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10 charts that tell the story of markets and the economy in 2024

Here's why the S&P 500 is on track to rise more than 20% in two consecutive years for the first time since the late 1990s.

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Jobs report highlights first full trading week of 2025: What to know this week

Investors will digest fresh labor market data in the week ahead as the Federal Reserve's interest rate path in 2025 remains squarely in focus.

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'A $2M Bet On Recovery': Bill Gates Quietly Buys 2 Stocks He Believes Will Define 2025's Economic Boom

Bill Gates is turning heads again, but not for anything tech-related. While Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) remains his largest holding (about $15.4 billion) in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation portfolio, Gates has been making some surprising moves. Over the past year, he sold nearly a quarter of his Microsoft stock, but his bold third-quarter buys have everyone talking. Gates put his money into two transportation companies, signaling he's betting big on an industry bounce-back. Don't Miss: It’s no w

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TikTok Ban Case, a Day of Mourning, Jobs Report, and More to Watch This Week

A day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter will break up a week in which the big news will be the December jobs report. The TikTok ban case gets a hearing before Supreme Court justices on Friday.

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US Exceptionalism Will Propel Stocks, Dollar in 2025: MLIV Pulse

(Bloomberg) -- US stocks and the dollar will be the biggest beneficiaries of American economic growth set to be boosted by Donald Trump’s policies, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey.Most Read from BloombergIs This Weird Dome the Future of Watching Sports?NYC Congestion Pricing to Take Effect After Years of DelaysNYC Congestion Pricing Takes Effect After Years of DelaysNYPD Seeking Gunmen After 10 People Wounded Outside Queens VenueNYC Congestion Pricing Cleared by Judge

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1 Stock to Buy, 1 Stock to Sell This Week: AMD, Constellation Brands

• U.S. jobs report, Fed FOMC Meeting minutes will be in focus this week. • AMD is a buy as it gets ready to showcase its next-gen GPU at CES 2025. • Constellation Brands is a sell with downbeat earnings, disappointing guidance on deck. • Looking for more actionable trade ideas? Subscribe here for 50% off InvestingPro! U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, as Wall Street recovered following a rough start to the new year. Even so, all three indexes posted modest declines for the week, with

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Warren Buffett Sold $133 Billion Worth of Stocks in 2024: Here Are 2 He's Not Selling

Through the first nine months of 2024, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway unloaded $133 billion worth of stocks. Buffett reduced Berkshire's massive stake in Apple and sold nearly a quarter of its Bank of America holding. In the third quarter, Apple, American Express (NYSE: AXP), Bank of America, and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) made up 70% of Berkshire's $271 billion stock portfolio.

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Want the Max $5,108 Social Security Benefit? Here's the Salary You Need

Earning plenty of money in your working years isn't the only contributing factor.

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2 Dividend Stocks to Double Up on Right Now

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) have long histories of raising payouts and should continue providing capital appreciation opportunities. Walmart has become a household name with its widespread namesake stores and Sam's Club stores. People continue to see Walmart as a place to shop and spend money.

Motley Fool 9 hours ago

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Goldman Sachs picks top sectors to own in 2025

These sectors could deliver market-beating returns this year.

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3 ETFs I'm Buying in January 2025

2025 is just getting started, but with 2024 ending with some market weakness and higher-than-expected interest rates, there are some interesting opportunities. There are some great ETFs that look like excellent long-term investments to buy right now, and here are three I'm buying for my own portfolio in January. In fact, the average S&P 500 component trades for a P/B multiple of 5, while the average Russell 2000 (INDEXRUSSELL:RUT) small cap stock has a price-to-book ratio of just 2.1.

Motley Fool 11 hours ago

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5 Top Stocks to Buy in January

Naturally, investors are likely wondering how much longer the bull market rally can go. Here's why these five Fool.com contributors have high conviction in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) as top stocks to buy this month.

Motley Fool 12 hours ago

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CES conference and jobs will jolt markets this week

January greets investors with a busy, full week that includes Nvidia. Plus, a pause to mark a President's passing.

TheStreet 12 hours ago

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My Top 5 Stock Market Predictions for 2025

In 2023 and 2024, the stock market roared higher, and the momentum doesn't seem ready to stop. Just last January, the S&P 500 confirmed its presence in a bull market and went on to reach multiple record highs throughout the year. It finished 2024 with a double-digit gain, as did the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Motley Fool 13 hours ago

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The Stock Market Did Something for Just the Third Time Since 1950. Here's What History Says Will Happen in 2025.

Each of the major market indexes hit new highs in late 2024, but the recent weakness could be a harbinger of what's to come.

Motley Fool 13 hours ago

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Is Apple a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2025?

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one the world's largest publicly traded companies, with a market cap of $3.7 trillion and it continues to attract investor attention as it slowly steps into new areas of innovation, like artificial intelligence (AI). Is there a case for buying Apple? Apple offers investors an opportunity to ride some of the biggest tech waves, such as (like AI) without as much of the risk of the types of big share price swings some smaller stocks experience.

Motley Fool 14 hours ago

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Germany Inc. Seen Defying Downturn With Earnings Growth in 2025

(Bloomberg) -- A looming election, unemployment edging higher and an automotive industry in crisis may not seem like a recipe for German corporate success this year, but a look at earnings projections tells a different story.Most Read from BloombergIs This Weird Dome the Future of Watching Sports?NYC Congestion Pricing to Take Effect After Years of DelaysNYC Congestion Pricing Takes Effect After Years of DelaysNYPD Seeking Gunmen After 10 People Wounded Outside Queens VenueNYC Congestion Pricing

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2 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy in 2025

Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has been solid over the past couple of years, and that trend is expected to continue in 2025 as well, with market research firm IDC forecasting that the total outlay on AI could hit an impressive $227 billion in the new year. The good part is that AI spending is expected to rise impressively through 2028, surpassing $749 billion at the end of the forecast period. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may have had a forgettable 2024, as shares of the tech giant have appreciated just 14% in the past year, underperforming the 31% gains clocked by the Nasdaq Composite over the same period.

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Investors are like ‘hyperactive first-graders’ playing this schoolhouse game as they try to anticipate the market, strategist says

Wall Street is keenly focused on January's initial trading sessions as the first month of a new year can signal market performance for the rest of the year.

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Investors Got a Lump of Coal From Santa Claus. Is It a Warning Sign for 2025?

Wall Street had another smashing year in 2024, but the stock market finished with a whimper, rather than a bang. With 2024 in the books, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained 23.3%, its second straight year with a gain of at least 20%.

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