Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and the best and worst performers in the waste management industry.

When you think of investing in stocks, you probably think of considering each company one by one, researching that particular player -- and then buying if the investment case looks solid. You can do this by getting in on a good exchange-traded fund (ETF), an asset that includes a number of stocks according to a particular theme such as an industry or investment style. The following Vanguard ETFs fit the bill, making them the perfect choices to buy right now with a little more than $500 and hold forever.

Warren Buffett is considered one of the greatest investors in American history. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shares have returned approximately 5,500,000% since the mid-1960s, compounding at 20% annually. Comparatively, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has returned about 10.4% annually during the same period.

AppLovin (APP) stock has been a Wall Street superstar over the last two years, soaring 3,000% to blow away Nvidia and most other artificial intelligence stocks. APP stock has traded sideways for the past two months and looks due to break out to all-time highs.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), a leading semiconductor company, has seen its share price soar 500% over the past three years, pushing its market cap up to a staggering $3.6 trillion. While Apple was the largest company by market cap earlier this year, as I write this, Nvidia holds the spot. Nvidia's rise has been fueled by its lead in the artificial intelligence processor market, but can Nvidia keep the good times going this year?

Market Caution as Investors Eye Big Tech Earnings and Fed Meeting

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - January 27, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Giant Mining Corp. (CSE: BFG | OTC: BFGFF | FWB: YW5) ("Giant Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the company has engaged Exploration Technologies Inc. ("ExploreTech") from ...

Shares in BASF fell 3% in early Frankfurt trading after the chemical company late on Friday reported write-downs and a drop in annual earnings below estimates. According to preliminary figures, 2024 earnings before interest and taxes fell to 2 billion euros ($2.09 billion), missing Vara's analyst consensus of 3.2 billion euros, also falling below the 2023 figure. Full-year operating profit was dragged lower by impairments at its battery materials business and by restructuring costs across divisions, the company said.

Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures sank, while Chinese shares shed some of their early gains after a survey of manufacturers showed export orders dropping to a five-month low. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.1 in January from 50.1 in December, slipping into contractionary territory on a scale where 50 and above indicates expansion.

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