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November 29, 2025 10:25 PM EST | Source: The Rosen Law Firm PA
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2025) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers or sellers of common stock of Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPTN) between July 29, 2024 and January 6, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important December 8, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased or sold Cepton common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Cepton class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=45981 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than December 8, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding Cepton's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Cepton had received a credible third-party bid valuing Cepton at more than double the Koito Acquisition (Cepton's merger with Koita Manufacturing Co., Ltd.); (2) Cepton's Board of Directors failed to meaningfully explore the foregoing offer and failed to disclose its terms when recommending that Cepton's shareholders approve the Koito Acquisition; (3) consequently, Cepton's shareholders were deprived of the opportunity to meaningfully consider whether to accept or reject the Koito Acquisition; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

To join the Cepton class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=45981 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Costco's shares have pulled back 17% from their highs, but struggling Target's stock still has a more attractive valuation.

Investors need to consider what they're getting when they buy a stock. That includes both the business itself and the price tag that Wall Street is awarding the business.

There's a difficult choice to make today if you're considering Target (TGT +0.91%), a struggling retailer, versus Costco (COST +0.59%), a thriving one.

Which one is the better buy?

Image source: Getty Images.

What does Costco do?
Costco is a club store, which means consumers pay a membership fee for the privilege of shopping at a Costco. Roughly half of the company's operating income is derived from membership fees, which allows the retailer to be aggressive with its prices.

Simply put, Costco can accept lower margins than most retail competitors and, thus, entice its customers to keep coming back with low prices.

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The company's fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 same-store sales were impressive, up 5.7%. Digital sales rose 13.6%. Costco is hitting on all cylinders right now, which makes some sense, since consumers appear to be focused on getting the best prices they can find amid heightened economic uncertainty.

What does Target do?
Target is a more traditional retailer, utilizing a big-box format. It offers a wide selection of products, with a focus on providing customers with a more upscale shopping experience. That includes both product selection and store feel, but it comes with slightly higher prices than some of its competitors. That means Target is currently out of step with value-conscious consumers.

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This fact is clearly evident on the company's income statement. Overall, same-store sales were lower by 2.7%. Digital sales growth was really the lone bright spot, up 2.4%. However, the company's physical stores more than offset that with a 3.8% same-store-sales decline. Consumers are voting with their feet, and Target's premium-tinted experience isn't what they're looking for right now.

What are you getting for your money?
The market has been volatile, and Costco's stock is currently down more than 15% from its 52-week high. That's not great, but the average retail stock, using SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT 0.08%) as a proxy, is down around 10%. Target, meanwhile, is down 40% from its 52-week high and nearly 70% from the highs it reached in 2021. Investors are voting with their feet, too, and they've been dumping Target at a rapid clip compared to Costco.

Given the divergent performance of the two businesses, it makes sense that Costco's stock is performing relatively better than Target's. And if you're a growth investor, Costco's still strong business performance will probably be enticing to you. There's just one small problem on the valuation side of the equation.

Costco's price-to-sales, price-to-earnings, and price-to-book value ratios are all above their five-year averages even after the stock's price pullback. It is still on the expensive side. Growth stocks are often expensive to own, but Costco appears particularly pricey right now. Even growth investors will probably want to tread with caution here.

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Target, meanwhile, looks cheap. Its price-to-sales, price-to-earnings (P/E), and price-to-book ratios are all well below their five-year averages. As noted, there's a good reason for the discounted price, but there's a little wrinkle here to consider.

Target is a Dividend King, with more than 50 consecutive years' worth of annual dividend increases. It's been through hard times before and survived them. It seems highly likely that Target will manage to do so again this time around, if history is any guide.

Notably, Target's trailing-12-month dividend payout ratio is fairly reasonable at around 55%. So the dividend doesn't look like it's at a huge risk of being cut right now. More aggressive dividend investors, along with value investors, will probably appreciate the lofty 5.3% yield on offer.

Different investors and different outcomes
Costco is a growth stock, but even after a recent pullback, it's still a historically expensive growth stock. It's probably best left on the wish list for most investors at this time. Target is a value stock working on a business turnaround. The risk is high as the company navigates a period of weakness, but if you can tolerate a bit of uncertainty, the valuation and yield are both attractive.

Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

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November 29, 2025 10:43 PM EST | Source: The Rosen Law Firm PA
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2025) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) between February 27, 2023 and November 4, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important January 16, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Perrigo securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Perrigo. class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48085 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 16, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and or failed to disclose that: (1) the infant formula business acquired from Nestlé suffered from significant underinvestment in maintenance; (2) Perrigo needed to make substantial capital and operational expenditures above Perrigo's outwardly stated cost estimates to remediate the infant formula business; (3) there were significant manufacturing deficiencies in the facility for Perrigo's infant formula business; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Perrigo's financial results, including earnings and cash flow, were overstated; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Perrigo's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Perrigo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48085 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.

November 29, 2025 11:05 PM EST | Source: The Rosen Law Firm PA
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2025) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Skye Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYE) between November 4, 2024 and October 3, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important January 16, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Skye securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Skye Bioscience, Inc. class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48064 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 16, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding Skye's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) nimacimab was less effective than defendants had led investors to believe; (2) accordingly, nimacimab's clinical, regulatory, and commercial prospects were overstated; and (3) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Skye Bioscience class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48064 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Netflix's 10-for-1 stock split comes at a time of incredible growth at the company. Time to buy?

Netflix (NFLX +1.35%) just completed a 10-for-1 stock split, moving its share price back near the hundred-dollar level while leaving the company's market value unchanged.

The split comes at a time of significant momentum for the underlying business. The streaming leader's revenue has been growing rapidly, and management expects its operating margin to expand this year -- even as Netflix spends heavily on new series and films and pushes into advertising technology and live events.

With a fresh split behind it and growth still healthy, the key question for investors is whether the current price already reflects the company's prospects, given a valuation that remains demanding.

Image source: Netflix.

