Key Points Ford shares have produced a total return of 58% since late January 2021, dramatically underperforming the market. With muted growth prospects and weak profits, this is not a good business for long-term investors to own. 10 stocks we like better than Ford Motor Company › Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) investors are cheering after shares climbed 33% in 2025. However, this stellar performanc...
Key Points Ford shares have produced a total return of 58% since late January 2021, dramatically underperforming the market. With muted growth prospects and weak profits, this is not a good business for long-term investors to own. 10 stocks we like better than Ford Motor Company › Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) investors are cheering after shares climbed 33% in 2025. However, this stellar performance isn't a usual occurrence. If you'd invested $100 in Ford stock exactly five years ago, here's how much you'd have today. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Since late January 2021, shares of Ford have generated a total return of 58% (as of Jan. 27). Had you invested $100 in this Detroit automotive stock at that time, you'd be staring at a portfolio balance of $158. During that same period, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) produced a total return of 94%, which is fantastic from a historical perspective. Investors looking for huge gains would have been better off simply owning the index. Ford has been around for a long time. However, this doesn't mean that investors should automatically consider buying the stock. The business operates in a very mature industry that doesn't register outsized durable growth. What's more, Ford has massive expenses and capital expenditures that keep profit margins and the return on invested capital low. These aren't favorable traits. Value investors might be interested in the stock because it trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of only 9.5. But looking out over the next five years and beyond, it's hard to be optimistic that the stock can beat the market. Should you buy stock in Ford Motor Company right now? Before you buy stock in Ford Motor Company, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Ford Motor Com...
Tributes from the world of showbiz and politics have poured in for the actor Catherine O’Hara, with Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Schitt’s Creek co-creator Dan Levy mourning the loss of a “legend” after she died at the age of 71. O’Hara, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role in the TV comedy series, died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness, accordin...
Tributes from the world of showbiz and politics have poured in for the actor Catherine O’Hara, with Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Schitt’s Creek co-creator Dan Levy mourning the loss of a “legend” after she died at the age of 71. O’Hara, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role in the TV comedy series, died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness, according to her agency CAA. The Canadian-American actor was also known for roles in Home Alone and the Beetlejuice films. In a post on Instagram, Levy said he would “cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her”. He added: “What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years”. “Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my dad (Schitt’s Creek co-star and co-creator Eugene), Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. “It’s hard to imagine a world without her in it.” View image in fullscreen Left to right: Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy, Daniel Levy and Catherine O'Hara, the stars of TV series Schitt's Creek. Photograph: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Richard E Grant, who starred in 2006’s Penelope with O’Hara, called her death an “incalculable loss”. In a post on Instagram, he said: “She & her husband Bo were the first people we called when we were in LA, stayed with us in the Cotswolds shared dinners in London & never stopped yakking & laughing.” In 2024, the actor reprised her role as Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, having starred in the first film in 1988. Co-star Michael Keaton said: “We go back before the first Beetlejuice. She’s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her.” Alec Baldwin, who also starred in the original film, described O’Hara as “one of the greatest comic talents in the movie business” who possessed “a quality that was all her own”. Seth Rogen, her co-star in the Apple TV comedy series The Stu...
Age matters when it comes to spousal benefits. Here are the numbers to show you just how much. Social Security spousal benefits provide much-needed retirement income to many married couples in the United States. However, the age at which you claim a spousal benefit can make a big difference in how much you get. In this video, I'll discuss the average spousal benefit by age and discuss what you nee...
Age matters when it comes to spousal benefits. Here are the numbers to show you just how much. Social Security spousal benefits provide much-needed retirement income to many married couples in the United States. However, the age at which you claim a spousal benefit can make a big difference in how much you get. In this video, I'll discuss the average spousal benefit by age and discuss what you need to consider before claiming yours. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of Jan 22, 2026. The video was published on Jan 23, 2026.
Investor Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame has called Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a futurist amid talks of mergers between Musk's various companies. An American Treasure "Elon is an American treasure," Burry wrote in a post on the social media platform X on Thursday. He then added that despite this, the billionaire was also a "desperately incentivized futurist even earlie...
