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Given the performance of mega-cap stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) over the past year or so, you might not be surprised to learn that much of the stock market's strong

Over the long term, the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return in the ballpark of 10%. When a given stock generates a return below that level it can be disappointing. That's especially the

Bill Gates is the sixth richest person in the world, according to The Real-Time Billionaires List from Forbes. He made his fortune by co-founding tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). However, he

As the artificial intelligence (AI) race heats up, investors have become increasingly aware of the powerful position of electronic design automation (EDA) software companies. That's because these

The artificial intelligence (AI) market is booming, but not all AI stocks are worth buying. Like every technological shift, there will be winners and losers. Investors can't go wrong with companies

Netflix shook up the entertainment industry with its 2022 advertising launch, and the company just made it clear that the ad tier is rapidly being embraced.

At an industry conference last week

If there is one thing income investors hate, it's when a company decides to slash or suspend its dividend. Yes, sometimes the business requires it, but that's cold comfort for those who count on

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) was one of the S&P 500's hottest stocks last year, rising by an impressive 194% in 2023. It bounced back in a big way after a disappointing 2022 when its share price

Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped push tech giants, including Microsoft and Nvidia, to new valuation highs and lifted the performance of the stock market at large. On the other hand, not every

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was spun off from eBay back in July 2015, and its investors received one share of PayPal for every share of eBay they owned. PayPal's new shares started trading at $41.63, and

After an epic rally and nearly 200% gains in 2023, it may seem hard to believe that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) had been all but left for dead by Wall Street in 2022. As 2024 gets underway, share

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian will conduct a financial statement analysis of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock in this brief video.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 18, 2024

After delivering staggering top-line growth for investors in 2020 and 2021, Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) growth rates slowed to the single digits in the entirety of 2022 and have remained there in 2023

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) don't seem to have much in common as they operate entirely different businesses in completely different industries. The former is a leader in

With all the attention going to artificial intelligence lately, many investors have probably forgotten about some of the hyped-up technologies from years past. One such fad was the metaverse.

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office suite has long been the choice of productivity tools for businesses and customers. While this will continue to be the case, Microsoft is also launching more tools

Billionaire David Tepper runs Appaloosa Management, a hedge fund that has regularly outperformed industry peers and the broader stock market since it was founded in 1993. Indeed, Appaloosa beat the

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has turned many shareholders into millionaires over the past few decades. After all, the software giant's climb toward $3 trillion of market capitalization has been

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has notably lagged behind its more glamorous peers in the tech sector. That wasn't necessarily the case on Friday with its stock, as the shares rushed to

Tech-titan Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has executed nine stock splits over its long history. Let's say you bought one share between the initial public offering (IPO) in 1986 and the first split in

Plenty of tech stocks saw their prices rise in 2023 thanks to the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI). One of the beneficiaries of Wall Street's AI infatuation is International Business

Investors have some high expectations around Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming earnings report. In late January, the software company is likely to announce strong growth in its core cloud-services

One of the few guarantees Wall Street offers investors is change. Throughout history, the combination of innovation, competitive forces, legal decisions, and acquisitions has consistently fueled

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian analyzes PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock to predict where its stock price could be in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 15, 2024. The

While many stocks had a strong 2023, some didn't. Unfortunately for PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors, that trend persisted in 2021 and 2022. PayPal's stock has lost value for three straight years