Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were jumping double digits today after the Google parent breezed past Wall Street estimates in its first-quarter earnings report and declared a dividend for the first time in its history. As a result, the stock was up 10.1% as of 12:45 p.m. ET, and its ...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been dominating the news cycle as a technological arms race has kicked into high gear. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) led the pack early with its investment in AI pioneer OpenAI, but Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Meta (NASDAQ: META), and the rest of big tech have ...
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It's probably time for Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to consider offering a dividend. I'm not the first person to suggest that quarterly distributions should be the online retailer's prime objective, but the suggestions will only get louder now that Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has ...
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The Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) share price surged 15% in extended trading after the firm’s earnings report for the first three months of 2024. As a result, the stock’s up 29% since the start of the year. Alongside a solid performance from the underlying business, Google’s parent company announced it was ...
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) reported its first quarter 2024 earnings results today. Revenues increased 15% year-over-year to $80.5 billion. Revenue growth was 16% in constant currency. Net income was $23.7 million, or $1.89 per share, compared to $15 million, or $1.17 per share, last year. Alphabet’s ...
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) is set to report its first-quarter 2024 earnings results today after market close. Listen to Alphabet’s earnings call live and check the real-time transcript Analysts are projecting earnings of $1.51 per share on revenue of $78.5 billion. This compares to earnings ...
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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian previews Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) earnings release and answers whether investors should buy the stock ahead of the update. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 21, 2024. The video was published on April 23, 2024. Continue reading
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Investors recently have rushed back into positions in some of the world's most established and dominant businesses. That's certainly been the case with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). This tech titan's price has soared by about 60% in just the past 18 months -- a gain that well exceeds what ...
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Making long-term predictions is difficult. Who would have guessed 10 years ago that Nvidia would be one of the largest companies by market cap in the world? Very few. Despite this uncertain future, I still believe it is useful for investors to look out five to 10 years and think about what companies ...
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One hedge fund manager I keep a close eye on is billionaire Bill Ackman, who runs the FTSE 100–listed investment fund Pershing Square Holdings. A long-term value/quality investor with an amazing track record, Ackman is known for his ability to spot a lucrative investment opportunity Recently, I was looking ...
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For the record, attempting to perfectly time your trades' entries and exits is usually a bad idea. Predicting a stock's (or the broad market's) short-term ebb and flow simply can't be done with any consistency. As a means of optimizing the balance of risk and reward, though, sometimes there's a case ...
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Nvidia has enjoyed being at the top of the artificial intelligence (AI) world for some time. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) are best-in-class for handling AI workloads, and many companies have purchased these GPUs by the thousands to set up their AI computing infrastructure. But these GPUs aren't ...
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Even though the broader market recently set new all-time highs (measured by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100) within the past month, there are still plenty of buying opportunities within the stock market. I've identified three stocks that look like great buys, and you should consider these for your next investment. ...
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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) recently notched a new all-time high. While this may cause some to be hesitant about purchasing the stock, I think it's a great sign that investors are finally starting to realize Alphabet's potential. If you're on the fence about buying Alphabet stock right now, ...
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are two of the world's top tech companies. They're also two of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, which account for nearly 30% of the S&P 500's market capitalization. But this year, Apple's stock declined 9% as investors fretted over its competitive, ...
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The so-called "Magnificent Seven" businesses are taking the investing world by storm. They dominate their industries, possess disruptive potential, and have seen their shares rise meaningfully in recent years. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), one of the earliest internet firms, falls into this ...
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After skyrocketing more than 7x since the end of the third quarter of 2022, Nvidia is now close to correction territory. The high-flying stock may fall even more. Investors could be champing at the bit to buy Nvidia on a pullback. That could prove to be a smart move over the long term. However, there ...
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In today's video, I discuss recent updates affecting Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the after-market prices of April 10, 2024. The video was published on April 11, ...
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The age of the data center being dominated by server CPUs from just two companies, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), is coming to an end. Arm-based chips, largely a no-show in the server CPU market until recently, are having a moment. Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google announced ...
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Billionaire investor William ‘Bill’ Ackman manages the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Though based in New York, this fund is accessible to UK investors via Pershing Square Holdings (LSE: PSH), which is an investment trust in the FTSE 100. Incredibly, Ackman has more than doubled the total ...
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One of the best ways to see where "smart money" is moving is to look through the regulatory filings of money managers. Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, is a closely followed investor on Wall Street. Ackman is known to keep a limited number of stocks in ...
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Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google unit continues to introduce impressive artificial intelligence (AI) tools, but that's not the problem for the company in the future. What's worrying is how the company will make money from AI. In this video, Travis Hoium digs into the potential business ...
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With a stock price up 44%, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) stock has easily outperformed the S&P 500 over the last 52 weeks -- and its run might not be done. Alphabet shares could soar $30 over the next 52 weeks, as Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein wrote in a note on TheFly.com Monday morning. ...
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Reports emerged recently that Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), the parent company of Google, has consulted investment bankers and was weighing a bid to acquire HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS), a pioneer in inbound marketing and a rising star in the field of customer relationship management (CRM). The rumor, ...
