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The post CrowdStrike CEO warns AI will trigger explosion of cyber attacks with shrinking patch windows appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read CrowdStrike posted record results with $5.25 billion ending ARR (up 24% year-over-year), $330.7 million net new ARR in Q4 (up 47%), and Falcon Flex ARR grew 120% year-over-year to $1.69 billion, signaling strong customer consolidation onto the platform.

The post XRP Price Prediction: XRP Breaks Above $1.35 Again. Can It Rally to $2? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read XRP has broken above $1.35 after three failed attempts, driven by a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire that flipped the market sentiment. Around 60% of XRP’s circulating supply was bought near $1.45, which acts as a st

The post 5 ETFs Yielding Over 7 Percent Built for Long Term Income Investors appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..A 7% yield sounds compelling until you ask the question that separates income investing from return-of-capital illusion: where is the money actually coming from? A fund that pays 10% annually while losing 8% in share price is not delivering income, it is returning your own capital with a distribution label attached. Quick Read

The post Alphabet Climbs 4% on Waymo’s Nashville Expansion: The Self-Driving Bet Is Starting to Pay Off appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Alphabet (GOOGL) stock rose 4% to $317 as Waymo launched autonomous ride-hailing service in Nashville, joining San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. Google Search remains strong,

The post AMLP Pays Over 7 Percent and Most Retirees Have Never Heard of It appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Most retirement income conversations start and end in the same place. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSE:VYM) at 2.26%, the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSE:VNQ) at around 3.5%, and maybe the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF if someone is feeling adventurous. These are all solid funds with nothing wrong about owning them, but a 7.5% yielding ETF with $12.3 billion in assets and a tax fea

The post Carnival Pops 10%, Norwegian Rises 7%: Six Days After Falling on Fuel Fears, Cruise Stocks Are Surging appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Carnival (CCL) surged 10% to $27 on fuel-cost relief as oil prices eased following Middle East ceasefire and Iran’s Strait of Hormuz reopening. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) shares r

The post Palantir Falls 5% While Tech Stocks Climb: Valuation Concerns and UK Scrutiny Weigh on the AI Darling appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Palantir Technologies (PLTR) posted $4.475B in 2025 revenue, up 56% year-over-year, and $1.625B in net income, up 252% year-over-year. However, Palantir trades at an extraordinary 261x P/E

The post Buy This ETF Before the Military Budget Balloons More appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read iShares U.S. Aerospace and Defense ETF (ITA) — U.S. defense budget proposal signals sustained spending growth favoring concentrated contractor exposure. The fund tracks 48 defense contractors with locked-in backlogs spanning years.

The post Ford and Toyota Surges 6%: Two Auto Giants Prove the Global Car Market Is Alive and Well appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Ford (F) shares rose 6% today on sustained F-Series truck demand and Super Duty posting its best volume year since 2004, while Toyota (TM) shares rallied 6% following Taiwan vehicle sales growth of 5% and strong BEV retail sales surge of 49.8% year-over-year.

The post Chevron vs ExxonMobil: The Bigger Dividend Stock Amid The Oil Rush appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Oil and energy company ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) closed out 2025 with results that reveal two very different oil giants navigating the same crude price headwind. Both raised dividends 4%, both beat Q4 EPS estimates, and both are pressing hard on production growth. The structural differences between the two companies, however, are significant. So, which is a better divide

The post Today’s 1,200-Point Stock Market Surge Marks History’s 25th 1,000-Point Day. Here’s What History Says Happens Next appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read The Stocks: Sherwin-Williams (SHW) rose 6.56%, Caterpillar (CAT) gained 5.61%, and Home Depot (HD) advanced 5.45% as industrial and consumer stocks led after Iran agreed to a ceasefire, reducing oil price pressures and bene

The post Social Security’s Funding Problem Just Got $169 Billion Worse appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Social Security is facing a funding shortfall. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act seems to be making things worse. If lawmakers don’t act, benefits cou

The post This Just Might Be the Best AI Dividend ETF You Can Own Today appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF (SRVR) owns AI infrastructure landlords like data centers and cell towers trading at attractive valuations. SRVR’s top three holdings—Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, and Ameri

The post XRP Price Analysis: XRP Posts Six Straight Monthly Losses — Could April Break the Streak? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read XRP has posted six consecutive monthly losses for the first time since 2014, driven by the October crash, the Iran war, and holders selling into every bounce XRP closed March at $1.33 and only needs a

The post Block Jumps 6% as Strong Q4 Results, Job Cuts, Analyst Upgrades Reignite Investor Interest appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Block (XYZ) shares rallied to $63 Wednesday after the company’s Q4 beat with $0.65 adjusted EPS vs. $0.6393 consensus, plus strong gross profit (+26.14% YoY to $2.87B) and a dramatic 40% workforce reduction to just under 6,000 employees.

The post Forget SCHD: This Monthly Income ETF Pays More Than Twice as Much appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..The income gap between these two funds is not all that subtle when you consider that if you put $500,000 into the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSE:SCHD) at its current 3.30% yield and collect roughly $16,500 per year in quarterly distribution. Quick Read Stocks: Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD

The post Verizon vs. AT&T: One Telecom Dividend Is on Shaky Ground appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) have both reported full-year results, and the dividend story between them is more nuanced than raw payout numbers suggest. Verizon’s check is larger, but AT&T’s balance sheet is cleaning up faster. Which dividend is actually safer requires looking past the yield. Quick Read

The post JPMorgan vs. Bank of America: Wall Street Has a Clear Favorite Stock Right Now appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read JPMorgan Chase (JPM) posted record payments revenue of $5.1B and adjusted EPS of $5.23 (beating consensus by $0.41) despite taking a $2.2B credit reserve for the Apple Card portfolio. Bank of America (BAC) deliv

The post Dave Ramsey Blasts $25,000 Funeral Cost. What’s the Max You Should Pay? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Funeral homes exploit grief through bundled pricing and financing offers that inflate costs: Jeff’s mother was quoted $25,000 for a prepaid funeral package with $600/month financing despite earning only $1,600/month from Social Security, when the average funeral costs $7,

The post Uber Bears Are Missing the Story and Our $123.73 Price Target Shows Why appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Quick Read Uber (UBER) stock trades at $73.23, down 11.6% year-to-date despite delivering $52.01B in full-year 2025 revenue (up 18.3% YoY) and record Q4 2025 free cash flow of $2.80B (up 65% YoY), with 47 analyst buy ratings supporting a $123.73 price target representing 71% upside.