Alphabet’s $32 Billion Bet: Smart Move or Costly Mistake?
Alphabet tripled its price per share over the past 5 years thanks to Google Search, which has the largest share of the search engine market, Android the largest mobile operating system in the world and YouTube the dominant video-sharing platform.
But now it sits at a crossroads, and the question for investors is has the time come to sell the Search giant? » Read more about: Alphabet’s $32 Billion Bet: Smart Move or Costly Mistake? »
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Market Commentary: Underestimate Zuckerberg At Your Peril
Long ago, a conversation between two investors about the sluggish revenues of what was then Facebook went something along the lines of this: With all those users, why isn’t Facebook making more?
To which the second investor replied, do you really think they figured out how to get a billion users on their platform and don’t know how to make money from them?
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Market Commentary: #1 Oil Stock, Period
It’s easy to get distracted by the energy sector when Buffett is snapping up Occidental Petroleum shares with abandon and already owns so much of Chevron. But arguably both should be cast aside in favor of what might well be the #1 stock in the sector, Exxon Mobil.
With a market capitalization of around $400 billion and generating revenues of $338 billion,
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1 Popular Stock To Flee Immediately
Airbnb has been on a tear since 2020 when it reported losses of $3 billion in a single quarter. Lockdowns sparked concerns that the company would not survive a world without travel but soon hope emerged that life would return to normal and the financials soon followed.
A full U-turn followed with the company growing the top and bottom lines at a rapid pace.
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Will This High-Growth ETF Keep Outpacing the Market?
For the last few years, earnings growth from the tech sector has been the driving engine of America’s stock market. Investors have piled into the largest tech companies, betting on the ability of AI and other emerging technologies to unlock enormous amounts of new value and create years of forward growth.
One ETF that has benefited enormously from this trend is the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG).
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IonQ Stock Is on Fire, Will It Last?
If you’ve been tracking hot tech trends lately, you’ve probably noticed quantum computing popping up more and more. And no surprise, it’s one of the buzziest corners of the tech world, right alongside artificial intelligence.
In fact, a report two years ago from McKinsey predicted that quantum tech could unlock $1.3 trillion in value across industries like automotive,
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Will Ford’s EV Gamble Pay Off?
As we race towards the end of 2024, a full 17 million electric vehicles are projected to be sold, which if realized will translate to a whopping 1 in 5 of all car sales.
With demand for EV’s as strong as ever and competition from Tesla and China’s BYD stiffening, what does the future hold for Ford and its EV strategy?
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Live updates: ASX set for sharp decline after Wall St tumble on renewed trade war fears
And just like that, the tariff war exploded into the collective consciousness of just about every market as traders dumped risky assets and ran for the exits ahead of the weekend.
US President Donald Trump made his official announcement that he would impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China,