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Every investor dreams of finding an underestimated megawinner, and then reaping a big reward for seeing something most others didn’t. Such trades are few and far between, however. Most stock picks end up being merely average performers. Nevertheless, there’s something to be learned by studying the few stocks that have turned fairly modest investments into seven-figure sums. Here’s a rundown of three names that have turned a $1,000 investment made at the right time into $1 million, if not more. See if you can identify what made these stocks such big winners, and then apply those ideas to your hunt…

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TOPSHOT – Officials look on as people vote during the general election at a polling station set up at a local school in Tokyo on October 27, 2024. Japan voted on October 27 in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s voters decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government on Sunday in an election expected to punish his coalition…

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There’s no question that this tech giant has been a wonderful investment in the past. Without a doubt, Apple (AAPL 0.36%) has been one of the most successful investments anyone could have made. In the past 10 years, shares of the consumer technology giant have produced a total return of 932%. That gain trounces the 265% total return of the S&P 500. Today, Apple is the world’s most valuable enterprise, with a market cap that’s just shy of $3.6 trillion. Because this is such a massive corporation with a huge sales base, forward returns are surely not going to come…

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Investing.com — Here is your Pro Recap of the top takeaways from Wall Street analysts for the past week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! JD.com What happened? On Monday, Loop Capital upgraded JD.com (NASDAQ:) to Buy with a $48 price target. *TLDR: Loop Capital expects 4% Q3 revenue growth, boosted by trade-in rebates and prudent management. 2025 outlook conservative; price target reduced to $48 due to higher expenses and no revenue boost. What’s the full story? Loop Cap believes that Q3 estimates are achievable, with expectations of higher spending in the fourth…

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By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian food delivery giant Swiggy has slashed its IPO valuation again, to $11.3 billion, 25% below the initial goal of $15 billion as market volatility and the lacklustre debut of Hyundai India weigh on sentiment, two sources said on Sunday. BlackRock and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will invest in the $1.4 billion IPO, which will be the country’s second-biggest stock offering this year, the sources told Reuters. Swiggy, Blackrock and CPPIB did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside business hours. Indian shares have fallen for four weeks in a…

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Quebec — La Belle Province — has experienced a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity among small-cap companies since early autumn. To date, private equity firms and strategic investors have acquired several Quebec-based companies at healthy premiums. What do they know that other investors don’t? For some time, my colleagues and I have been beating the drum in our commentaries and webinars about the value that the current gulf between the intrinsic value and market prices of some of these Quebec-based companies represents. There are appealing risk/reward attributes and the potential for high future returns at bargain…

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CNN  —  Not all that glitters is gold, but the value of the precious metal has been surging this year. Gold prices have broken record after record, rising more than 30% in 2024 while hitting an all-time high of $2,748.23 this week. The Federal Reserve’s recent dramatic half-point interest rate cut, geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty surrounding the US presidential election have created the conditions for prices to soar. The rally has been boosted by the central banks of China, India and Turkey easing their reliance on the US dollar as well as retail giant Costco stocking 1-ounce bullion bars.…

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(Bloomberg) — A week before Federal Reserve officials gather to reflect on the appropriate tempo of interest-rates cuts, three high-profile reports are set to show underlying resilience in the US economy and a temporary hiccup in job growth. Most Read from Bloomberg Friday’s employment report, expected to show a modest 110,000 increase in payrolls — about half this year’s average gain of 200,000 — will reflect hits to the labor market from two hurricanes as well as a work stoppage at aircraft maker Boeing Co. The unemployment rate is forecast to hold at 4.1%. Economists expect Fed policymakers to discount…

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When I was a teenager, I bought my first car. It was a Toyota Tercel with a few hundred miles on it and cost less than $10,000. Granted, this was 30 years ago.Now that I have a daughter turning 17, I envisioned a similar scenario. She has worked — and saved — since the age of 13, and I assumed she could at least pitch in for a reasonably priced pre-owned model.But, boy, has the used car market changed. For starters, prices have increased enormously.Anyone who has stayed away from the car market in recent years is in for a…

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