After a long, hard-fought campaign, Donald Trump has secured an election victory and will retake the White House in 2025. Regardless of their political preferences, all Americans must now consider how the incoming Trump administration will impact financial markets and their investment portfolios. Throughout his campaign, Trump has focused on several potential market-moving themes, including … Read more
Many investors gravitate to large and established companies, but mid-cap stocks offer a unique way to profit from reasonably stable firms with a long runway ahead of them. Typically, mid-cap stocks are considered any company between $2 billion and $10 billion in market value, so they have enough of a footprint to weather short-term disruptions … Read more
When considering the top defense stocks, it’s important to focus on companies that dominate the defense sector in terms of revenue, technology, and contracts with government entities, especially in the United States. Here are some of the leading defense stocks: 1. Lockheed Martin (LM) Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the world by … Read more
The fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act calls for $923.3 billion in U.S. military spending, up 4.1% from 2024 levels. However, the ongoing war in Ukraine, tensions between China and Taiwan, and conflicts between Israel, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah in the Middle East may force the U.S. government to increase defense industry investment in coming … Read more
Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) went public earlier this year with a unique promise in social media. Rather than just making money through advertising, the way social media companies have traditionally, Reddit aimed to unlock its massive content portal, which the company calls its corpus, and use it for training AI models. While there was some skepticism … Read more
Monolithic Power Systems stock profile Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) is a publicly traded company known for designing, developing, and marketing power management solutions. Here are some key points about MPS: 1. Industry: MPS operates in the semiconductor industry, specifically focusing on power management products. 2. Products: The company offers a wide range of products, … Read more
Top 2024 stock market performers include several health care stocks with unique catalysts as well as a buy now, pay later financial technology company. Here are the 10 best-performing stocks of 2024 among companies that trade on major U.S. exchanges and have market capitalizations of at least $1 billion: Clover Health Investments Corp. … Read more