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Could Warren Buffett's Last Move as Berkshire Hathaway CEO Be Buying This Beaten-Down "Magnificent Seven" Stock?
  • May 21, 2025

Could Warren Buffett's Last Move as Berkshire Hathaway CEO Be Buying This Beaten-Down "Magnificent Seven" Stock?

Before Buffett goes out, he may look to make one more splashy investment, and it would need to be a big one because Berkshire's cash pile is so large that there are very few companies in which it can purchase stakes without actually buying the whole company. So, he might possibly turn to one of the "Magnificent Seven" members to deploy his cash. These include: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) These are some of the world's biggest tech companies, and Buffett could, with his cash hoard, take a sizable position in any of them.

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2 Incredible Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now
  • May 21, 2025

2 Incredible Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now

Dividend growth stocks often deliver returns that are superior to the benchmark S&P 500. AbbVie and W.W. Grainger are elite dividend growth stocks that would be solid additions to any income-focused portfolio. Historically, companies with 10-year annualized dividend growth rates above 6% have consistently outperformed the S&P 500.

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2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now
  • May 21, 2025

2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

Pfizer can get out of its recent troubles thanks to a deep pipeline and cost-cutting efforts. Medical Properties Trust has made tremendous progress in overcoming its recent obstacles. Consider that the average dividend yield for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is 1.3%, which is not particularly high.

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ECB warns buoyant markets 'out of sync' with uncertain world
  • May 21, 2025

ECB warns buoyant markets 'out of sync' with uncertain world

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Buoyant credit and stock markets appear "out of sync" with a world gripped by geopolitical and trade uncertainty, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday. The warning came as part of the ECB's twice-yearly Financial Stability Review, a litany of old and new risks ranging from funds depleting their cash buffers to overvalued property markets and high government debt. In the latest edition, the ECB said investors might be underestimating the risk that the economy performs worse than expected, trade tensions escalate or an expected easing of monetary policy fails to materialise.

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Retail earnings ahead, Nvidia CEO on U.S. chip controls - what’s moving markets
  • May 20, 2025

Retail earnings ahead, Nvidia CEO on U.S. chip controls - what’s moving markets

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures dropped on Wednesday, after an uptick in Treasury yields weighed on stocks in the previous session. Markets are looking ahead to fresh retail earnings, with investors keen for any insight into the impact of President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs on prices. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang comments on U.S. curbs on artificial intelligence chip exports to China, while inflation in the U.K. surges.

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