or do they? That's a question many investors could be asking about Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) remarkable run. Shares of the graphics processing unit (GPU) maker have skyrocketed more than ninefold since the fourth quarter of 2022. Nvidia is up almost 130% so far this year. However, the stock has plunged around 17% in recent weeks.

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JULY 30, 2024

Age 65 is a big milestone in the context of retirement planning, because that's when seniors are eligible to sign up for Medicare. In fact, you can enroll in Medicare three months before the month of your 65th birthday to get the ball rolling. You may be thinking of signing up for Medicare in conjunction with Social Security. That's something you're absolutely allowed to do.

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JULY 30, 2024

Experts have waffled on whether the U.S. economy is headed for trouble. In October 2022, economists put the probability of a recession within 12 months at 63%, according to The Wall Street Journal. Inflation exceeded 8% at the time, and the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates at the fastest pace in decades. But the situation has changed dramatically since then.

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Jul 30, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the AMD second quarter 2024 conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.

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Dividend investing has long been a popular strategy for those seeking steady income and potential long-term growth. However, stocks with exceptionally high yields (over 5%) often raise eyebrows among investors. These ultra-high-yield stocks tend to underperform the broader market in the short term, as their generous payouts often reflect underlying challenges.

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Will 2025's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) be a generous one? That's looking less and less likely by the day. The good news is that the current 2.63% COLA estimate for 2025 is higher than previous ones from earlier in the year. The bad news is that next year's COLA is shaping up to be considerably smaller than 2024's. Given that this year's COLA was a big step down from 2023's, it doesn't paint the most comforting picture for Social Security recipients.

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For nearly two years, the bulls have been wild on Wall Street. Since the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , and growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) bottomed out in October 2022, they've all gone on to hit multiple record highs. While history unequivocally shows that patience pays off handsomely on Wall Street, it also tells us that stocks rarely move up in a straight line.

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JULY 30, 2024

Shares of Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) , which makes artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled robotics technology for supply chains, plunged 23.5% on Tuesday, following the company's release on the prior afternoon of its report for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 (ended June 29). The stock sell-off was largely due to revenue guidance for fiscal Q4 falling considerably short of Wall Street's expectation.

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Image source: Getty Images I've used Facebook Marketplace, an online marketplace for used goods, to clean out my college dorm and sell things too delicate to ship. The marketplace connects sellers with millions of buyers through Facebook, and you can sell locally for zero fees. It's made me hundreds. My brother used it to make $10,000 in three months by reselling exercise equipment.

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JULY 29, 2024

For almost six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been putting on a clinic for Wall Street. Despite being just as fallible as any other investor, the Oracle of Omaha has overseen a greater than 5,260,000% return in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) since taking the reins in the mid-1960s. Returns of this magnitude are why 40,000 people flock to Omaha, Nebraska, every year to hear Buffett speak about stocks, the U.S. economy, and the investing philosop

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At this point, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) needs no introduction. Almost everyone probably knows the artificial intelligence (AI) leader by now. Nvidia stock has exploded over the last year and a half, and even briefly earned the title of the world's most valuable company, surpassing perennial tech titans Apple and Microsoft to top the charts. The company dominates the market for data center graphics processing units (GPUs), the semiconductor components used to run powerful AI models like ChatGPT, wit

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Is the U.S. Space Force playing favorites in space? In 2022 and 2023, SpaceNews reports that the United States Space Force (USSF) awarded 60% of its National Security Space Launch Phase 2 (NSSL2) rocket contracts to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). SpaceX, which charges significantly less per launch than does ULA, was nevertheless awarded only 40% of the work.

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In today's video, I discuss Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other semiconductor stocks. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the after-market prices of July 29, 2024. The video was published on July 29, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now? Before you buy stock in Nvidia, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors

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Fire is hot. Ice is cold. Water is wet. Some statements are so self-evident they don't need to be made. However, I'll add one more to the list: Warren Buffett knows how to make money. Buffett's net worth currently stands at nearly $138 billion. He amassed this fortune by buying businesses (notably including Berkshire Hathaway ) and investing in stocks.

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It can feel overwhelming to figure what stocks to buy (or sell), and for that matter, which ones offer the most upside. But making the right choices is a lot easier when you know where to look for the best information. Most companies, but not all, host quarterly earnings calls with Wall Street analysts to talk about what happened in the recent quarter and what to expect in the year ahead.

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has wowed investors with its triple-digit earnings gains and solid stock performance in recent times. This is thanks to the company's dominance in one of today's most-talked about technologies: artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia holds 80% of the AI chip market, and considering the company's focus on innovation, this leadership is likely to last.

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One of the toughest decisions you might have to make in the context of retirement planning is figuring out when to claim Social Security. The earliest age to sign up for benefits is 62. And from there, you can really file at any time. However, there are some key milestones to know about. First, you're eligible for your complete monthly benefit based on your personal income history at full retirement age.

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Image source: Getty Images It seems as if the price of gasoline is always on the rise, and it never really gives anybody a breather. And while historical data doesn't exactly show this to be wholly true, it definitely has seasonal swings and long-term trends that can take your breath away. For example, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the average price of unleaded regular gasoline in America in June 2024 was $3.601 per gallon.

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JULY 28, 2024

With shares up by almost 28,000% in just 10 years, Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) rally will go down in history. A $2,000 investment made in 2014 would be worth $560,000 today -- more than enough to buy a medium-priced home in cash. But returns like that probably won't continue forever. New investors must decide whether the risks of holding Nvidia stock today justify the potential rewards.

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Taxes help pay for a lot of the daily services and infrastructure we get to enjoy. From public schools to road maintenance to healthcare, taxes ensure our communities have access to essential services. That said, it's fair to say that most people don't like paying taxes although they're a necessity today. The bad news is that taxes aren't going anywhere, so the sooner you come to terms with them, the easier it is to accept them as part of American life.

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