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Both of these top tech companies have established leadership roles in the AI industry.
The race to $10 trillion isn’t about quarterly earnings. It’s about sustaining explosive growth at nation-scale operations. Six companies are within striking distance, but only one will cross first. Here’s who’s positioned to get there, ranked by realistic probability. 5. Tesla: The Valuation Paradox Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) sits at $1.53 trillion with a forward PE of ... Here’s Which Company Wins the Race to $10 Trillion
Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI (NASDAQ:MSFT), offered his perspective on some of the key figures in the AI industry. What Happened: Suleyman, who maintains regular communication with his industry counterparts, commended Sam Altman of OpenAI for his bravery and ambitious expansion of AI data centers. He voiced his belief in Altman’s capacity to handle OpenAI’s investment obligations, even though they significantly exceed its present revenue. "He may well turn out to be one of the great
UiPath stock is cheap, and the company is just beginning to see its revenue growth accelerate.
Market concentration has reached levels not seen in decades. The three largest U.S. stocks now represent over 20% of the S&P 500’s total value, and the top 20 account for roughly half. iShares Top 20 U.S. Stocks ETF (NYSEARCA:TOPT) offers a direct bet that this ‘winners keep winning’ trend will continue. The Portfolio Role: Concentrated ... Winning Stocks Keep Winning, And That’s What iShares TOPT ETF Let’s You Bet On
Nvidia got in early on the AI opportunity and built an empire.
Summary: Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) has faced criticism for investing too heavily in the Metaverse, but the company’s broader business has continued to perform well. During a recent episode of The AI Investor Podcast, 24/7 Analysts Eric Bleeker and Austin Smith discussed whether the announced cutbacks on the Metaverse could help generate even greater returns ... Meta (META) Stock Pops Following Metaverse Cuts Announcement – Could it Hit $1,000 In 2026?
Apple's market capitalization reached $4.01 trillion, making it wealthier than the entire economic output of nearly every country on Earth except for four.
Summary: Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and OpenAI are creating something massive in the desert outside Abilene, Texas. Eric Bleeker of The AI Investor Podcast recently had the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the most talked-about data centers in the world – Stargate. Stargate is a massive $500 billion investment for OpenAI that the company ... We Visited OpenAI and Oracle’s Project Stargate: Here’s What We Saw
As electricity demand has soared, corporate America is looking to the power trading industry.
Summary Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) recently got just the pop that AI investors have been waiting for. Despite it still lagging behind peers like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), the company delivered guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, causing a notable post-earnings stock surge. During a recent episode of The AI Investor Podcast, ... Marvell’s (MRVL) Stock Pops After Q3 Earnings – Time to Buy?
» Not 'very hawkish at all': Wall Street optimistic on stock market rally in 2026 after Fed rate cut
Wall Street is optimistic about the stock market going into next year on hopes that lower interest rates will lift growth.
MP Materials is soaring on policy tailwinds.
With the December Fed meeting in the rear view, investor attention will turn toward Fed chair nomination drama and the potential for a Santa rally (or not)
Alphabet's stock has been on fire in the second half of the year.
Matt Pohlson is co-founder and CEO of Omaze, which offers million pound houses and cash prizes in regular draws to a UK audience.
The quantum computing pure play is building an unusual architecture compared to its peers.
Elevated inflation and volatility in AI stocks are driving investors toward stable companies that provide consistent payouts. Investors are moving into industries that offer steady cash payouts as their risk appetite shifts, Bloomberg reported recently, citing investment research company 22V Research. Last month, a Redditor shared his dividend income details and portfolio on r/Dividends, a community of dividend investors with 246,000 members. The investor said he achieved his monthly dividend in
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has delivered solid returns in 2025, but shares remain below their 52-week high of $553.50. The stock currently trades around $479. Despite the pullback, fundamentals remain robust. Microsoft reported revenue of $77.67 billion in its most recent quarter, beating estimates by nearly $2.3 billion and marking 18.4% year-over-year growth. Azure grew 40% ... Wall Street Says Microsoft Can Hit $650. Here’s the Path
These top stocks still have strong prospects.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise “significantly more” than $30B at a market value of about $1.5T. Meanwhile, Agentic engineering startup Port raised $100M in a Series C funding round at $800M valuation. This week’s private company news:Claim 50% Off TipRanks Premium and Invest with Confidence Unlock hedge-fund level data and powerful investing tools designed to help you make smarter, sharper decisions Stay ahead of the market w
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer noted that the company has an “immense cash position,” as he commented: “Apple’s not really impacted by lower rates. It has an immense cash position. It’ll probably earn less on its cash. It’s considered an AI loser even […]
Earlier this week, Microsoft said it will invest US$17.50 billion in India from 2026 to 2029 to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, including new data centers, sovereign cloud options, and large-scale skilling programs tied to national digital platforms. The move underlines how central India’s huge developer base and digital public infrastructure have become to Microsoft’s AI ambitions and competition with global cloud rivals. We’ll now explore how this record India AI and cloud build-out...
Stocks bounded higher with the Dow index leading the way and supporting the idea of a rotation trade that will spark a broad market rally
The once tech-adverse investor has indirectly put a substantial amount of capital into the technology of the moment.