Investor Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame has called Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a futurist amid talks of mergers between Musk's various companies. An American Treasure "Elon is an American treasure," Burry wrote in a post on the social media platform X on Thursday. He then added that despite this, the billionaire was also a "desperately incentivized futurist even earlier than me," taking a jibe at the reported merger plans between SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. Don't Miss: Missed Nvidia and Tesla? RAD Intel Could Be the Next AI Powerhouse — Just $0.85 a Share If there was a new fund backed by Jeff Bezos offering a 7-9% target yield with monthly dividends would you invest in it? Elon is an American treasure but also a desperately incentivized futurist even earlier than me. Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports | TechCrunch https://t.co/2o3t1otcCb Burry has been a vocal critic of the EV giant in the past, calling the company "ridiculously overvalued," as well as slamming Tesla's supporters by calling them the "Elon cult." He has, however, maintained that he does not hold a short position against the company. See Also: Blue-chip art has historically outpaced the S&P 500 since 1995, and fractional investing is now opening this institutional asset class to everyday investors. SpaceX, Tesla Merger The comments follow as SpaceX could be eyeing a merger with Tesla, something which was possibly hinted at by Musk in a post last year when he talked about a possible "convergence" between Musk's companies in the future. The merger has been hailed as a positive move by investor Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management, who said that Musk was "thinking big" ahead of SpaceX's possible IPO this year, first hinted at by Musk during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in November last year. Read Next: Photo courtesy: Shutterstock Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind market trade ideas and tools. Cl...
Richard Darko/iStock via Getty Images Some different portfolios for a comfortable retirement $100,000 is a good target in retirement with the current state of inflation. Where a married couple might have been able to live on less, much less, just 10 years ago, times have changed: visualcapitalist.com Now, this data that comes from a SmartAsset survey encompasses a single earner in the accumulation...
Richard Darko/iStock via Getty Images Some different portfolios for a comfortable retirement $100,000 is a good target in retirement with the current state of inflation. Where a married couple might have been able to live on less, much less, just 10 years ago, times have changed: visualcapitalist.com Now, this data that comes from a SmartAsset survey encompasses a single earner in the accumulation phase, not preservation or distribution. Why are the numbers so extreme for an individual? First, the individual has a compressed tax bracket due to being single. The US punishes those not married by making them hit higher tax brackets faster than a married filing jointly couple. Let's take a look at the brackets for 2026 : ameriprise.com We can see that for single earners, they hit the next bracket almost twice as fast a married couple with their earning ranges for each bracket roughly 50% less than a married filer. Then we get to the standard deduction: ameriprise.com As a double whammy, the standard deduction is also roughly 50% less for a single vs. a married filer. No wonder all the Silicon Valley bachelor tech engineers have loaded their 401Ks and tax-deferred accounts. They make as much as an entire married household but get taxed twice as hard unless they contribute as much as possible to above-the-line deductions. The story here, going into retirement, is that it also pays to be married. Other things to be considered After the tax considerations related to cost of living, just narrowing the focus down to retirees and early retirees, the 20% allocated to the saving number [in the survey footnotes] is now curbed downward or stopped altogether. Thus, life just got 20% cheaper with this in mind once you've reached financial independence. Next, you are generating portfolio income in this hypothetical scenario [although you may also have other cash-flowing assets like rental properties and partnerships or small semi-passive businesses]. This type of income, which is not...
When Ian Evans’s grandfather opened a hardware shop on Anglesey in the 1930s, the Menai Bridge was instrumental in ensuring its success. The wrought-iron chains from the early 19th century had just been replaced with tensile steel, making the suspension bridge stronger and wider. This allowed it to carry heavier freight and the Evans family was able to order bottled gas from the newly established ...
When Ian Evans’s grandfather opened a hardware shop on Anglesey in the 1930s, the Menai Bridge was instrumental in ensuring its success. The wrought-iron chains from the early 19th century had just been replaced with tensile steel, making the suspension bridge stronger and wider. This allowed it to carry heavier freight and the Evans family was able to order bottled gas from the newly established Calor Gas company, bringing widespread energy access to rural Anglesey (Ynys Môn). “My grandfather and his brother went to pick it up from Bangor or Treborth station, I think, the first ever delivery. We still sell it today,” said Evans, 61. “I look at the bridge every day from my living room window and people come from all over to see it, they park outside my house and wander over. It’s a big part of our community and our history.” Friday marked 200 years to the day since the official opening of the bridge, a masterpiece of engineering that revolutionised the economic and social landscape of north Wales, as well as transport and communication links between Great Britain and Ireland. View image in fullscreen Thomas Telford was the engineer behind the Menai Bridge and other projects including St Katharine Docks in London. Telford new town in Shropshire is named after him. Photograph: Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images Designed and built by Thomas Telford, the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Menai became the first major suspension bridge in the world when it opened on 30 January 1826. Several designs were discarded before Telford found a way to build over the dangerous strait at a narrow point where tall warships could still pass underneath, said William Day, an engineer who took part in major repair works on the bridge in 1999. “It’s an icon of civil engineering,” added Day. “The precision, the quality control, thinking ahead about ease of maintenance and sustainability … and he needed to figure out how to erect it over wild water. He hung ...
