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1 Stock-Split Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist in September and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague

The Motley Fool

Directional moves in the stock market have been no more predictable than a coin flip since this decade began. The COVID-19 pandemic and 2022 bear market sent investor sentiment into the doldrums, while historically low interest rates and a capital-injecting Fed fueled stock-buying in 2021. When Wall Street vacillates, smart investors typically turn to outperforming stocks.

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Grant Avenue recaps life sciences and healthcare consultancy CREO

PE Hub

Clearsight Advisors served as financial advisor to CREO while Crosstree Capital Partners served as financial advisor to Grant Avenue. The post Grant Avenue recaps life sciences and healthcare consultancy CREO appeared first on PE Hub.

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Thomson Reuters and Blackstone cashing out on LSEG for $2.9bn

Private Equity Insights

Investors in the London Stock Exchange Group, including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters , are launching a sale of roughly 28.3m shares worth about 2.3bn pounds ($2.9 billion), bookrunners said on Wednesday. The consortium, which includes Canada’s CPPIB and Singapore’s GIC, intends to sell a total of about 43.1m shares over time in the bourse operator.

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Beyoncé's Request to Fans Sparks a Surge in Sales for Small Businesses, Turning Side Hustles Into Major Money-Makers

Entrepreneur - VC

Beyoncé celebrated her birthday by urging fans to wear silver to her concerts during Virgo season. The request sparked a surge in sales for many small business owners. Read more about the Renaissance World Tour's economic impact, here.

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Why Is VinFast Auto Stock Plunging After a Massive August Rally?

The Motley Fool

What happened After a dazzling debut in August, VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) stock is on an eight-day losing streak as of this writing. Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer surged 184.7% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's after accounting for the stock's 58% fall in the last three days of August.

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The U.S. Housing Market vs. The Canadian Housing Market

A Wealth of Common Sense

Way back in 2017, I wrote about how bananas Canadian housing prices were. This was the chart I used at the time: Canada basically skipped the housing bust from the Great Financial Crisis. Well, things got even more bananas in the ensuing years. Here’s the updated version: Canadian housing prices can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent or something like that.

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Why Saudi Arabia is the Future Frontier for Global Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur - VC

By aligning their aspirations with Saudi Arabia's vision, entrepreneurs can co-create a future where innovation thrives, businesses flourish, and dreams take flight.

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A Bull Market Is Coming. 2 Stock-Split Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist

The Motley Fool

It's impossible to predict the stock market's next move, but one thing we can be sure of is this: A bull market is coming. How do we know? Because times of market optimism and top performance always have followed bear markets. And we're heading in the right direction: The S&P 500 last year touched its bear market low, but it's since climbed more than 20% from that point.

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Should Your Investment Manager Have Skin in the Game?

A Wealth of Common Sense

A reader asks: My job is to run a concentrated 20 company portfolio (all listed companies, buy and hold, long term horizon etc.). I get a base salary and a bonus for performance. So a good amount of my annual earnings are tied to the performance of the companies I pick. I also have a small personal investment account. My question is around how I should think about investing this – should I use the fact that I spend.

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Nobody Knows Anything, John Wick edition

The Big Picture

 In 2016, I wrote about the novelist and screenwriter William Goldman, and his delightful book, “ Adventures in the Screen Trade.” He is the Academy award-winning scriptwriter who penned such classics as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “All the President’s Men” (1976), “Marathon Man” (1974), and the cult-favorite “The Princess Bride (1973).

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Video: Over 70,000 People Trapped at Burning Man Amid Flooding, Leading to Disastrous 'Mass Exodus'

Entrepreneur - VC

Inclement weather and flooding spelled disaster for campers at this year's Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada. Read more about the Burning Man mass exodus, here.

