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A new year will be upon us in less than a month, and investors are thinking about how they want to invest during 2025. Trends can change quickly, which is why the most important factor in making a decision about any investment should always be its underlying fundamentals. If you’re looking for excellent stocks that are also benefiting from strong tailwinds right now, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI), and Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) would be great picks. Are You Missing The Morning Scoop? Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free » Amazon…

The Nasdaq Composite has been on fire over the past couple of years, driven higher by the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), improving economic conditions, an uncontested election, and the Federal Reserve Bank’s recent moves to cut interest rates. After returning 43% in 2023, the tech-centric index is up roughly 30% in 2024. History suggests the rally will likely continue into 2025. The current bull market began on Oct. 12, 2022, and while every rally is different, history can provide important context. Bull markets last more than five years, on average. Since the current rally just entered its third year,…

Every decade seems to create a new wave of growth stocks that benefit from the latest trends in the economy. The last 20 years have created tremendous wealth for investors who jumped early on the growth of e-commerce (Amazon), streaming video (Netflix), and electric cars (Tesla). Artificial intelligence (AI) has the makings of the next wealth-building opportunity in the stock market. The AI market is expected to grow from $184 billion in 2024 to $826 billion by 2030, according to Statista. Here are two stocks that many investors may wish they had bought in another 20 years. Start Your Mornings…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a game-changing technology and with it, several companies are emerging as winners in this sector of the economy. The stocks for many of these companies have already seen large gains. But with AI still looking to be in the early innings, many of these stocks have additional room to run. Let’s look at five AI stocks that could be set to continue to run higher in the coming years. Are You Missing The Morning Scoop?  Breakfast News delivers it all in a quick, Foolish, and free daily newsletter. Sign Up For Free » Nvidia (NASDAQ:…

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the world’s largest companies. Its market capitalization stands at $3.3 trillion as of this writing, with $3 trillion of that value added in the last two years alone. Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) for the data center are the gold standard for developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, and they are the main proponent behind the company’s incredible growth. Over the past year, CEO Jensen Huang has spread some of Nvidia’s good fortune by investing in other AI stocks. Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For…

HONG KONG, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In today’s rapidly evolving financial markets, the demand for reliable, professional financial management information among investors in Hong Kong and Asia is growing exponentially. To meet this critical need, Asiamoneypost (https://asiamoneypost.com) is proud to announce its official launch, committed to becoming the leading authority platform for financial management knowledge and account opening offers across Hong Kong and Asia. Asiamoneypost’s mission is to empower investors to confidently navigate the complex financial landscape and achieve their dreams of financial freedom, by providing expert in-depth financial management analysis, rigorously verified and factual content, and authentic experience sharing.…

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Harbor Point Equipment Finance (“Harbor Point”), a new equipment finance platform, announces its official launch today. Harbor Point specializes in providing capital to the equipment finance industry across a variety of asset types. Harbor Point Logo Harbor Point is focused on acquiring seasoned performing and under-performing equipment lease and loan portfolios from banks and equipment finance providers that may wish to exit a business segment for strategic reasons, such as the need to generate liquidity, de-leverage, or simply to mitigate risk. Additionally, Harbor Point will be originating equipment leases and loans and syndicating…

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Certain public companies, including one founded by President Donald Trump, have been going on a cryptocurrency buying spree, capitalizing on higher token prices and a softening regulatory environment to load up on the attention-grabbing investment. Sixty-one publicly-listed companies not primarily engaged in digital assets have adopted what are known as bitcoin treasury strategies, in which firms allocate a portion of their cash and reserves toward the world’s largest cryptocurrency, according to a report from Standard Chartered. Here is what you need to know about the trend: WHY ARE COMPANIES DOING THIS? Many of those companies are…

Near the end of the second quarter of 2025, the Company elected to sell $266.5 million in available-for-sale debt securities with a weighted average yield of 1.63%. The Company anticipates utilizing the proceeds from this transaction to redeem outstanding subordinated and trust preferred debt, as well as originating higher yielding loans. The securities sold resulted in a GAAP loss of $60.5 million, which has been adjusted from earnings in the Company’s computations of adjusted results and performance measures for the second quarter. The Company reported total deposits of $11.40 billion at the end of the second quarter compared to $11.20…

DENVER, June 23, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UDR, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced the appointment of Dave Bragg as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective July 24, 2025. Mr. Bragg succeeds Joe Fisher, who in January 2025 was appointed to the role of Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) in addition to his responsibilities as the Company’s President. Mr. Bragg brings an extensive background in public and private real estate with over two decades of experience in real estate finance, investment strategy, and capital markets. Mr. Bragg joins UDR from Roots Management Group, a leading owner and…