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3 Stocks Up 25% or More in 2023 That Are Still Worth Buying

Matthew Frankel, CFP®, The Motley Fool
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3 Stocks Up 25% or More in 2023 That Are Still Worth Buying

The stock market is off to a decent start in 2023, with the S&P 500 up by about 4% with about a week left in January -- not a stellar performance but a welcome change from last year. Block (NYSE: SQ), formerly known as Square, dramatically underperformed the market in 2022, for a few reasons. There are also credit risk fears surrounding the (expensive) Afterpay acquisition, as well as the cooling off in Bitcoin prices, both significant revenue drivers for Cash App.

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