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Why I Agree With Wall Street and Continue Piling Into This Nearly 8%-Yielding Dividend Stock

The Motley Fool

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) currently offers a monster dividend. Its yield is approaching 8%, driven higher by the continued decline in its stock price. Shares currently sit 20% below their 52-week high, weighed down by myriad concerns. However, a growing chorus of Wall Street analysts view the sell-off in the telecom stock as a buying opportunity. They believe that the fears surrounding the company are overblown.

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What to Do About These High Interest Rates

Mr. Money Mustache

Whoa, have you seen what just happened to interest rates!? Suddenly, after at least fourteen years of our financial world being mostly the same, somebody flipped over the table and now things are quite different. Interest rates, which have been gliding along at close to zero since before the Dawn of Mustachianism in 2011, have suddenly shot back up to 20-year highs. – Which brings up a few questions about whether we need to worry, or do anything about this new development.

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BlueWhale Bio Raises $18M in Funding

FinSMEs

BlueWhale Bio, a Philadelphia, PA-based new company spun out of the University of Pennsylvania to overcome key bottlenecks in cell and gene therapy manufacturing, raised $18M in funding. The round was led by Danaher Ventures LLC, the corporate venture subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, with a syndicate of life science investors including Novalis LifeSciences and Marshall Wace, amongst others. […] The post BlueWhale Bio Raises $18M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Report: Meta Employees Ordered Back to Office as Company Shifts to 'In-Person Focus'

Entrepreneur - VC

Meta employees have reportedly been told by Mark Zuckerberg and leadership that the company is shifting to an "in-person focus" where some will have to return to the office three days a week.

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Bill Gates Bets Nearly $100 Million on Beleaguered Bud Light Maker Anheuser-Busch InBev. Here's Why It Could Pay Off.

The Motley Fool

Bill Gates said in 2018 that he wasn't "a big beer drinker." However, he appears to now qualify as a big beer investor. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust manages the huge endowment that the multibillionaire made to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The trust revealed in a recent regulatory filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it invested heavily in beleaguered Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD).

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EMS LIMITED IPO (Subscribe)

Fintoo

Highlights Issue Size – 15,224,923 shares Issue Open/Close – Sept 08 /Sept 12, 2023 Price Band (Rs.) 200 – 211 Issue Size- 3,212 mn Face Value (Rs) 10 Lot Size (shares) 70 EMS Ltd. incorporated in 2010 is in the business of (i) Sewerage solution providers (ii) Water Supply Systems (iii) Water and Waste Treatment […] The post EMS LIMITED IPO (Subscribe) appeared first on Fintoo Blog.

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PayJoy Closes $360M Capital Raise

FinSMEs

PayJoy, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of smartphone-based finance solutions, closed a $360m capital raise. The raise consisted of $150M in Series C equity and $210M in debt. The equity was led by Warburg Pincus, with participation from Invus, Citi Ventures and prior leads Union Square Ventures and Greylock. The debt funding was led by Citi and included other […] The post PayJoy Closes $360M Capital Raise appeared first on FinSMEs.

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7 Critical Pieces of Business Advice for Entrepreneurs Just Getting Started

Entrepreneur - VC

Being an entrepreneur is a test of your integrity. With so many different challenges and new situations coming your way simultaneously, it can be easy to lose sight of your goals.

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Missed Out on Nvidia? 2 AI Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist.

The Motley Fool

Analysts at Next Move Strategy Consulting expect the global artificial intelligence (AI) market to grow 20-fold to a whopping $2 trillion by 2030 as the technology improves and major companies build out their offerings. Tech giant Nvidia is one of the undisputed winners in this megatrend as is supplies the advanced chips needed to power and train AI models.

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10 Labor Day Reads

The Big Picture

My 3-day weekend reads: • How Friday Became the New Saturday : A summer perk became a year-round staple. More white-collar employees are clearing the decks at the end of the week after pandemic upended in-office work. ‘Friday is just a dead day.’ ( Financial Times ) • All That Empty Office Space Belongs to Someone : If the nearly 100 million square feet of office real estate stays empty, who loses?