Automakers in the US have introduced a slew of trucks and SUVs over the past few years as American car buyers prioritized utility and space. But where carmakers aren't meeting a surge in demand is another retro trend making its way to the auto industry: the family minivan. Last year, minivan sales rose 21% in the US to 393,812 units sold, according to data provided by Edmunds. Meanwhile, overall U...
Automakers in the US have introduced a slew of trucks and SUVs over the past few years as American car buyers prioritized utility and space. But where carmakers aren't meeting a surge in demand is another retro trend making its way to the auto industry: the family minivan. Last year, minivan sales rose 21% in the US to 393,812 units sold, according to data provided by Edmunds. Meanwhile, overall US sales were up only 2%, according to the firm. “Minivans currently hold a 2.4% market share, which is the highest level it’s been since 2019 when it was also at 2.4%," said Edmunds director of insights Ivan Drury. "While still a relatively small segment overall, the recent increase reflects how competitive and well-rounded today’s minivans have become." Exterior of Walnut Creek Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership with cars on display and signage visible, including Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In hybrid vehicle, Walnut Creek, Calif., March 30, 2023. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) · Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images One factor moving minivan sales is changing family demographics. Older millennials and younger Gen X families are growing, and they need space for kids, gear, groceries, and Home Depot runs. “For buyers who need a true three-row vehicle, minivans continue to offer some of the best bang for your buck in terms of size, fuel efficiency, and cost,” Drury added. Honda (HMC) reports the Odyssey is the top-selling minivan with millennials. While minivans may not topple the SUV as king of the mall cruisers, the once-staid minivan is seeing popularity among one demographic that usually skews toward the trucks that dominate US sales lists — men. Read more: How your vehicle’s make and model affect car insurance costs In fact, minivans kitted out with off-road tires and overlanding tents are on the rise. And with these modifications come buyers who want a little adventure, along with those center row captain’s chairs. "This is attracting a new buyer to the minivan segmen...
Photoprofi30/iStock via Getty Images Earnings season continued to gain momentum, closing out a busy week in which nine S&P 500 Materials Sector ( XLB ) companies reported quarterly results. Quarter-to-date, XLB has risen about 9%, while SPY has advanced 1.5%. As of early 2026, heightened trade protectionism, led by U.S. tariff threats, has driven safe-haven demand while increasing demand uncertain...
Photoprofi30/iStock via Getty Images Earnings season continued to gain momentum, closing out a busy week in which nine S&P 500 Materials Sector ( XLB ) companies reported quarterly results. Quarter-to-date, XLB has risen about 9%, while SPY has advanced 1.5%. As of early 2026, heightened trade protectionism, led by U.S. tariff threats, has driven safe-haven demand while increasing demand uncertainty across other industries within the materials sector. In this week's earnings recap, out of the nine companies that reported, five surpassed profit estimates and four companies fell short of expectations. On the revenue side, five companies exceeded revenue estimates, while the other four companies missed. Below are the latest quarterly reports from five industry giants: Air Products ( APD ) maintained $12.85–$13.15 EPS guidance for 2026 as it optimizes project portfolio and capital discipline. APD continues to expect fiscal year 2026 capital expenditures of approximately $4.0 billion. Dow ( DOW ) shares fell about 2.6% in premarket trading Thursday, erasing an earlier gain, after the company announced a broad restructuring initiative and reported a deeper net loss. The chemical maker ( DOW ) swung to a profit with earnings adjusted for one-time items of $1.81 a share, topping the consensus estimate for a loss of $0.51 a share. International Paper Company ( IP ) announced on Thursday plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies after reporting a mixed quarterly print. The company guided FY 2026 EBITDA to a range of $3.5B-$3.7B, in line with the $3.64B analyst consensus estimate, with free cash flow forecast at $300M-$500M and capital spending of $1.95B-$2.05B. LyondellBasell ( LYB ) aims for $1.5B recurring EBITDA by 2028 as market rationalization accelerates. LYB has increased the target for the cash improvement plan from $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion by the end of 2026. Nucor ( NUE ), meanwhile, targets a 5% increase in steel mill shipments for 2026 ...
