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JUNE 6, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will complete a 10-for-1 stock split after market close tomorrow. The split comes on the heels of tremendous price appreciation. Nvidia returned 205% during the past year and 580% during the last three years, with enthusiasm about artificial intelligence being the primary reason for those gains. What does the split mean for investors?

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JUNE 2, 2024

The pandemic housing boom means Americans have more home equity than ever. Households have added roughly $12 trillion in home equity since the end of 2019: To put this number in context, there was only ~$6 trillion in home equity following the bursting of the housing bubble following the Great Financial Crisis. Out of the $32 trillion in total equity, let’s say half of it is tappable (meaning homeowners can cash it.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Lyon, France, 4th June 2024, Chainwire The post iExec Launches Enhanced DataProtector: Revolutionizing Web3 Monetization & Ownership appeared first on FinSMEs.

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JUNE 7, 2024

US private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has made an investment in Quorum Cyber, which is intended to help the global cybersecurity firm accelerate its growth strategy through talent recruitment and expansion of its services. London-based private equity firm Livingbridge is an existing partner of Quorum, having overseen development of its customer platform Clarity, team training and further expansion into the US market.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Even though some companies are requiring employees to go back to the office, many Americans still want to work from home. If you have the right in-demand professional skills and can make good use of a flexible schedule, finding a work-from-home side hustle is a great way to boost your income. According to recent survey data from FlexJobs , some of the best side hustles let you work from home -- and pay $30 to $60 per hour on average.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Through the end of May, the S&P 500 has experienced 24 new all-time highs this year alone. Volatility has been relatively low for some time now. We haven’t had a 2% down day on the S&P 500 in well over 300 trading days: That’s fast approaching the longest streak without a nasty down day over the past 10 years. The S&P 500 is up around 11% for the year on a total return basis.

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JUNE 7, 2024

If you bought $1,000 of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock 10 years ago, you would have roughly $2.3 million today, a potentially life-changing return of 23,000%. While the company has probably become too large to deliver such rapid gains in the future, the next decade could bring many exciting opportunities as artificial intelligence (AI) technology develops.

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JUNE 7, 2024

The big moment is here. After today's market close, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will complete its 10-for-1 stock split, an operation that will bring down the price of this high-flying stock from roughly $1,200 to more like $120. Nvidia shares have soared -- more than 500% over the past three years -- thanks to the company's leadership in the high-growth artificial intelligence (AI) chip market.

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JUNE 7, 2024

What does the hottest stock in the S&P 500 do after skyrocketing more than any other large-cap stock on the market? Announcing a major stock split could be a good follow-up. That's exactly what Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is doing. Shares of the graphics processing unit (GPU) maker have nearly tripled over the last 12 months. Nvidia will conduct a 10-for-1 stock split after the market closes today.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Shares of Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) rallied 16.8% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Powering the utility's strong performance were its first-quarter results and the growing optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)-driven power demand growth. An AI-powered boost ahead? Constellation Energy reported strong first-quarter results in early May.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) 10-for-1 stock split is a milestone for the artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader. It's the company's first stock split in nearly three years after it split its shares during the pandemic-era tech boom. It also adds to a streak of stock splits enacted by the " Magnificent Seven " since this group of high-flying tech players began soaring at the start of the pandemic.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Buying a high-priced stock can be tricky since there's always the risk you may end up buying it at or near its peak. And even though a business is growing, the inevitable question becomes whether the business is growing fast enough to justify its valuation. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is an excellent example of that. At a market cap of $2.8 trillion, it has become one of the most valuable stocks in the world.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has taken investors on a wild ride since its first block was created on March 16, 2020. The cryptocurrency launched at $0.95 and soared to an all-time high of $260.06 on Nov. 6, 2021, but now trades at about $165. At first, Solana's blockchain attracted a lot of attention from developers as a faster alternative to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).

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JUNE 7, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was already the hottest stock on the market, but investor interest in the AI chip leader is reaching a fever pitch ahead of its 10-for-1 stock split, which is set to take effect after the markets close June 7. The first post-split trading day will then be June 10. Nvidia already delivered blockbuster returns for investors who bought the stock early in the generative AI cycle.

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JUNE 7, 2024

The crypto industry came to life this week driven by gains from Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Economic news this week was a bit mixed with a strong jobs report coming out on Friday after OPEC maintained oil production cuts earlier in the week. Bond yields rose as investors pushed out expectations for a rate cut. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence , shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) rose as much as 16.5% for the week, MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) was up as much as 12.7%,

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JUNE 7, 2024

The U.S. stock market has been in an impressive bull rally for the past year and a half, despite a slowing economy, high inflation, and mounting geopolitical pressures. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index posted a remarkable 43% gain in 2023, driven mainly by the artificial intelligence (AI) trend. The trend seems to have persisted, and the Nasdaq Composite is up by 14% so far in 2024.

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JUNE 7, 2024

With its stock up 30% since the company reported its fiscal first-quarter results late last week, the idea of stepping into a new stake in Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) right now could be a little intimidating. That's a big gain in a short period of time, inviting profit taking from the stock's now-loftier levels. If Chewy was on your watch list of potential purchases prior to this jump, however, know that it's not too late to dive in.

