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Altria is still a great defensive income stock for this volatile market.

06 Dec, 2025 @ 12:53 by Yahoo! Finance

Uncertain times are a good time to spread out your risk across many companies.

The $72 billion Netflix deal to acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery crisscrosses and amplifies multiple narratives in the entertainment business.

The stock may be underperforming this year. But that could change in 2026.

06 Dec, 2025 @ 09:41 by Yahoo! Finance

Costco's business continues to perform well. But its stock faces a lack of catalysts and a sky-high valuation.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the AI Stocks Analysts are Tracking Closely. On December 3, Goldman Sachs maintained its Buy rating on the stock with a $320.00 price target. The rating affirmation is driven by an optimistic outlook on broad-based Services growth despite near-term App Store softness. As per Sensor Tower data, Apple App […]

Alphabet and Microsoft could surpass the combined market value of Nvidia and Palantir before the end of next year.

06 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00 by Yahoo! Finance

Apple for decades has been known for a consistent string of design-forward, tech-defining consumer products that have shaped how people use technology.

Two AI stocks especially stand out.

James O’Loan co-founded Chemist4U in 2011 and has grown the business into the UK’s largest Tier 3 obesity dispenser.

06 Dec, 2025 @ 05:34 by Yahoo! Finance

IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shed light on. Discussing the company’s deal with Microsoft, Cramer stated: “The super speculative stocks, these remind me of the internet stocks that didn’t make it out of the dot-com era when it came to an ignominious end… I don’t want to repeat that experience. […]

If you are wondering whether Microsoft is still worth buying after such a massive run, or if the easy money has already been made, you are in the right place. Despite a strong longer term record, up 101.6% over 3 years and 136.1% over 5 years, the stock has cooled recently. It has slipped 1.8% over the last week and 4.7% over the past month, though it is still up 15.4% year to date and 9.7% over the last year. Recently, investors have been weighing Microsoft’s aggressive push into AI...

06 Dec, 2025 @ 01:03 by Yahoo! Finance

IBM’s CEO walked through some napkin math on data centers — and said that there’s “no way” to turn a profit at current costs. “$8 trillion of CapEx means you need roughly $800 billion of profit just to pay for the interest,” Arvind Krishna told “Decoder.” Krishna was skeptical that current tech would reach AGI, putting the likelihood between 0-1%. — Yahoo Finance This Week Different eras have ...

06 Dec, 2025 @ 00:49 by Yahoo! Finance

Intel's move reveals a lot about where the company thinks it's headed.

RESEARCH REPORTS These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or recommendations of Barron’s.

Judge Amit Mehta in Washington sided with the US Justice Department on the one year limitation in his final ruling on what changes the search giant must make in the wake of a landmark ruling that the company illegally monopolized online search. The final judgment will still allow Google to offer its products to Apple Inc. for use in its popular iPhone and pay other electronics makers like Samsung Electronics Co. for default placement. Mehta noted in his ruling that both Google and the US government said they could work with the one-year limitation on default contracts.

05 Dec, 2025 @ 22:03 by Yahoo! Finance

We came across a bullish thesis on Apple Inc. on Compounding Your Wealth’s Substack by Sergey. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on AAPL. Apple Inc.’s share was trading at $283.10 as of December 1st. AAPL’s trailing and forward P/E were 37.95 and 34.13 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Apple delivered a strong fiscal third […]

We came across a bullish thesis on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited on Nikhs’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on TSM. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited’s share was trading at $287.68 as of December 1st. TSM’s trailing and forward P/E were 29.81 and 23.92 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. TSMC has mastered the art […]

05 Dec, 2025 @ 22:01 by Yahoo! Finance

We came across a bullish thesis on Yelp Inc. on Valueinvestorsclub.com by surf1680. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on YELP. Yelp Inc.’s share was trading at $28.62 as of December 1st. YELP’s trailing P/E was 12.91 according to Yahoo Finance. Yelp, Inc. is currently trading at deeply discounted multiples, creating a compelling investment opportunity […]

05 Dec, 2025 @ 21:50 by Yahoo! Finance

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached a deal—but getting it approved won’t be so easy. Netflix on Friday announced that it has agreed to buy Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max once the company completes the previously planned spinoff of its global cable network operations. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

05 Dec, 2025 @ 21:21 by Yahoo! Finance

We came across a bullish thesis on Peloton Interactive, Inc. on Open Insights’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on PTON. Peloton Interactive, Inc.’s share was trading at $6.66 as of December 1st. PTON’s forward P/E was 12.24 according to Yahoo Finance. Peloton (PTON) has undergone a major transformation over the past 18 months […]

The eye-popping figure reflects how routine mega-valuations have become in private markets.

05 Dec, 2025 @ 20:45 by Yahoo! Finance

Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up

Broadcom Climbs on Strong AI Play -- Next-Gen Chips Fuel Growth Hopes

05 Dec, 2025 @ 20:13 by Yahoo! Finance

Cathie Wood’s recent move just sent a quiet alarm through mega-cap tech. ARK filings filed for December 4 show major cuts to Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA) stocks, two "Magnificent 7" stalwarts that played a key role in 2025’s relentless AI-powered rally. For perspective, Meta ...

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