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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has delivered impressive returns to investors recently, clocking gains of 95% since the beginning of last year. This solid surge has been driven by an acceleration in

Artificial intelligence (AI) is by no means a new concept, as the technology was in some form of development for at least the last four decades. However, the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022

The market has soared since the beginning of 2023. The S&P 500 index has posted a total return level of 48% over that time frame, pushing the index's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of nearly 29.

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Demand for the iPhone sent Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock up nearly 10-fold during the past 10 years, making Apple one of the world's most valuable companies, with a market value of $3.5 trillion

If you buy and hold a quality stock for the long term, you expect to earn a good return. But often, I see investors dismiss valuations because the argument is that everything will sort itself out in

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

Shares of chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have been stuck in the doldrums for the past few years. The company has been losing market share to rival AMD, and its multi-year plan to become one of the

Shares of audio mixed-signal chipmaker Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) were rising on Tuesday, up as much as 6.3% at one point before pulling back to a 4.1% gain as of 2:30 p.m. ET. Cirrus rose on the

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

A number of companies' stocks achieved new all-time highs on Friday, July 5, including tech behemoths Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft, and Meta Platforms. As a result, the S&P

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock popped in Monday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price ended the session up 6.2%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Intel stock jumped

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

Just when investors thought shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have run out of momentum, the company's developer conference, where it unveiled an avalanche of upcoming products and features using

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has fueled a transformative growth cycle within the technology sector. There's a lot of enthusiasm for next-generation AI applications that have the

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

Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are two of the most important chipmakers in the world. Arm is the world's leading designer of mobile CPUs, while Intel is the largest producer of

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

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.

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Microsoft regained the title of most valuable company in the world after briefly falling behind Nvidia with the latter's recent stock split. However, it's been playing second fiddle to Apple for

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its new artificial intelligence features dubbed "Apple Intelligence" at its Worldwide Developers Conference a few weeks ago. The highlights include text generation and

The stock market has enjoyed an impressive rally so far in 2024. The S&P 500 index has risen 14.5%, and the even more technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite has risen 18% across the stretch. Thanks to

Semiconductor titan Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is known for its generous dividends. Or at least, it used to serve income investors a rich helping of quarterly payouts. However, Intel switched gears last