Netflix is firing on all cylinders
In the second quarter of 2025, Netflix grew revenue 16% year over year, followed by 17% growth in the third quarter as paid memberships and pricing both increased -- and a small but fast-growing advertising business helped results.

Netflix's profitability has also remained robust, despite some noise. Operating margin in the third quarter landed at 28%, down from 34% in the second quarter and 30% in the third quarter of 2024 because of a Brazilian tax charge that management views as a one-off item. But Netflix notably said it would have exceeded its operating income forecast without that charge.

What's impressive is that Netflix's full-year outlook for operating margin still calls for expansion -- even with this massive cost built into the guidance. Specifically, management guided for a full-year operating margin of 28%, up from 27% last year.

Then there's the company's three-year-old advertising business. It's crushing it.

"We recorded our best ad sales quarter ever. We are now on track to more than double ad revenue this year," co-CEO Gregory Peters said.

Looking ahead
Netflix is finishing 2025 with a heavy slate that includes the final season of Stranger Things, alongside new seasons of other popular series, which should support viewing hours and make the platform more attractive to both subscribers and advertisers, ultimately helping the company finish the year strong.

Combining its recent revenue momentum with its small but fast-growing advertising business, management is optimistic about the future. Management said it expects revenue to once again grow about 17% year over year in Q4.

Impressively, Netflix expects to generate total free cash flow for the full year of 2025 of about $9 billion, even as it continues to invest in content, advertising technology, and a growing slate of live events.

Netflix's valuation after the split
Stock splits, of course, do not change intrinsic value. And Netflix's 10-for-1 split is no exception. The split increased the number of shares while reducing the price of each one, leaving the company's roughly $450 billion market capitalization intact -- and the post-split price a little above $100 per share.

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But are shares attractive?

Netflix trades at about 44 times earnings and about 10 times sales, levels that sit well above many other large media and entertainment businesses. Of course, those multiples look more understandable once investors consider Netflix's rapid revenue growth rate and substantial operating margin. Yet, they also mean the market is counting on strong execution from the core business, as well as Netflix's ad tier and other growth initiatives like its live programming and games.

Traditional rivals such as Walt Disney and Comcast trade at much lower valuations. But they don't boast the same attractive growth profile -- and their streaming operations remain far less profitable than Netflix's globally scaled service. This helps explain why investors are willing to pay a significant premium for Netflix stock.

Overall, Netflix looks like a strong business at a demanding price -- a well-deserved demanding price. For that reason, I think shares look moderately attractive. But any new position in the stock should be small, as the stock's premium price means shares have valuation risk in a competitive market that includes streaming services from both traditional rivals and deep-pocketed technology giants.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, announed today the successful completion of all inspections and repairs required under the Airworthiness directive issued last Friday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the official notification from Airbus (AOT Alert Operators Transmission) affecting approximately 6,000 A320-family aircraft worldwide. The directive addressed a flight-control software issue potentially influenced by solar flares, and in some cases required associated hardware checks.

Volaris completed the full scope of work across its fleet without a single flight cancellation and with only minimal delays, ensuring passengers remained largely unaffected throughout the process.

Enrique Beltranena, Volaris’ President and CEO, said: “Our technical and operational teams responded with exceptional speed and discipline. Their seamless coordination with Airbus and authorities allowed us to maintain our full schedule while ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability.”

Key points:

All required software updates and hardware verifications have been finalized.No major impact to passenger itineraries, with zero cancellations.Only minor delays were recorded as aircraft returned to service.No material financial impact is expected.
Volaris reaffirmed its commitment to operational excellence, safety leadership and proactive fleet management, noting that the incident underscores the airline’s ability to respond swiftly to manufacturer and regulatory mandates while protecting the customer experience.

Investor Relations Contact
Liliana Juárez / [email protected]

Media Contact
Ricardo Flores / [email protected] 

About Volaris
*Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or “the Company”) (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) is an ultra-low-cost carrier, with point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. Volaris offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since the beginning of operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from 5 to more than 221 and its fleet from 4 to 154 aircraft. Volaris offers around 500 daily flight segments on routes that connect 44 cities in Mexico and 30 cities in the United States, Central, and South America, with one of the youngest fleets in Mexico. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business and leisure travelers in Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. For more information, please visit ir.volaris.com. Volaris routinely posts information that may be important to investors on its investor relations website. The Company encourages investors and potential investors to consult the Volaris website regularly for important information about Volaris.

Lululemon isn't broken, but the brand has clearly hit a tougher chapter.

Lululemon Athletica (LULU +1.24%) spent years as one of the most consistent growth stories in retail. The company built a premium brand, expanded into new categories, and delivered industry-leading margins. Investors rarely questioned its ability to drive higher sales and steady earnings growth.

But the last few quarters shifted that narrative. U.S. demand softened, product execution looked uneven, and competition intensified. As a result, the stock now trades at one of its lowest valuations in years.

For long-term investors, this moment raises a simple question: What needs to change before Lululemon gets its momentum back? Based on recent results and management commentary, three priorities stand out.

Image source: Getty Images.

Lululemon needs to rebuild product discipline
Product execution has always been the heart of Lululemon's identity. The company differentiated itself with clean designs, performance fabrics, and a consistent aesthetic that appealed to both fitness and lifestyle shoppers. Recently, that consistency slipped.

A widely discussed Jefferies report highlighted several concerns, including brighter color palettes and heavier logo placement. These aren't fatal issues, but they suggest that the company steered too far from its proven merchandising strategy.

Rebuilding product discipline involves more than revisiting a few colorways. Lululemon needs to tighten its assortment, refocus on core categories, and ensure that new designs add meaningful differentiation instead of noise.

The good news: Lululemon management acknowledges the issue and has already begun to respond. On its recent earnings call, the company committed to increasing the share of new styles in its assortments from 23% to 35% and shortening its design-to-market lead times. That reset effort aims to reignite demand, although its full effect remains to be seen.

