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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Don't look now, but oft-maligned cannabis stocks aren't doing too badly these days. More than a few are seeing their stocks approach one-year highs, thanks to optimism about impending legalization and improving fundamentals. Although there's much support for de facto legalization nationwide, it's only being done state by state.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Time flies on the stock market. It now seems so long ago that people rushed to invest in cannabis stocks following positive regulatory developments, especially in Canada. Even perceived market leaders like Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) have failed to deliver anything resembling positive returns. That's anyone's guess.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

That was before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a trade-stopping lawsuit that is still inching its way through the legal system. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) works out to 5.7%, trailing behind the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock market index's CAGR at 8%. How incomplete is the victory?

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JULY 15, 2023

Ripple's XRP token (commonly known by the Ripple moniker) soared on the news of a legal victory as U.S. As of this writing near the stock market's closing bell on Friday, July 14, Ripple has tripled in a year and trades at $0.68 With or without this week's Ripple-friendly legal ruling, I still prefer these three crypto names.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) has perhaps been the most disappointing pot stock since Canada legalized adult recreational uses of marijuana back in 2018 -- and that's saying something. These are all positive developments for Aurora Cannabis and the rest of the industry, but is that enough to buy the stock?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The utilities sector has historically underperformed the S&P 500 Utilities companies are often legal monopolies that generate consistent but slow-growing earnings. Vistra is largest competitive power generator in the U.S., Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

What we won't know is if Buffett undertakes any additional selling of Bank of America's stock from Oct. He legally isn't required to tell Wall Street or investors anything else about his company's BofA position until then. economy and stock market, Buffett isn't afraid to sit on his hands when stock valuations don't make sense.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

When Canada legalized adult uses of cannabis in late 2018, investors rushed to buy shares of what looked like the most promising companies in the field. For instance, though it became legal to sell weed in Canada, companies had to acquire the proper licenses to open retail stores. Just how much of a disappointment?

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JULY 3, 2023

The stock's 8.5% yield is impressive, but it's not sustainable for the long haul as growth fades and the sin stock's legal combatants have their day in court. Singling out Altria as a stock to avoid this week isn't a matter of coming down on its portfolio of tobacco, wine, e-cigarette, and cannabis products on moral grounds.

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APRIL 7, 2025

Warren Buffett' s ability to spot undervalued gems in the stock market helped create tremendous wealth for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. It can be difficult to invest when stocks are falling, but Buffett has made some of his most rewarding investments when Wall Street is nervous.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

New hopes that the end of the year might end on a positive note helped to send the stock market higher on Monday. The industrial conglomerate has had to deal with a large number of legal issues recently, but reports suggested that 3M might be closer to putting another major problem behind it.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The stock market is starting December on a bullish note, and so is the stock of electric vehicle (EV) battery maker QuantumScape (NYSE: QS). Yet those gains are coming after an avalanche of stock sales by QuantumScape officers. Today's jump of 6.2% as of 2:50 p.m. ET tops off a big week for QuantumScape shares.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

That legal albatross no longer hangs over Ripple's shoulder, which frees the underlying Ripple Labs to run its business and seek partnerships, even on U.S. The legal wrangling is over, amounting to a $125 million slap on RippleNet's billionaire wrist. I'm told that Ripple Labs might even join the stock market eventually.

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APRIL 11, 2025

If you're searching for a reliable income stream from your investment portfolio, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is one stock that should be on your radar. However, Ares Capital hasn't escaped the turbulence of the recent stock market fluctuations. Since the beginning of February, its stock has fallen nearly 16% from its peak.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is one of the priciest stock markets in history, and Berkshire's record cash pile of $276.9 Perhaps Buffett's favorite trait about Sirius XM is that it's a legal monopoly. Maintaining a legal moat should afford Sirius XM meaningful subscription pricing power and lead to predictable operating cash flow.

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MARCH 14, 2025

This sell-off isn't the least bit surprising given how far beyond historic norms stock market valuations have risen. Based on the S&P 500's Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) Ratio, Wall Street's most-followed stock index recently traded at its third-highest premium during a continuous bull market when back-tested to January 1871.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. Take a legal pad or create a simple spreadsheet and create two columns. Then, on the left side, put in, line by line, what you expect to get every month in Social Security, annuities, and interest and dividends from savings and stocks.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

This is what makes him piling into a popular company enacting a reverse-stock split all the more intriguing. Meet the legal monopoly stock-split stock Warren Buffett is piling into Though Buffett purchased shares of seven securities during the second quarter, including opening new positions in Ulta Beauty and HEICO , it's the roughly 96.2

