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If you are wondering whether Apple’s current share price lines up with its long term appeal, you are not alone. This article is designed to help you connect the story you know with the numbers the market is using. Apple shares last closed at US$259.48, with returns of 4.6% over the past week, a 4.3% decline over the past month, a 4.3% decline year to date, and gains of 10.4%, 70.5% and 94.6% over the last 1, 3 and 5 years respectively. These moves have played out against a steady stream of...
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Warren Buffett isn't known for overcomplicating things—and when it comes to investing, he doesn't think you should either. At the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting, Buffett was asked, "If you were 30 years old again and had your first million in the bank, how would you invest it assuming you're not a full-time investor, you have another full-time job, you can cover your expenses with other savings for about 18 months, and you have no dependents." "I'll be very simple," he repli
Microsoft has signed a three year, $750 million multi cloud AI infrastructure deal with Perplexity, centered on Azure. The agreement positions Azure as a core platform for hosting advanced AI models from partners such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The deal arrives during a period of market focus on AI capital spending and the concentration of major AI customers. Microsoft, ticker NasdaqGS:MSFT, enters this new Perplexity deal with its shares at $430.29 after a recent 7.7% decline over the...
If the first month of 2026 can be any guide to the rest of the year, investors should buckle up.
AMD, Merck, Pepsi, Phillips 66, and many more report in the busiest of earnings weeks. And, provided the government stays open, we’ll see the January the jobs report on Friday.
Apple (AAPL) posted another blowout quarter, but CEO Tim Cook used that moment to quietly reset expectations. After celebrating another powerful quarter, Cook issued a warning for iPhone 18 fans, as supply tightens, component costs rise, and Apple’s supply chain is losing some of its never-ending ...
These stocks have grown at an average annual rate of around 24% to 25% over the past decade, with plenty of room to keep growing.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the 10 AI Stocks Making Waves on Wall Street. On January 30, JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee raised the price target on the stock to $325 while reiterating an “Overweight” rating. The firm is confident on the stock as it sees AAPL’s results as reassuring for investors. According to the […]
Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC) is in discussions with Apple and Nvidia about using its U.S. foundry network for chip manufacturing and advanced packaging, as part of a broader supply chain diversification away from TSMC. The U.S. government has taken a direct ownership stake in Intel, marking an unusual level of federal involvement in a major semiconductor company. Both developments highlight Intel's push to expand its foundry business and reinforce its role in U.S. chip production policy. For you...
Wall Street is not upset because Microsoft (MSFT) staggered during earnings season. Instead, Wall Street is disappointed that Microsoft did not perform as strongly as the market expected, particularly when it comes to Azure upside in a market that has gone crazy for AI. That reaction, according to ...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the 12 Most Profitable NASDAQ Stocks to Buy Right Now. The tech giant has acquired Israeli AI audio startup Q.ai, a company representative told the media on Thursday. While the representative did not reveal a purchase price, the Financial Times, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the deal was […]
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is among the 12 Most Profitable NASDAQ Stocks to Buy Right Now. The company is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, according to a report from The Information on Wednesday. It is already an important stakeholder in the ChatGPT maker with its chips powering the company’s AI models. According to […]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is among the 12 Most Profitable NASDAQ Stocks to Buy Right Now. On January 29, RBC Capital reiterated its Outperform rating on the stock with a share price target of $640. According to a CNBC report, the firm noted the company’s recent quarterly results, with revenue, earnings, and operating margins beating estimates. […]
Software stocks are witnessing their worst month since the Lehman Brothers collapse. Investors are now reassessing whether traditional business models can withstand the rapid advance of artificial intelligence. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (NYSE:IGV) is on pace for its steepest monthly drop since October 2008. The selloff intensified Thursday, when the sector plunged roughly 6% in a single session — its worst day since March 2020. The move followed a collapse in Microsoft Corp.
A bifurcated picture of tech earnings is emerging during this season of quarterly reports.
Plus, China’s EV victory, 7 reasons teens say no to AI, trouble with the Nvidia-OpenAI megadeal and how AI is coming for Apple’s profit margins, in this edition of the Technology newsletter.
Nancy Pelosi’s $5 million Disney sale contrasts with insider buying and a 23% analyst upside case, leaving DIS looking more like a slowly improving restructuring story than a broken business.
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Both of these stocks look like exceptional AI-powered picks in 2026.