Larger companies are sometimes perceived as having less upside potential than smaller ones. That’s one reason some people might hesitate to invest in stocks with market caps above $1 trillion. But tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) have a new secret weapon that could allow them to deliver solid returns in […]
Software company Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been a big winner since artificial intelligence (AI) became a focal point for Wall Street. The stock has appreciated over 300% since January 2023, shortly after the explosion of ChatGPT’s popularity. Palantir is worth over $50 million in market cap today, and the company’s growth prospects look bright. […]
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) initially impressed a lot of investors when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 28, 2022. It developed audio and speech-recognition services that weren’t tethered to tech giants like Alphabet‘s Google or Microsoft. But like many other SPAC-backed companies, SoundHound overpromised and underdelivered. It […]
Since the proliferation of the internet roughly 30 years ago, there hasn’t been a next-big-thing technology, innovation, or trend that’s come remotely close to rivaling it… until now. The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, according to analysts at PwC. With AI, software and […]
Stock splits are back in focus once again, after semiconductor giant Nvidia announced during its fiscal 2025 first-quarter report (for the quarter ended May 22) that it intended to split. Nvidia’s 10-for-1 forward stock split went into effect on June 7. It wasn’t surprising to see Nvidia take this step, even though a stock split is […]
The chipmakers powering the artificial intelligence revolution have become stock market darlings. And while Nvidia is, thus far, the undisputed winner of the chip wars, it soon could be facing a robust challenger. Broadcom, an American semiconductor manufacturer, announced a 10-to-1 stock split and better-than-expected earnings in its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. In the […]
Reuters Broadcom could be the next stock to reach a trillion-dollar market cap, Bank of America said. The chipmaker’s stock is surging after its quarterly earnings beat estimates. Strong sales, a debt paydown, and lucrative acquisitions should keep up the firm’s momentum, BofA said. Chip maker Broadcom looks like a contender to be the next […]
Few companies are as important to today’s world as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). It produces the chips that go into devices that power artificial intelligence (AI) models, iPhones, and nearly any other application with a microchip. Taiwan Semiconductor is a leading business in this field, but it’s not done growing. Currently, Taiwan Semiconductor is […]
If there’s one constant on Wall Street every investor should be aware of, it’s change. History shows that, over time, Wall Street’s biggest companies by market cap are constantly being reshuffled. In 2000, brand-name businesses like Nokia, Intel, and General Electric were among the top 10 publicly traded companies by market cap. Today, just one […]
As it stands today, there are only seven companies in the world with market capitalizations in excess of $1 trillion. This exclusive club includes six of the “Magnificent Seven” — Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta Platforms. Nvidia is the only pure-play semiconductor and data center services business with a trillion-dollar valuation right now. […]
As of this writing, there are only seven businesses that have a valuation that exceeds $1 trillion. Investors looking to score huge gains might be on the lookout for smaller companies that have the potential to make it in this exclusive club one day. Luckily, you don’t need to look that far. I believe this […]
Technology powerhouse International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) used to be an industry giant. Big Blue’s market cap peaked at $239 billion in the summer of 1999, sparking speculation about perhaps forming the world’s first trillion-dollar company. But the dot-com bubble popped, and IBM changed gears. The market cap reached $230 billion again in 2012, ending […]