75 Billion Reasons To Own Google
Alphabet (Google’s parent) has significantly ramped up research and development spending in recent years. In 2022, Google spent about $39.5 billion on R&D, which jumped to $45.4 billion in 2023. This ~15% increase was driven largely by higher personnel costs (adding thousands of engineers) and one-time charges like office space consolidation.
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Read More2x Champion Trader Goes SHORT
The wild statistics are flying now. At the depths of the price action on Friday, the bearish tape was as bad as any seen since the COVID lows.
2% corrections in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P 500 all signaled broad-based selling and the obliteration of just about every sector.
Nothing was left unscathed.
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Read MoreIs Crowdstrike a Risky Buy or a Golden Opportunity?
Crowdstrike at this moment in time is the epitome of what makes investing challenging. The blackout experienced around the world due to an error in code left the reputation of the cybersecurity firm in tatters.
The company now faces two major hurdles to win back customer confidence. First, it has to win back the confidence of its clients and secondly it has to resolve the liabilities that may follow the global outage.
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Read MoreElon Musk Claims United States Will Be Bankrupt, Now What?
The US debt now sits at $34 trillion and is growing by about $1 trillion every 100 days. A statistic came out recently that claimed 76% of all personal income tax is now going to service the national debt.
It’s for that reason Musk recently made the claim that the US is headed for bankruptcy.
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Read MoreIs Tesla Breaking Out?
When CEO Elon Musk reported Tesla’s latest earnings results this week, few were excited by the numbers.
In fact, the share price immediately fell off a cliff in after-hours trading to $356 per share but within minutes a sharp bounce back occurred and, in the virtual blink of an eye, the share price was back over $400 per share.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Forget AI, The Next Massive Trend Is Starting In 3,2,1…
In the early days of e-commerce, few could have imagined just how quickly video-driven, real-time product demonstrations would reshape global retail. But here we are: In China alone, live streaming e-commerce revenue soared from a roughly $64 billion market in 2019 to more than $300 billion by 2021, according to data compiled by Deloitte.
This shift,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Why Buffett Is All In On This Energy Stock
In recent months, Chevron has garnered attention for winning the confidence of Warren Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway has taken a large stake. But Chevron’s roots trace all the way back to the 19th century when it was originally part of the Pacific Coast Oil Company.
Since then, Chevron has evolved to become one of the largest and most diversified energy companies in the world,
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The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
While stocks have staged a nice rally, the major market indexes are still well below their highs, and some stocks are still trading at attractively low prices. Investing $1,000 is a smart way for investors to start dipping their toes into a stock and begin building a position, especially in a volatile market where easing in can help manage risk.
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