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APRIL 19, 2024

In 2022, management decided the best course of action would be to simply sell the company's assets, pay back its debt, and return the proceeds to investors. Here's how it's going, and why shareholders could quickly be handsomely rewarded. Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 17, 2024.

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APRIL 22, 2024

In this video, I will go over the three companies I'm watching closely ahead of a big earnings week. With the recent market volatility and uncertainty, these companies will provide investors with valuable information. Stock prices used were from the trading day of April 19, 2024. The video was published on April 22, 2024.

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MAY 4, 2024

Many investors are looking to find the next big thing with their investments, and it's possible to make a lot of money that way. And whereas very few "next-big-thing" stocks actually work out, mature businesses give investors a much higher probability of success. Investors yawn at these boring businesses. billion in cash.

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MARCH 16, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has become a candidate to overtake Microsoft and Apple as the largest company in the world. The chart below shows the trailing 12-month (TTM) total of each company's net income. trillion, easily surpassing Microsoft as the world's largest company. trillion and $2.6 trillion, respectively.

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MAY 12, 2024

Tier 1 dividend stocks, or equities backed by companies with an unwavering commitment to rewarding shareholders through regular distributions and increases to the dividend, are a simple way to cut out the noise. Many of these companies have been paying dividends for decades, and even better, growing the dividend for decades as well.

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MAY 14, 2024

But over the past couple of years, this software company's commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing its business with companies has supercharged growth. In the most recent quarter, it generated double-digit revenue gains and the biggest quarterly profit in the company's history. Image source: Getty Images.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Before you buy stock in Micron Technology, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Micron Technology wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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MAY 5, 2024

The company continues to dominate search and has long led the way in artificial intelligence (AI) , incorporating AI into every product since 2016. The question is whether this changes the investment case for the company. Such levels make it a "mature" company by just about any measure.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Following the launch of ChatGPT, the power of generative AI technology has become clear, and tech companies are racing to take advantage of it, both to find better ways to serve their customers and to make their operations more efficient. Let's take a look at a few of the companies leading the AI race. Image source: Getty Images.

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APRIL 19, 2024

for the week through Friday morning as the market digested the company's record-setting first-quarter results. The good news is that the company's smart water meter sales are surging at the moment. A 29% increase in utility water sales led to an overall year-over-year sales increase of 23% for the company in the first quarter.

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MAY 4, 2024

Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. based company : $20.7 Alphabet's dividend will start at just $0.20 Data by YCharts.

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APRIL 22, 2024

As Rocket Lab gears up to report its financial results for first-quarter 2024 on May 6, the company clearly has some momentum. Eat your heart out, Elon Musk For the better part of a decade, SpaceX -- the pioneering space company founded by billionaire Elon Musk -- has set the standard for rapid growth by space stocks. But should you?

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APRIL 17, 2024

Just 11 years ago, Apple , ExxonMobil , Alphabet , and Berkshire Hathaway were the four largest American companies. Today, only two of those companies -- Apple and Alphabet -- remain in the top four. Let's look at the companies I believe will claim the top four spots in 2035. Berkshire Hathaway has slipped to No. trillion to $2.2

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AUGUST 30, 2023

But the difference with Kellogg is that the iconic food maker's good company/bad company spin-off is likely to lead to a major adjustment in both the business and the dividend policy. Given the company's name and history, cereal was also considered somewhat sacred. Image source: Getty Images. It's a common move on Wall Street.

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MARCH 7, 2024

However, some company initiatives are not fully reflected in the numbers yet, and an industry trend could be a major long-term catalyst. Before you buy stock in Redfin, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Redfin wasn’t one of them.

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MARCH 3, 2024

To put this extreme growth into perspective, the company reached the trillion-dollar mark over the summer. But in the roughly nine months that followed, the company has added almost another $1 trillion in value. However, the company is not resting on its laurels. As of now, its market cap is roughly $1.98

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MARCH 19, 2024

Let's cut right to the chase: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is on track to become the world's largest company. It's already the world's third-largest company As of this writing, Nvidia has a market cap of $2.2 trillion, making it the third-largest American company, behind only Microsoft and Apple. Think that's going too far? Here's why.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company had $232 billion in online store sales in 2023. But investors should resist the urge to think of e-commerce as a played-out trend. However, there's a another major player in this space that investors shouldn't overlook. Here's what the company's burgeoning e-commerce business means for investors.

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MAY 17, 2024

But AI benefits will offer growth opportunities for lots of tech companies that haven't seen their stocks run as far and fast as Nvidia. Softbank had extended itself at the tail end of the tech-software bubble in 2021, so Arm investors must hope this isn't another example of "me too" thinking with a too-late entry into a red-hot tech sector.