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Harmonya Raises $20M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs

Harmonya, a New York-based software company which specializes in CPG and retail with AI-powered product data, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $25M, was led by Bright Pixel Capital with participation from existing investor Team8, as well as Arc Investors, J Ventures, Silicon Road Ventures, Allen & […] The post Harmonya Raises $20M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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'I Paid For It All': Miley Cyrus Reveals She 'Didn't Make a Dime' on 'Bangerz' Tour

Entrepreneur - VC

During her new video series called "Used to Be Young," the star revealed that she paid out of pocket for most of the provocative 'Bangerz' tour.

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Why Shares of VinFast Auto Collapsed This Week

The Motley Fool

What happened Shares of recently minted public company VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) collapsed as much as 44.6% this week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Vietnamese manufacturer of electric vehicles ( EVs ) just went public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and soared over 100% on the back of investor hype and its low float.

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HOOPP: A boardroom view of how to approach governance around climate change

Top 1000 Funds

Boards face a vital role supporting governance around climate change. The board journey of Canadian fund HOOPP serves as a starting point for other boards feeling equally challenged by the complexity of the issue writes co-chair Gerry Rocchi.

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Enzai Raises USD 4M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Enzai, a Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK-based startup providing AI governance software, raised USD4M in Seed funding. The round was led by Cavalry Ventures with participation from Seedcamp, Techstart Ventures, Paul Forster, Jonathan Kewley, Sam Gill and Alexandre Berriche. The company intends to use the funds to build out their engineering capabilities and support their route-to-market […] The post Enzai Raises USD 4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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4 Ways Creators Are Revolutionizing Marketing — and How Big Brands Can Benefit

Entrepreneur - VC

With their unique ability to genuinely connect with audiences, creators have carved out niche marketing strategies that radically differ from traditional approaches. It's time big brands take notice.

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This Company Raised Its Dividend Payout for 56 Consecutive Years, But Does That Make It a Good Investment?

The Motley Fool

Dividend stocks can be an excellent source of passive income. One thing investors like to see when investing in these stocks is a company that consistently raises its dividend payout. An ever-increasing dividend payment can be a good sign of a steady business and strong capital management. However, these dividend payments could be covering up an ugly truth: subpar investment performance.

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Banker glee does not tell the whole story on Lina Khan setbacks

Financial Times M&A

Settlement over Amgen $28bn acquisition shows the antitrust chief still won concessions to protect consumers

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AlixLabs Raises SEK 40M in Funding

FinSMEs

AlixLabs, a Lund, Sweden-based semiconductor company, raised SEK 40M in funding. The round was led by Navigare Ventures, Industrifonden, and FORWARD.one The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Led by CEO Jonas Sundqvist, AlixLabs has developed an Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS). Through it, the […] The post AlixLabs Raises SEK 40M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Bill Gates Just Made a Big Bet on Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light, Despite Declining Sales

Entrepreneur - VC

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust acquired approximately $95 million of Anheuser-Busch shares during the same period the company reported a dip in revenue for Q2 2023.

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1 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Stock to Buy With $100 Right Now

The Motley Fool

There's little question that Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is on the short list of the most successful investors ever. In over five decades at the helm of the company, the legendary investor has shown his staying power. During his 58-year tenure, the so-called "Oracle of Omaha" has helped Berkshire Hathaway stock climb nearly 20% annually and, in all, has soared a mind-boggling 3,787,464%.

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Smurfit Kappa in $20bn merger talks with WestRock

Financial Times M&A

Europe’s biggest packaging company says it would cancel London listing and shift to US should deal complete

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Superluminal Medicines Raises $33M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Superluminal Medicines, a Boston, MA-based generative biology and chemistry company, raised $33M in Seed funding. The round was led by RA Capital Management with participation from Insight Partners, NVIDIA, and Gaingels. The company intends to use the funds to progress its pipeline of small molecule drug discovery programs initially focused on high-value G protein-coupled receptor […] The post Superluminal Medicines Raises $33M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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