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Many people know Michael Burry from the book The Big Short, or the movie that was based on it. Both chronicled the story of a ragtag group of investors who bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008-2009 financial crisis, shorting mortgage-backed securities at a time when everyone else thought ...
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The "Magnificent Seven" was coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett to describe seven large, tech-focused companies. Due to a combination of their size, underlying fundamentals, and growth, these companies led the market rally in 2023. They have also contributed the bulk of the S&P 500's gains ...
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Investors have been eager for a new bull market, and when multiple indexes high new all-time highs in early 2024, they got final confirmations that new bull markets were well underway. While not all stocks are fully contributing to the growth of today's bull market at the moment, companies with wide ...
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Billionaire David Tepper made quite a name for himself on Wall Street. He helms Appaloosa Management -- the hedge fund he founded back in 1993. He has been called "arguably the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation" and also consistently outperforms his peers. He correctly predicted the collapse ...
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Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been on a roller-coaster ride in the past three months, first jumping and then slumping -- and now up about 11% so far in 2024. Investors have bid up shares in recent weeks on renewed enthusiasm over its outlook. In fact, this "Magnificent Seven" ...
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Shares of HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) climbed as much as 10.7% early Thursday, then settled to close up 7.4%. The stock soared after reports that Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) is weighing the possibility of making an offer to acquire the customer relationship management (CRM) software ...
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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro break down how Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) stack up compared to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). *Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 29, 2024. The video was published on March 31, 2024. ...
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After the launch of ChatGPT, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) emerged as top rivals, and that battle has persisted. Microsoft has aligned itself with ChatGPT parent OpenAI, while Alphabet has sought to challenge its leadership with products like Bard and later Gemini. ...
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The artificial intelligence (AI) market will have a significant impact on economic productivity and growth. It is a ripe field to find long-term winners, but as with any new technology, there will be winners and losers. A simple criteria to stack the odds in your favor is to invest in AI leaders that ...
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There hasn't been a single topic that has attracted more attention over the past year than artificial intelligence (AI). Investors believe this revolutionary technology can have a profound impact on the world and have been keen on finding businesses to own in this space. This AI gold rush helps explain ...
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The inflation panic took the wind out of Wall Street's sails, especially where it crosses Silicon Valley in a proverbial sense. The stocks of tech titans Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) took a beating as investors backed away from growth-oriented ideas. Amazon's ...
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In late 2022, Netflix shook the streaming world when it started to offer subscription tiers supported by advertising. It didn't take long for other streaming services to follow suit, including The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) with its Disney+ streaming service. There's a lot happening in the background ...
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Of all of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, the one getting the least respect right now is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Alphabet has been plagued by many publicity blunders related to its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, but these failures likely won't last forever. So, where ...
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Shares of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) jumped by as much as 7% on Tuesday morning after analysts said that the image-centric social media platform operator is exploring a partnership with tech titan Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL). As of 12:17 p.m. ET, those gains had moderated, and Pinterest stock ...
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The "Magnificent Seven" stocks have dominated investing headlines recently, as this exclusive group of megacap companies are in a league of their own and have mostly delivered strong performance recently. While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has certainly been the most exciting Magnificent Seven stock to watch ...
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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss how Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) compare to ad giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL). *Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 20, 2024. The video was published on March 22, 2024. Continue ...
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Warren Buffett and David Tepper might not seem to have a lot in common -- aside from the fact that they're both wildly successful investors. Buffett is much more cautious by nature and usually shies away from tech stocks. Tepper is aggressive and invests heavily in the tech sector. But these billionaires ...
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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) investors are flying high -- and so is their stock. On Monday, shares of the internet search-and-advertising giant got a 4.1% lift from news that Apple might bundle Google Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) tools onto its iPhones. Then on Friday came more good ...
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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock, which started this week on a high note -- rising 4.6% Monday on news Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may license Google's Gemini for use on the iPhone -- is looking as if it may end the week on a similarly high note, up 2.1% through 11:55 a.m. ET. On Friday, investment ...
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Most stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) have been on quite the run in 2024, and many have crossed over into territory that investors might deem "overvalued." However, some of these companies are still fairly priced, and poised for bull runs of their own that could get their values caught ...
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If you're sitting on some extra cash, there's not a better time to consider putting that money to work in the stock market. Leading tech companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have reported improving growth over the last year, but these companies have great prospects ...
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There's no doubt about it: Some artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are just too expensive to buy right now. However, plenty are still fairly priced and look like prime candidates to load up on in March. On my list of best AI stocks to buy in March are Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), UiPath ...
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Since the start of 2023, the market has been on an absolute tear. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have soared 34% and 54%, respectively, during that time (as of March 18). But it hasn't been a broad-based rally. In fact, the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks, which include some of the world's ...
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There is an answer for investors who fear they missed out on the big rally in technology stocks. After strong 2023 returns, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock has underperformed the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index so far this year. Shares of Google's parent company are up about 1% in 2024 ...
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Investors were delighted with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock this morning after a report that the company was in talks with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to make its Gemini AI chatbot available on the iPhone. Although talks are ongoing and no deal has been announced, the report led to a surge in ...
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