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APRIL 12, 2024

The crypto market took an absolute nosedive at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday after the stock market opened. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issue a Wells notice to Uniswap , which is a precursor to legal action against the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen over $4,000 in value to $66,440 as of 3:15 p.m.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Warren Buffett's fascination with this unique stock-split stock is likely a function of its sustainable moat, as well as its incredibly cheap valuation amid a historically pricey stock market. As I noted earlier this week, Sirius XM is one of a very small number of legal monopolies.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The stock market has surged this year, and tech stocks have done particularly well. The number of tech stocks that look cheap relative to earnings or free cash flow has shrunk as the stock market has rallied. However, there are still some good options for value investors.

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MAY 28, 2024

They've generally established themselves with law, legal status. In fact, when you look at the third trait of Rule Breaker stocks, which I'll speak to in a second, or the second habit of Rule Breaker investors, which I'll also mention. A lot of people think the stock market, they say stuff like, "What goes up, must come down."

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

A buoyant stock market that keeps reaching new heights is making it tougher to find high-yield dividend payers. At recent prices, the average dividend-paying stock in the benchmark index offers an uninspiring 1.3% The S&P 500 reached a new all-time high on Oct 18. dividend yield.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

What happened Marijuana stocks lit up the stock market again on Monday, with shares of Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) , for example, gaining 9.4% Both these developments are continuing to lift cannabis stocks higher, as visions of marijuana legalization dance in investors' heads. through 1:25 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

As the stock market has moved higher, one victim has been dividend yields. With the average payout for the S&P 500 down to just 1.25%, such stocks have lost a bit of appeal at a time when investors can earn a guaranteed return of around 5% in some certificates of deposit.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

It's one of the few ways to (legally) get out of paying taxes. Consider that the average stock market return is ten percent annually, meaning that carrying a credit card balance is mathematically hustling backward. Hack #4: Cut up those credit cards Consider paying off any outstanding credit card balances you may have.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Some investors try to beat the stock market while others simply want to build a reliable stream of passive income to fuel their retirement dreams. Folks who buy shares of the best dividend-paying businesses they can find have a great chance of beating the market, and there are numbers to prove it.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Thanks to a combination of innovation, acquisitions, mergers, bankruptcies, legal judgments, competition, and even Acts of God, the stock market's "leaderboard" is constantly in flux. Wall Street's first $6 trillion stock is likely to be. Change is one of the only constants investors will find on Wall Street.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

All these issues explain why PayPal hasn't performed very well on the stock market. Companies can cut expenses by rapidly finding contractors on Fiverr, who can get work done without becoming employees -- that is, without being legally entitled to all sorts of benefits, such as paid time off.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index is pretty broad. It tracks the performance of roughly 500 stocks, hand-picked by an expert panel to reflect the large-cap portion of the American stock market. The index is often seen as an accurate barometer of the stock market as a whole.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Claver imagines a world where Ripple manages the lion's share of international payments someday -- and also takes over other money-transfer settlement systems such as the stock market. Putting that legal saga to bed should boost XRP's real-world utility and token price. In that world, the system could settle as much as $6.6

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JANUARY 16, 2024

The regulatory picture is starting to clear up, driven by renewed public interest in the crypto space and progress in important legal cases such as the U. The general long-term trend tends to leave traditional stock market indices like the S&P 500 far behind. Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP).

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Merck is working to resolve this problem, but until the company's post-Keytruda plans are much clearer, the market is unlikely to reward the stock by bidding it up significantly. However, the drugmaker's legal problems should continue weighing on the stock. That leaves just one company in the running: UnitedHealth Group.

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APRIL 28, 2024

While stock performance is individual to each company and its own unique growth story, there's a reason these businesses generally stay the course even when overall macro conditions are suffering. If you're looking for top healthcare stocks to buy right now, here are two names you'll want to consider for your basket of buys.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I mentioned that even the lowest price targets on Alphabet and Pinterest imply upside for shareholders, but there is always risk where the stock market is concerned, so positive returns are never guaranteed. Importantly, even the lowest target of $31 per share implies 3% upside.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With services that we all need, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) sports some of the stock market's most reliable cash flows. Soaring interest rates have the market worried that Verizon's debt load could become too much of a burden. The company has raised its dividend payout for 17 straight years.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

In other words, not one analyst thinks the stock will decline over the next 12 months. Of course, there is no such thing as a guarantee where the stock market is concerned, but the optimism is nevertheless noteworthy.

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