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Many investors might think of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), the world's largest database software provider, as a blue chip tech stock that is owned for stability instead of growth. That notion seems valid

With Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) shares up over 60% so far this year, it's understandable if investors feel like they've missed the boat on this stock. The rally has pushed its market capitalization above

Growth stocks are an essential piece of any investment portfolio, especially for long-term investors who want to maximize their returns. Many growth stocks are high-risk, high-reward opportunities

Fintech company PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) caught fire during the pandemic. Revenue grew rapidly as business closures and social distancing accelerated the shift toward online shopping, and the

Well-chosen growth stocks can produce staggering returns for their investors. The key is to find them early in their bull runs -- before the rest of the market bids up their share prices.

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The world's largest companies dominate Wall Street headlines and are household names. Who doesn't know mega-cap stocks like Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla? To be fair, the business world is ruthlessly

Many new businesses don't even last five years. Few get beyond a decade, and only the best of them -- typically those that have built solid economic moats and can continue improving their financial

A term coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett, the "Magnificent Seven," refers to the seven heavyweights in the S&P 500 index: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla

PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD) -- better known as Pinduoduo, the quickly growing e-commerce platform -- has outperformed its Chinese peers Alibaba Group and JD.com by delivering a close to 100% return

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the hot growth opportunity that many businesses have been focusing on in 2023. For retirees, however, it may seem like the next big risk, or tech bubble, that's not

Global-E Online (NASDAQ: GLBE) was just another e-commerce company. Still, everything changed when Shopify became an investor, opening up new growth opportunities for the young company.

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As the second-largest company globally, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gets a lot of attention as an investment. With its fingers in exciting areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing

The S&P 500 currently trades at 17.7 times forward earnings. That's below the five-year average of 18.7 times forward earnings and roughly in line with the 10-year average. That metric suggests

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been one of the best-performing stocks this year. Shares are up 167% in 2023 (as of Oct. 1), a huge reversal from the monumental drop from late 2021 to late 2022.

All three major indexes dipped into bear territory last year, and many top companies saw their share prices sink. Your portfolio may have felt the pain, too. But there is a way to cushion the impact

Collaboration and productivity software juggernaut Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) has agreed to acquire Loom, an asynchronous video-messaging platform, for $975 million.

Loom is very different from

Sometimes, great investment opportunities are right under your nose. Consider the case of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) over the last five years.

A simple $10,000 investment made five years ago would

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has elbowed its way back into Wall Street's good graces this year. It helped that the e-commerce industry returned to growth after declining through most of 2022. But

Shares of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) have fallen 68% from the previous peak, but the image-based social media app is reporting much better growth than a year ago.

Accelerating revenue growth and

Although the S&P 500 is up 13% so far this year, many consumer goods and retail companies are struggling under the weight of inflation, and the Federal Reserve said it might raise interest rates

In the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) investing, there are multiple ways to invest. However, my favorite way to capitalize on the AI trend is through application companies that utilize

The trillion-dollar mark is now the new measuring stick for big companies. Giants like Apple and Microsoft are trading over the trillion-dollar mark, and it seems that more big names will follow. 

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is facing multiple headwinds, and management is looking at ways to unlock value for shareholders. Profits are down, and Disney's stock is struggling so badly that it's

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is roughly 9.3% below its all-time high, and therefore 9.3% away from once again trading in bull market territory (using the most conservative definition of a bull

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