November 21, 2024
Stock Market

Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, as his social media company is to go public

DONALD TRUMP IS returning to the stock market as his social media company is to go public. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded shell company, have voted to approve a deal to merge with the former US president’s media business. That means Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social

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An even better way to play a potential small-cap stock breakout, according to the charts

There has been a lot of discussion recently about small-cap stocks breaking out from recent ranges and playing catch up to their big brother large caps. Do we think the catch-up trade is on for the small guys? Yes, but we have to focus in the right areas to get the most bang for our

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How to trade the market after this week’s rally to record highs

Wall Street had itself a very good week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 2% for its biggest weekly gain of 2024. That gain drove the 30-stock benchmark to an all-time high, putting it within striking distance of 40,000. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite popped 2.3% and 2.9%, respectively, to record levels.

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Beating the Market, But Its Biggest Holdings Aren’t. What Gives?

Over the course of the past few years, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.33%) (BRK.B -0.53%) has measurably outperformed the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.14%). That’s not exactly news, of course. The Oracle of Omaha’s stock picks have beaten the broad market in most years since the company was taken over by Buffett back in 1965.

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Expert Warns of 50%-70% Declines in S&P 500

One of John Hussman‘s main problems with investing in the broader stock market is its valuation levels. For those investing for the long term, high valuations tend to be terrible for returns over a subsequent decade or so. Hussman, the president of the Hussman Investment Trust who called the 2000 and 2008 bubbles, considers his

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I don’t care if the stock market crashes in 2024. I’m still buying bargain shares today

Image source: Getty Images With the UK economy officially in a recession paired with political instability, there’s a new round of stock market crash predictions for 2024. A lot of bearish investors have been calling for such an event since inflation reared its ugly head. And while investors have suffered through a harsh correction, a

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Dividend yields up to 9.9%! Which of these cheap FTSE 100 stocks should I buy?

Image source: Getty Images I’m searching for the best FTSE 100 bargain stocks to buy today. I’m seeking blue-chip shares that offer a brilliant blend of sky-high dividend yields and rock-bottom price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. Both British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) and SSE (LSE:SSE) offer outstanding all-round value, on paper. The cheapness of their shares can be

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Stock market holidays in March 2024: BSE, NSE to remain closed on Holi, Good Friday

Stock market holidays in March 2024: The Indian stock market will have a truncated week ahead as trading activities on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain closed for two sessions next week. As per the stock market holidays 2024 list, which is available on the BSE website, the

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Stock valuations mirror the extremes of 1929 and the market is at risk of a steep crash, legendary investor John Hussman says

peshkov/Getty Images Stocks look like they’re in the most extreme bubble in history, investor John Hussman said. The legendary investor thinks stocks look as overvalued as they were in 1929 and in 2021. That means the market could be at risk for a steep correction, he said in a recent note. Stock valuations look as

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