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It must stabilize U.S. demand and store traffic
The second issue sits squarely in the U.S. market. Lululemon reported 3% revenue decline on a constant currency basis in the latest quarter, thanks to softer traffic, weaker demand for some staple categories, and more price sensitivity among shoppers. For a brand that historically shrugged off economic swings, these trends matter.

Lululemon doesn't need explosive U.S. growth to win long-term. It does, however, need stabilization. Investors want to see that the slowdown reflects temporary softness, rather than a fundamental shift in how people view the brand. That means improving category performance, increasing store engagement, and ensuring that marketing and product messaging reconnect with the core customer.

Store execution will matter as well. Lululemon's retail locations have long been central to its community identity, from in-store events to influencer partnerships. Re-energizing those touchpoints could help rebuild momentum without heavy discounting or margin-diluting promotions.

If traffic stabilizes, even modestly, it will signal that the U.S. slowdown is cyclical rather than structural. That distinction is critical for investor confidence.

Lululemon must restore margin momentum amid tariff and cost pressure
The third priority involves margins. Lululemon maintained some of the highest gross margins in apparel for years thanks to premium pricing, strong sell-through, and a tight supply chain. But new tariff rules and higher import costs created pressure. The effect is already eating into margin, with the latest quarter's gross margin falling by 1.1% amid higher markdowns, tariffs, and other costs.

Margin compression doesn't break the thesis, but it does limit earnings growth in the short term. To fix this, the company needs to manage inventory more tightly, improve sourcing efficiency, and maintain pricing strength without alienating customers. Lululemon still has room to optimize its cost structure, and the direct-to-consumer model remains a significant advantage. The question is how quickly the company can offset these new pressures.

Investors should watch gross margin trends closely. Even small improvements will indicate that the company is navigating tariff changes effectively and preserving the profitability that made its business model so attractive.

What does it mean for investors?
Lululemon's challenges are real, but none of them signal a broken business. International markets continue to grow quickly. The balance sheet remains strong. Customer loyalty remains high. And the global athleisure market still offers a long runway.

The stock's recent pullback reflects a shift in expectations, not a collapse in fundamentals. If Lululemon tightens its product direction, stabilizes U.S. performance, and restores margin discipline, the company can reestablish the steady growth profile that powered its earlier success.

The next few quarters will show whether Lululemon can execute with the consistency investors have come to expect.

SummarySince its strategy change in December 2022, DIVB has delivered above-average dividends and total returns compared to competing large-cap value ETFs. It's also cheap, with an ER of just 0.05%.Its 2.85% estimated dividend yield is solid but certainly not in "high yield" territory, yet that's not what "core" dividend ETFs like DIVB attempt. Instead, it's all about balance.After covering DIVB's selection process, I'll highlight other dividend ETFs with above-average yields and total returns and compare their current fundamentals alongside DIVB's.Overall, I found DIVB's key strengths were on cost, diversification, and value, while it lags behind on growth and quality. Fundamentally, I found FDVV a better all-around pick.DIVB earns a neutral "hold" rating, but I encourage readers to seek out alternatives. Suphachai Panyacharoen/iStock via Getty Images

Investment Thesis I last reviewed the iShares Core Dividend ETF (DIVB) on February 26, 2025, when I rated it a "hold" due to its solid diversification, value, and dividend yield features, but otherwise unappealing factor mix. Since that article was

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If you are looking for a home, a lower monthly payment might sound nice, but the real beneficiary of a longer loan term is going to be the lender.

Buying a home is part of the American dream, but it is also one of the most expensive and challenging aspects of that dream. Making it possible for more people to buy homes is a frequent presidential goal, and Donald Trump is no exception in this regard.

But is the 50-year mortgage a good idea? It depends on whether you are the borrower or the lender. Here's what you need to know.

It usually comes down to a mortgage
Houses are expensive, and most people need to borrow money to afford to buy a home. The loan that they typically use is called a mortgage. The key feature of a mortgage is that it is a self-amortizing loan. That sounds fancy, but it just means that each monthly payment includes an interest payment and a payment toward the principal of the loan.

Image source: Getty Images.

Essentially, you are paying down the loan as you go along so that, when the mortgage is paid off at the end of the loan period, there is nothing left to pay. Some investors view this as a form of forced savings, as each mortgage payment helps build equity in your home.

That said, there's an interesting twist here. Early in the loan, when the principal is largest, the vast majority of the monthly payment goes toward interest. Over time, as the principal is slowly paid down, interest expenses make up an increasingly smaller portion of the monthly payment. This is vital to understand when examining the benefits of taking out a typical 30-year mortgage versus the proposed 50-year mortgage.

If you bought a $450,000 home with a 30-year mortgage and a 6.25% interest rate, your monthly payment would be $2,771. A 50-year mortgage at the same rate would lower the monthly payment to $2,452, according to a CNN analysis.

That's a notable drop, but there's a hidden cost to those savings. Because of the self-amortizing nature of mortgage loans, you are paying more in interest over the life of the loan when you extend the maturity by 20 years. The total amount you'd pay your mortgage lender in interest would be roughly $547,000 with the 30-year loan and a huge $1.02 million with a 50-year loan. So the 50-year loan would cost the homebuyer nearly twice as much in interest.

Mortgage lenders would be the big winners
Pretty clearly, the real winner here is the mortgage lender. To be fair, there is more risk in providing a 50-year loan, as there's more time for unfavorable events to occur. However, given the financial benefits, even the largest banks would likely jump at the chance to offer customers 50-year mortgage loans.

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The largest banks, like Bank of America (BAC +1.25%) or Citigroup (C +1.07%), would be best positioned to benefit. That's because they have the scale to spread their risk across more homebuyers. Their size and brand recognition alone would enable Bank of America and Citigroup to attract sufficient customers to initiate many mortgage loans across a broad geographic footprint. The inherent diversification this provides would likely offset the heightened risk they would face from the increased loan length.

