Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) unleashed social media on the world — but one of the biggest success stories in tech had a rough start to the decade. Failure to adapt to new trends and large investments into the unprofitable Metaverse brought the price of a Meta share down to as low as just $90 in late 2022.As it turns out, news of Meta’s demise was both greatly exaggerated and premature, as it mounted an impressive recovery. Since the beginning of 2025, the price of Meta stock has increased by 4.52%. At pres ...

Warren Buffett is widely considered the greatest investor. From 1965 through 2023, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, delivered an astounding 4,384,748% total return to shareholders, or nearly 20% on an annualized basis. If you have some extra cash to invest right now, Berkshire's stock portfolio is a great place to look for inspiration. Here are two Berkshire-held stocks to buy today that have above-average return prospects over the next five years.1. AmazonAmazon (AMZN 2.57%) stock has delivered incred ...

Pegasystems (PEGA) shares ended the last trading session 6.6% higher at $100. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 3% loss over the past four weeks.The optimism surrounding the stock can primarily be attributed to the growing demand for Pegasystems solutions. The company’s strong platform and extensive artificial intelligence (AI) portfolio, enabling world-class businesses to attain transformative outcom ...

Nvidia (NVDA 3.40%) has become the second-largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.3 trillion as of this writing. The terrific demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips is playing a key role in helping the chipmaker achieve this position.The semiconductor giant's impressive rise can be justified by the phenomenal increase in its revenue and earnings over the past couple of years, thanks to the dominant position it has built for itself in the market for AI chips. After all, Nvidia ...

On Thursday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s TSM fourth-quarter results beat forecasts, fueled by demand for advanced processor node technologies for artificial intelligence applications.The contract chipmaker, which supplies chips for Nvidia Corp’s NVDA graphics processing unit (GPU) and Apple, Inc’s AAPL smartphones, guided first-quarter revenue above the consensus.Taiwan Semiconductor reported fourth-quarter revenue of $26.88 billion (NT$868.46 billion), up 38.8% year-over-year, topping the analy ...

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE: WLKP ) owns ethylene production plants in the U.S. I was first drawn to the company because of its high dividend. However, I think the company is likely fairly priced at current levels. InI'm an insurance Case Manager with a deep interest in investing. My investment philosophy is all about buying high quality stocks and great businesses. My favorite businesses are those led by disciplined capital allocators, earn exceptional returns on capital, and can compound their invest ...

US President Joe Biden, left, and Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, speak on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, bringing at least a temporary halt to the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people in the last 15 months and touched off broader turmoil across the Middle East.The Biden administration on Thursday announced an executive order on cyberse ...

BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T" or "the Company") reports quarterly net income of $681 million or $3.86 of diluted earnings per common share and full-year net income of $2.59 billion or $14.64 of diluted earnings per common share. (Dollars in millions, except per share data) 4Q24 3Q24 4Q23 2024 2023 Earnings Highlights Net interest income $        1,728 $        1,726 $        1,722 $        6,852 $        7,115 Taxable-equivalent a ...

MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) today announced its fourth quarter 2024 earnings will be released before the market opens on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. A conference call to discuss the earnings results is scheduled for the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. How to Participate The conference call may be accessed by telephone at (877) 407-8029. To listen live on our website, or for replay, visit investors.lithiadriveway.com and click on quarterly earnings. About ...

I give a buy rating for TaskUs (NASDAQ: TASK ) as the company is well-positioned to capitalize on favorable industry tailwinds. Specifically, the rising focus on operational efficiency and cost savings drives businesses to outsource more tasks, which drives demandI am an individual investor that is now fully focus on managing my own capital that I have saved up over the years. My investing background spreads across a wide spectrum as I believe there are merits to each approach, for instance: Fundamental inv ...