2024

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Could BigBear.ai Become the Next Palantir Technologies?

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Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. At the time of this writing, the stock has returned 285% year to date, amid market optimism that this artificial intelligence (AI) innovator is still in the early stages of a global expansion opportunity. There's a lot to like about Palantir, but investors may also want to take a look at other industry players following a similar path of disruptive innovation.

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AEA and Battery Ventures Sell Sensor Maker to Arcline’s DwyerOmega

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AEA Investors and Battery Ventures have finalized the sale of Process Sensing Technologies (PST) to DwyerOmega , a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. PST is a manufacturer of instruments, analyzers, and sensors for measurement and monitoring applications. Its product portfolio includes hygrometers, dew-point transmitters for trace moisture measurements in gases and liquids, and oxygen and binary gas analyzers using zirconia, paramagnetic, and electrochemical technologies.

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Buenavista Equity Partners launches €100m healthcare fund

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Spanish private equity firm Buenavista Equity Partners, which specialises in investments in the lower- and mid-market segments, has unveiled a new healthcare-focused fund, BV Healthcare Growth Innvierte I, with an initial closing of 100m. The fund, which will look to invest in startups and scaling businesses, has plans to increase commitments up to a hard cap of 150m.

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Private equity returning to platforms, with greater efficiency

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This article was first published in the Spring issue of Middle Market Dealmaker , the official print publication of the Association for Corporate Growth.

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Silver Point raises $8.5bn for private credit fund

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Global credit investing firm Silver Point Capital has held the final close of its Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, which is aimed at providing loans to mid-sized companies, with $8.5bn in total capital commitments. This fundraising follows the closure of a $4.6bn credit fund just two months earlier, bringing the firm’s total direct lending capital to over $15bn, according to a press statement released on Monday.

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Dec 20, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Carnival Corporation & plc fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

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Zoetis (ZTS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 04, 2024 , 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to the third quarter 2024 financial results conference call and webcast for Zoetis. Hosting the call today is Steve Frank, vice president of investor relations for Zoetis.

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Billionaire Steven Cohen Sold Point72's Entire Stake in Supermicro and Is Piling Into This Game-Changing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead

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In November, Wall Street and investors were privy to a flood of important data releases. Election Day, monthly economic data reports, and earnings season -- the six-week period each quarter where a majority of S&P 500 companies announce their operating results -- make it easy for a meaningful announcement to go unnoticed. For example, investors may have been so swamped by other news events that they completely missed the Nov. 14 deadline to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Comm

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Better Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock: Nvidia vs. Micron Technology

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The semiconductor industry is expected to generate $611 billion in revenue this year as per World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), which would be a jump of 16% from last year's levels, and the good part is that the growth is set to continue in 2025 as well with an estimated increase of 12.5% in revenue next year. Artificial intelligence (AI) has turned out to be one of the key reasons behind the healthy growth of the semiconductor industry.

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Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Stock Is Going to Skyrocket After Dec. 12

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There is no doubt that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the dominant player in the market for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as its graphics processing units (GPUs) have played a central role in training popular AI models such as ChatGPT and Llama. The company's terrific technological lead in the AI GPU space has given it a wide moat, and its rivals remain way behind it when it comes to selling AI GPUs.

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3 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy for 2025 With $200 Right Now

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The last two years have been dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The influx of spending on AI infrastructure and development, combined with investors' excitement around the potential for it to change multiple industries, pushed the prices of several companies' stocks into astronomical territories. It may be hard to find a great company with a stock trading at a fair price for less than $200.

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Cathie Wood Says Software Is the Next Big AI Opportunity -- 2 Super Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought if She's Right

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Ark Investment Management operates several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on innovative technology stocks. Its founder, Cathie Wood, believes software companies are the next big opportunity in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, predicting they could generate up to $8 in revenue for every $1 they spend on chips from suppliers like Nvidia.

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Oracle (ORCL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Dec 09, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Oracle Corporation second quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.

