Author: Dan Brown

After Nvidia’s incredible run, these two companies look poised for better long-term returns. Nvidia (NVDA -3.01%) has been the star of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom over the last two-and-a-half years. Its GPUs are the cornerstone of every big data center project from the hyperscale cloud customers investing tens of billions of dollars in AI. That’s led to massive revenue growth and even stronger earnings growth over the last two years for Nvidia. Investors have been duly rewarded. Nvidia’s stock price climbed 239% in 2023 and another 171% in 2024. That strong price appreciation led the company to briefly top…

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If you’re retired and have a tax-deferred retirement account — like a traditional IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other employer-sponsored plan — you’re undoubtedly aware that you must start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) once you reach a specific age. But what if you don’t need the money to help you cover everyday expenses? What if you’d rather reinvest the funds as soon as they’re withdrawn? If you’ve hit age 73 (or 75 for those born in 1960 or later) and you find yourself withdrawing RMDs you don’t immediately need, here’s what you should know about investing…

Many businesses saw their share prices collapse in early 2025. But not Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.06%). Palantir stock has risen by nearly 30% this year, with analysts very bullish on the company’s prospects for both 2025 and 2026. With Palantir’s stock price hovering around the $100 mark for the second time in its history, could a stock split be in store this year? Will Palantir Technologies conduct a stock split in 2025? Since going public in 2020, Palantir has never conducted a stock split. That has helped its stock price zoom from under $10 five years ago to roughly $100…

In 2020, the Justice Department sued Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOGL -1.44%) (GOOG -1.44%), accusing the company of operating an illegal monopoly in online search. In 2023, the Justice Department filed another lawsuit, accusing the company of operating an illegal monopoly in adtech software. Federal judges have since ruled against Alphabet in both antitrust cases. The judges will next identify and impose remedial measures to curb its monopoly power. Here’s what investors should know. Image source: Getty Images. August 2024: A federal judge ruled that Google has an illegal monopoly in internet search The Justice Department lawsuit filed in…

Apple (AAPL 1.36%) hasn’t been able to escape the marketwide sell-off, and is down around 20% from its all-time highs. There was considerable concern about how the company would fare because many of its electronics are manufactured in China. Apple has struggled to grow sales recently, and any price increase in its base product would have made that situation even worse. However, Apple got some good news over the weekend: Smartphones and other electronics are exempt from the reciprocal tariffs. That means the iPhone won’t be going up in price by 145%, which is the current tariff rate on China…

The last time Broadcom’s stock dropped this much was in 2020. Since then, it has risen over 800%. It’s normal when the stock market goes down, but it can be scary when it happens quickly. Look no further than the past couple of weeks. The Trump Administration’s tariff announcement and ongoing posturing with other countries has sent stocks tumbling to some dramatic declines. Broadcom (AVGO -2.19%) slid nearly 40% off its late-2024 highs, its sharpest decline in the past 10 years outside the time the market crashed at the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. Now, the stock has bounced…

We’re in an age when the threat of cyberattacks is real and substantial. Confirming this, veteran healthcare company DaVita (DVA -0.91%) suffered a hacker ambush in recent days, a situation that spooked many investors. As a result, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, DaVita’s stock price fell by 10% over the holiday-shortened trading week. Sneak attack DaVita disclosed the incident on Monday in a regulatory filing. The company said that on the previous Saturday, April 12, it was subject to a ransomware attack. When the attack was discovered by DaVita, the company activated its response protocols. It…