[The Motley Fool] Riding the Oracle of Omaha’s coattails has long been a moneymaking strategy. Since taking over as CEO in 1965, Warren Buffett has overseen a greater than 3,600,000% increase in Berkshire Hathaway’s share price. Among Berkshire’s 43 holdings are a mix of five growth and value plays that […]
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[CNBC, Megan Leonhardt] As third-quarter earnings roll out and 2021 winds down, analysts and investors are looking for which companies can close out the year on a bullish note. Many firms had stellar starts to the year, and are in a tough spot to continue growing at such rapid paces. […]
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[The Motley Fool, Getty] Analysts’ high-water price targets foresee these fast-growing stocks doubling or tripling in value. Patience has paid off handsomely for investors in 2021. It’s been over nine months since the benchmark S&P 500 underwent even a 5% correction. Panning out a bit further, the widely followed index has doubled […]
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[The Motley Fool, Getty Images] Can the fuel cell maker’s high revenue growth help it turn profitable? Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) has grown its revenue impressively in the last few years. Yet it is still nowhere near profitability. That’s a mixed signal, which makes it hard to decide where the company is headed. […]
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[CNBC, NYSE] Retail earnings have never been better, but the delta variant remains the wildcard. In theory, this is a golden moment for retailers, which begin reporting earnings this week. Consider the following: The consumer is flush. The American consumer has never had more disposable cash or more leisure time than […]
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[The Motley Fool, Getty Images] Retail investors have their eyes set on these specific companies. For more than a year, volatility has been a big theme for Wall Street. We watched the quickest decline of at least 30% in history for the benchmark S&P 500 during the first quarter of 2020, and […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] Facebook — Shares of the social media giant fell more than 3% after warning of significant growth slowdown as it reported quarterly earnings. Facebook surpassed analysts’ estimates for earnings and revenue, and reported its fastest revenue growth, 56%, since 2016. PayPal — PayPal’s stock tumbled over 7% after hours following […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] Robinhood’s initial public offering (IPO) is scheduled for Thursday, and the investing app is betting big on its users by letting them buy up to a third of its shares before it begins trading on the Nasdaq. But on forums including Reddit, Twitter and other social platforms, the individual […]
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[The Motley Fool, Getty Images] Stop worrying about market crashes; be ready to take advantage of them. It’s time to address an important issue in investing: “Crashes.” They happen. Quite frequently, in fact. When it comes to stocks, a crash (for our purposes here, when the stock market drops at […]
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[Tip Ranks, Shutterstock] We’re halfway through the year, and while the markets have been volatile, investors are having a good time so far. The S&P 500 has gained 11% year-to-date, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ has gained 9%. With the Fed keeping interest rates at historic lows, stocks are offering better […]
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