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The AI race is growing tougher day by day, but Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) stock has proven that it’s not too behind the competition.  In fact, the company has made solid progress in achieving key milestones in its AI capabilities and shown the ability to secure contracts in this realm. Palantir recently partnered with the U.S

Solid-state battery startup QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) made a quantum leap in value with QS stock rising 8%. It brought the scrappy battery maker back to break-even for the month, though it remains 10% below where it started the year. Is that a sign for investors that QuantumScape is ready to recover the significant ground it’s lost

As Biden winds down his first term, he and his administration are introducing a slew of new electric vehicle (EV) policies to make the market more accessible and, possibly, reinvigorate slumping sales as car buyers increasingly cycle back toward conventional car offerings. Last year, EV sales dropped more than 70% as consumers considered their high

Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) stock is a global social media company founded in 2005, that provides an online platform for people to discuss various topics. RDDT stock went public last week at a share price of $47, which increased by 30% to $59.8 just this Monday. Reddit’s IPO is a move to allow a company to raise

FactSet Vice President and Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters’ Earnings Insights weekly research report covers, amongst other things, the number of times S&P 500 companies mention the words “artificial intelligence” and “AI” during their quarterly earnings calls.  In Q4 2023, the conference calls carried out between Dec. 15, 2023, and March 14, 2024, FactSet found

The amount of video streamed by Americans surged 21% last year to an equivalent of 21 million years. What’s more, total TV consumption was little changed in 2023 versus 2022. So obviously, the amount of time spent by Americans watching traditional TV fell by about 21%. And since advertisers tend to follow consumers, the trend

If you expect Bitcoin (BTC-USD) to move higher, there are a number of ways to participate in the rally. You can buy Bitcoin, a Bitcoin exchange traded fund or take your chances with Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) stock, which earns a “B” grade for offering prime Bitcoin-miner exposure along with a high dose of volatility. Marathon Digital is

Anyone else notice that Gap (NYSE:GPS) stock has been on an absolute tear since May 2023? Since May, GPS stock has made a big move from $7 to $27. Much of it is justified, as it’s coming from strategic initiatives starting to pay off. Gap seems to have turned the corner across all its brands

Heading into 2024, many analysts believed Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) was on the verge of splitting its stock. But many weren’t prepared for the company’s 50-for-1 split, one of the recent most extensive stock splits.   Stock splits are generally seen as being bullish signs for a stock. This is even though a split doesn’t change the

Without a doubt, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock is a lightning rod on Wall Street. You can love or hate the company, but you can’t just ignore SoFi Technologies. If you’re thinking about dumping your SOFI stock now, though, consider why the share price is down. After considering the facts and the big picture, you might choose to

When shares of Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) began trading under its new ticker on Tuesday, traditional media outlets could hardly understand the stock’s 50% rise. How could a loss-making firm in a cut-throat industry become worth almost $10 billion overnight? Short sellers have also sensed blood. According to Fintel.io, a financial data provider, virtually all available

Last year was the year of the Magnificent 7 stocks, the seven tech companies that powered the S&P 500 to a 24% gain. So dominant were those seven companies that if you removed them from the equation, the benchmark index would have generated only 8% for the year. That’s because the S&P 500 is a

Last year I interviewed several thought leaders about uranium, and I have to say that I’m a fan from a long-term perspective as the quest for cleaner fuel alternatives intensifies. A single uranium pellet outperforms traditional energy sources in electricity generation. We simply can’t move toward a green future without uranium. Now of course, I

In 2024, the stock market is undergoing a seismic shift, expanding beyond the traditional dominance of large-cap stocks that once led the charge.  This transformative trend, aptly dubbed the “Great Broadening,” is only set to pick up more and more momentum in the coming months. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that

Stocks leaving analysts speechless are companies that most of those on Wall Street rate as strong buy. While there isn’t an S&P 500 company that gets all strong buys across the board, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, a number of them have nearly perfect consensus among analysts’ opinions.  Of the index’s members, only seven have

The generative artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy has created a massive demand for advanced chips, which are required to support large language models and build AI applications. While Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is considered the frontrunner in the generative AI space, analysts are also optimistic about the ability of several other chip companies to grab the opportunities created

For the past few issues of Hypergrowth Investing, we’ve talked about how both the U.S. Federal Reserve’s and Congress’ decision-making could ignite a huge boom in a tiny subsector of stocks. And today, we’ll dig into another factor – unrelated to the government – that should supercharge these stocks: artificial intelligence (AI). Now, if you’re

The Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX, an upgrade to the 737 with larger engines, first took to the skies in January 2016, setting the stage for a new chapter in aviation. As the saying goes, it can take years to build a strong reputation, but in the case of Boeing, a few short weeks to destroy

InvestorPlace.com contributor Rich Duprey recently suggested that Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is a better buy than Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).  Counterintuitively, the fact that Nvidia stock has outperformed AMD threefold over the past year does help make the argument that the former is ready to cool off while the latter has plenty of momentum left in

The U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general are suing Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock for violating antitrust laws, causing the value of AAPL stock to drop by $115 billion on March 21.  Bloomberg reported, “The US lawsuit alleges that Apple has used its power over app distribution on the iPhone to thwart innovations that