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A Federal Reserve meeting, the latest U.S. jobs data, and another packed stretch of third-quarter earnings season will keep investors busy this week. Around 150 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report.The highlight of the week will come on Wednesday, however, when the Federal Open Market Committee concludes a two-day meeting. An…
SoFi Technologies wants to become a household name. Strong quarterly numbers, Taylor Swift, and football are part of that.In a conversation with Barron’s on Monday, Chief Executive Officer Anthony Noto spoke about how the fintech can grow, consumer awareness of the brand, and the stock’s performance. While SoFi (ticker: SOFI)…
For auto investors, this weekend hasn’t been dull. And it stayed interesting Sunday night. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and Vice President and Director of Ford Department Chuck Browning spoke on Sunday, addressing members about the details of a recently negotiated contract with Ford Motor (ticker: F) Even though…
The financial alliance between Apple AAPL, +1.23% and Goldman Sachs Group GS, +3.77%, launched in 2019 with the intent of tapping into the consumer finance marketplace, has hit a rough patch. The partnership that birthed Apple Card and its high-yield savings account was reportedly deemed a “mistake” by a Goldman…
Gold has a fanatical audience, and it has had that audience as the generations have rolled through even though the gold fans of my childhood have long since passed away. For gold lovers it is the ultimate money, the value of which is incorruptible, and when it seems cheap to…
The four major professional U.S. team sports — football, baseball, basketball and hockey — continue to attract fans by the millions. And emerging sports, such as pickleball, find new followers. But some say it’s time to raise the flag for a different game — literally. Flag football, the tackle-free version…
These high-quality companies are trading at a discount Summary While the gurus do not own these stocks currently, they have some of the characteristics Buffett and Munger value. Three homebuilders made headlines in August after Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B (BRK.A, Financial)(BRK.B, Financial) revealed it entered positions in…
While the stock market reactions may not prove it, Big Tech is four-for-four so far this earnings reporting season. Alphabet Inc. GOOG, +1.69% GOOGL, +1.71%, Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +2.84%, Meta Platforms Inc. META, +1.90% and Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.64% all beat earnings and revenue expectations for the latest quarter, showing,…
For a while, revenue growth at all costs was a popular approach, and investors fell for it. Now that stocks such as AMC Entertainment AMC Holdings and WeWork (WE) have crashed too earth, investors are a little less in love with revenue growth. So, now that the fad has faded,…
Large cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Friday, with Polkadot DOTUSD, +0.76% seeing the biggest move, shedding 1.57% to $4.17. Cardano ADAUSD, +1.46% lead the increases with a 1.34% climb to 29 cents. Four other currencies posted drops Friday. Dogecoin DOGEUSD, +0.49% shed 1.08% to 7 cents, and Polygon…