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images Headline yield shows income potential, but taxes reduce what you keep. Equity investors should focus on after-tax yield. Preferreds may help boost income and improve tax efficiency. What Taxes Should Equity Income Investors Consider? For advisors constructing income-focused portfolios, understanding after-tax yield is critical to managing client outcome...
phakphum patjangkata/iStock via Getty Images Headline yield shows income potential, but taxes reduce what you keep. Equity investors should focus on after-tax yield. Preferreds may help boost income and improve tax efficiency. What Taxes Should Equity Income Investors Consider? For advisors constructing income-focused portfolios, understanding after-tax yield is critical to managing client outcomes. Taxes can substantially reduce the income investors keep. Understanding how different sources of equity income are taxed is important to evaluate true after-tax yield. For income-focused portfolios, headline yield can be misleading. Taxes play a major role in determining how much income ultimately reaches a client’s pocket. Taxes can significantly reduce realized income, especially when distributions are taxed at ordinary income rates. Different income types receive different tax treatments, meaning two investments with the same yield can produce very different after-tax results. Higher yields may come with higher tax drag, particularly when income is not eligible for preferential tax rates. Understanding How Equity Income Is Taxed Not all dividends are taxed the same way. Qualified dividends benefit from lower federal tax rates, making them especially attractive for taxable clients seeking income. These differences mean that, from a portfolio construction standpoint, income source can matter as much as income level. Income Type Typical Tax Rate Examples Qualified Dividends Long-term capital gains U.S. common stocks, certain preferreds Ordinary Dividends Ordinary income rates REITs, bond ETFs Capital Gains Distributions Capital gains rates ETFs, mutual funds Click to enlarge Preferred Securities and Tax Treatment Preferred securities are a unique type of investment that sits between common stocks and bonds, offering higher income potential than common equity while still paying dividends rather than interest. Many preferred securities pay dividends that qualify as qualifi...
Amazon owes money to millions of Amazon Prime members who could receive part of a $2.5-billion settlement — all because of how the company marketed its subscription service and communicated its cancellation terms. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Amazon allegedly enrolled millions of Americans into Amazon Prime memberships without their clear consent. The filing also alleges that A...
Amazon owes money to millions of Amazon Prime members who could receive part of a $2.5-billion settlement — all because of how the company marketed its subscription service and communicated its cancellation terms. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Amazon allegedly enrolled millions of Americans into Amazon Prime memberships without their clear consent. The filing also alleges that Amazon made it difficult for consumers to cancel their memberships (1). Must Read The settlement, announced earlier this year, includes $1.5 billion in customer refunds and a $1-billion civil penalty. This penalty is the largest ever in a case involving an FTC rule violation (2). Amazon has not admitted to any wrongdoing. “We work incredibly hard to make it clear and simple for customers to both sign up or cancel their Prime membership, and to offer substantial value for our many millions of loyal Prime members around the world,” spokesman Mark Blafkin shared in a statement to the Associated Press in September (3). Millions of current and former Prime members may be eligible for a refund, either automatically or by filing a claim. Are you eligible for a refund? Class-action settlements sometimes go unclaimed because people don’t realize they qualify, or assume they need to jump through hoops. In this case, many refunds are being issued automatically, according to FTC statements made to NBC Chicago (4). You may qualify for an automatic refund if: You are a U.S.-based Amazon Prime customer. You signed up for a Prime subscription through a so-called “challenged enrollment flow” or tried to cancel online but were unable to do so between June 23, 2019, and June 23, 2025. You used no more than three 3 Prime Benefits (such as Prime Video products or Prime Music) in any 12-month period following Amazon Prime enrollment. The FTC identified four “challenged enrollment flows,” or situations where customers were prompted to join Prime — such as when selecting shipping options — and migh...
Dealmaking is rebounding, client payouts are up and annual profits are expected to rise — but shares of Wall Street’s alternative-investing giants are off to their worst January in a decade over a slurry of mounting investor anxieties. Blackstone Inc., KKR & Co. , Apollo Global Management Inc. and Ares Management Corp. all posted their biggest drop in the first month of a year since 2016, as inves...
