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The Dow Jones index rose on the stock market today. Fed Chair Powell spoke on inflation implications due to Iran. An aluminum stock popped.
iShares Top 20 U.S. Stocks ETF (NYSEARCA:TOPT) is down 11.06% year-to-date, and that slide traces directly back to the fund’s defining feature: a portfolio so concentrated in a handful of mega-cap technology names that a bad stretch for those stocks is, by definition, a bad stretch for the fund. A Focused Bet on the Biggest ... TOPT Holds 16% in NVIDIA Alone, and That Concentration Is Driving Its 11% Loss
Apple gains ground as Android rivals struggle with pricing and inventory pressures
Startup races to secure chips and compute
Alaska Airlines today announced the election of Lindsay-Rae McIntyre to chief people officer. In this role, McIntyre will oversee talent strategy, total rewards, employee experience, employee relations, leadership development, culture, and HR operations – helping to deliver on Alaska's vision to connect people to the world through a remarkable travel experience rooted in safety, care and performance.
The tech stock possesses low risk while having some excellent growth opportunities.
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) has had a difficult stretch heading into spring 2026. Shares are flat over the past week but down 9% over the past month and have fallen 25.81% year to date. Over the past year, shares are down 16.45%, a sharp retreat from an all-time 52-week high of $205.95. Most Wall Street analysts maintain ... Goldman Sachs Initiates Qualcomm at Neutral With a $135 Price Target
TSMC (NYSE:TSM) has started production of its next generation 2nm chips, marking a new step in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The move comes alongside record demand for AI chips from major customers such as NVIDIA and Apple. The company has raised its long term growth outlook as AI related orders and 2nm capacity ramp shape its business mix. TSMC is the leading pure play foundry serving global chip designers, and its 2nm technology is set to sit at the core of future AI, data center...
MSFT bets on a surge of Xbox titles and Game Pass additions, but weak gaming revenues and tough comps keep its turnaround story unfinished.
(Bloomberg) -- The wreckage in large technology stocks that sent the Nasdaq 100 Index into a correction is flashing signs that have marked turning points for the group in the past.Chief among the signals is how much of Big Tech’s valuation premium to the rest of the market has been erased. Such a compression has historically set the sector up for outperformance.After an 11% slide from its last record in October, the tech-focused gauge now trades at 21 times projected 12-month earnings, just 1.7
We just covered Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 10 Stocks to Buy. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranks #4 (see the Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 5 Stocks to Buy). Cracks have already started to appear in the MSFT‑OpenAI partnership, so let’s focus on Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) broader strengths. With about 39% YoY growth, Azure stands out among competitors […]
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Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs has begun coverage of Qualcomm with a Neutral rating and a 12-month price target of $135, saying the chipmaker’s push into automotive and industrial markets is being offset by headwinds in its core smartphone business, leaving the stock with limited near-term upside.
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / Kidoz Inc. (TSXV:KDOZ)(OTCQB:KDOZF) (the "Company", "Kidoz"), a full-stack in-game AdTech platform powered by contextual AI, highlighted how it enables trusted customer engagement and better outcomes, ...
Apple has been fined £390,000 after it was found to have breached Russian sanctions.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are really starting to come in, and with the stock lower than many of us thought possible going into 2026, questions linger as to how the enterprise software titan can hit bottom. As the pain threshold of some gets exceeded, there’s really no telling how low the high-tech blue chip can go. ... One Analyst Sees Microsoft Soaring 90%. Here’s What the Market Might Be Missing
The VIX has climbed 41% in a single month, sitting at 26.95 and in the 93rd percentile of the past year’s readings. For retirement investors who felt last April’s volatility spike to 52.33, that environment raises a pointed question: is a smoother ride worth the cost of a slower one? iShares MSCI Global Min Vol ... The Low-Volatility Promise of ACWV Costs Investors 118% Over a Decade Compared to SPY
CRM bets big on Data 360 to revive growth, with AI-driven integrations and surging adoption fueling hopes for a stronger rebound.
The "Magnificent Seven" stock beatdown has been particularly painful for Microsoft and Meta.
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Even long-time market darling Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is starting to look a bit toppy, especially after plunging to the lower end of its lengthy consolidation channel. Undoubtedly, if Nvidia breaks through the low end, it’ll be tough to tell what the next stop will be, and it’s perhaps the technical breakdown that could cause a panic ... Beyond the NVIDIA ‘Sugar High’: Why I’d Pivot My Portfolio Toward the ‘Boring’ Side of AI
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) went public on December 12, 1980, selling shares at what would become a split-adjusted fraction of a penny. The company that Steve Jobs built around the Apple II was, at the time, a computer maker competing in a nascent personal computing market. Few investors buying in at the IPO could have imagined ... Apple at 50: What an Investment in the IPO Has Become
Monks, the unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc, has appointed Alex Oberberg as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for EMEA. Effective immediately, Oberberg will lead the region's commercial strategy, focusing on scaling Monks' high-velocity, AI-driven systems for global enterprise clients.
It's time to be a bit greedy and buy strong tech stocks when others are fearful. ADBE is down 65% from its highs, with MSFT 35% below its peaks.
Most investors who want global equity exposure end up holding two or three separate funds: one for the U.S., one for international developed markets, and sometimes a third for emerging markets. iShares MSCI All Country World Fund (NYSEARCA:ACWI) collapses that entire structure into a single ticker, tracking the MSCI All Country World Index across approximately ... ACWI’s 18.3% Run Beat the S&P 500, But the 10-Year Story Is More Complicated