Tag: Finance

A Federal Reserve interest rate decision and a string of Magnificent Seven earnings are among the coming week’s top events for investors, who will also continue to monitor the effects of the government shutdown. The Fed is generally expected to cut rates, and so many will look quickly to remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for…

Key Takeaways Meta is scheduled to report its quarterly results after the closing bell Wednesday. Wall Street analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on the social media giant’s stock heading into the results, expecting record revenues on strong gains in its ad business. Meta has big AI goals, but can it convince investors to keep supporting its…

When things seem too good to be true on Wall Street, they typically are. Over multidecade periods, history has consistently shown that stocks are the premier wealth creator. While other asset classes, such as real estate and bonds, have generated nominal gains for investors, nothing has come close to matching the average annual return of…

SoundHound AI may be trading at a premium now, but if it can deliver the growth it expects, it could still be a highly profitable stock pick. Finding under-the-radar artificial intelligence (AI) stocks isn’t as easy as it once was, as there is a ton of interest in the sector, and interesting new players don’t…

Both companies are monsters in their industry and are poised to thrive. It isn’t all that difficult to find high-yield dividend stocks — say, those paying out at more than 4%. The real trick is finding a company that produces sufficient profitability and free cash flow to keep the payout at such a lofty level….

Berkshire Hathaway’s still buying. If you’re buying stocks hand over fist right now, you’re living dangerously. At least, that’s what Warren Buffett would probably tell you. The legendary investor stated in a Fortune article published in 2001 that if the ratio of total stock market capitalization to gross national product (GNP) approaches 200%, investors are…