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Nvidia Briefly Became the Largest Company on the Stock Market. What Does This Mean for Investors?

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It's up 150% this year, crushing the broader market, and that catapulted it to the very top spot as the largest public company by market cap. What does this mean for investors? A stock's market cap is the total value of all of its shares. They're winning companies.

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Meet Wall Street's Safest Dividend Stock: A Small-Cap Company Few Investors Know Exists

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While Treasury bonds, housing, and commodities like gold, silver, and oil, have had their moments in the sun and, in many instances, made investors richer, no asset class has come close to matching the average annual return from stocks over the last century. Image source: Getty Images. Regardless of what's happening with the U.S./global

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Stock Market Sell-Off: Here Are 3 Stocks I'd Love to Buy at a Discount

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The stock market sold off sharply in the early days of August, but has since reversed course, with the S&P 500 making back about half of its recent declines and now trading for just 6% below its all-time high. This wasn't the first stock market sell-off, and it certainly won't be the last. Quite the opposite.

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What Does It Mean for Investors if CRISPR Therapeutics Gets Bought Out in 2024?

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Gene-therapy treatments are growing in popularity, and for a larger healthcare company that is perhaps looking into getting into the business, it could be more attractive to simply buy CRISPR Therapeutics than to develop its own therapies. What would a buyout mean for investors? They could also decide to cash out and sell their shares.

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3 Stock Market Predictions for 2024: The S&P 500 Gains, Apple Falls Behind Microsoft, and Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Soar

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Fallout from the pandemic made the last two years particularly tumultuous for investors. Here are three not-so-wild stock market predictions for 2024. That could energize investors and move the index higher. Lower rates boost spending and economic growth, and investors tend to get excited by those prospects.

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2 Major Risks Investors Should Know Before Buying Global-e's Stock

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Similarly, the stock price has increased by more than 70% since the beginning of the year due to its solid financial performance. While existing investors have been enjoying the ride, potential new investors should not hastily rush into the stock until they consider these two significant risks. Let's review them.

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Should Investors Follow This Billionaire Investment Fund and Buy Starbucks Stock?

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It acquires stakes in public companies and drives operational improvements in their businesses, making it an " activist " investor. It does so by securing board seats, ousting executive teams, and sometimes taking companies private. Should investors ride Elliott's wave and invest in Starbucks? It was 28.4%

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