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Better Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock: Broadcom vs. Marvell Technology

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Semiconductor stocks Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) have delivered outstanding gains in 2024, with shares of both companies more than doubling as of this writing thanks to the rapidly growing demand for their application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and networking chips that are being deployed in data centers for tackling artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Stock Jumps on Report of a Possible Buyout. Here's Why Investors Should Tread Carefully.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) stock looks to have finally received some much-needed bullishness from investors. The stock was jumping last week on rumors that a private equity firm may be buying the company. While Walgreens stock is still down more than 60% this year (as of the end of last week), it is showing signs of life of late. But before you jump in and decide to take a chance on this beaten-down stock, there are some things to consider.

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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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One of the great things about putting your money to work on Wall Street is there's more than one way to generate a profit. With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, every investor is likely to find one or more securities that'll help them meet their goals. But among the countless ways to build wealth on Wall Street, buying and holding dividend stocks has historically been one of the most successful investment strategies.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin of Citadel Is Piling Into Palantir and Broadcom and Selling Shares of Wall Street's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Darling

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Though there's no shortage of information on Wall Street, perhaps no data release has more bearing than the quarterly filing of Form 13Fs. A 13F is a required filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management. It's a tool that allows investors to see which stocks Wall Street's smartest money managers have been buying and selling.

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Billionaire Philippe Laffont of Coatue Is Dumping Shares of Nvidia and Palantir and Piling Into This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Juggernaut

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Thanks to the advent of the internet, information is no longer at a premium for everyday investors. Between earnings season -- the six weeks every quarter where a majority of S&P 500 companies report their operating results -- and weekly economic reports, investors can become overwhelmed and allow important data to slip through the cracks. You might not realize it, but what can easily be described as the most important data dump of the third quarter occurred in mid-August.

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Lennar (LEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Lennar (NYSE: LEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Dec 19, 2024 , 11:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to Lennar's fourth-quarter earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session.

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Rocket Companies (RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 12, 2024 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Rocket Companies third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.

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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Sold 95% of Duquesne's Stake in Palantir and Is Piling Into This Trillion-Dollar Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead

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The fourth quarter has been packed with important data releases. In November, investors received hundreds of earnings reports from Wall Street's most-influential businesses, the much-anticipated election results , and numerous economic data releases that offer clues as to the steps the nation's central bank might take next. But perhaps the most relevant data dump of them all came on Nov. 14.

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Why I Can't Stop Buying This Ultra-High-Yielding ETF

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I love generating passive income. I currently use that income to make more income-generating investments. My goal is to eventually make enough income from passive sources to cover my routine living expenses. That will remove the stress of having to work to pay the bills, making me much more financially independent. I have a long way to go, which is why I continue to make additional income-generating investments when I have cash to spare.

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IBM's Artificial-Intelligence Business Is Booming

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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) , a company that has been largely written off by investors over the past decade, is having a moment. A yearslong transformation effort has rejiggered the company's portfolio, aligning it on two priorities: Hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. In both areas, IBM's strength lies in its ability to offer full-scale solutions to its enterprise clients.

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3 Reasons Not to Get a New Car in 2024

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Image source: Getty Images If you have a number of lofty goals set for 2024, you're probably in good company. Many people make personal finance resolutions at the start of a new year, and one of yours might be to replace your old clunker of a car with a newer model. It's easy to see why you'd want to upgrade your car, especially if you drive often. But here's why you may want to avoid buying a car this year.

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How investors use Private Equity Info for deal flow & market insights

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Private Equity Info is a valuable resource for private equity firms seeking to enhance seal sourcing, monitor competitor deal flow activities, and build a robust executive recruiting network, while working more efficiently with advanced M&A search tools.

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A Bull Market Is Coming: 2 Unstoppable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Up 114% and 219% in 2023 to Buy in 2024

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The stock market is coming off a great year in 2023, with the S&P 500 index surging 26.3%, including dividends. It's on the cusp of setting a new all-time high for the first time in two years. It only has to gain another 2.2% to get there, and it would mark the official beginning of a new bull market. ^SPX data by YCharts Artificial intelligence (AI) was the hottest stock market theme in 2023, led by Nvidia which seized a dominant share in the market for AI data center chips.