However, there's another type of finance stock that may be even more attractive if the 50-year mortgage loan becomes a reality. Mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs), such as Annaly Capital (NLY +0.57%) and AGNC Investment (AGNC +0.48%), purchase mortgages that have been pooled together into bond-like securities. Mortgage REITs make the difference between their costs and the interest they earn on the mortgage securities they buy.

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Investors like mREITs because of their huge dividend yields. Annaly's yield is currently around 12.7%, while AGNC's yield is nearly 14%.

There's a wrinkle, however, since self-amortizing loans mean that a portion of the interest an mREIT earns is principal. In essence, as these REITs pay out dividends, they are returning a portion of an investor's capital. Over time, the value of most mREITs' portfolios tends to decline.

To put a number on that, AGNC's tangible net book value was $17.66 at the start of 2020. Tangible net book value is similar to net asset value for a mutual fund, which is basically the value of the mutual fund's portfolio. Mortgage REITs report this figure quarterly, and it effectively represents the value of their business. At the end of the third quarter of 2025, AGNC's tangible net book value had fallen to $8.28.

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Interest payments would make up a larger portion of an mREIT's income stream if the mortgage securities they bought were backed by 50-year mortgages. So the return of capital in the dividend would be less impactful on the value of the mREIT's business. Thus, the tangible net book value would hold up better over time.

Simply put, longer mortgages would make mREITs more attractive investments because they extend the period over which interest is paid, slowing down the impact of self-amortization.

Good for some, bad for others
It is far from clear if a 50-year mortgage will become a thing. They have been discussed for years as a way to make buying a home easier. However, upon examining the math, the real beneficiaries are likely to be banks and investors who buy mortgage securities. Still, if the 50-year mortgage does gain traction, it could be a change that makes mREITs a more attractive investment for long-term dividend investors.

If you don't want to invest in individual growth stocks, these ETFs could be worth a second look.

Growth exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broadly focus on companies that are expected to grow their earnings and revenue at an above-average rate compared to the overall market. This can provide long-term investors the potential for significant capital appreciation over the long term, but it's always important to be selective about where you put your money to work.

By holding a basket of numerous growth stocks across various sectors (such as technology, healthcare, and consumer stocks), investing in growth ETFs can allow you to spread risk more effectively than investing in a single stock or a few individual growth stocks. These ETFs also offer you as the investor a streamlined way to invest in companies at the forefront of innovation and emerging trends without needing to perform extensive research and analysis on individual companies.

On that note, if you have $5,000 to invest, here are three top growth ETFs to consider putting some or all of that amount into the next time you go stock shopping.

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1. Vanguard Growth ETF
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG +0.50%) is an ETF that tracks the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index and focuses on large U.S. companies, primarily in technology and consumer cyclical businesses. The fund has an extremely low expense ratio of 0.04%.

The ETF has generated strong average annual returns of approximately 17.4% over the past 10 years. If those returns were to continue in the next decade, this means that a $5,000 investment in the Vanguard Growth ETF could grow to more than $24,000 by the end of that forecast period.

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The ETF holds 160 stocks, with the largest holdings, including megacap companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Other holdings include Eli Lilly, Mastercard, Oracle, and Uber.

For investors who want exposure to large-cap growth companies with high sales and earnings growth potential without investing in individual stocks, the Vanguard Growth ETF could be well worth considering.

2. Invesco QQQ Trust
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ +0.80%) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, which includes the 100 largest nonfinancial companies on the Nasdaq exchange. The ETF is heavily weighted toward the technology sector, but it also includes stocks in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors, which could be of interest to investors seeking additional diversification. Its expense ratio is 0.20%.

The ETF also provides investors exposure to companies at the forefront of long-term trends like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and robotics. Top holdings of the Invesco QQQ Trust include Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Amazon, Alphabet, and Tesla. However, you'll also find companies like Costco, Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, and PepsiCo among its various holdings.

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Over the last decade, the Invesco QQQ Trust has outperformed the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.54%) by a significant margin, with total returns of around 456% for the former versus approximately 276% for the latter. If you break that down to an annualized return over the last 10 years, the Invesco QQQ Trust has delivered 19.6% compared to the market's 14.6%. Were that track record to continue, a $5,000 investment in QQQ now could be worth more than $29,000 in a decade.

3. Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG +0.52%) boasts a low expense ratio (0.04%) and tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index. The fund is concentrated in megacap stocks. Its top holdings, including Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Broadcom, account for around half of the ETF's total assets.

NYSEMKT: SCHGSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.s. Large-Cap Growth ETF

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However, if you invest in this ETF you'll also get exposure to other companies, including names like Walt Disney, GE Vernova, and Booking Holdings. The ETF currently holds 197 stocks.

The Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF boasts a 10-year annualized return of 18.18% based on its market price at the time of this writing. So, a $5,000 investment in this ETF with a hypothetical annualized performance of 18.18% over a decade -- assuming annual compounding and no additional contributions or withdrawals -- would be worth more than $26,000 at the end of that period.

Rachel Warren has positions in Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Booking Holdings, Costco Wholesale, Intuitive Surgical, Mastercard, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, Oracle, Tesla, Uber Technologies, Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Growth ETF, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and Ge Vernova and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Apple and Alphabet just inked a big deal.

The investing community was abuzz with the news last week that Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway had bought only one new stock in the third quarter, and it was Alphabet (GOOG 0.05%) (GOOG 0.05%).

That was a significant departure from Buffett's classic stance of generally avoiding tech stocks. He does already own stakes in Apple (AAPL +0.47%) and Amazon, but one could argue that he bought them for other reasons. For example, one can argue that Apple is really a consumer goods company, since it sells devices. Amazon, meanwhile, has a massive retail business, and, in any case, Buffett has explicitly stated that it was one of his investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, who made the call to buy it. However, he has repeatedly expressed his admiration for Jeff Bezos.

