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Intel's Foundry Business Gets a Huge Vote of Confidence

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Wall Street isn't giving Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) any credit for the company's push into the foundry business. Given Intel's history of manufacturing delays, most notably with its 10nm process that's now called Intel 7, it's not unreasonable to doubt the company's ability to pull off its audacious manufacturing roadmap. Intel is in the process of launching five process nodes in a four-year span.

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The 4 Best Side Hustles for Professionals Facing a Layoff

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Learn how to create additional and flexible income during uncertain and volatile times by creatively harnessing your education, experience and expertise.

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VinFast Soared as Much as 830%: This Comparison Should Make Investors Think Twice

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In the stock market's latest head-scratching move, shares of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) have soared after their initial public offering (IPO). In fact, the stock nearly quadrupled last week and has traded as high as $93 per share. It has since settled around $53, which gives it a mind-boggling market capitalization of $123 billion -- more than Ford and General Motors combined, while selling only a small fraction of the vehicles.

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AI and Retirement – How It Will Affect Your Retirement Savings

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting humans more than any of us realize. It’s being used by marketers to gain customer insights, by manufacturers to automate processes, and by many businesses.

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Is Disney's Model Broken? 1 Thing Investors Need to Know Before Buying the Stock

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Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is the premier global entertainment company, reliable for churning out hit films and media and raking in revenue. Even with its current challenges, it's posting sales growth and launching new content, park rides, and more. However, its films have underwhelmed in 2023. That could be a passing trend, or it could point to a crack in its carefully crafted business model.

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6 Reasons Shared Calendars Create More Productive Teams

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Many hands make light work. At least, that’s what they say. The truth is that many hands only lighten the load if they’re all working together. Work might be even.

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Sony takes on Disney and Mukesh Ambani in India with Zee merger

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Japanese entertainment powerhouse hopes India’s biggest TV broadcaster can help it repeat previous successes

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Statistically Speaking, This Is the Worst Age to Claim Social Security Benefits

The Motley Fool

For more than two decades, national pollster Gallup has been surveying retirees and working Americans to gauge their current, or expected, reliance on Social Security income. For both groups (retirees and non-retirees), the message is clear: Social Security benefits are a virtual necessity to make ends meet. For retired workers, up to 90% have relied on their Social Security check as a "major" or "minor" income source.

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Aldi heads down new aisle with US supermarket shopping spree

Financial Times M&A

German discounter is moving into more conventional big store territory in a fiercely competitive market

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4 Preeminent Growth Stocks You'll Regret Not Buying in the Wake of the Nasdaq Bear Market Dip

The Motley Fool

From time to time, Wall Street is known to test the resolve of investors. This occurred during the quickest bear market decline in history (the COVID-19 crash), as well as in 2022, which saw the growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) lose 33% of its value. However, time has a way of healing all wounds on Wall Street -- at least when it comes to the major stock indexes.

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MiB: Jonathan Miller on Post-Pandemic Residential Real Estate

The Big Picture

    This week, we speak with Jonathan Miller, founder and CEO of Miller Samuel , a real estate appraisal & consulting firm founded in 1986. His weekly Housing Notes is widely read among the real estate community of appraisers and agents. We discuss the state of both commercial and residential real estate across the country, the environment for mortgage rates, New York City housing, and his favorite penthouse apartments.

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Costco Doesn't Show In-Store Items On Its Website. Here's How Shoppers Are Getting Around It

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Image source: Getty Images If you talked to 100 Costco super fans, I think 99 of them would likely agree that as awesome as Costco may be, it does have some flaws. For one thing, the credit card restrictions (Costco only accepts Visa) are annoying. But this isn't half as annoying as the Costco digital experience. What do we mean? Costco.com is basically useless for many shoppers.

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Play Your Favorite Vinyls Anywhere With This Portable Record Player, Now Just $89.99

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Say hello to what's said to be the smallest portable record player on the market.

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How Artificial Intelligence Helped Power This Tech Company to Double-Digit Growth

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Shares of Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) have stumbled recently despite convincing beats on both the top and bottom lines in the data analytics and management company's latest quarterly results. That, however, might make the stock a bargain, particularly given that the company is diving head-first into artificial intelligence (AI). Its recent pivot into the red-hot tech segment is already having an effect on its fundamentals and could be a significant driver going forward.

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Get Unlimited Training With This $35 Labor Day Discount

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Here's What Happens When You Make an Offer on a New Home Before Yours Has Sold

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Image source: Getty Images There may come a point when you decide you're ready to buy a new home. Maybe you purchased a starter home initially and are now looking to upsize. Or maybe you want to move to a different neighborhood now that your kids are old enough to attend public school. If you have equity in your current home, you may be relying on it to come up with a down payment on a new home.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover : In an exclusive excerpt from his new biography ‘Elon Musk,’ Walter Isaacson offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most surprising and controversial decisions of the mogul’s career. ( Wall Street Journal ) • Misled by the Phillips Curve: How Inflation Predictions Went Wrong : In a recent Barron’s article, I examined why la

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3 Times to Check Your Credit Report

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images When it comes to important financial documents, your credit report is definitely at the top of the list. You actually have three of them, one from each of the major consumer credit bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax). You also have multiple credit scores that are calculated based on information in your credit report.

