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This Japanese man earned $80,000 a year from ‘doing nothing’
Shoji Morimoto’s day job involves loaning himself out to strangers who seek someone’s company for almost anything at all. Lee Ying Shan When Shoji Morimoto was fired from his office job in 2018, his superior had criticized him for lacking initiative and “not doing anything” of value for the company. Joke’s on him, because Morimoto, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after tech rally lifts Wall Street higher
Workers are processing chips at a workshop of an optoelectronic technology company in Huai’an, China, on May 11, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 rebounded after leading losses in Asia on Monday, climbing 0.77%, while the broad-based Topix gained 0.45%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.97%, with chip heavyweights Samsung Electronics and […]
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Stock futures tick higher after S&P 500 posts second straight winning day: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were marginally higher on Monday night after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched a second winning day. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures respectively climbed 0.1% and 0.2%. Futures tied to […]
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Here are Europe’s top ETFs that outperformed in 2024 — including some that gained 30%
U.S. stocks ended 2024 on a high, with the S & P 500 finishing last year with gains of over 23%. While funds tracking the major indices will have logged similar returns, a handful of actively managed ETFs marketed in Europe outperformed, including JPMorgan’s US Research Enhanced Index Equity ETF and Invesco’s Quantitative Strategies ESG […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FuboTV, Paycor, Plug Power and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. FuboTV — The streaming provider soared 251% after confirming it struck a deal to combine its online live TV businesses with Walt Disney . The new venture will be 30% owned by Fubo and 70% by Disney and form the second-largest digital pay-TV provider after YouTube […]
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RBC unveils its top stock picks for 2025
RBC Capital Markets on Monday highlighted its top stock ideas for 2025, including an energy giant and a key financial company. The bank listed its top 30 stock picks for the new year. RBC said it sifts through companies with solid bottom-up fundamentals that can also capitalize on the current environment. Since its inception, the […]
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This major tech laggard could be primed for a breakout in 2025, according to the charts
Reflecting on 2024, Uber Technologies (UBER) was one of our more asked-about stocks. Despite seemingly having buy-in from investors, the stock failed to deliver strong returns. However, in the first days of 2025, UBER has emerged as a top ten performer in the S & P 500, perhaps ushering in a new phase of outperformance. […]
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New ETFs that combine bitcoin exposure and options are coming in 2025
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange-traded packages. New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured protection […]
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Wall Street loves this ancient blue chip stock paying a nearly 5% dividend yield for 2025
Wall Street loves a 140-year-old original blue chip that pays a 4.9% dividend as trading in the new year kicks off. Wells Fargo named AT & T a top telecommunications idea for 2025, citing expectations for double-digit earnings per share growth by 2027 fueled by its fiber-to-the-home broadband internet buildout. “We believe T is poised […]
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Trump reportedly considering important alteration to tariff plans
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is considering a plan that still would apply tariffs to all nations but narrow the focus to a select set of goods and services, […]
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