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These Are The 5 Best Stocks To Buy Now Or Watch

Buying a stock is easy, but buying the right stock without a good strategy is incredibly hard. Here are five top-performing stocks to buy now or put on a watchlist.

Investor's Business Daily yesterday

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Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Unveils Third-Gen Co-Packaged Optics with 200G/Lane Speed

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) first established its leadership in co-packaged optics (CPO) in 2021 with the introduction of its first-generation Tomahawk 4-Humboldt chipset. This early entry allowed the company to gain a head start on the CPO supply chain, creating room for innovation and early adoption. The initial chipset featured several groundbreaking technologies, including high-density integrated […]

Insider Monkey yesterday

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Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year's Berkshire shareholder meeting

Billionaire Warren Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year's Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting — a big change following his recent surprise retirement announcement. Buffett's handpicked successor, Greg Abel, told the Omaha World-Herald that Berkshire plans a shareholder meeting for the first weekend of May that will have a question-and-answer session. The annual shareholder meeting attracts some 40,000 people to Omaha in what's been dubbed “Woodstock for Capitalists."

Associated Press Finance yesterday
NYC Bankers Who Live in NJ Game Out Commute as Rail Strike Upends RTO Plans

(Bloomberg) -- The initiative by banks and other employers in New York to bring back workers to the office is being undermined by an unexpected roadblock in a neighboring state.Most Read from BloombergHow a Highway Became San Francisco’s Newest ParkAmerica, ‘Nation of Porches’Maryland’s Credit Rating Gets Downgraded as Governor Blames Trump NJ Transit Train Engineers Strike, Disrupting Travel to NYCNYC Commuters Brace for Chaos as NJ Transit Strike LoomsAs the strike by New Jersey Transit locomo

Bloomberg yesterday

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Berkshire Trims Citigroup Inc. (C) and Other Financial Holdings

Berkshire Hathaway‘s most recent 13-F filing shows a strategic shift in its investment portfolio. The firm doubled its position in Constellation Brands—the US distributor of Modelo and Corona beers—while completely exiting its $1 billion stake in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), a holding it had maintained for three years. Moreover, Berkshire reduced its exposure to other financial […]

Insider Monkey yesterday

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Analyst Report: Deutsche Telekom AG

Deutsche Telekom is the incumbent telecom operator in Germany and remains the dominant player in both mobile and fixed markets. It also owns a controlling stake in T-Mobile US—one of three primary wireless carriers in the United States—which merged with Sprint in 2020, consolidating the market from four to three operators. Aside from its two core markets, Deutsche Telekom has operations in several Central European countries and holds an IT arm (Systems Solutions).

Morningstar Research 6 hours ago

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Places Limits on Customer Gold Purchases

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) introduced a limit for its customers on the amount of gold its members can buy on Friday, May 16, 2025. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) began selling gold to its members in 2023 and has sold more than $100 million worth of gold bars. Gold has seen its price soar over the […]

Insider Monkey yesterday

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Treasury yields rise, dollar down amid fiscal concerns after US downgrade

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Longer-dated Treasury yields gained while the dollar broadly eased on Monday amid concerns about the U.S. debt load and a tax-cut bill, following Moody's downgrade of the country's sovereign credit rating. Late on Friday, Moody's Investors Service cut the United States' sovereign credit rating from the top triple-A rank, highlighting the country's deteriorating fiscal outlook. U.S. President Donald Trump's sprawling tax-cut bill was approved by a key congressional committee on Sunday.

Reuters yesterday

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President Trump lashes out at Walmart Inc. (WMT)

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)’s CEO Doug McMillon received a verbal lashing on Saturday (May 17, 2025) by President Donald Trump on citing rising trade tariffs as a reason for declining future revenue. Earlier in the week, Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) execs hinted at upcoming price hikes during the week, stating they were the result of tariff wars between […]

Insider Monkey yesterday

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Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) Emerges as Hedge Fund Favorite with Fresh Q1 2025 Buys

Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund, Third Point, has taken a significant position in Kenvue Inc. (NYSE:KVUE), acquiring 8.9 million shares valued at over $213 million, signaling interest in potential mergers or strategic shifts aimed at boosting shareholder returns. Meanwhile, Toms Capital Investment Management also made a notable move during the first quarter, purchasing 14.4 million shares […]

Insider Monkey yesterday

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