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Here's What Happens When You Keep All of Your Retirement Savings in a 401(k)

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Image source: Getty Images If you manage to kick off your senior years with a nice amount of savings, you might set yourself up for a meaningful retirement -- one that's filled with fun experiences and devoid of financial worries. And if you have access to a 401(k) plan through work, then you may be motivated to sign up for it. The upside of participating in a 401(k) is getting an opportunity to snag free money for your retirement.

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4 Reasons to 'Snowball' Your Credit Card Debt Payoff

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images As I've learned time and time again in my life, the best way out is usually through. This is even the case when it comes to paying off credit card debt. After paying off a big chunk of debt last year, I'm a fan of the "debt snowball" method. Creating a debt snowball consists of making a list of your debts by amounts owed, smallest to largest.

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People Seem to Think AI Is the Best Investing Opportunity of Our Lifetime. How True Is That?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) helped revive many tech stocks earlier this year. After the 2022 bear market led to the worst tech sell-off since the financial crisis, the appearance of OpenAI's ChatGPT revived interest in AI stocks. Still, companies such as Google parent Alphabet claimed to be an "AI first" company in 2016. Also, Apple has funded research in AI and machine learning for years, and many others have capitalized on the technology for several years.

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Author Behnam Tabrizi on Leaders and Innovation

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Behnam Tabrizi is a transformation expert and a faculty member in Stanford University's executive program. His book is Going on Offense: A Leader's Playbook for Perpetual Innovation. Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey caught up with Tabrizi to discuss: Tech companies with a cultural advantage. Why Alphabet might have a bureaucracy problem. Lisa Su's "David and Goliath" story at Advanced Micro Devices.

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AI Stocks Are on Sale -- 2 Stocks I'm Loading Up On Right Now

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Alongside the broader market pullback, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been hit hard over the past month. Although the market has nearly recovered, many AI-centric stocks haven't. This has opened up some great buying opportunities to get some stocks for a little less than they were just a month ago. Two that I have my eye on are Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) and UiPath (NYSE: PATH).

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3 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy in September

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When's a good time to invest in dividend stocks? Any month that has a vowel in its name. We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify no-brainer dividend stocks to buy in September. Here's why they picked AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) , Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) , and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD). Dividend royalty with better days ahead Keith Speights (AbbVie): It's never easy for a drugmaker to lose patent exclusivity for its top-selling product.

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Nvidia Stock Analysis: Let the Good Times Roll

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) management expects surging revenue for the rest of 2023. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 29, 2023. The video was published on Aug. 31, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor , has tripled the market.* They just revealed what they believe are the ten best

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2 Spectacular Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in September

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett turned 93 on Aug. 30, and it would be an understatement to say that he's lived an incredible life. The famous moneyman stands as one of the most successful investors in history, and he's delivered incredible returns for his company's shareholders and has been a source of wisdom and information for millions of people around the globe.

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Why Enterprise Products Partners Isn't the Same Company It Was 5 Years Ago

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Companies evolve and change over time, particularly those that have long operating histories. Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) recently went through a subtle but important transition. Although the master limited partnership (MLP) is still a North American midstream giant, it isn't the same MLP it was just five years ago. Midstream was all about growth until it wasn't Enterprise Products Partners owns energy infrastructure.

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Is Coca-Cola Stock a Buy?

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Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) investors haven't had a lot to celebrate lately. Their stock has completely sat out the 2023 market rally and is in negative territory through late August. The picture doesn't brighten much if you zoom out, either. Coke's returns have trailed the S&P 500 over the past decade, even after accounting for dividend reinvestments.

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3 Mistakes You Might Make When You First Open a 401(k)

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Saving well in a 401(k) could set the stage for a comfortable retirement. As of 2022, the average 401(k) balance among Vanguard participants was $112,572, while the median balance was $27,376. But no matter what savings goal you want to set, it's important to manage your 401(k) well from the start. And that means steering clear of these newbie mistakes. 1.

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2 Top Dividend Stocks I Can't Wait to Buy in September

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I'm on a journey to grow my passive income to the point where it can eventually offset my expenses. I make incremental progress on this pursuit each month by buying more shares of high-quality dividend-paying stocks. I concentrate on companies that offer above-average-yielding payouts that increase steadily. Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) are near the top of my buy list for September.

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2 Top Payment Stocks to Buy in September

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Payment industry stocks have been among the top performers in the financial sector over the years, but two look like particularly good buys as we move into the month of September: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Global Payments (NYSE: GPN). Both of these growth stocks are undervalued at the moment and should provide some nice upside for investors. Here's why. 1.

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2 Incredible Stocks to Buy on the Dip

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When a particular stock is declining, investors usually don't rush out to buy it. They may be right if the company has significant problems likely to weigh on its long-term performance. But, in many cases, a share price dip doesn't indicate such a situation. The company might face near-term challenges, but the broader picture still remains bright -- and that gives us the opportunity to snap up shares at a great price.

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Clorox Is Still Worried About Inflation. Here's What Investors Need to Know.

The Motley Fool

Clorox (NYSE: CLX) managed to improve its gross margin by 5.6 percentage points year over year in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. That's a huge improvement that was helped along by a drop in the rate of cost increases that the company faced due to inflation. But inflation has not gone away. In fact, management made sure to highlight two important trends on this front when it spoke to analysts.

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Surprise! This Potential AI Winner Isn't a Tech Stock.

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When most of us think of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, we think of technology players. By this, I mean companies like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices that power AI systems with their chips. Or you may consider Amazon , which uses AI across its own business and offers AI services to its cloud computing customers. And that means if you want to bet on the AI revolution, you might invest in one of these tech giants.