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International Stock News

These are the 4 hottest stocks in the S&P 500 this year — and only one is in the 'Magnificent Seven'. Are they still buys?

| Bram Berkowitz

All four of these stocks in the S&P 500 have more than doubled. Some of the names might surprise you.

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Why the Chinese stock rally just stalled

| Bram Berkowitz

A press release by a key Chinese economic committee did little to excite investors and sent Chinese stocks tumbling.

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Why Chinese stocks are ripping higher

| Bram Berkowitz

Top Chinese officials are indicating further support for the Chinese economy after implementing new stimulus measures earlier this week.

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International Stock News

The Federal Reserve's jumbo rate cut comes with a big risk

| Bram Berkowitz

The Fed just lowered the target range of its federal funds rate by 50 basis points.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett owns these 5 value stocks

| Bram Berkowitz

Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, manages a large equities portfolio.

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Why Ethereum crashed today

| Bram Berkowitz

The crypto industry continues to deal with the news from yesterday that FTX has agreed to sell its non-US operations…

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett bought $9 billion in stocks and sold more than $5 billion last quarter

| Bram Berkowitz

The company Buffett runs, Berkshire Hathaway, wasn't buying hand over fist in the third quarter, but it remained active.

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Here's what small-cap stocks can do for your portfolio

| Bram Berkowitz

Small-cap stocks are commonly defined as companies with a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion.

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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
International Stock News

Warren Buffett's portfolio is different from yours. Here's why

| Bram Berkowitz

Buffett runs the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, which has a massive equities portfolio.

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Why the price of Litecoin is rising today

| Bram Berkowitz

MoneyGram said it would allow its app users to trade and store several cryptocurrencies, including Litecoin.

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International Stock News

Why are Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin leaping higher today?

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a nice week along with stocks.

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International Stock News

Does it matter what share class of Berkshire Hathaway stock you buy? Maybe

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors can decide to purchase Class A or Class B shares of Berkshire. But which has better performance?

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This expert thinks the US stock market could fall another 20%: What should investors know?

| Bram Berkowitz

Dimon told CNBC earlier today that he is concerned about an upcoming recession.

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Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are rising today

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors have latched onto the idea that the Federal Reserve might get less aggressive with its hawkish monetary policy moves.

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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana moved higher on Tuesday

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors seem to be watching the foreign exchange markets.

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Why Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu fell this morning

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors are anxious about this week's Federal Reserve meeting.

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Why Tuesday could be a huge day for the US stock market

| Bram Berkowitz

New inflation data will be released.

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Why the Bitcoin price was struggling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors are still dealing with what's looking like a hawkish Federal Reserve.

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Cardano is now on Robinhood. Should you be bullish?

| Bram Berkowitz

Users on the popular online brokerage Robinhood can now buy and sell Cardano.

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Most cryptocurrencies fell along with stocks today, as investors continue to try and figure out the macro outlook.

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International Stock News

Why Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies are struggling this morning along with stocks.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett more than tripled his position in this stock. Is it a buy?

| Bram Berkowitz

When Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway like a stock, they are never afraid to increase their position.

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Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are rising today

| Bram Berkowitz

New data hinted that inflation may have peaked in July.

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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Shiba Inu are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies fell along with tech stocks as investors await key inflation data.

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Shiba Inu are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Crypto prices fell over the weekend as investors gear up for a busy week of economic data and events and…

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies took a breather after a nice rally in recent days.

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International Stock News

Here's why Coinbase stock fell 81% in the first half of 2022

| Bram Berkowitz

The price of Bitcoin fell significantly in the first half of the year, which seemed to drag the industry down…

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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are down today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies sold off this morning even as stocks rebounded from their early-morning troubles.

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International Stock News

Why Shiba Inu popped today

| Bram Berkowitz

The cryptocurrency rose more than the broader sector.

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International Stock News

The Dow got crushed — Here are 4 stocks that survived the bloodbath

| Bram Berkowitz

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 740 points today.

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International Stock News

Apple Is Starting to Walk and Talk Like a Bank. Could It Ever Become One?

| Bram Berkowitz

Apple recently took another big step in the financial services space.

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Why the Dow Jones got crushed today

| Bram Berkowitz

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 638 points today.

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Dow Jones finishes in the red despite strong earnings from salesforce

| Bram Berkowitz

Salesforce's earnings surprise wasn't enough to turn the Dow Jones Industrial Average green today.

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International Stock News

How high will interest rates rise in 2022? JPMorgan Chase just dropped a big hint

| Bram Berkowitz

The Federal Reserve's recently released meeting minutes show it might be more aggressive with rate hikes than initially anticipated.

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

The crypto market fell after investors parsed the Federal Reserve's recent meeting minutes.

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Investors are trying to predict how the economy will fare in the coming months, and how fast the Federal Reserve…

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International Stock News

Why Shiba Inu is down today

| Bram Berkowitz

There is no obvious news behind the move.

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International Stock News

Crypto crash: Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are struggling again

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies continue to come under pressure as investors digest the macro outlook.

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International Stock News

Why Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are tumbling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies continue to struggle against the challenging economic backdrop.

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International Stock News

Why the Affirm share price is tumbling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Fintech stocks are taking a hit after Upstart's recent quarterly performance disappointed investors.

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