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JUNE 7, 2024

On Monday, the stock price of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will fall about 90%. But don't worry, Nvidia holders -- you'll also have 10 times as many shares, as the company will perform the 10-for-1 stock split it announced on its May 22 earnings call. Stock splits don't change the underlying valuation of a company, but some think they're reasons to buy a stock.

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JUNE 6, 2024

The era of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) being way behind in server central processing unit (CPU) core counts is coming to an end. The company has officially launched Sierra Forest, a CPU that features as many as 144 of Intel's power-sipping E-cores. A version with a whopping 288 cores is coming sometime next year. A necessary product While Intel's more traditional server CPUs have their place, many types of workloads don't benefit from more powerful cores.

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JUNE 6, 2024

The hottest stock on Wall Street, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , is enacting a stock split on June 7. The following trading day, June 10, Nvidia's stock price will be reduced by one-tenth, causing the number of shares to increase tenfold. After that date, the stock will be trading for around $100 rather than $1,000. Although stock splits excite investors, there are far better reasons to buy Nvidia's stock than just the stock split.

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JUNE 6, 2024

The list of businesses that have done better for their shareholders in the past 20 years than Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is undoubtedly a very short one. This booming streaming stock has skyrocketed 13,500% during that time, certainly making millionaires along the way. In fact, a $7,500 initial investment back then would be worth more than $1 million today.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have shot up an impressive 121% in 2024, and there is a good chance that they will continue to rally higher following its latest results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (which ended on April 28, 2024) as the company's guidance clearly indicates that its red-hot growth is here to stay. Nvidia is expecting its revenue to more than double on a year-over-year basis in the current quarter to $28 billion from the year-ago period's reading of $13.5 billion.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Led by Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , which is already up 60% this year, the crypto market appears to be on the cusp of a major bull market rally. However, not all major cryptocurrencies are up this year. Several popular cryptos are in the red for the first five months of 2024. The three cryptocurrencies that I'm most concerned about right now are XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) , and Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC).

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JUNE 7, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has never had more cash than it does now. At the end of the first quarter, the conglomerate led by CEO Warren Buffett had over $189 billion in cash and short-term investments on its books. The buildup of that cash stockpile has some concerned that it might be a silent warning to the stock market. After all, if Buffett isn't putting that cash to work, there must not be many good deals in the market.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is well-known for delivering incredible returns for investors in the 60 years since Warren Buffett took control of the company -- and for good reason. Since Buffett took over in 1964, Berkshire has delivered an unbelievable 4,384,748% total return for investors. Think about that for a minute. This means that a $10,000 investment in Berkshire at that time would be worth $438 million today.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) have more than doubled so far in 2024, fueled by geopolitical tensions that have caused ocean shipping rates to rebound. At least one analyst believes the rally is running out of steam. Shares of Zim traded down 15% as of 10:30 a.m. ET after Citigroup downgraded the stock to a sell. Is this as good as it gets?

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JUNE 6, 2024

Over the long run, the stock market has proved to be a superior wealth creator. Over the last century, no other asset class has come anywhere close to matching the annualized average return generated by stocks. But not all stocks are created equally. One of Wall Street's greatest attributes is that it's dynamic. History tells us that today's largest stocks are unlikely to be the biggest publicly traded companies 20 years from now.

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JUNE 7, 2024

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT) returned 1,310% over the last two decades, compounding at 14.1% annually. By comparison, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) returned 599% during the same period, compounding at 10.2% annually. Put differently, $100 invested monthly in the Vanguard ETF would be worth about $132,000 today, while the same amount invested in an S&P 500 index fund would be worth just $78,000.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Image source: Getty Images It's natural to turn to credit cards every so often for unplanned expenses or larger purchases you can't quite cover on the spot. But relying on credit cards too often could lead to a situation where your debt has gotten out of hand. That's the situation a lot of consumers are in today. Recent data from Experian finds that Gen Xers owe more money on their credit cards than any other generation, with an average balance of $9,123.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors have seen their investments in this high-flying semiconductor company multiply substantially in the past three years. After all, Nvidia stock has shot up an impressive 576% during this period, which means that an investment of $1,000 in its shares three years ago is now worth more than $6,750. The stock market has rewarded Nvidia investors with such handsome gains thanks to the impressive growth in its top and bottom lines.

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JUNE 6, 2024

The monthly benefit you start out collecting from Social Security won't necessarily be the monthly benefit you receive for life. That's because years ago, lawmakers decided that Social Security should be eligible for automatic cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs. The purpose of Social Security COLAs is to help seniors maintain their buying power as inflation drives the cost of living upward.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) (NASDAQ: Z) and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) are both innovative technology companies aiming to disrupt the massive real estate industry. And both are down massively from their 2021 peaks. In this video, Fool.com contributors and real estate experts Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe discuss each company and whether they think each is worth buying.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Over the last couple of years, the two hottest trends on Wall Street have been artificial intelligence (AI) and companies enacting stock splits. In the days to come, these two catalysts will collide for the hottest megacap stock of them all, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). A " stock split " is a purely cosmetic event that allows a publicly traded company to change its share price and outstanding share count by the same factor.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Money attracts money. It's not surprising, therefore, that some of the world's wealthiest investors own positions in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company is making money hand over fist thanks to the skyrocketing demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Nvidia will conduct a 10-for-1 stock split after the close of trading on Friday, so its shares will begin trading at a much lower price on Monday.

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