Forget the S&P 500: Microsoft Remains One of the Best Stocks to Own
The S&P 500 is up by more than 10% this year, and its growth has outpaced Microsoft (MSFT +1.75%), but I don’t think that trend will last too much longer. Microsoft’s 20% return over the past month shows that more investors are spotting the opportunity.
» Read more about: Forget the S&P 500: Microsoft Remains One of the Best Stocks to Own »
Read MoreTech stocks lead Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others say AI is creating growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks led Wall Street on Thursday after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported even fatter profits for the spring than analysts expected.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 105 points,
Stock market: Rising US bond yields to trigger selloff? What Emkay says
Data showed the US benchmark S&P 500 has more than tripled since its Covid lows and risen 2.4 times since end-2019, supported by an extraordinary US fiscal-led global growth-reflation reset, resilient household and corporate balance sheets, and the growing dominance of globally diversified, asset-light, and cash-generative US Tech.
“Higher leverage has not translated into weaker earnings,
» Read more about: Stock market: Rising US bond yields to trigger selloff? What Emkay says »
Read MoreBreakfast News: To Buy Nvidia or Not to Buy
Aug. 29, 2026
Motley Fool Rule Breakers first recommended Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA) at a split-adjusted price of $0.16 in April 2005. Our Breakers team recommended it again in 2009 at $0.39. Since then, we’ve made more than 30 investments and recommendations across The Motley Fool. Very few public companies deserve to be held for 20+ years.
» Read more about: Breakfast News: To Buy Nvidia or Not to Buy »
Read MoreThe Burst
Forget Tesla, This EV Stock Just Got a Billion-Dollar Lifeline
If you’ve spent any time watching the electric vehicle space, chances are you’ve already dug into Tesla. But as Tesla enters its next phase of maturity, investors with an eye for disruption might want to turn their attention to a different name, one that’s flying under the radar but could be setting up for a breakout.
» Read more about: Forget Tesla, This EV Stock Just Got a Billion-Dollar Lifeline »
Read MoreThe Ivy
Buffett’s $19 Billion Oil Bet Looks Like a Fortress
It’s the rare oil major that seems built to outlast cycles, keep the dividend flowing, and, as Warren Buffett clearly believes, keep getting stronger.
The yield is about 4.4%, nearly four times what the S&P 500 pays and on paper that looks tempting, but high yields in energy can be a trap. The difference here is Chevron’s payout isn’t balanced on a knife’s edge.
» Read more about: Buffett’s $19 Billion Oil Bet Looks Like a Fortress »
Read MoreThe Spotlight
When Will Walmart Join The Trillion Dollar Club?
At today’s $673 billion valuation, Walmart’s metrics track remarkably close to Microsoft’s pre-trillion phase, though through a distinctly retail-centric lens.
Where Microsoft achieved its milestone through software margins expanding from 28% to 35% over five years, Walmart charts its course through scale economics and business mix evolution, as evidenced by its operating margin expansion from 4.6% to 4.7% year-over-year.
» Read more about: When Will Walmart Join The Trillion Dollar Club? »