Apple has been one of Warren Buffett's favorite companies for a long time. So why is he selling the stock in 2024?Any investment firm with greater than $100 million in investments must disclose its trading activity 45 days after the quarter in which it performed those trades. Then, this information is released to the public, which allows investors to track what greats like Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.58%) (BRK.B 0.38%) have been doing.Berkshire Hathaway bought its first Apple (AAPL 1.66%) ...

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The major market indexes keep hitting new highs, but these stocks haven't participated in the bull run.Does the stock market feel overbought to you? After watching the benchmark S&P 500 index climb about 28% over the past year, nobody can blame value-conscious investors for thinking twice before buying any stocks these days.The benchmark index is way up, but not all of its components have participated in the rally. Shares of Pfizer (PFE 0.66%) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA 0.50%) have been beaten down m ...

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History says buy these stocks on the dip.Starbucks (SBUX 0.72%) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU 1.09%) are top brands with a lot of growth left in the tank. However, both stocks recently sold off following weak sales guidance by both companies. Both stocks are currently down about 37% from their previous peak.While these stocks have delivered massive gains for investors over the last few decades, they haven't moved up in a straight line. Lululemon shares have fallen 30% or more off their high six times in the ...

Results and guidance indicate consumers are under pressure.2024 has been a great year for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. But home improvement behemoths The Home Depot (HD -0.55%) and Lowe's Companies (LOW -1.04%) are down on the year after reporting weak guidance.Here's what's challenging both companies and whether either dividend stock is a buy now. A tough road aheadExpectations were low heading into recent reports by Home Depot and Lowe's. Home Depot has an extra week in its current reporting year. On ...

The Nasdaq has historically produced exceptional returns during bull markets.The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 1.10%) entered a new bull market in December 2022, roughly 17 months ago, and it has since advanced 68%. But history says more gains lie in store for the technology-heavy index. The Nasdaq returned an average of 215% during bull markets since 1990, and it achieved those gains over an average of 40 months.In other words, if the current bull market aligns precisely with the historical average, the index wi ...

The e-commerce and payments company has grown dramatically, and investors have been rewarded.MercadoLibre (MELI -0.81%) is often referred to as the "Amazon.com of Latin America," due to its e-commerce dominance in key markets like Brazil and Argentina. But there's much more to this business. In addition to its e-commerce marketplace, MercadoLibre also has the massive Mercado Pago payments platform, the Mercado Envios logistics platform, a fast-growing lending business, and more.The company has evolved and h ...

Wall Street's latest stock-split stock is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that helped kicked off the stock split craze three years ago. Though Wall Street is firmly entrenched in a bull market right now, it's been nothing short of a wild ride for investors since this decade began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite were whipsawed between bear and bull markets in successive years from 2020 through 2023. When uncertainty is a prevailing theme on Wall Street, it's not uncom ...

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