Alphabet, though, is more of a pure tech investment, and the team at Berkshire Hathaway bought it during a period when it was continuing to trim its stake in Apple. The conglomerate sold almost 41.8 million shares of Apple -- about 14.9% of its position as of the end of Q2. Based on its average price during the period, that would have amounted to sales of around $9.4 billion. Yet thanks to Apple's share price growth across that quarter, the value of Berkshire's stake in the iPhone maker still grew by about $3.2 billion.

Meanwhile, Berkshire loaded up on $4.3 billion worth of Alphabet stock.

However, all of this may be more of a signal of confidence in Apple than investors realize.

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Is Buffett down on Apple?
At the end of 2023, Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple represented a full 50% of the value of its equity portfolio. That's not a very diversified portfolio, which might be why the company has started to sell the stake off in increments. It's down to just over 21% of the portfolio today.

Buffett has said he would never close the Apple position, and he praises the tech company and its leader, Tim Cook, all the time. But one of the reasons everyone needs to periodically assess their portfolios -- even "set it and forget it" investors -- is that having too large a portion of your funds invested in one stock or a small handful of them can be risky. Consider that Apple stock has been trailing the market this year, even though it has recently surged a bit closer to parity with it. At several points in recent years, Apple was the most valuable company in the world, until Nvidia convincingly jumped to a solid lead this summer. Although I can't claim to know for certain why Buffett and his team were selling shares, that may have factored into the equation.

Another reason it may have looked like a good time to sell part of the position was the stock's valuation, which has become quite high. Apple trades at a P/E ratio of 37, even though it's growing quite slowly. That premium is likely due to the company's stability and reliability.

But considering that Apple stock is still the largest position in Berkshire's portfolio, I don't think Buffett is losing confidence in it. In fact, the investment in Alphabet may be another way he's voting for Apple.

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Investing in Alphabet is also investing in Apple's future
Just after Berkshire Hathaway submitted its latest 13F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bloomberg reported that Apple has agreed to pay Alphabet $1 billion annually to use its large language model (LLM), Gemini, to power its Siri voice assistant.

Breaking this down, Apple is going to pay for the use of the LLM in improving Siri's functionality. The market has been concerned that Apple is lagging the pack in AI, and this deal is meant to help Siri catch up to rival voice assistants while Apple works on its own LLMs. Apple's bespoke version of Gemini will run on private Apple servers, and its high-parameter complexity will help Siri's summarize and planner functions gather information and perform complex tasks.

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Don't give up on Apple
Apple stock has been gaining ground recently based on excellent iPhone sales. The iPhone is Apple's signature product, and it's the most popular smartphone in the U.S. The new iPhone 17 is also doing very well in China. It hasn't made sense to bet against Apple in the past, and it wouldn't make sense to expect that the company will sit back and let rivals get too far ahead of it in AI. The fact that Alphabet will be providing a key new service to Buffett's favorite portfolio holding may have contributed to Berkshire's decision to finally press the buy button on Alphabet stock.

That wouldn't be the only reason Buffett invested in Alphabet, though. He has long said he regrets not having invested in it earlier, as it has many of the features he loves in a company. This new partnership, though, makes his stock buy a vote of confidence in the futures of both Alphabet and Apple.

November 29, 2025 7:16 PM EST | Source: The Rosen Law Firm PA
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2025) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of common stock of StubHub Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: STUB) pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement issued in connection with StubHub's September 2025 initial public offering (the "IPO"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 23, 2026.

SO WHAT: If you purchased StubHub common stock you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the StubHub class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48412 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 23, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the Registration Statement was materially false and misleading and omitted to state that: (1) StubHub was experiencing changes in the timing of payments to vendors; (2) those changes had a significant adverse impact on free cash flow, including trailing twelve months ("TTM") free cash flow; (3) as a result, StubHub's free cash flow reports were materially misleading, and that; (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about StubHub's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the StubHub class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48412 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for more information.

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Surging demand for workers means six-figure pay and more perks.

LULU is the stock ticker for athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica (LULU +1.24%). And Lululemon has done quite poorly for investors in 2025.

Investing $1,000 in Lululemon stock on Jan. 1 would have been a mistake. As of this writing, it's the fourth-worst performer in the S&P 500 this year, having lost 52% of its value. This means that the $1,000 investment is worth just $480 now, even though the S&P 500 is up 16%.

Admittedly, almost any stock has a bad year on occasion. So how have Lululemon's stock returns been over the last three to five years?

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Zooming out to see the big picture on Lululemon
Unfortunately for shareholders, zooming out doesn't help Lululemon's performance. Lululemon stock is down almost 50% over the last three years and down 49% over the last five years. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up 69% and 88% during these periods, respectively.

Lululemon's business has performed much better than one might think from looking at the stock performance. Over the last five years, the company's revenue has more than doubled, which is a remarkable achievement for any company. And its earnings per share (EPS) have more than tripled, which is exactly what investors should want to see.

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In short, Lululemon's business has performed well, whereas the stock price hasn't.

This is reflected in the valuation for Lululemon stock. Right now, it trades at just 11.5 times its earnings, which is its lowest valuation in more than a decade and its lowest valuation ever outside of the Great Recession.

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In other words, investors are expressing heightened pessimism about the future of this business.

What about the next five years?
Lululemon's fiscal 2024 ended on Feb. 2, 2025. During the fiscal year, sales in North America accounted for a whopping 75% of its total sales. But it's the North American markets that are experiencing slowing growth. Meanwhile, sales are booming internationally.

In its fiscal second quarter of 2025, Lululemon grew net revenue in international markets (outside North America) by 22%. That's a great growth rate that's mostly overlooked because it's still a small percentage of the overall business.

In short, even though sales are sluggish in its biggest markets, Lululemon has considerable room to grow internationally over the next five years. This revenue base is small now, but it could realistically double in size in the coming years. Therefore, investors may be overly pessimistic.

Given its strong profitability, its ongoing growth opportunities, and its currently cheap valuation, I believe it's likely that Lululemon will perform much better over the next five years than it did in the last five.

Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian.

