Forget the “Magnificent Seven” stocks that drove most of the S&P 500’s 2023 gains. That’s ancient history. Investors want to know what 2024’s most magnificent stocks will be. X And analysts call for seven stocks, including repeats like Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) but also new winners like Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and energy […]
People lay carnations on a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24.Vladimir Alexandrov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, died in a plane crash outside Moscow in August. It was one of the most significant deaths in Russia’s year of fighting in […]
Getty Images Older couple shocked by a bill — GettyImages Social Security is an essential piece of most Americans’ retirement plans. Roughly half of individuals 65 or older live in households where 50% of family income comes from Social Security. So making sure you’re getting the most from the government program is essential. Married couples […]
GettyImages-three business people looking at tablets Cathie Wood is a big believer in the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to completely disrupt the way businesses operate. That’s why some of the biggest holdings in her Ark Invest funds are focused on AI and various enterprise applications for the technology. Her and her team’s favorite artificial […]
Finland has been ranked the world’s happiest country for the last six years. The country benefits from high levels of social trust and a strong connection with nature. But the Finnish also have several unusual traditions and social norms. Finland is known for being the happiest country in the world, but there’s a lot more […]
GettyImages-175494583-1200×800-5b2df79 Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) made a splash when it announced a $15 per share special dividend on Dec. 14. Costco has gained a reputation for these surprise announcements, as it pays a rather small ordinary dividend and then occasionally distributes a much larger one-time payment. Costco has said that special dividends are a part […]
Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari maintained Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) with a Buy and raised the price target from $137 to $157. Hari increased his 2024 and 2025 revenue estimates for AMD by 7% and 10%, respectively, as he reflected on last week’s supply chain checks that indicated broad-based adoption of the company’s MI300 Data Center GPU offering across the cloud […]
Environmentalists with stock in oil companies. A vocal social media critic with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the owners of Facebook and YouTube. Union-backed Democrats making money off the very companies whose worker policies they’ve criticized. A third of the members in the California Legislature collectively reported at least $14 million worth of […]
Curtis Means/UPI/Shutterstock / Curtis Means/UPI/Shutterstock He’s never been shy about his bigly purchasing power, but as president, Donald Trump’s spending habits have attracted more attention than ever. I’m a Financial Expert: Always Buy the Cheapest Version of These 10 ThingsAlso: 4 Items Frugal People Wait Forever To Replace From pricey haircuts and megamansions to golf […]
Updated on March 1, 2017 “Frank Ocean appears courtesy of Frank Ocean,” reads the liner notes to Calvin Harris’s new single “Slide,” which in this unseasonably warm late February has kicked off the 2017 song-of-the-summer battle. Most artists only ever appear anywhere courtesy of their record label, but Ocean is a free agent and this […]