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The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has been going on for quite some time, and stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, and other megacap tech companies have been the most notable winners so far. But that

When a company creates a substantial amount of value over the long run, its stock price can soar into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, which makes it hard for smaller investors to buy

Helping to found Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) nearly 50 years ago, Bill Gates is widely recognized as one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. Forbes, for example, estimates Gates's net worth at

Judging by the disclosed holdings in the Gates Foundation (formerly called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust), one would think that billionaire Bill Gates is a big fan of Warren Buffett

Despite being a leader in the digital payments industry, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) hasn't been the greatest investment for its shareholders lately. Although the stock was a big winner during the

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) has been a popular stock lately, due in no small part to its assertive push into artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted solutions. On Monday, however, that popularity was

You might think that the only way to generate strong investment returns is to try and successfully pick individual stocks that can be huge winners over time. But investors might be surprised to

Shares of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) rose 20.5% in June 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The database software veteran posted mixed fourth-quarter results on June 11, but that

Disney (NYSE: DIS) isn't copying Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in the streaming business -- it's blazing a new path that bridges the old and new worlds. In this video, Travis Hoium covers the bundling

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is undoubtedly one of the best-performing stocks in the past couple of decades. It has skyrocketed 13,130% since July 2004, on the backs of a successful run at disrupting the

At first glance, small investors looking for a millionaire-maker stock might find themselves considering Docusign (NASDAQ: DOCU). The pandemic darling, which once exceeded $310 per share, now sells

Bill Gates is one of the best-known billionaires in the world.

The Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder became the first centibillionaire in 1999, decades before anyone else reached that level of

News of a stock split can raise interest in a company, even though it really doesn't have any significant impact on the underlying investment. But whether it makes a real impact or not is beside the

One might think that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) should be ready to rest on its video content laurels by now. After dominating the video rental sector to smithereens, the company created the digital

Both SoundHound (NASDAQ: SOUN) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are direct beneficiaries of AI. One produces the chips necessary to make our AI future possible. The other developed its own proprietary AI

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently hit a $3 trillion market cap and is now among the three most valuable companies in the world. Right above it in valuation is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a market cap of

In the past five years, shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have soared 164%. That gain is impressive, but it has been an extremely volatile ride. Nonetheless, Meta has outpaced the Nasdaq

Nvidia was a $360 billion company at the start of 2023. A mere 18 months later, it's now worth $3.1 trillion, making it the world's third-largest company behind Microsoft and Apple.

Nvidia designs

Shares in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have jumped 33% over the last 12 months, outperforming the S&P 500's already-impressive increase of 25%. The growth saw Microsoft surpass Apple as the world's

Shares of PDF, video, design, and marketing software giant Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) rallied 24.9% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Adobe had been rather beaten down this

Like it or not, the world is barreling toward a new reality -- one in which artificial intelligence (AI) will play a crucial role in our daily lives, perhaps reshaping the fabric of society in the

The PC market got a shakeup last month when Microsoft threw its weight behind Qualcomm and its new Arm-based CPUs to sell the idea of the artificial intelligence (AI) PC to consumers. Microsoft's

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is a market capitalization-weighted index, which means the largest of its 500 constituents have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest. The index

Only three companies have ever eclipsed the $3 trillion market value threshold: Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Although Microsoft and Apple are incredibly large businesses that can

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the world's largest and most influential tech companies. It's also the most valuable public company in the world at the moment at $3.4 trillion. In addition to