The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.”

Citing industry sources, Reuters reports that the event in question was an October 30 JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey, in which the plane suddenly lost altitude and had to make an emergency landing in Tampa.

The Federal Aviation Administration has reportedly issued an emergency airworthiness directive calling for the affected planes to revert to earlier software before they can fly again. A smaller subset will need to have their hardware changed, Airbus said.

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The uranium company has gone on a tear in recent years. Today, the stock is down 24% from its recent peak, which could be a buying opportunity for investors.

It's been quite an exciting ride for investors in Cameco (CCJ 0.34%), who have seen the stock rise 63% this year and more than 251% over the past three years. As the world once again embraces nuclear energy, Cameco is one uranium company that stands to benefit.

The U.S. government is making an effort to "unleash American energy." It's investing heavily in nuclear infrastructure and streamlining the approval process to meet the country's soaring energy demands.

Cameco's stock has recently pulled back from its 52-week high and is now 24% below that level, trading under $90. With nuclear energy having a revival, is the stock a smart buy at this price? Let's examine the company and its long-term opportunities to find out.

Soaring demand creates a need for more energy
Energy demand is soaring, driven by the explosion of power-hungry data centers running artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. According to a Goldman Sachs report, data center power demand is expected to account for 8% of total U.S. demand by 2030, up from 3% just two years ago.

Not only will data centers drive energy growth, but demand across the board is expected to increase. Research from the Bank of America Institute projects that U.S. electricity demand will grow 2.5% annually, a rate five times faster than the previous decade, when demand grew 0.5% per year.

This surge in energy demand illustrates why the U.S. needs more infrastructure and why companies like Cameco stand to benefit.

The miner is well-positioned with its uranium assets
Cameco is one of the world's largest uranium producers, with assets in key uranium-producing regions in Canada and Kazakhstan. The company holds stakes in McArthur River (70% ownership) and Cigar Lake (55%), both of which are high-grade uranium mines in northern Canada. In the same area, it also owns an 83% stake in the Key Lake uranium mill, which processes ore to extract and concentrate uranium. In addition, it has a 40% interest in Joint Venture Inkai in Kazakhstan.

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Besides mines, Cameco holds a 49% stake in Westinghouse through a strategic partnership with Brookfield Renewable Partners. Westinghouse is an original equipment manufacturer of nuclear reactor technology and a global provider of products and services to commercial utilities and government agencies.

Recent news bodes well for the industry
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power. Cameco, Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield Renewable Partners' parent company), and Westinghouse Electric have partnered with the U.S. government to help in these efforts.

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As part of this partnership, they will build at least $80 billion in new reactors across the U.S. using Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology. The Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design is considered uniquely positioned to play a crucial role in the growing nuclear industry.

This partnership could pave the way for a major program of nuclear reactor building in the U.S. and Western-aligned countries. One Bank of America analyst raised his net asset value estimate for Cameco and applied a higher multiple, acknowledging the increasing growth potential from the miner's 49% interest in Westinghouse.

Cameco also benefited from reports in September that the Trump administration was recommending the U.S. increase its strategic uranium reserve to buffer against potential disruptions in Russian supplies.

Recent production cuts aren't a concern
In other news, Cameco announced a reduction in its 2025 production forecast. This is due to development delays and slower-than-anticipated ground freezing as the McArthur River mine transitions into new mining areas, which are expected to defer the extraction of projected amounts.

Production from its McArthur River/Key Lake operation is now anticipated to be between 14 million and 15 million pounds of U308 uranium, down from the previous forecast of 18 million pounds. Cameco's share of this is between 9.8 million and 10.5 million. However, strong performance at the Cigar Lake mine will help to partly offset up to 1 million pounds of the total shortfall.

Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald called the production guidance cut "immaterial," believing the shortfall is minor and will be recouped in 2026.

A play on the nuclear build-out
Cameco stands to benefit from the nuclear energy renaissance. The company holds key assets in high-grade uranium mines, while its investment in Westinghouse provides another avenue for growth.

One thing that may cause investors to balk at the stock is its valuation. It currently trades at 55 times this year's projected earnings, which is expensive for a mining stock. However, analysts project the company's earnings per share (EPS) will grow to $2.25 by 2028, representing 30% annual growth from 2025's projected EPS.

Although the stock is expensive, Cameco has a bright future, and more opportunities await it as the U.S. continues to build nuclear infrastructure. For these reasons, I think the recent dip is a good buying opportunity for investors.

As a leading online work marketplace, this platform reported significant insider selling amid a year of double-digit stock gains.

Hayden Brown, President & CEO of Upwork (UPWK +0.82%), disclosed the sale of 350,000 shares in multiple open-market transactions on November 25, 2025 and November 26, 2025; see the SEC Form 4 filing for details.

Transaction summaryMetricValueShares sold350,000Transaction value~$6.8 millionPost-transaction shares697,894Post-transaction value (direct ownership)~$13.7 millionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($19.51); post-transaction value based on November 26, 2025 market close ($19.51).

Key questionsHow significant was the transaction relative to Hayden Brown's direct holdings?
The 350,000 shares sold represented 33.4% of Ms. Brown's direct holdings immediately prior to the transaction, a substantial reduction compared to the historical median sell trade of 30,672 shares (2.19% of holdings per trade in the past year).Did the transaction exhaust Ms. Brown's available direct ownership or leave a meaningful residual stake?
After the transaction, Ms. Brown retained 697,894 shares directly, valued at approximately $13.7 million as of November 26, 2025, which accounts for 0.53% of Upwork's outstanding shares based on the latest reported figures.How does the transaction compare to Ms. Brown's historical selling patterns?
Over the past year, Ms. Brown made 15 sell trades with a median size of 40,000 shares for sell-only events and 28,741 shares across all trade events, making this 350,000-share sale the largest single disposition in the observed period and well above both medians.Was there any notable movement in Upwork's stock price around the transaction dates?
Upwork shares closed at $19.58 on November 26, 2025, with the weighted average sale price at $19.51 per share; the stock posted a one-year total return of 16.3% as of the transaction date.Company overviewMetricValueMarket capitalization$2.58 millionRevenue (TTM)$780.86 millionNet income (TTM)$246.96 million1-year price change16.32%* 1-year price change calculated using November 26, 2025 as the reference date.