Dealmaking is rebounding, client payouts are up and annual profits are expected to rise — but shares of Wall Street’s alternative-investing giants are off to their worst January in a decade over a slurry of mounting investor anxieties. Blackstone Inc., KKR & Co. , Apollo Global Management Inc. and Ares Management Corp. all posted their biggest drop in the first month of a year since 2016, as investors focus on possible trouble in private credit, frothy asset valuations as well as abrupt policy changes from President Donald Trump, such as his recent announcement that big financial firms should be barred from buying single-family homes. The slump worsened even as Blackstone, the biggest alternative asset manager, reported a surprise jump in fourth-quarter distributable earnings and said the environment for private equity investing is rapidly improving. The other three firms are set to announce their results in coming days. Blackstone, Apollo and Ares all dropped more than 7% in January, while KKR tumbled 10%. Rival Carlyle Group Inc. proved to be an outlier, sliding 0.6% on the month, while the S&P 500 rose 1.4%. The firms “have been caught between market volatility and rising investor scrutiny” over fees and investment exits, said Sunaina Sinha Haldea , global head of private capital advisory at Raymond James Financial Inc. “Share prices are reflecting near-term uncertainty rather than long-term franchise value,” she said. “The selloff in listed alternatives managers says more about sentiment and liquidity than fundamentals. Public markets are impatient; private markets, by design, are not.” Analysts and traders, meanwhile, are assessing the durability of private credit, how the assets are valued and if they accurately reflect default risks. Last week, a BlackRock Inc. private debt fund said it expects to mark down the net value of its assets in part because of its exposure to e-commerce aggregators, and investors from one of Blue Owl Capital Inc. ’s tech-focused fun...
Key Points The best dividend stocks don't just pay a high yield. They also grow their dividends over time. From energy infrastructure to digital evolution, here are the top ultra-high-yield stocks for 2026. 10 stocks we like better than MPLX › While growth stocks often steal the headlines, ultra-high-yield dividend stocks with a strong track record of dividend stability and growth are among the mo...
Key Points The best dividend stocks don't just pay a high yield. They also grow their dividends over time. From energy infrastructure to digital evolution, here are the top ultra-high-yield stocks for 2026. 10 stocks we like better than MPLX › While growth stocks often steal the headlines, ultra-high-yield dividend stocks with a strong track record of dividend stability and growth are among the most powerful tools for building real wealth. If your goal is to build a secure passive income stream for 2026 and beyond, here are five top high-yield stocks to buy right now. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » 1. Enterprise Products Partners: 6.4% Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is among the largest midstream energy companies in the U.S., with a pipeline spanning 50,000 miles. 2026 is a major inflection point for the pipeline stock. After spending nearly $4.5 billion on organic growth projects in 2025, Enterprise expects its capital spending to drop to $2.5 billion in 2026. As new projects come online and capital expenditures (capex) taper, Enterprise will have more cash to return to its shareholders. It has already expanded its share repurchase program from $2 billion to $5 billion, and large dividend increases could be next in line. Enterprise has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. 2. Realty Income: 5.3% yield Realty Income (NYSE: O) pays a dividend every month and has increased it for 113 straight quarters. As a real estate investment trust (REIT), Realty Income is required to distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income as dividends to its shareholders. Realty Income owns a highly diversified portfolio of over 15,500 commercial real estate properties across 92 industries. While a triple-net lease structure significantly reduces operating costs, diversification helps Realty Income generate stable cash flows across market cycles and interest r...
In this article BRK.B BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) A combination of big Apple stock sales and steady gains for the share price of American Express has put the credit card company within ...
In this article BRK.B BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) A combination of big Apple stock sales and steady gains for the share price of American Express has put the credit card company within a few billion dollars of becoming the most valuable holding in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio . In mid-2023, the Apple stake's value of close to $180 billion was around $154 billion greater than the American Express holdings. Since then, Berkshire has sold roughly three-quarters of the position. Last Friday, Apple's lead narrowed to an all-time low was just $4.3 billion. This week it increased to $8.4 billion. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The Apple sales are, by far, the biggest factor in the narrowing margin, but American Express stock has outperformed Apple over the past 2 1/2 years with a 106% gain vs. Apple's 35% advance. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Buffett first bought 5% of AXP in 1964 when its share price was depressed after it fell victim to loan fraud involving fake salad oil . Berkshire added American Express shares in the 1990s but hasn't done any buying since late in that decade. Its stake as a percentage of AXP's outstanding shares has increased to 22%, however, due to the credit card company's stock buybacks over the year. If Berkshire's Q4 portfolio snapshot, due to be released about two weeks from now, shows even more Apple sales, American Express could be the new number one. Or, if AXP continues to outperform Apple, it may achieve that title without further reductions. BUFFETT & BERKSHIRE AROUND THE INTERNET Some links may require a subscription: Barron's on MSN: Berkshire Hathaway will lose its biggest mutual-fund fan with Danoff's retirement Barron's on MSN: Berkshire Hathaway once had a big silver investment. Too bad it was sold...
