Tech leads first half stock gains — but the biggest winners weren't in the US
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 2026.
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The tech sector emerged as a clear winner in the first half of 2026. But while U.S. Big Tech stocks enjoyed strong gains — despite a sharp sell-off at the end of June — they were largely outperformed by their international counterparts.
Here is Why Agora (API) is One of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for the Next 5 Years
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) is one of the best tech stocks to buy for the next 5 years. On May 28, Ambarella announced its financial results for FQ1 2027, reporting revenue of $100.4 million, a 16.9% increase year-over-year. The company achieved a non-GAAP net profit of $5.0 million,
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Read MoreWall Street warms to India’s markets as oil pressures fade
Indian equities beat emerging-market peers in June by the most in seven months, global funds bought a record $4.4 billion of index-eligible government debt and foreign outflows from stocks were the smallest in four months.
The Nifty posted 38 sessions with moves of 1% or more in either direction in the first six months of 2026,
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Got $1,780? Is This The Best Investment In 2024?
Retail investors are conditioned to focus on gains but those who have been around the block and made a fortune focus first on downside risks.
That focus is one of the reasons why so many buy Berkshire Hathaway. After all, when the stock market fell by 20% in 2022, Berkshire treaded water and essentially stayed flat.
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1 Little-known Fund Goes All In On Semi Stock
Prospect Capital Advisors isn’t a big name fund but it’s put almost 10% of its fund into a single stock, Silicon Motion Technology.
For a fund overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars, this is quite a bet. Why risk it all on a little-known stock when you can follow the herd into Apple,
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