February 19, 2025
Intangible Assets

The Magnificent Seven are so last year. Cash cows are the new kings.

The investing secret that helped make Warren Buffett a multibillionaire isn’t working anymore, though probably not for the reason you would think. Every decade or so someone will declare that the Berkshire Hathaway boss has lost his touch—usually a cue for the reasonably priced stocks he prefers to come roaring back. Even so, value investing

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Financial Assets

Nasdaq clobbered, Nvidia sinks 17% while Dow stages comeback as AI fears shake markets

The Nasdaq tanked on Monday as a Chinese startup rattled faith in US leadership and profitability in AI, taking a hammer to Nvidia (NVDA), wiping out a record $589 billion in market value. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) sank more than 3%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped nearly 1.5%. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Financial Assets

Nasdaq tanks, Dow tumbles 350 points as AI fears rock tech stocks

The Nasdaq plunged on Monday to lead a stock rout on Wall Street as a Chinese startup rattled faith in US leadership and profitability in AI, taking a hammer to Nvidia (NVDA) and other Big Tech stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) sank roughly 3.5%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) tumbled over 2%. The Dow

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Financial Assets

Nvidia’s forecast dampens AI enthusiasm in other tech stocks

By Noel Randewich and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed (Reuters) -Nvidia dragged technology heavyweights lower after the chip maker’s earnings disappointed investors who had been hoping they would fuel fresh gains in Wall Street’s most valuable companies, and sent stocks in Asia down on Thursday. Nasdaq futures initially dropped about 1% following Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report late

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Financial Assets

What to know this week

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told investors on Friday “time has come for policy to adjust.” In response, stocks finished the week near record highs. The S&P 500 (^GSPC), the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) all rose more than 1% on the week. The S&P 500 is now within 1%

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What to watch in the markets

Photo: shironosov (Getty Images) In This Story The stock market has maintained a bullish trend for some time, rebounding from earlier losses experienced at the beginning of the month. This upward momentum is largely driven by strong economic data, which has bolstered investor confidence in potential interest rate cuts and favorable macroeconomic policies. How will

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Financial Assets

Nvidia’s earnings report will test how much hype is left in the S&P 500 super stock

How much hype is left in Nvidia’s stock? Anyone with an S&P 500 index fund is hoping to get an answer to that weighty question next week. Nvidia has ridden Wall Street’s mania around artificial intelligence to become one of the stock market’s most massive companies, with a total value topping $3 trillion. Real money has backed the rise, and

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Financial Assets

Nvidia stock surges as chip stocks lead market rebound

Nvidia stock (NVDA) climbed more than 6% Thursday along with other chip stocks as tech led a market rebound. The bounce back comes a day after shares of the AI chip heavyweight fell more than 5%. Wall Street has been bullish on Nvidia following a decline of more than 25% from the stock’s intraday peak

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Financial Assets

Nasdaq sinks, Nvidia drops 7% ahead of Big Tech earnings

Just ahead of a pivotal Fed policy meeting and a clutch of Big Tech quarterly reports, US stocks fell, dragged by a drop of AI chip heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA). The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell by 0.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped roughly 1.3%, as investors awaited key earnings from the likes of Microsoft

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Nasdaq sinks, Nvidia drops 5% ahead of next round of Big Tech earnings

US stocks fell on Tuesday led by a drop in shares of AI chip heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA) as investors awaited key earnings from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and AMD (AMD). The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped roughly 1%, on the heels of a lackluster session for the

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