Stocks Retreat from Record Highs, Close Lower on Thursday

The stock market slipped on Thursday as tech shares failed to keep its momentum from early this week.

Overall, S&P 500 fell 0.5% to 6,051, while NASDAQ declined 0.7% to 19,903.

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Here is the one-year chart of Fiserv (FI) as of November 5, 2024, when the stock was at $203.

Clover and Zelle remained catalysts for Fiserv. Point-of-sale system Clover had 28% revenue growth last quarter, driven by new restaurant products such as self-ordering kiosks and smaller handheld checkout devices for wait staff that fit right in your back pocket. On the other hand, money transfer app Zelle had 35% transaction growth during the quarter, driven by strong demand from clients for digital payments.

FI is part of our Conservative Growth Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, and Aggressive Growth Portfolio. It is a safe stock with a high-teens growth rate and a low P/E.

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