Key Points Fiverr is capitalizing on rising demand for artificial intelligence services on its platform. The company has become consistently profitable and has attractive growth prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Fiverr International › Over the past two years, investors have raced to buy shares of leading artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Many of them have produced incredible returns rece...
Key Points Fiverr is capitalizing on rising demand for artificial intelligence services on its platform. The company has become consistently profitable and has attractive growth prospects. 10 stocks we like better than Fiverr International › Over the past two years, investors have raced to buy shares of leading artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Many of them have produced incredible returns recently. However, some companies that are also capitalizing on AI have been largely ignored by investors. One of them is Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR). Despite lagging broader equities in recent years, Fiverr might be worth investing in and holding on to for the next decade. Here's why. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » How Fiverr is cashing in on AI Some companies offer AI services through the cloud. Others sell specialized chips that provide the raw computing power needed to train AI models. Fiverr doesn't do any of that. The company's platform connects freelancers with corporations and individuals who need their services, making it a notable player in the gig economy. Since AI became the new big thing on Wall Street, Fiverr has seen a surge in demand for AI-related services on its platform. This makes sense: While large corporations have the budget to buy entire teams of AI experts, smaller businesses don't. A platform like Fiverr helps the little guy access AI services and implement the technology across their operations at a reasonable cost. In May 2025, Fiverr noted in its annual Business Trends Index that the search for AI-agentic services had skyrocketed by a whopping 18,347% over the six months prior to the report's release. It is also having a notable impact on the company's financial results, with demand for AI-related services helping drive top-line growth. Why the stock is a buy Fiverr's top-line growth has declined from the heights it reached in the early years of the pande...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is facing a potential end to its "Saks on Amazon" e-commerce partnership with Saks Global, the luxury retailer that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, Reuters reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The tie-up was already at risk of falling apart when the company behind Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is facing a potential end to its "Saks on Amazon" e-commerce partnership with Saks Global, the luxury retailer that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, Reuters reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The tie-up was already at risk of falling apart when the company behind Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman filed for bankruptcy protection on Jan. 14. However, Saks had yet to officially communicate that it was exercising its right to reject the deal as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. A source told Reuters on Friday that Saks will shut its “Saks on Amazon" storefront to focus on its business areas with a higher growth potential. "The Saks on Amazon storefront saw limited brand participation," the person said, adding that the company believes it would be more beneficial if it could redirect traffic to Saks.com. “Beyond the Saks experience, the Amazon luxury store continues to offer a wide selection of high-end designer styles, and we're adding more luxury brands regularly, ” a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant said. Saks refused to comment. The partnership, which was signed in 2024 with a $475M equity investment from Amazon ( AMZN ) in Saks, had also led to concerns among the company’s top luxury brands. According to two sources familiar with their views, the companies feared that sales via a mass-market e-commerce platform would hurt their brands. The people said that the brands are likely to use bankruptcy negotiations to push back against the agreement. More on Amazon Amazon Q4 2025 Earnings: How Bullwhip Pressures Inventory And Margin Amazon Stock: Cloud, AI, Space, And Ads Power My Strong Buy Case Amazon: Buy Ahead Of Q4 Earnings (Preview) Catalyst Watch: Amazon earnings, IPO blitz, gold swings, and the jobs report The Mag 7 are no longer trading as a unified group – T. Rowe Price’s Tony Wang
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is facing a potential end to its "Saks on Amazon" e-commerce partnership with Saks Global, the luxury retailer that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, Reuters reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The tie-up was already at risk of falling apart when the company behind Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is facing a potential end to its "Saks on Amazon" e-commerce partnership with Saks Global, the luxury retailer that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, Reuters reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The tie-up was already at risk of falling apart when the company behind Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman filed for bankruptcy protection on Jan. 14. However, Saks had yet to officially communicate that it was exercising its right to reject the deal as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. A