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MAY 2, 2024

One company that constantly finds its name in the spotlight is Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The company's CEO, entrepreneur Elon Musk , is equal parts entertaining and, at times, pretty jarring. Let's break down why this meeting was so important for Tesla, and what it could mean for investors in the long run.

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MARCH 24, 2024

But what many investors don't know is that Nvidia is an investor itself. Its latest report included five companies, but one I am most interested in is S oundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). This means the company likely has more information than the average person on SoundHound's prowess, which investors should note.

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MAY 13, 2024

Advanced packaging companies will see revenue explode from AI demand. To be sure, investors have already somewhat caught on to the Onto story, with the stock up over 150% over the past year. His clients may own shares of the companies mentioned. Image source: Getty Images. What's advanced packaging, and why's it so important?

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MARCH 2, 2024

As it currently stands, there are only seven companies in the world with a market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion. Many of these companies develop software platforms, which often come with predictable, recurring revenue at a high margin. But the company actually provides far more value to customers.

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MARCH 28, 2024

With the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) soaring, it's no surprise that companies highly leveraged to the price of the cryptocurrency are also soaring. The erosion of the "proxy stock" effect In 2023, investors viewed MicroStrategy much like a giant spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Is MicroStrategy overvalued?

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MARCH 23, 2024

The launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 was the clearest signal yet that the next era in technology is underway and generative AI has big tech companies and others pouring billions into AI infrastructure. Keep reading to see two that look set to become trillion-dollar companies in the coming years thanks to AI. Image source: Getty Images.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

companies have market caps greater than $2 trillion, Microsoft and Apple. company (sixth-largest globally) with a $1.5 Or could Nvidia become the third company to obtain a $2 trillion market cap? As a result, the stock has garnered a premium valuation because investors have already baked in substantial business gains.

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MAY 17, 2024

It's always interesting when a new company comes to market and doubly interesting when it's a spinoff. In reality, two new companies came out of the spinoff of Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) -- a newly created healthcare company and an industrial conglomerate without a healthcare business. Image source: Getty Images.

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MAY 13, 2024

Before you buy stock in Walt Disney, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Walt Disney wasn’t one of them. Dylan Lewis: This week we've got advice for college grads, stocks on our radar and some tough reactions to company earnings.

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MARCH 4, 2024

One possible answer: He's going to buy himself another space company. Might a second-tier space company like Northop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) try to expand its business by buying ULA? From the very start, however, one company always seemed the most likely to want to own ULA. United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin: Together at last?

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MARCH 15, 2024

boasts an impressive roster of investors that include famed venture capital (VC) firms Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, as well as some of the world's largest businesses, including Capital One and Nvidia. While Databricks may not be a direct threat to Palantir, I see the company as a tangential competitor. What is Databricks?

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MAY 3, 2024

Internet security and performance expert Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) beat first-quarter earnings estimates, but investors are worried the company's growth rate is slowing. The company earned $0.16 The company earned $0.16 But the company's guidance for the quarters to come raised questions for investors.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) , with 43% of all world cruise passenger traffic, is the market leader, well ahead of cruise line companies like Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Nonetheless, three unexpected factors could position Carnival Cruise stock to drive investor returns. 29), occupancy returned to 102%.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

You might think that a list of the companies that are best at retaining workers is merely interesting. It's more than that, though, because companies that keep their workers longer have a competitive advantage, making them worth an extra look as potential investments for your long-term portfolio. years Southern Company 8.8

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JANUARY 27, 2024

The six most valuable companies in the world by market cap all have one thing in common: each is valued at over $1 trillion. With a market cap of roughly $592 billion, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is the world's largest healthcare company and the 10th most valuable business in the world. LLY Total Return Level data by YCharts.

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MAY 4, 2024

Investors often categorize companies into different buckets, like growth stocks versus dividend stocks, or large-cap companies versus small-cap companies. We're talking about stock repurchases -- where companies return capital to investors by buying back (and usually retiring) shares.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While chip manufacturers represent a more direct way to invest in generative AI, savvy investors understand that there are a whole host of other opportunities alongside semiconductors. The company designs architecture for IT solutions including server racks and storage clusters, and has close ties to Nvidia and AMD.

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MAY 4, 2024

Investors have long observed the stock selections of Stanley Druckenmiller. The billionaire investor built his fortune in a fund he founded in 1981, Duquesne Capital Management. Investors may also notice how Druckenmiller structures his Nvidia investment into two holdings. Let's review three of them.

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