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35% of Warren Buffett's $296 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

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Since Warren Buffett became the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, its stock has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8%. That would have been enough to turn a $1,000 investment into $42.5 million, whereas the same investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to just $325,053 over the same period. Buffett's long-term investing strategy is simple.

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Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: Palantir Technologies vs. IBM

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It's been an excellent year for stock market investors. The S&P 500 index has delivered an excellent 26% return thus far in 2024, driven by resilient macroeconomic conditions, record corporate earnings, and growing optimism about artificial intelligence's (AI) transformative potential across the economy. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) are technology sector leaders capturing strong demand for innovative AI applications, propelling the two st

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2 Breakout Growth Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade

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The major indexes are surging so far this year. The blue chip-heavy S&P 500 index has already broken out to several new highs, while the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite is not far behind. Investors are voting with their dollars, and it appears they've decided on the industry that will likely generate the most growth in the next decade. Leading tech companies involved in artificial intelligence (AI) have outperformed the market over the last 12 months and continue to show strength in 2024.

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son Says Nvidia Is Undervalued. Here's Why I Disagree.

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Masayoshi Son is one of the most celebrated investors in modern history. As CEO of Japanese holding company SoftBank , Son has a rich history of architecting savvy investments across a host of different industry sectors. Sure, there have been some clunkers in SoftBank's portfolio (I'm looking at you, WeWork), but for the most part, Son seems to have a knack for identifying transformative technologies before they take off.

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Missed Out on Palantir's Run-Up? My Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy and Hold.

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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock has been on a tearing run on the market in 2024, logging remarkable gains of 370% as of this writing. The rapid uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions by organizations and governments played a central role in this terrific surge. So, if someone bought just $100 worth of Palantir stock at the end of 2023, their investment would now be worth $470.

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Which AI Chip Stock Is the Better Buy for 2025: Nvidia or Broadcom?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers many exciting long-term possibilities, but the technology's thirst for computing power is a certainty that's fueled remarkable growth in semiconductors. Chip companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have soared on the realization that AI is creating billions of dollars in opportunities for each.

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Better Fintech Stock: PayPal vs. SoFi Technologies

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The financial technology, or fintech, industry was one of the hardest hit parts of the stock market in the post-pandemic bear market, but there are still some excellent opportunities. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is one great example with a stock price that is still about 70% below its 2021 peak and excellent turnaround progress in 2024, while SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) is an app-based bank with tremendous momentum.

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You Can Outperform 88% of Professional Fund Managers by Using This Simple Investment Strategy

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Professional fund managers are in charge of investing billions of dollars for investors. They're often highly educated, have years of investment experience, and get paid well for their skills and expertise. But the truth is most aren't worth the fees they charge. It doesn't take an advanced degree or special insider knowledge to do better than the vast majority of actively-managed mutual funds.

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Nvidia Stock Investors Just Got Bad News From AI Semiconductor Rival Broadcom

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Complex data center workloads like training machine learning models and running artificial intelligence (AI) applications would take a very long time if powered only by central processing units (CPUs). To that end, specialized semiconductors are used to speed up computationally intensive AI tasks. In that semiconductor vertical, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) graphics processing units (GPUs) have emerged as the industry standard.

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This Cryptocurrency May Be Down 73%, but It Has Explosive Long-Term Potential

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During the previous crypto bull market rally, Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) became an overnight sensation. From January 2020 to May 2021, Chainlink soared in value from $2 to $52. At that time, investors thought the cryptocurrency had the potential to disrupt the traditional financial system, thanks to its innovative blockchain technology. That was then, this is now.

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Earn Up to $60/hour: 10 Top-Paying Side Hustles That Let You Work From Home

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Image source: Getty Images Even though some companies are requiring employees to go back to the office, many Americans still want to work from home. If you have the right in-demand professional skills and can make good use of a flexible schedule, finding a work-from-home side hustle is a great way to boost your income. According to recent survey data from FlexJobs , some of the best side hustles let you work from home -- and pay $30 to $60 per hour on average.

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