Company snapshotUpwork provides an online work marketplace connecting businesses with independent professionals and agencies across a wide range of categories, including sales, marketing, IT, and creative services.The company generates revenue primarily through service fees charged to clients and freelancers for facilitating talent sourcing, contracting, collaboration, and payment processing on its platform.Upwork targets enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, and individual entrepreneurs seeking flexible, remote, and specialized talent globally.Upwork, Inc. operates at scale as a leading online staffing and employment services platform, leveraging technology to streamline remote talent engagement for businesses worldwide. The company’s strategic focus on digital marketplace efficiency and secure payment solutions positions it as a key enabler in the evolving flexible workforce landscape.

Upwork's broad talent pool and comprehensive platform functionalities offer a competitive edge in serving diverse client needs across industries.

Foolish takeCEO Hayden Brown's sale of 350,000 shares in Upwork is noteworthy because it's a significant portion of her holdings. The company's stock hit a 52-week high of $20.54 in September, and remained elevated at the time of her sale. This suggests Ms. Brown was taking advantage of this to capture some gains.

Hayden Brown continues to own nearly 700,000 Upwork shares, so her November disposition isn't necessarily a red flag for shareholders to sell. That said, the substantial size of her sale understandably raises concerns.

So far, Upwork is experiencing respectable performance in 2025. It reached record quarterly revenue of $201.7 million in the third quarter, representing a 4% year-over-year increase. Its Q3 net income rose 6% year over year to $29.3 million.

The company expects full-year 2025 revenue to range between $782 million and $787 million, which is an increase over 2024's $769.3 million. This is a positive sign, although not spectacular sales growth.

Upwork stock's price-to-earnings ratio of about 11 hovers near a high point for 2025, signifying shares are on the pricey side. This indicates now is a good time to sell, which may have contributed to Hayden Brown's large disposition. However, in terms of whether to buy, the earnings multiple signals now is not a good time to pick up shares.

GlossaryOpen-market transaction: The buying or selling of securities on a public exchange, not through private agreements.
SEC Form 4: A required filing disclosing insider trades by company officers, directors, or significant shareholders.
Weighted average purchase price: The average price paid per share, weighted by the number of shares in each transaction.
Direct ownership: Shares held personally and directly by an individual, not through trusts or indirect means.
Outstanding shares: The total number of a company's shares currently held by all shareholders.
Disposition: The act of selling or otherwise transferring ownership of an asset or security.
Total return: The investment's price change plus all dividends and distributions, assuming those payouts are reinvested.
Service fees: Charges collected by a platform for facilitating transactions or providing services to users.
Talent sourcing: The process of finding and recruiting skilled professionals for specific roles or projects.
Payment processing: Handling and transferring payments between parties, often through a secure online system.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang said personal information from its 33.7 million customer accounts was exposed via unauthorized data access.

Key NotesBitcoin price rebounded 17% this week but failed to break above the $95,000 resistance despite renewed ETF inflows.Prediction markets turned bearish after Kalshi’s market-manipulation lawsuit, with traders cutting odds of Bitcoin price retaking $100,000 before the end of 2025.BlackRock’s $117 million outflow and muted whale activity, including Strategy’s pause in weekly purchases, signal weakening bullish conviction.
Bitcoin price rebounded 17%, moving from lows near $82,000 on November 21 to graze the $93,000 level on November 28. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined $221 million in net inflows between Nov. 25 and Nov. 28. Still, despite closing Friday with a modest $74 million net-positive session, BTC failed to advance beyond the key $95,000 resistance.

Blackrock’s $117 million outflows of Friday stand out despite $74 million net inflows on Friday, Nov 28 | Source: FarsideInvestors

BlackRock’s heavy outflow of $117 million stood out. As the world’s largest asset manager, its positioning often sets the tone for other institutional investors globally.

Strategy (MSTR) Bitcoin purchase history Aug 11 to Nov 17, 2025 | Source: Bitbo.io

Further underscoring the cautious stance among Bitcoin whales, Strategy Inc. made no purchases last week, ending a 14-week run that began in August. According to Bitbo data, the Michael Saylor-led firm confirmed its last buy on Nov. 17, when it acquired 8,178 BTC for $836 million, lifting total holdings to 649,870 BTC.

Bitcoin’s weak momentum is also reflected in the prediction markets, where Kalshi now faces a major lawsuit over market manipulation and accusations of betting against its own users. Intraday Kalshi order books on Nov. 29 showed traders pricing lower odds of Bitcoin reclaiming $100,000 before the end of 2025, with markets increasingly leaning towards a close below $80,000.

Kalshi odds on Bitcoin price rebounding to $100,000 in 2025 drops 11% on Nov 29 | Kalshi

Odds on Bitcoin hitting $100,000 dropped 11% while odds on a $110,000 breakout also sank 7% to hit 45% at press time. Meanwhile, the odds of the Bitcoin price closing 2025 below the $80,000 mark rose 8% to hit 36%.

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Can Bulls Force a Break Above $95,000 Toward $100,000?
Bitcoin is attempting to rebuild structure after its sharp recovery from the $82,705 SAR cluster. As seen on the BTCUSD daily chart, Bitcoin price is now pinned under at $92,971, with the Keltner Channel mid-band forming a short-term compression that often precedes a directional breakout.

Momentum signals are improving but not yet confirmed. The MACD line has crossed into positive territory for the first time since early November, indicating early bullish momentum. The Woodies CCI also reclaimed the 0-line, with sequential higher lows, indicating renewed buyer participation as traders attempted to buy the dip.