source told Reuters on Friday that Saks will shut its “Saks on Amazon" storefront to focus on its business areas with a higher growth potential. "The Saks on Amazon storefront saw limited brand participation," the person said, adding that the company believes it would be more beneficial if it could redirect traffic to Saks.com. “Beyond the Saks experience, the Amazon luxury store continues to offer a wide selection of high-end designer styles, and we're adding more luxury brands regularly, ” a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant said. Saks refused to comment. The partnership, which was signed in 2024 with a $475M equity investment from Amazon ( AMZN ) in Saks, had also led to concerns among the company’s top luxury brands. According to two sources familiar with their views, the companies feared that sales via a mass-market e-commerce platform would hurt their brands. The people said that the brands are likely to use bankruptcy negotiations to push back against the agreement. More on Amazon Amazon Q4 2025 Earnings: How Bullwhip Pressures Inventory And Margin Amazon Stock: Cloud, AI, Space, And Ads Power My Strong Buy Case Amazon: Buy Ahead Of Q4 Earnings (Preview) Catalyst Watch: Amazon earnings, IPO blitz, gold swings, and the jobs report The Mag 7 are no longer trading as a unified group – T. Rowe Price’s Tony Wang
TAIPEI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nvidia plans to make a "huge" investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker. The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, a deal that would give OpenAI the cash and access it needs to buy advanced chips that are key to maintaining its dominance i...
TAIPEI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nvidia plans to make a "huge" investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker. The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, a deal that would give OpenAI the cash and access it needs to buy advanced chips that are key to maintaining its dominance in an increasingly competitive landscape. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the plan had stalled after some inside the chip giant expressed doubts about the deal. The report said Huang had privately underlined to industry associates in recent months that the original $100 billion agreement was non-binding and not finalised. Huang has also privately criticised what he has described as a lack of discipline in OpenAI's business approach and expressed concern about the competition it faces from the likes of Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google and Anthropic, the WSJ said. Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Huang said it was "nonsense" to say he was unhappy with OpenAI. "We are going to make a huge investment in OpenAI. I believe in OpenAI, the work that they do is incredible, they are one of the most consequential companies of our time and I really love working with Sam," he said, referring to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. "Sam is closing the round (of investment) and we will absolutely be involved," Huang added. "We will invest a great deal of money, probably the largest investment we've ever made." Asked whether it would be over $100 billion, he said: "No, no, nothing like that". It was up to Altman to announce how much he wanted to raise, Huang added. Amazon is in talks to invest dozens of billions in OpenAI and the figure could be as high as $50 billion, Reuters reported on Thursday. OpenAI is looking to raise up to $100 billion in funding, valuing it at about $830 billion, Reuters has previously reported. Huang was speaking outside a Taipei restaurant having hosted all...
Hong Kong authorities’ swift U-turn on a law requiring bus passengers to wear seat belts came about because of a lack of public consultation during policymaking and a less than thorough crafting process for the regulatory fine print, political observers have said. Failures on both fronts should serve as a wake-up call for officials and lawmakers to do much better and put themselves in the public’s...
Hong Kong authorities’ swift U-turn on a law requiring bus passengers to wear seat belts came about because of a lack of public consultation during policymaking and a less than thorough crafting process for the regulatory fine print, political observers have said. Failures on both fronts should serve as a wake-up call for officials and lawmakers to do much better and put themselves in the public’s shoes when formulating policies, they said. In an embarrassing about-face, authorities announced on Friday that they would repeal the law that came into force on Sunday requiring bus passengers to wear seat belts or risk a fine of up to HK$5,000 and three months in jail, following strong public criticism and the revelation that the rule only covered new vehicles registered from late January. Advertisement Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan conceded that the legislation – which was endorsed by the Legislative Council without drama – had “deficiencies” as it had failed to reflect the policy’s intent of extending the statutory wearing of seat belts to all vehicles where available. She noted the law was well intentioned, aimed at better protecting passengers. 01:42 Hong Kong to suspend bus seat belt rules over ‘deficiencies’ in law Hong Kong to suspend bus seat belt rules over ‘deficiencies’ in law The new law quickly sparked confusion and dissatisfaction among passengers after taking effect on Sunday. Commuters accused authorities of failing to consider the inconvenience the rule might cause and how it could be enforced.