The mixed martial arts promotion company Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has sold itself to a group of buyers for $4 billion. It’s the most expensive sale of a sports organization in history.
On the "Afford Anything" podcast, Suze Orman delivered a pointed critique on the notion of retiring early with a $2 million portfolio. She was direct in her advice, emphasizing the insufficiency of such an amount for early retirement. "Two million dollars is nothing," Orman declared, "It’s nothing. It’s pennies in today’s world, to tell you the truth." Don't Miss: The average American couple has saved this much money for retirement — How do you compare? Can you guess how many Americans successfu
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Bill Gates sold off a sizeable chunk of his portfolio last quarter, which could be seen as another bearish signal for the stock market and a move that mirrors Warren Buffett's recent decisions. Gates has reduced his position by an estimated $1.7 ...
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Berkshire's collective cost basis in Apple, Chevron, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Occidental Petroleum is around $63 billion. The Oracle of Omaha has spent $77 billion alone buying shares of his favorite stock.
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Though obesity drugs continue to gain traction, it is currently a duopoly market. As analysts expect demand to grow at an encouraging pace, several biotech/pharma companies are rushing to enter this space.
Although this company has consistently raised its dividend, it may not be ideal for income-focused investors for one reason.
For years, the privately run Medicare Advantage business generated outsize profit growth for health-insurance giants. Companies like UnitedHealth Group and Humana bet big on the program, and investors generally rewarded them for it. Medicare Advantage, in which the government pays insurers a set amount to manage the care of seniors, recently surpassed traditional Medicare’s share of beneficiaries.
Small-to-mid-size banks will be the first forced out of business, he says. “There are quite a few banks in the United States right now that have very similar risk characteristics [to Silicon Valley Bank]."