Bitcoin (BTC) Technical Price Analysis | Source: TradingView

A decisive daily close above $95,000, aligned with the upper Keltner boundary, would re-establish bullish dominance and reopen the path toward $100,000, invalidating the current bearish prediction-market bias.

However, BTC risks another wave of rapid liquidation if the Bitcoin price fails to hold the $90,000 support over the weekend. Consecutive daily closes below $89,500 could weaken bullish momentum and trigger a correction toward $85,880, near the lower Keltner boundary.

Disclaimer: Coinspeaker is committed to providing unbiased and transparent reporting. This article aims to deliver accurate and timely information but should not be taken as financial or investment advice. Since market conditions can change rapidly, we encourage you to verify information on your own and consult with a professional before making any decisions based on this content.

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ETH trading volumes surged from mid-year acceleration to a $599 billion peak.

The trading activity of Ethereum (ETH) has remained high throughout 2025. Interestingly, CryptoQuant data now reveals that spot trading volume across exchanges reached $375 billion in November.

Meanwhile, exchange-traded fund (ETF) volume climbed to nearly $35 billion.

Institutional Money Pours In
According to the analysis, Ethereum began the year with significant volatility in monthly trading activity, with total volume fluctuating between roughly $280 billion and $380 billion before accelerating sharply in the middle of the year.

That surge eventually led to a peak of more than $599 billion in August, and marked the highest monthly trading volume recorded during the period. Following this spike, trading activity eased but stayed comparatively strong, and ended November at around $375 billion, a level that indicates continued market participation despite ongoing price pressures.

CryptoQuant found that Binance remained the dominant venue for Ethereum trading, and recorded approximately $198 billion in spot trading volume during November alone. This figure underscores Binance’s central role in real-time liquidity flows and its position as the leading platform for both institutional and retail traders executing high-volume transactions.

Data also shows that institutional interest played a meaningful role through regulated investment vehicles, with Ethereum spot ETFs registering about $35 billion in trading volume for the month. Such a level of ETF activity points to continued engagement from traditional market participants and adds an additional layer of “organized liquidity” to overall Ethereum market flows during the period.

Currently, Ethereum is seeing renewed confidence from large investors as whale activity increasingly leans toward long positions, according to Alphractal’s Whale vs Retail Delta metric. On the price front, ETH has climbed above $3,000. Despite remaining around 24% lower over the month, the asset’s recovery coincided with aggressive accumulation from major holders.

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As recently reported by CryptoPotato, wallets holding 10,000-100,000 ETH now control a record level of over 21 million ETH, while entities with over 100,000 ETH have expanded their balance to around 4.3 million ETH.

ETH Near Neutral Zone
Further analysis reveals that Ethereum is trading near fair-value territory, as important on-chain indicators point to a sensitive phase in the market. Ethereum’s Realized Price stands at $2,315 and an MVRV ratio of 1.27. This places the asset in a neutral zone where the market price sits just 27% above the Realized Price, which shows neither overbought nor oversold conditions.

Binance-specific data reflects an even sharper shift, as Ethereum’s MVRV ratio on the exchange hovers near 0.999, just below the historically important threshold of 1.0. A reading under 1 means that market capitalization is aligning with the Realized Price, pushing most investors into a “no-profit, no-loss” position. This zone has historically coincided with early market bottoms or extended periods of price weakness.

On the other hand, long-term MVRV readings above 3 typically correspond with overbought phases, while values below 1 indicate market troughs characterized by unrealized losses. The current ratio of 1.27 points to a balanced market structure with no strong signals of extreme valuation.

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Published: Nov 29, 2025 at 20:05

Two distinct but related developments on November 28th underscored the rapid push for compliant, global stablecoin infrastructure—a foundational component for integrating crypto with traditional finance.

UK regulatory sandbox for stablecoins

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom announced that it is adding a stablecoin-specific cohort to its Regulatory Sandbox.

This program invites institutions ready to issue a stablecoin under the upcoming UK regulatory regime to apply for testing in a controlled environment. The goal is to shape the FCA's future policies and rules by gathering real-world data and insights from companies operating within the market.

The sandbox opens the door for regulated entities to test stablecoin solutions with consumers and utilize proprietary data, while receiving guidance from the FCA's Innovation Case Officers. This structured approach provides the regulatory certainty required by banks and major fintechs to invest heavily in tokenized money. This signals the UK's commitment to implementing a MiCA-like framework for stablecoins, focusing on stability and consumer protection.

Korean Won Stablecoin Alliance (GAKS)

Simultaneously, major Korean gaming company WEMADE, parent of the WEMIX blockchain ecosystem, announced the formation of the Global Alliance for Korean Won (KRW) Stablecoin (GAKS).

The alliance brings together global compliance leaders Chainalysis and CertiK, alongside fintech remittance company SentBe.

This partnership aims to build a KRW-backed stablecoin infrastructure that prioritizes security, regulatory compliance, and global scalability for cross-border remittances. By leveraging Chainalysis for Web3 threat detection and CertiK for security audits, WEMADE is ensuring that its StableNet infrastructure meets international regulatory standards.

This initiative is a response to the rapid advancement of stablecoin infrastructure and regulatory clarity in South Korea, positioning the nation to become a major player in the global stablecoin market, moving the digital asset beyond simple gaming ecosystems into real-world financial applications.

These two developments on opposite ends of the globe confirm that regulatory compliance and institutional-grade security are the current priority for the multi-trillion-dollar stablecoin sector.

Ethereum, one of the leading cryptocurrencies, experienced a robust trading environment in November 2025, as new data points to a substantial combined trading volume of $410 billion. This figure stems from both spot market activities, which alone accounted for $375 billion, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, which contributed nearly $35 billion.

The United Kingdom has entered the global spotlight after concluding the largest cryptocurrency seizure in its history, uncovering a money laundering operation involving nearly 195,000 Bitcoin. At the center of the case is Chinese national Zhimin Qian, whose criminal network moved staggering amounts of digital wealth across borders to hide illicit financial activities.