For investors who favor exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the market has never been more dynamic. Not only do ETFs now outnumber individual stocks, but the sheer versatility of today’s funds allows investors to target nuanced strategies, from exposure to thematic trends like the memory chip shortage to increasingly risky leveraged short-term speculation. But as with any … Read more
Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia Top the List of Largest Companies by Market Cap. Here's the One I'm Buying Now.
Russ Cohen
Key Points At the time of this writing, the three largest companies in the world are Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) at a $5.4 trillion market cap, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at $4.6 trillion, and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) at $4 trillion. There’s still a decent gap between Alphabet and fourth-place Microsoft at $3.65 trillion, and an … Read more
3 Ways to Invest in Anthropic Pre-IPO
Russ Cohen
Key Points Some tech giants already have Anthropic stakes, which you can get exposure to by investing in those companies. The same brokers that offered pre-IPO SpaceX shares will likely offer pre-IPO Anthropic shares. Investors can follow where Anthropic is spending money to discover new opportunities. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Anthropic … Read more
The Fed’s No-Win Decision Next Week
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Why the Federal Reserve is Now Boxed into a Corner The Federal Reserve will hold its interest rate steady at its September 15-16 meeting and for the rest of this year. That was the conclusion of a Reuters poll released on Wednesday. The story … Read more
Is Kodak having a "Kodak moment?" 2 watchlist stocks.
Is Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) now at an operational inflection point? It has been a long road back from digital photography disintermediation, but Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) is showing green shoots. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Major balance sheet repair, stabilization in the print business, and new end markets like EV batteries and molecular … Read more
What $6 Diesel and This Week’s Inflation Reports Mean for the Fed
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Most people who live in the city or suburbs don’t think twice about the price of diesel. Maybe they should. I can assure you, long-haul truckers pay attention to it. Farmers do, too. So do folks who work in construction. That’s because diesel fuels … Read more