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Russ Cohen

Where to Invest $10,000 at the Start of This New Year

Key Points If you have cash available to invest, the best time to get started always is “now” — regardless of the time of year. That’s because the earlier you begin, the more time you have to grow your portfolio. Investing isn’t about jumping in and out of stocks; instead, it’s about choosing excellent players, ...

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Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Merck (MRK): Should You Buy?

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use ...

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The Best Stocks to Invest $50,000 in Right Now

Many of the market’s top tech stocks minted millionaires over the past 10 years. A $50,000 investment in Nvidia would be worth nearly $15 million today. The same investment in Advanced Micro Devices would be worth $2.6 million. Nvidia and AMD might be considered high-growth outliers, but plenty of other promising tech companies could still ...

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Why Iren Stock Crashed in December

Key Points Iren is generting cash even as it’s expanding its AI infrastructure. That is helping the company transition crypto mining operations into AI cloud infrastructure data centers. Iren has secured a $9.7 billion multi-year AI cloud contract with Microsoft. 10 stocks we like better than Iren › Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure names were all ...

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3 Stocks Billionaires Bought in Recent Months

Key Points Warren Buffett added a position in Alphabet to Berkshire’s stock portfolio. Ken Griffin reversed course on giant Chinese electric carmaker Nio. Chase Coleman III’s Tiger Global Management initiated a Netflix position. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Want to invest like a billionaire? Good news! Thanks to the U.S. Securities and ...

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Two Strong Setups for the Coming Rally

Plus, a big opportunity in gold miners… A big slowdown in job growth … statistics and perspective on this pullback … gold miners are trading at discount valuations … two trades to consider Before we jump in today, please note we’ll be taking a break tomorrow, Christmas Eve, and Thursday, Christmas Day, here in the ...

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Baidu vs. Alibaba: Which Chinese Tech Stock Has More Upside?

Baidu BIDU and Alibaba BABA are among China’s most established technology conglomerates, operating within the domestic tech sector. AI and cloud computing have become central areas of competition. Large Chinese technology platforms are investing heavily in AI models, cloud infrastructure and enterprise-facing software as businesses increasingly adopt data-intensive and automated solutions. Within this environment, both ...

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Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: FLCG

The Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.4 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 75,000. Shares of FLCG were off about 0.9% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Nvidia, trading down ...