Author: Dan Brown
Ever looked back at an old Facebook post and cringed? According to Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic, that discomfort is evidence of something powerful: your personality has changed, even if you didn’t notice it happening. In our latest episode, Khazan, who recently wrote a book on the science of personality change, breaks down how our personalities aren’t fixed traits but flexible characteristics we can intentionally shift to achieve our goals. The conversation centers on the “Big Five” personality traits — Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism (OCEAN) — and how they impact financial success and career advancement. If…
Bitcoin (BTC 1.83%) has been on fire this week, rising 12% over the past seven days as of 2 p.m. ET on Friday. Investors have been in “risk on” mode this week as trade tensions between the U.S. and nearly every country in the world seem to be easing, for now. That helped companies downstream of Bitcoin’s price, like Bitcoin miners. TeraWulf (WULF -1.48%) is up 36% this week, Riot Platforms (RIOT -0.06%) jumped 26.1%, and MARA Holdings (MARA 2.21%) is up 17% for the week. Bitcoin’s big move Cryptocurrencies have jumped this week as trade tensions eased around the…
Shares of Nvidia (NVDA 4.43%) are surging higher on Friday. The AI chip giant’s stock had gained 4% as of 1:50 p.m. ET and was up as much as 5.2% earlier in the day. This comes as the S&P 500 was up 0.4% and Nasdaq Composite was up 1%. Shares of the chipmaker were lifted after Morgan Stanley raised its revenue projections for the company as well as the revelation of some positive news in the ongoing trade war with China. Morgan Stanley is bullish This legendary investment bank updated its 2027 projections for Nvidia. Analyst Joseph Moore is now…
Shares of NovoCure (NVCR) are edging higher on Thursday. The company’s stock gained 0.11% as of 3:30 p.m. ET after fluctuating between gains and losses throughout the session. This muted reaction comes as the S&P 500 gained 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6%. Why? The medical technology company reported solid first-quarter results. The company also provided several key updates that investors reacted positively to. NovoCure shared important updates A key highlight from NovoCure’s earnings call was the announcement of European CE Mark approval for OptuneLua in the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The CE Mark allows…
Shares of the online housing brokerage Opendoor Technologies (OPEN -4.28%) plunged 23% this week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the latest data showed that housing sales slowed to their lowest pace since 2009. Housing inventory climbed quickly, but sales slowed as potential homebuyers shunned high prices, elevated interest rates, and economic uncertainty. With an unpredictable macroeconomic climate, investors are concerned that more pain could be ahead for the housing market and Opendoor. Image source: Getty Images. A cooling climate The housing market showed its first dramatic signs of slowing down in March, with existing-home sales…
Colgate-Palmolive surpassed earnings expectations in Q1 2025, despite experiencing a decline in overall sales. Colgate-Palmolive (CL -0.24%), a leading manufacturer of consumer products in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, and Pet Nutrition, posted its Q1 2025 earnings on April 25, 2025. However, its GAAP revenue of $4.9 billion decreased 3.1% from Q1 2024, despite exceeding estimates by $45 million. The quarter reflected strong operational execution amid ongoing foreign exchange headwinds.MetricQ1 2025Q1 EstimateQ1 2024Y/Y ChangeEPS (Non-GAAP)$0.91$0.86$0.86+5.8%Revenue (GAAP)$4.91B$4.86B$5.07B-3.1%Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)60.8%N/A60.0%+0.8 ppOperating Profit Margin (GAAP)21.9%N/A20.7%+1.2 ppSource: Analyst estimates for the quarter provided by FactSet.Business OverviewColgate-Palmolive, a global leader in the production…
Costco (COST -0.02%) and Home Depot (HD 0.90%) are two of the biggest retailers in the world. One focuses on general merchandise, while the other caters to DIY and professional customers with home improvement products. The combined market cap of these two companies is a staggering $770 billion as of April 21. Costco and Home Depot have been wildly successful investments in the past three decades. But between these dominant businesses, which one is the top retail stock to add to your portfolio right now? Not worried about a recession Investors are becoming more worried that an economic downturn is…
In 1997, Gary Winnick founded Global Crossing, a company with the bold vision of laying undersea fiber-optic cables to build a global IP-based telecommunications network. It was a massive infrastructure play, designed to form the core transport layer for the internet, connecting data centers and network hubs worldwide. But as visionary as the plan was, none of it mattered without one crucial component: the last mile. That final connection to consumers and businesses determined whether the network could fulfill its promise. Global Crossing became one of the most hyped companies during the dot-com boom, peaking at a $47 billion market capitalization.…
For a majority of American retirees, Social Security provides more than half of their income. Some live on the program’s benefits alone. But most U.S. seniors supplement those benefits with their retirement savings. Built into the program is a regulation that boosts the size of beneficiaries’ payments every year via a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) that is intended to help Social Security benefits maintain their purchasing power in the face of inflation. However, many argue that the metric used to calculate how large those adjustments should be doesn’t fully reflect how rising prices impact seniors, and that, as a result, those COLAs…
Dutch Bros (BROS 0.35%) was energizing investor portfolios — for a short period of time. From its 52-week low to its 52-week high, shares of the coffeehouse chain soared 224%. General market sentiment toward the business was clearly trending in the right direction. In the past couple of months, it’s been a completely different story. This coffee stock is selling off, down 32% from its peak (as of April 18), which was established in February. Investors seem worried that economic weakness is on the horizon. Maybe now is the time to be opportunistic. Is it a smart idea to buy…